TRANSFORMATIONS
What are her plans after her graduation?
SHE
What __________ after her graduation?
What IS SHE GOING TO DO after her graduation?
When it comes to the CRUNCH / FLAP / ROOT, nobody volunteers to help with the cleaning!
When it comes to the CRUNCH, nobody volunteers to help with the cleaning!
Her grades weren't great, but she ___________ through her exams and got into university.
Her grades weren't great, but she SCRAPED through her exams and got into university.
Her movies had an ............ effect on a generation of Americans.
MEASURE
IMMEASURABLE
What do you do if you PICK OUT a person in a photo?
You find or recognise them.
We have been driving around the country and next Monday we will reach 15,000 km.
HAVE
By Monday __________ 15,000 km.
By Monday WE WILL HAVE DRIVEN 15,000 km.
You don't want to RESEMBLE / ENHANCE / CONVEY the impression that we're not interested.
You don't want to CONVEY the impression that we're not interested.
________ regard to your question, there is not much I can say.
IN / WITH regard to your question, there is not much I can say.
He's so ........ about the house - everything has to be absolutely perfect.
FUSS
FUSSY
How do you feel if someone tries to ram their views down your throat?
Probably angry.
We should have left half an hour ago.
DUE
We ________ half an hour go.
We WERE DUE TO LEAVE half an hour ago.
He CRUNCHED / RUSTLED / SLAPPED the pages looking for the information he needed.
He RUSTLED the pages looking for the information he needed.
________ the many problems they are going through, they feel optimistic.
DESPITE the many problems they are going through, they feel optimistic.
His latest movie is a grim ......... of wartime suffering.
PORTRAY
PORTRAYAL
What's a TEARJERKER?
A book, film, play, etc. that has a sad story intended to make people cry or be sad.
He was about to resign when the news of his promotion came through.
POINT
He was _________ when the news of his promotion came through.
He was ON THE POINT OF RESIGNING when the news of his promotion came through.
We stayed there, gazing at the waves SLAMMING / SLOSHING / SLAPPING against the pier.
We stayed there, gazing at the waves SLAPPING against the pier.
She started to root ______ in her drawer for a pencil to write the number.
She started to root AROUND in her drawer for a pencil to write the number.
The director used handheld camera techniques to add to the gritty ......... of the film.
REAL
REALISM
What's the opposite of a BLOCKBUSTER?
A flop.
The plot probably won't strike you as unconventional.
UNLIKELY
The plot ____________ you as unconventional.
The plot IS UNLIKELY TO STRIKE you as unconventional.
The morning was clear and quiet, and the only sound was the birds CHIRPING / RUSTLING / HISSING.
The morning was clear and quiet, and the only sound was the birds CHIRPING.
Everybody knows you have to pull ______ at the traffic lights.
Everybody knows you have to pull UP at the traffic lights.
The film's ........ of the artist as a complete drunk has annoyed a lot of people.
CHARACTER
CHARACTERISATION
In what situations do you RUSTLE UP a meal?
When you arrive late and you don't have much time to cook, or when you don't have many ingredients available.