Vocabulary
Tik Tok was an overnight _________, despite being in competition with other social media companies.
SUCCESS
Rewrite the sentence with a modal verb:
Although he lives here, we never see him.
He may/might live here, but we never see him.
My friend is absolutely/extremely talented at basketball.
EXTREMELY
Transform this verb to a noun:
EXPOSEEXPOSURE
Olivia's C1 students have a strong ________ to study grammar all day every day.
motivation
Rewrite the sentence using a modal verb:
When Alejandro was young, he was able to play sports for many hours.
When Alejandro was young, he COULD play sports for many hours.
We are completely/highly exhausted after running 15 kilometers.
COMPLETELY
Transform this verb to a noun:
ANNOYANNOYANCE
challenge
Tomorrow it's going to rain so we should just stay home and watch a film.
Tomorrow it's going to rain so we MIGHT/MAY AS WELL stay home and watch a film.
Olivia's students are totally/highly ambitious because they want to pass the C1 Cambridge exam.
Transform this noun into a noun:
COMPANION
COMPANIONSHIP
Although Darío is working for the town hall, his lifelong _________ is to create video games.
ambition
Rewrite the sentence using a modal verb:
Sometimes English Exams Lab is very time-consuming.
Sometimes English Exams Lab CAN BE very time-consuming.
For some students, Use of English is absolutely/very impossible.
ABSOLUTELY
Transform this adjective into a noun:
CARELESS
CARELESSNESS
If Silvia is still alive during the next zombie wave, those zombies do not stand a ___________.
chance
Complete the following sentence:
Rafa didn't come to English today. He...
He might have...
He could have...
He may have...
What is the difference between a gradable and ungradable adjective?
A gradable adjective can be modified to show a higher or lower degree.
An ungradable adjective is already at its most extreme degree so it cannot be modified.
Transform this adjective into a noun:
NOTORIOUS
NOTORIETY