FCE
I started learning English three years ago.
BEEN
I ____ ____ ____ _____ _____ three years.
have been learning English for
(Simple Past ---> Present Perfect Continuous)
(ago ---> for)
I didn't think the test was going to be so easy.
THAN
The test __________ I had expected.
was easier than
"OMG! Who was that guy you were talking to? He's so good-looking. Did he __________ ?
a) go out with you?
b) ask you out?
c) lead you on?
to ask someone out (phrasal verb)
ask someone out = invite someone on a romantic date
I don't want to continue working from home for much longer. But, c'est la vie! (That's life)
CARRY
I don't want to ____ ____ _____ from home for much longer. But, c'est la vie!
I don't want to carry on working from home for much longer.
to carry on doing something
to carry something on (type 2)
to continue something
The Toronto Raptors are expected to win the ___________________ this season.
(CHAMPION)
championship
noun person --- > noun idea (-ship)
friend (person) ---> friendship (idea)
Travelling by bus is cheaper than travelling by train.
more
Travelling by train ____ _____ ______ _____ ______ by bus.
is more expensive than travelling
(comparative transformations)
You can choose either of those times for the meeting.
DIFFERENCE
It doesn't _____________ which time you choose for the meeting.
make a difference / make any difference
"I've liked Rock n Roll since I was a child."
BEEN
I've ___ ___ Rock n Roll since I was a child.
BEEN INTO
to be into something / someone
(hobby, preference)
I am into..
Thais' mother started the accounting firm that Thais now works for.
SET
The accounting firm that Thais now works for ____ ____ ____ ____ her mother.
was set up by
to set something up (type 2)
to start, to establish, to found
There are several ______________________ species living in the rainforest, which still need to be categorized.
(KNOWN)
unknown
know (verb)
to be known (adj)
to be unknown (-)
to be unbeknownst (- linking conjunction)
‘Don’t forget to do your practice tests after school,’ said my teacher.
TOLD
My teacher ____ ____ ____ ____ ______ to do my practice tests after school.
told me not to forget to
(reported orders / imperatives)
"Do your practice tests!"
The teacher told me to do my practice test
The guide drew the tourist's attention to the monument.
OUT
The guide _____________ the tourists.
pointed out the monument to
I was born and lived in Toronto during my early childhood.
UP
I ____ _____ in Toronto.
grew up
grow up (learn and mature)
grow - grew - grown
children grow up. (learn and mature)
Parents bring up children. (teach and provide for)
She was so close to the answers but she just couldn't think of it.
UP
She was so close to the answer but she just couldn't ___ ____ ___ it.
come up with
to come up with something (type 4)
to invent, to create, to imagine
We live in an ______________________ world, so people and governments make mistakes all the time.
(PERECT)
imperfect (- adj)
im + p /m
imperfect, immaculate, impersonal, immoral
The students had a difficult time completing the test.
PART
The students who ____ ____ _____ the test
had a difficult time.
took part in
to take part in something (phrasal v)
to participate in something
"We will be taking part in an FCE test tomorrow!"
"Why don't you hand it in tomorrow" said the teacher.
SUGGESTED
The teacher ______________ it in tomorrow.
suggested handing
I can't wait to hear the new Pearl Jam album.
FORWARD
I'm really ____ ____ _____ hearing the new Pearl Jam album.
looking forward to
to look forward to doing something (phrasal v)
She is really looking forward to seeing Isabel in the next level.
"$30 for hand santizer. This is price-gouging. You can't increase your prices during a pandemic!"
UP
$30 for hand sanitizer. This is price-gouging. You can't ____ ____ your prices during a pandemic!
put up
to put something up (to increase something)
to put someone up (to offer accommodation)
If you need any ______________________, please call me.
(ASSIST)
assistance (noun)
to assist someone with something
assistance (noun)
to be of assistance to someone
Whatever you do, don’t lift that heavy suitcase.
UP
I’d advise you not ____ _____ _____ _____ that heavy suitcase.
not to lift up
(verb + infiintivie)
advise someone to do something
advise someone not to do something.
(phrasal v)
to lift something up
The last time Angela went abroad was one year ago.
SINCE
Angela ______________ last year.
hasn't gone abroad since
"Isabel! Why are you late again today"
"I will not tolerate your lateness anymore!"
WITH
I won't ___ ____ ____ your lateness anymore!
put up with
to put up with something (type 4 phrasal verb)
to tolerate (formal English)
The tour guide showed the monument to the tourists.
OUT
The tour guide ____ _____ the monument to the tourists.
pointed out
to point something out to someone (type 2)
to show / mention something to someone
Leading ______________________ have warned about the danger to animal species around the world.
(ZOO)
zoologists
a zoo (noun, place)
-ology (the study of something)
-ist (someone who studies something)