Vocabulary
A job in which you always have to do the same stuff is a .............. job
Repetitive or monotonous
It isn't worth phoning Jim seeing that/so that he's arriving in 5 minutes.
seeing that
To become more succesful and wealthy (can be used in a sarcastic way too)
Move up in the world
How do you pronounce the word "steady"?
/ˈstɛdi/
You can't believe him, he's always ............ fantastic stories
making up
Someone who cares about other people's feelings is a ............. person
sympathetic
I thought it was an amazing book. It was a bit depressing although/though
though
Fail to understand the most essential part of something.
Miss the point
How do you pronounce the word "determined"?
/dɪˈtɜː(r)mɪnd/
Because of the heavy rain, the game was definitely ....
put off
A job without many opportunities for someone to get promoted is a ............ job
dead-end
They ... (be married) for 15 years before getting divorced
had been married / were married
At the darkest and usually the quietest hour at night
In the dead of night
/ˈɒf.sprɪŋ/ BE
/ˈɑːf.sprɪŋ/ AE
The chair came in a box and I had to ........ (assembled it)
put it together
A family made by the remnants of divorced families.
Patchwork family / blended family
I need someone to come and fix the central heating.
I need to ...................
have the central heating fixed
An unsolicited call by someone trying to sell you good or services is ..........
Cold-calling
How do you pronounce the word "thorough"?
/'θʌrə/ in BE
/'θərou/ in AE
Are you really going to do a bungee jumping or are you ..... (kidding me)
having me on
Someone who always tries hard until he gets what he wants overcoming any difficulty is a .............
go-getter
It was so late that if we ... (run), we ... (arrive) in time.
hadn't run, wouldn't have arrived
If your days are very busy from very early in the morning until very late at night and you feel stressed you are ...
burning the candle at both ends
How do you pronounce the words "color" and "collar"?
/ˈkəl.ɚ/ vs /ˈkɑː.lɚ/ in AE
/ˈkʌl.ər/ vs /ˈkɒl.ər/ in BE
In SA many lands which belonged to white farmers were ___ to African people
made over