Vocabulary
Phrasal verb that you do when you are cold and want the heating on.
I TURN ON the heating
She _____ (like) the Harry Potter series since she was 5.
She HAS LIKED the Harry Potter series since she was 5.
PREFER or WOULD RATHER?
I ________not go to the gym today. I'm too tired.
I ' D RATHER not go to the gym today. I'm too tired.
If I cook pasta or fish today will depend ____ whether Jamie comes home for dinner.
If I cook pasta or fish today will depend ON whether Jamie comes home for dinner.
Correct:
I loved the serie that you recommended me. It's very suspenseful.
I loved the SERIES that you recommended me. It's very suspenseful.
What do you do with your suitcases? (verb)
Pack your suitcases
Complete the sentence:
We put on thick jumpers, ______ it was cold
We put on thick jumpers, IN CASE it was cold
After Got talent, she went on ____ ( be) a dancer at the Bolshoi Theatre.
After Got talent, she went on TO BE a dancer at the Bolshoi Theatre.
Apart ____ eggplants, I like all vegetables.
Apart FROM eggplants, I like all vegetables.
If you don't have nothing else to do, you can watch the new Transformers film.
If you don't have ANYthing else to do, you can watch the new Transformers film.
Define STRIKING and use it in a sentence.
interesting and unusual enough to attract attention
You are always playing the same song!!
Correct or incorrect use of tenses?
Correct: Present continuous for habits in which we are emotionally invested.
Rewrite the sentence with MEAN:
I didn't want to hurt your feelings.
I didn't MEAN TO hurt your feelings.
Don't get me started ___ people who do to let you get off the train.They are so annoying!
Don't get me started ON people who do to let you get off the train.They are so annoying!
The special effects are not enough extraordinary to make the film worth watching.
The special effects are not extraordinary ENOUGH to make the film worth watching.
To complete this sentence, use a verb which, when used as a noun, is also a synonym of insect.
It ____ when people send me 5-minute voice messages.
It BUGS me when people send me 5-minute voice messages.
Rewrite the sentence with NOT PERMITTED.
Dogs mustn't swim in the fountain.
Dogs ARE NOT PERMITTED TO swim in the fountain.
IT IS NOT PERMITTED FOR DOGS TO SWIM IN THE FOUNTAIN.
I ______ watching dubbed films if I can watch them in the original version. I prefer hearing the actors' real voices.
I AVOID watching dubbed films if I can watch them in the original version. I prefer hearing the actors' real voices.
If you struggle _____ finding time for your hobbies, you will end up really stressed out.
If you struggle WITH finding time for your hobbies, you will end up really stressed out.
They had a pool smaller than their neighbours'.
They had a SMALLER pool than their neighbours'.
supporting one person or group in an unfair way
BIASED
Correct or incorrect?
Rebecca Yarros, that is the writer of the Fourth Wing series, will be guest star in tomorrow's Good Morning America show.
Rebecca Yarros, WHO is the writer of the Fourth Wing series, will be guest star in tomorrow's Good Morning America show.
Choose the correct answer:
I regret quitting/ to have quit university. Now I can only find menial jobs.
I regret QUITTING. Now I can only find menial jobs.
If you don't succeed ___ finding a new job, what will you do?
If you don't succeed IN finding a new job, what will you do?
The story it's about a man who decides to quit his job and travel the world.
The story IS about a man who decides to quit his job and travel the world.