Prepositions
accuse someone ___
of
adjective for industry
industrial
How many paragraphs does an essay at the CAE need?
4
I only watched that film because you recommended it to me.
NEVER
I would _____________ you hadn't recommended it to me.
have never watched that film if
The brain may be ___ least understood organ in the human body.
the
rely ___ someone
on
noun for short
shortage
Should a review be written in a formal or informal style?
informal
It seems as if we misunderstood what the aims of the course were.
BEEN
There seems _____________ what the aims of the course were.
to have been a misunderstanding about
Jamie walked into the room, ____ to realise that he had forgotten to put on his shoes.
to result ___ something
in
noun for persuade
persuasion
What is the word range for a piece of writing at the CAE?
220-260 words
The traffic was so bad that there was no way we would get to the theatre on time, so we went home.
STAND
The traffic was so bad that we didn't _________ to the theatre on time, so we went home.
stand a/any chance of getting
As ____ as the brain is concerned, studying something repeatedly helps us more than cramming the night before.
far
apart _____
from
adverb for height
highly
Use a better adjective:
'The documentary about the life of elephants was very interesting.'
fascinating, enthralling, instructive
I'm sure people will object to the idea of building a new runway at the city airport.
BOUND
There _________________ the idea of building a new runway at the city airport.
are bound to be objections to
Hummingbrids have a variety of tools ____ their disposal.
at
subject someone ____ something
to
negative adverb for knowledge
unknowingly
What's the difference between a report and a proposal?
A report is more general, a proposal is all about convincing the reader to do something.
If Megan hadn't refused to work overtime, she would have got a promotion.
FOR
Had _______________ to work overtime, she would have got a promotion.
it not been for Mehan's refusal
This is the time to get the facts straight: smoking does no one ... good, and it does a great ... of harm to your health.
ANY
DEAL