P1 abcd Vocab
Letter to the Editor: "Firstly, the system only views the weakest learners as having special ________.
A. requests B. desires C. needs D. wants
C. needs
Environmental agencies confessed __ being extremely surprised by the fishermen's catch.
to
"His first volume of verse, ____ 18 Poems, appeared in the same year (1934)." TITLE
TITLED (adj.)
It is unusual to see graffiti in this part of town.
ACCUSTOMED
We _____________ in this part of town.
are not accustomed to seeing graffiti
schadenfreude, hamster, iceberg, zeitgeist, hinterland,
Words from the German language that we use in English!
Stress: "Now it seems that most workers are feeling the _____".
A. stretch B. pull C. strain D. heave
C. strain
"...or an angler who relished catching the fish, which is 'extremely powerful' and ____ up a hard fight."
put/puts
"His worksheets, laboured over carefully, and evidence of his _____ search for perfection...." RELENT
RELENTLESS (adj.)
I am sure the robbery was nothing to do with my son.
MIXED
My son ___________ the robbery, I can assure you.
was not mixed up in
café, brulée, ballet, resumé, chic, baguette, facade
"The party _______ of Yealland, the two junior doctors who were being put through their paces.."
A. comprised B. consisted C. composed D. contained
A. comprised
"Louis Cheskin, _____ research into the psychology of marketing began in the 1930s, was a pioneering specialist in the field."
whose
"He realised that although the moon might appear _____, resembling a still life painting by the hand of a cosmic artist..." ACT
inactive (adj.)
Everything turned out all right in the end, despite some initial problems.
PLACE
Despite some initial problems, _________ eventually.
everything fell into place
Something grammatical that Germanic languages share with English...(hint: Ich kann, ich will, ich muss)
Modal Verbs
"With a _____ in his eye, he added 'I think you'll find that the necessary time per session is now 30 minutes!"
A. beam B. light C. flash D. twinkle
D. twinkle
"The group was told that three different formulations were ____ consideration, and was asked to judge them."
under
"Not long after Galileo's lunar observations, the skies which had previously been so ______ revealed more of their extraordinary mysteries." ELUDE
elusive (adj.)
Good working relations depend on effective management.
MORE
The ____________ better the working relations will be.
more effective the management (is) the
There are 44 of these on charts in many of the classrooms...
phonemes (sound symbols)
T rex: "it lashed its 10-foot tail, then ____ its head and roared."
A. set up B. threw back C. put down D. called on
B. threw back
"As ___ as cheering yourself up, smiling at someone else can help ____ of you feel better..."
well, both
editor, rephrase
Paul meant well so you mustn't be offended by his comments.
OFFENCE
Please do ____________ because he meant well.
not take offence to Phil's comments
Spelling differs primarily between British and American English because this man published a dictionary in 1828 which created a standard for AmEng.
Noah Webster