Have
Choose the correct option:
Irma is having/has four brothers.
has
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Edith always checks her work twice. She'd quite bright/thorough.
thorough
Choose the correct option:
Factory work can be a bit high-powered/monotonous.
monotonous
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Miranda ate too much chocolate. Therefore/However, she got a cavity.
Therefore
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Sarah never needs help on her homework. She's quite self-sufficient/conscientious.
self-sufficient
Fill the gap with the correct form of have:
My neighbours _______ their roof repaired next week.
are having/ are going to have
Fill the gap with the correct word:
Marion seems shy, but, deep _____, she's really friendly.
down
Fill the gap with the correct word:
You need to get a promotion if you want to move up the job ______.
ladder
Fill the gap with the correct linker (multiple answers may be possible):
_____ the snow, we still had to go to work.
Despite/In spite of
Fill the gap with the correct linker (multiple answers may be possible):
There was a lot of traffic _______ an accident on the motorway.
because of/owing to/due to
Give three examples of tenses which use have as an auxiliary verb.
e.g. Present Perfect Simple, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Simple, Past Perfect Continuous, Future Perfect, etc.
Give three examples of positive personality idioms we learned this week.
e.g. heart of gold, life and soul of the party, wouldn't hurt a fly, down to earth
Give three examples of words which collocate with leave.
e.g. sick leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, unpaid leave, etc.
Give three examples of linkers of purpose.
e.g. to, in order to, so as to, so that, in case
Give three examples of words which collocate with contract.
e.g. permanent, part-time, freelance, zero-hour, etc.
Fill the gaps with the correct idiom with have:
I've never rollerbladed before, but I'll _________.
My boss has never liked me. She really ________ me.
have a go
has it in for
Fill the gaps with the correct word:
He's so _____ of himself now that he's got a high-powered job.
I don't like playing mind games. I prefer it when people are ______.
full
straightforward
Fill the gap with the correct word:
Being a doctor is ______ because it's great to see your patients recover.
You need a lot of academic _______ if you want to be a university professor.
rewarding
qualifications
Fill the gaps with the correct linker (multiple answers may be possible):
_______ she didn't study much, she still passed the exam.
Michael came home early _______ to upset his parents.
Although/Even though/Though
in order not to/so as not to
Fill the gaps with the correct form of have and the verb in parentheses:
By the time the bus arrived, we ________ (wait) for over an hour.
I hope that, by 2050, the world _________ (eliminate) the use of fossil fuels.
had been waiting
will have eliminated
Make a causative sentence.
e.g. I had/got my hair cut yesterday.
Make a sentence with sympathetic.
e.g. My brother wasn't very sympathetic when I told him I'd lost my job.
Make a sentence with the phrase make redundant.
e.g. John's company wasn't doing well financially so he and some other staff were made redundant.
Make a sentence with so (that).
e.g. It's important to drink milk when you're young so that you'll have strong bones.
Make a sentence with because of.
e.g. I was late because of the heavy traffic.