Surprise box
I could exist perfectly well on a professional diet of international summit meetings, conferences and ... (elect).
Elections
Men and women are starting to think seriously about their ..... (retire).
Retirement
Sources of information such as television, newspapers which influence a lot of people
Mass media
Write sentences in direct speech:
Andy told his wife to hurry up, adding that they were going to be late.
Andy told his wife: "Hurry up! We are going to be late".
Insist/remind/suggest/tell/warn
Don't speak with your mouth full, John!
John's mother _______________
John's mother told him not to eat with his mouth full.
I could stay at decent hotels, eat at reasonable hours, plan my social life properly and never again set foot in .... (danger) parts of the world.
Dangerous
Why am I still standing on foreign pavements, arguing the toss with gunmen, .... (riot) and secret policemen?
Rioters
A person who has seen a crime or an accident and who can describe it afterwards.
Eyewitness
Write sentences in direct speech:
Sylvia asked him if he thought she should wear her long dress or her short stripy one.
Sylvia asked: "Do you think I should wear my long dress or a short stripy one?"
Insist/remind/suggest/tell/warn
"Remember to get your father a birthday present, Laura"
Laura's mother ____________
Laura's mother reminded her to get her father a birthday present
That life - safe, ... (predict) and easy - would bore me to death.
Predictable
.... (certain) not because I have to. As the head of the BBC's foreign reporting, I can do more or less what I want.
Certainly
A shop where you can buy magazines and newspapers
Newsagents'
Write sentences in direct speech:
Andy suggested she wore her black dress
Andy said: "You'd better wear your black dress"
Insist/remind/suggest/tell/warn
"Don't cross the road here, Tom! It's not safe".
The man ______
The man warned Tom not to cross the road there. It was not safe.
A television or radio programme in which famous people answer questions asked by an interviewer
Talk show
I have a ... (please) office at Television Centre.
Pleasant
A story about the lives and problems of ordinary people which is broadcast frequently
Soap opera
Write sentences in direct speech:
Sylvia told him that she couldn't because it was at the dry-cleaner's.
Sylvia answered: "I can't because it's at the dry-cleaner's".
Insist/remind/suggest/tell/warn
"You really must let me pay"
David ________
David insisted that she should let him pay.
The title of a newspaper article printed in large letters, especially on the front page
Headline
My office is filled with producers and correspondents who are .... (person) friends.
Personal
Events of political or social importance that are happening now
Current affairs
Write sentences in direct speech:
Andy said he didn't care what she wore, but if they were late, he might lose his job.
Andy said: "I don't care what you wear, but if we're late, I might lose my job".
Insist/remind/suggest/tell/warn
"Let's try that new Chinese restaurant in King Street"
Susie _________________
Susie suggested to try that new Chinese restaurant in King Street.