Learning & experience
Find and correct the mistake in the sentence:
I've only been working here for two weeks so I'm still learning ropes.
I've only been working here for two weeks so I'm still learning the ropes.
If I had studied, I ___________ (pass) the test.
would have passed
Have you considered ____ (to buy/buying ) a microwave oven ?
buying
As the youngest person there, I knew enough to ___ ___ ___ to myself. [to not say what you really think]
keep my opinions
Kathleen thinks she’s __ _ __ , but she’s only 32. [no longer young]
over the hill
Find and correct the mistake in the sentence:
If you're not sure, go with your guts feeling.
If you're not sure, go with your gut feeling.
I don’t regret ___________ (give up) my job to go travelling.
giving up
Rewrite the sentence: I´m quite happy to look after the baby for you. I don´t mind ___
I don´t mind looking after your baby for you.
Of course everyone is __ __ their opinion, but I can't accept what he is saying. [used especially when politely disagreeing with what someone says]
entitled to
I found his story a bit __ __ __ [difficult to believe].
hard to swallow
Find and correct the mistake in the sentence:
I decided to make advantage of the opportunity.
I decided to take advantage of the opportunity.
I wish you ___________ (think) before you speak!
would think (annoyed)
Correct or Wrong?
Her postcard made him thinking about his last holiday.
Wrong
Her postcard made him think about his last holiday.
- He’s a very nice man.
- That’s a ___ ___ ___ ,” thought Sam. [used to say that you disagree, or that people disagree about something]
matter of opinion
As he was thinking about the problem, he suddenly __ __ __ __ __ [suddenly have a clever idea].
had a flash of inspiration
Find and correct the mistake in the sentence:
David didn't need to think because he trusted on his instincts.
David didn't need to think because he trusted his instincts.
If you had trained more, you wouldn't have lost so easily.
REWRITE: But for...
But for your poor training, you wouldn't have lost so easily.
Rewrite the sentence:
Amy was bitten by a dog when she was very young and she still remembers it.
Amy still remembers ___ ( bite) by a dog.
being bitten / having been bitten
I found him very arrogant and _____ . [expressing very strong opinions about things]
opinionated
You’re not ___ ___ ___, are you? [have doubts about a decision you have made]
having second thoughts
Find and correct the mistake in the sentence:
It's a difficult course and Frank's on the steep learning curve.
It's a difficult course and Frank's on a steep learning curve.
_____ for her advice in a lot of situations, I wouldn't have had a wonderful childhood. (ONE WORD)
But
What do you mean ___ (to do/doing ) about the leaky pipes ?
to do
Opinion was ____ as to whether the program will work. [people have different opinions about something]
divided
Don’t ___ ___ ___ ___ . Ask for your account to be paid, and paid quickly. [avoid or delay talking about something embarrassing or unpleasant]
beat about the bush