Vocabulary
What is the meaning of 'go hand by hand'? Can you give an example?
DEFINITION: to happen or exist together.
Example: Economic success and job creation go hand in hand.
He wouldn’t admit in any way that he was responsible for the confusion.
Use NO to complete the sentence.
In ....................... that he was responsible for the confusion.
In no way he would admit that he was responsible for the confusion.
Knock out
To hit someone so that the person becomes unconscious, or to cause someone to go to sleep.
Serendipity
When interesting or valuable discoveries are made by luck.
Some people believe that a monster lives in Loch Ness.
Use THOUGHT to complete.
A monster ............................... in Loch Ness.
A monster is thought to live in Loch Ness.
What is the meaning of 'pass with flying colours'? Can you give an example?
For example, a common use of the phrase is to refer to someone having passed a test or other examination "with flying colours," i.e. passed the test easily or with an exceptionally high score.
In the singing competition, the organisers didn’t say that they had already decided on the winner.
Use WHAT to complete the sentence.
In the singing competition, ......................was that they’d already decided on the winner.
In the singing competition, what the organisers didn't say was that they’d already decided on the winner.
Live up to
To be as good as something.
The concert was brilliant - it lived up to all our expectations.
Face palming
Bring the palm of one's hand to one's face as an expression of dismay, exasperation, embarrassment, etc.
The photographer who took the most famous Loch Ness monster photo wanted to be anonymous.
Use BY to complete.
The most famous photo of the Loch Ness monster ........................wanted to remain anonymous.
The most famous photo of the Loch Ness monster was taken by a photographer who wanted to remain anonymous.
What is the meaning of 'set the record straight'? Can you give an example?
Example: "He was trying to convince his public relations department to let him set the record straight".
There ara a lot of speacial interest groups in my town. ..................... welcome under eighteens.
Many of them
pull out (of something)
To stop being involved in an activity.
Lack of funding leaves us with no choice but to pull out.
Feature
A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.
"a well-appointed house with interesting decorative features"
On hearing the name Loch Ness, people immediately imagine the monster.
Use WHENEVER to complete.
People immediately think..........................
the name Loch Ness.
People immediately think of the monster whenever they hear the name Loch Ness.
What is the meaning of 'a hidden agenda'? Can you give an example?
Example: "She feels there's a hidden agenda behind the proposed road".
Last night's storm caused considerable damage, ............................many services have been deleyed today.
As a result of which
hold back
To not do something, often because of fear or because you do not want to make a bad situation worse:
He held back, terrified of going into the dark room.
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.
We now know that the famous Loch Ness monster photo is a fake.
Use UNDERSTOOD to complete.
The famous Loch Ness monster photo ................a fake.
The famous Loch Ness monster photo is now understood to be a fake.
What is the meaning of 'biased'? Can you give an example?
Example: "The newspapers gave a very biased report of the meeting."
I would like to thank all of the volunteers, .............................support we could never have held this sport competition today.
without whose
Start out
To begin your life, or the part of your life when you work, in a particular way:
My dad started out as a salesperson in a shop.
Bumf
Boaring written information that you have to read.
Most of the one million visitors to Loch Ness each year come to see the monster.
Use OF to complete.
Loch Ness attracts a million visitors each year, .....................order to see the monster.
Loch Ness attracts a million visitors each year, most of whom come in order to see the monster.