Grammar
The ice-skater _______(do) a difficult move when she fell.
was doing
naturally talented= ____?
gifted
disrupt, disruption,
adjective =
disruptive
The student arrived late -->
a) turned up
b) in
c) turned off
a) turned up
What ______ you ______ (do) this time tomorrow?
what will you be doing
no real basis means...
that there aren't trustful facts like evidences, scientific research...
Ex: > there's no real basis for the idea that academic achievement is necessary for athletic performance
isolate, isolation, _____ (Adjective)
isolated
Camp may not have turned me into a great swimmer =
means...
made me become a great swimmer.
By the time I finish school, I _____(study) English for six years.
will have studied
A treatment that appears real, but is designed to have no therapeutic benefit.
placebo
repeat= verb
repetitive = adjective
can you spell the noun correctly
repetition
water down your opinions ...
means...
make less
I______ (hope) to win the match, but I was beaten.
had hoped (you thought about it before you were beaten)
synonym of decline
reduction, fall...
astonished, astonishment, astonished or (______) (=adjective)
astonishing
OMG! He ___________ (finish) all his homework in a minute! It's impossible
couldn't have finished.
you are expressing surprise or disbelief.
if something hasn't sparked my interest...then...
a) I am interested on it.
b) I am not interested on it.
b) not interested
What's the difference between linked to and attributed to? Explain it.
Linked to: suggests a connection with or between.
Attributed to: there could be a connection, but there's no/little evidence and it's based on someone's opinion.
Ex: Whereas smoking is definitely linked to cancer, there is less evidence that cancer in nonsmokers can be attributed to environmental causes.
assess...
noun=
adjective=
noun: assessment
adjective: doesn't exist
to butter someone up means...
to be nice in the hope of getting something in turn