CAE Intensive Week 3

Conditionals

100

As _____ as you are home by midnight, you can borrow my car.

LONG

200

If I had eaten properly this morning, I ________ hungry now.

WOULDN'T BE

300

If we had practiced the presentation well, we _______ got a better mark.

WOULD HAVE

400

Sally didn't go to the shop, so she didn't get any milk.

If Sally _________________________ some milk.

HAD GONE TO THE SHOP, SHE WOULD HAVE GOT

500

Liam is short, so he didn't get into the basketball team.

If Liam ______________________ into the basketball team.

WEREN'T SHORT (OR WERE TALLER), HE WOULD HAVE GOT

Gerund / Infinitive

100

Tom wants _______ to Bali on holiday. (GO)

TO GO

200

I remember ________ the monkeys in the zoo when I was a kid; it was a wonderful experience. (SEE)

SEEING

300

I didn't want to watch a film, but my friend persuaded _______ Home Alone 2 with him. (WATCH)

ME TO WATCH

400

I tried ________ the number, but my hands were too cold to press the keys. (DIAL)

TO DIAL

500

When they made the announcement, the whole stadium stopped ________ to the announcer; their was a strange silence. (LISTEN)

TO LISTEN

Collocations

100

The band's reunion tour is _____ anticipated.

HIGHLY / GENERALLY / EAGERLY

200

The film was ________ tedious

DREADFULLY

300

Despite poor sales initially, the world eventually realised that Van Gogh was ________ talented.

HIGHLY

400

The school play was well received by the audience, who said it was _______ unconventional

WONDERFULLY

500

Croquetes are _______ overrated.

HIGHLY / DREADFULLY

Vocabulary

100

If you have some mental health problems, you should see a ______

PSYCHOLOGIST

200

The film was just too unrealistic. It was ridiculously F_______

FAR-FETCHED

300

I finished my book on day 2 of the holiday! It was so ______ that I couldn't put it down.

GRIPPING

400

The humour was very fast and not always obvious. It was very _________.

WITTY

500

OMG! I accidentally caught a ________ of my bosses salary the other day! He must be loaded!

GLIMPSE

Inversions

100

This city has high crime and a lack of police.

Not only...

NOT ONLY DOES THIS CITY HAVE HIGH CRIME, BUT IT ALSO HAS A LACK OF POLICE

200

Mike didn't know he was being followed.

Little...

LITTLE DID MIKE KNOW, HE WAS BEING FOLLOWED.

300

I have never seen such a gripping show

Never...

NEVER HAVE I SEEN SUCH A GRIPPING SHOW

400

As soon as I put the washing outside, it started raining

NO...

NO SOONER HAD I PUT THE WASHING OUTSIDE THAN IT STARTED RAINING

500

I hardly ever used to do my homework when I was a kid

R.....

RARELY DID I DO MY HOMEWORK WHEN I WAS A KID