Unit 1 Vocab
I was so r_____ when I saw the exam results!
I was really w__-____ by my teache
relieved
well-supported
will be invited
to be determined to do sth (idiom with a body part)
to set one's heart on
Make this more formal: The club had many generous supporters whose financial support they rely on.
The club had many generous supporters on whose financial support they rely.
It's possible that the burglars got into the building by forcing open a fire exit.
GAINED
The burglars may _____________by forcing open a fire exit.
HAVE GAINED ENTRY/ACCESS
Do you remember these negative FEELING adjectives?
o...
p...
i...
a...
overwhelmed
pressurised
intimidated
apprehensive/ anxious
The teachers ...(hope) to move back since January
have been hoping
I never really ___ eye to eye with my colleagues.
My younger brother always manages to ___ his own way.
see
get
Make this more formal: The company has some setbacks and never really recovered from them.
The company has some setbacks from which they never really recovered.
If he doesn´t get that job, who knows what he'll do!
KNOWING
If he doesn´t get that job, __________________ what he'll do!
THERE IS NO KNOWING
take sth ... your stride
be taken aback ...
take advantage ...
in
by
of
The building ... (expect) to be have been finished last month
was expected
I always look ... to my uncle
He came ... as a little eccentric guy
I take ... him
up
across
after
Make this more formal, using none and whom: I was introduced to lots of people but I hadn't met any of them before.
I was introduced to lots of people none of whom I'd met before.
You must never let anyone use your Identity Card
SHOULD
Under _________________________ let anyone else use your identity card.
NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU
It's not easy to meet ... when your ... is really heavy
tight deadlines
workload
Apparently, all classes ... (repaint) at the moment
are being repainted
Suggest adjective synonyms (from the expressions we've learned):
deliberately unfriendlly
thinks quickly
keeps herself to herself
lively and good fun
hostile
quick-witted
self-contained/ reserved
high-spirited
Make this more formal, using neither and which: There were two flights available, but I couldn't get on either of them.
There were two flights available, neither of which I could get on.
The football club is now being run by an experienced accountant
TAKEN
An experienced accountant ____________________running of the football club.
HAS TAKEN OVER THE
Complete the idioms about achieving success with dissiculty:
- ... through
- work ... (2)
- carry ...
- face ...
- scrape through
- work your way up
- work your fingers to the bone
- carry a huge weight on your shoulders
- face tremendous odds
By the time the work is finished, the junior school ... (close) for over 3 months
will have been closed
Do you remember these idioms?
turn...
the lesser...
gut...
weigh...
be in...
turn a blind eye to sth
the lesser of 2 evils
gut feeling/ reaction/ instinct
weigh sth up
be in 2 minds
Which nouns are followed by singualr or plural verbs?
a number of, the majority of, politics, news, 3 euros, a pair of shoes, glasses
singular: politics, news, 3 euros, a pair of shoes
plural: a number of, the majority of, glasses
Clara said that she had not seen the missing letter.
HAVING
Clara_____________________ the missing letter.
DENIED HAVING SEEN