VOCABULARY
My sister is extremely irritable, she'll fly off the ______ at the slightest thing.
handle
Dear Sir/Madam,
ENDING:__________________
Yours faithfully,
DETERMINERS:
__________ / ___________ song sounds the same.
Every / Each
come across something/someone
Example:
I came across Jane last week, it was such a nice surprise.
WHAT'S THE MEANING?
find/meet something/someone by chance
A controversial _______
An environmental ______
An important
issue
In stressful situations, try not to ______ your temper.
lose
Dear Mr/Mrs Rainsheer,
ENDING:
Yours sincerely,
It's an exciting final, which ______ player deserves to lose.
neither
get away with something
Example:
Everyone thinks he's guilty of the robbery, but it looks like he's going to get away with it.
MEANING?
manage to do something bad without being punished or criticised for it
take a_______________
put someone /something at ________
pose a ___________
risk
I was deceived by her sudden ____________ of temper.
outburst
I am writing _____ regard / reference to....
with
Do you prefer tea or coffee? I don't like _________.
eiher
make up one’s mind
Example:
"Which one do you like best?" "I don't know - I can't make up my mind."
MEANING?
decide
see the ______
there comes a __________
there's no ________
point
This child throws a __________, very often. She starts stamping her feet and screaming loudly.
tantrum
I would like to ___ your attention to..
draw
There are very _______ apples left. We need to buy ______.
few / some
turn to someone
EXAMPLE:
In the end, I decided to turn to my sister, I couldn't think of anybody else.
MEANING?
go to someone for help
modern ______
materialistic______
consumer _______
society
I was furious; I had to go for a long walk to let off ________.
steam
Sorry, I haven't written / been _______ touch ____ so long.
in / for
Some can be used to mean 'approximately' or 'a large amount':
Example:
I was waiting for some two hours - that's quite some time.
TRUE or FALSE?
True
take someone on
Example:
The new supermarket has taken 1000 new workers on
MEANING?
employ someone
downtown______
rural_______
safe__________
area