Vocabulary
Explain the difference between: skills and qualifications.
skills - abilities, things you can do
qualifications - proof, certification, degrees, previous experiences.
I'm writing to express my sympathy for your terrible ______.
loss
You _____ ______ ___ wear uniforms to school, we don't have a dress code or policy regulating clothing.
don't need to
Ryan is trying to get ____ of spending the weekend with his in-laws.
out
What is: "three quid" ???
3 British Pounds
You ______ the point of this exercise completely. Read the instructions again, carefully.
Contrary to popular _______, children don't enjoy PE as much as you'd think.
belief
__ ________ ___ the football match started than it began to snow heavily.
No sooner had
The Viking characters in the series come ________ fierce and wild fighters.
a) across as b) back to c) up with
across as
"The wrong end of the ___________" (British Eng)
stick
The football club is ___ ___ _____ at the moment, travelling from city to city for their matches.
on the road
She expressed her f________ with the coach because he doesn't put her in the game often enough.
frustration
______ ________ she's working really hard, I don't think she will be able to catch up.
Even though
My boss was very ________ when I was sick - she told me to stay home.
SYMPATHY
sympathetic
Come on! Get your ______ together!
act
What was your u_________ like? Did you have a good childhood?
upbringing
My parents are retired, so they b__________ do the same thing every day at home.
basically
They helped ____ ________ prepare for the exam.
one another
The most _______ job I've ever done is packaging hamburgers at a factory.
REPEAT
repetitive
I hope you had the _____ ___ your life in Bali!
time of your life
Would you like your children to ________ __ your _________? Or do you want them to have a totally different career?
follow in your footsteps
Zach is far too s__________ for me, he always goes out to the bars at the last moment.
spontaneous
It __ _____ _____ using a washing machine saves people 47 minutes a day.
is said that
Don't spend all your money. It's hard work to earn more!
GROW
Don't spend all your money. It doesn't _________________________!
grow on trees!
For a celebrity, he's really _____ to _______. Seems like a totally average person.
down to earth