conditionals
sight
describing places negative
collocations
100

add emphasis to a sentence


If I should fall behind, wait for me

Should I fall behind, wait for me

100

She .........   ........ of a car in the distance.

caught sight

100

expeditions to the f.......-f.......... corners of the world

far-flung

100

a subtle                       1 pattern

b intricate                    2 touch

1b 2 a

200

add emphasis to a sentence 

If I had known, I would have changed the order

Had I known, I would have changed the order

200

 I have been known to faint ....  ...   .... of blood.

at the sight

200

His clothes were g...... and bloodstained.

grimy

200

1 quirky             a unfolding

2 keep on           b detail

3 gradually          c tenterhooks

1b 2 c 3 a

300

add emphasis to a sentence


If we were to stop, it would still take decades.

Were we to stop, it would take decades.

300

he gardens were a beautiful ........ ...   ........ in the twilight.

sight to behold

300

Civil war r......... the lands leaving it weak and open to conquest.

ravaged

300

1 human             a plotlines

2 dynamic           b through

3 be                   c endeavour

4 shine                  d daunting

1c 2 a 3 d 4 b

400

use implied conditional


If you don’t hurry up, you will miss the train).

 Hurry up (implied clause – if you don’t hurry up) (otherwise) you will miss the train

400

She's ......... her ....... on getting into Harvard.

set sights

400

the company's t............. reputation

tainted

400

1 on a          a rapt

2 grottiest      b Londoners

3 gazing         c whim

4 braying        d thing



1c 2 d 3 a 4 b

500

use grammar to show the events might happen by chance or by accident


If by chance you bump into Carol,  can you tell her I’m looking for her?

If you should bump into Carol, can you tell her I’m looking for her?

500

From what she'd heard, Caroline was a ....... ....... these days.

sorry sight

500

The atmosphere remained f......... .

fraught

500

1 thwarted         a in mind

2 in                   b hair

3 look                c  love

4 abundant         d   tow

5  lodged             e strained

1 c 2 d 3 e 4 b 5 a

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