vocabulary 1
Simon is really struggling / changing / doing with
this new computer program.
struggling
Donna _____________(hate) going to the gym.
hates
It has always been my ambition to _________ the
world.
travel
Sally / practise / the piano at the moment.
Sally is practising the piano at the moment.
What's the matter, Sam?
What's up, Sam?
Why don’t you give / make / take up a more
relaxing hobby?
take
I ______________(try) to buy tickets online for
2 hours now!
have been trying
My grandfather ____________school at 15. That’s why
he has no qualifications.
left
I / love / classical music / since I was a child.
I’ve loved classical music since I was a child
It's my responsibility to try to do some of the things.
It's up to me to try to do some of the things.
When the music school offered free classes, I took /
struggled / made the chance to learn the guitar.
took
It’s 11 am and my sister _______________(still sleep).
is still sleeping
Donald made so much money with his invention
that he _____________at the age of thirty.
retired
What / you / do / for the past hour?
What have you been doing for the past hour?
What are you doing tomorrow night?
What are you up to tomorrow night?
If she wants to do well and succeed in life, she’ll
have to give / get into / change her ways.
change
You _______________(ask) me that question three
times already.
have asked
She started a career in her twenties and quickly
got promoted. But she didn’t ____________down and
start a family until she was in her forties.
settle
I / think / he / need / a holiday.
I think he needs a holiday.
My time at school is almost finished.
My time at school is almost up.
Giving / Making / Breaking up chocolate is easy –
I’ve done it lots of times!
giving
Nobody really______________ (understand) how the
brain works.
understands
My grandmother __________a degree in physics
when she was eighty!
got
Daniel / always / use / my laptop without asking.
Daniel is always using my laptop without asking!
I spend to a maximum of an hour a day practising with friends.
I spend up to an hour a day practising with friends.