Vocabulary
We offer a variety of products to meet your insurance needs, and our service is________________________to none.
Tip: number
It's second to none.
generous payment to a senior employee who leaves the company
golden handshake
The Public health service is worse than it was ten years ago
GOOD
The public health service is _______________________ ten years ago.
The public health service is not as good as it was ten years ago.
To change to a later date, postone
Put off
What do you do for part 1 of Reading and Use of English?
Multiple Choice Cloze
opposite of improve
D_______
deteriorate
Someone who critizes something/someone by just observing and not doing it.
A b______ driver
a backseat driver.
I'm really tired. I'll be very glad when we get home.
SOONER
I'm really tired. The ___________________ better
The sooner we get home, the better.
To start a journey
set off
What's do you do for part 2 of listening?
Sentence completion
You should be conscious _______ your digital footprint
conscious of
far away from the places that people usually visit
Off the b______ t_____
off the beaten track
Your diet is just as bad as mine.
BETTER
Your diet ________________________ mine
Your diet is no better than mine.
To give someone the money we owe
Pay back
How many words can you write for Reading and Use of English Part 4
Pay attention _____
attention to
have too much work
to be s_____ u_____
To be snowed under
Everybody agreed that the music at lenka's presentation was very annoying.
OBJECTEC
It was the music ________________________ at Lenka's presentation.
It was the music that everyone objected to at Lenka's presentation.
to admire someone
to look up to someone
How many papers are there?
Reading and Use of English- Paper 1
Writing- Paper 2
Listening- Paper 3
Speaking- Paper 4
strong/huge/considerable increase
Which two are possible?
huge and considerable
To lose your job
g___ the ______
get the axe/sack
I spend most of my time doing paperwork.
TAKES
It __________________ most of my time
It is (doing/the) paperwork that takes (up) most of my time.
be unable to stop feeling embarrassed about something you have done
never live something down
Ex: I'll never be able to live this down.
What are the different types(genres) of text you might have to write?
letter/email, proposal, report, review, essay.