7. TRANSFORMATION 6. TRAVEL
WHICH WORD/S CAN BE OMITTED?
I STOOD IN FRONT OF THE AUDIENCE AND I STARTED TO SPEAK
I STOOD IN FRONT OF THE AUDIENCE AND STARTED TO SPEAK
WHICH OF THESE IS AIMED AT PRESENTING ARGUMENTS?
THERE ARE THOSE WHO SAY THAT; ADMITTEDLY; WHAT IS MORE
WHAT IS MORE
I REGRET ...... (WORK) MORE HOURS THIS WEEK. I DON'T THINK I WILL MEET THE DEADLINE
NOT WORKING
VERB PATTERNS
WE HAD A LOT ... (DISCUSS) BEFORE WE COULD ALL AGREE ON MOVING HOUSE
TO DISCUSS
A PERSON PRONE TO .... CAN CHANGE FROM HAPPY AND RELAXED TO ANNOYED AND UPSET IN SECONDS
MOOD SWINGS
WHEN PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR HOME OR AREA DUE TO FAMINE AND WAR THEY ARE?
DISPLACED
To be unable to decide about something or to have two conflicting opinions
BE IN TWO MINDS ABOUT SOMETHING
To stop being too proud or stubborn and do something that feels embarrassing, difficult, or humbling.
SWALLOW YOUR PRIDE
To keep feelings of anger, bitterness, or hurt inside for a long time instead of letting them go
HARBOUR RESENTMENT
IN ORDER TO DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM A CLAIM WHICH ADVERB WOULD YOU USE?
ALLEGEDLY OR DEFINITELY
ALLEGEDLY
Innovation comes only from EITHER/NEITHER greed or need
EITHER
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE TO ADD EMPHASIS
She just wanted to be famous
What...
WHAT SHE WANTED WAS TO BE FAMOUS
COMPLETE WITH A PHRASAL VERB
I HAD A MASSIVE ARGUMENT WITH DAVE. HE WAS ... AND ON ABOUT EDUCATION AND I WASN'T SURE WHAT HE WAS ... BUT THEN HE SAID IT
GOING ON AND ON
GETTIN AT
DECISIONS VOCABULARY
I'VE JUST BOOKED A WEEKEND IN IBIZA
I DID IT ....
ON A WHIM
SIMILES AND METAPHORS
HE IS JUST LIKE HIS FATHER IN MANY WAYS HE IS A
CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK
WHERE IS THE MISTAKE?
Convincing by my wife to go to boat, I blamed her when I suffered from sea-sickness
CONVINCED
I..... (BE) INJURED NOW IF I HAD STOPPED RUNNING SOONER
WOULDN'T BE
To change the way you feel or think about something, especially after previously deciding the opposite
Something unpleasant, harmful, or undesirable that people accept because it is necessary or unavoidable
A NECESSARY EVIL
VOCABULARY WITH GET
INTROVERTS MAY BE SHY AT FIRST BUT WHEN YOU GET ... TO THEM YOU WILL FORM A LIFELONG BOND
GET THROUGH TO THEM
REPLACE THE UNDERLINED WORD IN THE SENTENCE WITH A SYNONYM
Bali is one of the most PEACEFUL places on earth
TRANQUIL
To create emotional, personal, or social distance so other people cannot easily know private details about you.
TO PUT UP A WALL OF PRIVACY
WHICH PHRASES WOULD YOU USE TO INTRODUCE THE MAIN ISSUES OF A CONCERN IN AN OBJECTION LETTER?
I AM OBJECTING ON THE FOLLOWING BASIS
WE ARE COMPLAINING DUE TO
MY BROAD AIM IS TO
FUTURE IN THE PAST
A SUCCESSFUL MILLIONAIRE, .... TO RETURN THE DVD APOLLO 13 ON TIME BUT WAS SO LATE HE GOT FINED $40.
A)supposed b)was about c)was supposed
WAS SUPPOSED
DOES THIS SENTENCE REPRODUCE A POSITIVE OR A NEGATIVE REACTION?
WE KICKED UP A FUSS WHEN THEY TRIED TO CHARGE US TOO MUCH
NEGATIVE