Health
Adjectives + prepositions
Body Idioms
Linking words
Comparatives
100

 I was feeling quite as if I had a high temperature.

feverish

100

I'm not familiar _____ Sydney so I can't recommend the best places to go.

with

100

Every time I read that poem it brings a lump to my ____

throat

100

__________ the rain, we still went to the park.

Despite

100

Our technology was far less advanced than theirs.

CONSIDERABLY

Their technology ___________________________________________ than ours.


Their technology was considerably more advanced than ours.


200

The smell of paint always made her feel that she wanted to vomit.

nauseous

200

I'm not very tolerant _____ people who talk loudly on their mobiles in the train.

of

200

She leaves the country and breaks his ____ at the end of the film.

heart

200

___________ it was raining, we still went to the park.

Although

200

You're nowhere as good as we are at football!

WAY

We're ___________________________________________________ at football!

We're way better than you at football!

300

Laura was feeling hot and cold and looked unwell, so I told her to go to bed.

shivery

300

Simon has lived in Finland and is very knowledgeable _____ the country's history.

about

300

By doing two jobs I manage to keep my ____ above water.

head

300

 It was raining. _________ , we still went to the park.

However, Nevertheless

300

House prices are constantly decreasing.

LOWER

House prices ___________________________________________ .

House prices are getting lower and lower.

400

I'm trying to get rid of a cold at the moment.

fighting off

400

Paul is very efficient ____ making travel arrangements.

at

400

He's in the ___ ____ so has to be careful what he says.

public eye

400

___________ the restaurant has a good reputation, the food was terrible.

Although

400

The number of unemployed people in Spain has gradually gone up.

MORE

There ___________________________________________ in Spain

There are more and more unemployed people in Spain.


500

My nose was blocked, so I got a spray from the chemist.

bunged up

500

I suddenly became aware ____ someone standing next to me.

of

500

To stop believing you can succeed. 

lose heart

500

____________ the restaurant's good reputation, the food was terrible.  

Despite / In spite of

500

Playing computer games like Wii sports can help us lose weight easily.

MORE

The more _________________________________________________to lose weight.

The more computer games like Wii sports we play, the easier it is to lose weight.

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