VOCABULARY
I can't ____ these shoes they cost 20$ and I have 10$.
afford
I've missed three lessons because I was ill. I don't like to _____ like this.
fall behind
Your handwriting is so messy! You need to change it, it is ______.
illegible
Everyone else was ___ ahead when I returned from holidays.
way
We went to a restaurant yesterday. It was very expensive. (non defining)
We went to a restaurant on Monday, which was very expensive.
Places where people suffer from overcrowding.
City centers, slums.
We're going to have to _____ our spending.
cut down on
You shouldn't be acting like that. You are _______.
misbehaving
We will need to start saving money in order to ____ ends _____.
make, meet
We shouldn't be so rude with her. (modals)
We _________ be so rude with her.
oughtn't to
The adjetive and verb of "selection".
selective, select.
I ______ a lot when I was in Syria.
lived through
We weren't happy with the hotel. We were ______.
dissatisfied
Neither wasabi nor spicy curry are my ________.
cup of tea
You don't have people who support you because you are mean. (conditional)
If you weren't so mean, you would've people supporting you
Contrary of salty.
bland
Why did you buy that watch? You can't afford to _____.
splash out
Tokyo is a ____city with an _____ of 39,4 million people living in it.
mega(city), overpopulation
The president _______ after what he said on TV.
The washing machine is broken. The insurance repairman is coming tomorrow to fix it. (passive)
I'm having the washing machine fixed by the insurance repairman tomorrow.
Change the word in cursive: COMPLETELY NEW methods in medicine are being used to save lives.
cutting-edge
Tomorrow we have an exam. We should ______ the content.
brush up on
How could you? It was so ______ to left the kids ______.
irresponsible, disregarded
I'll think about what you said. It's certainly _______.
food for thought
Great job players! You should be proud of winning the "Best Team of the Year" trophy. (reported speech)
The coach ______ the players _________________.
congratulated, on winning the "Best Team of the Year" trophy