Verbs & Prepositions 1
This music doesn't _____ to me. I prefer rock.
A) appeal B) adjust C) consist D) cope
A) appeal
Complete: Don't _____ me! It's not funny. And don't _____ me - I'm not deaf. Just come closer.
laugh at and shout to
Complete the table: Crime: burglary → Criminal: _____
burglar
Complete the passive rule: The passive is formed with the verb _____ + past participle.
to be
Add a suffix to make an adjective meaning 'without hope'
hopeless? (-less)
When you move to a new country, you need to _____ to the new culture.
A) appeal B) adjust C) consist D) dream
B) adjust
Explain the difference: I agree with you vs. I agree to your proposal
agree with + человек; agree to + план/просьба
Complete the collocation: The police _____ an investigation after the _____ (crime of taking money from a person by threat).
launch and mugging
Change to reported speech: 'I'm feeling upset,' she said.
She said (that) she was feeling upset
Add a suffix to make an adjective meaning 'full of colour'
colourful
The team _____ five members, but they can't _____ the increased workload.
A) consists of / cope with B) copes with / consist of C) appeals to / adjusts to D) dreams of / prepares for
A) consists of / cope with
Complete: I've never _____ that actor. What films has he been in? vs. I've just _____ the accident. Are they okay?
What are heard of (слышал о существовании) and heard about (услышал новость)
Complete the police work collocations: They _____ a suspect, _____ his house, and _____ CCTV footage to identify him.
arrested (or questioned), searched, and studied (или reviewed)
Correct the mistake: He told that he was cold. He didn't say me.
He said that he was cold (или told me). He didn't tell me
Add a suffix to the noun friend to make an adjective meaning 'like a friend'
friendly
She _____ her dream _____ becoming a doctor since childhood.
A) prepared for / of B) adjusted to / about C) dreamed of / of D) apologised for / about
C) dreamed of / of
Complete with about / of / for / to (two are possible in one gap): She always _____ her elderly parents. She really _____ their health.
cares for (заботится) and cares about (беспокоится)
Name the crime, criminal, and verb for: setting fire to a building illegally
rime - arson, criminal - arsonist, verb - to set fire to
Change the time reference in reported speech: 'I saw her yesterday,' he said
He said he had seen her the day before
Complete the sentence with a tentative opinion phrase: I'm not sure, really. I _____ that crime is increasing, but only _____
agree to some extent
Correct the mistake: He apologised about being late, but then he complained for the bad weather.
He apologised for being late, but then he complained about the bad weather
Explain the difference between throw AT and throw TO. Then create a sentence for each
throw AT = цель попасть (агрессивно); throw TO = чтобы кто-то поймал (дружелюбно)
Complete: The _____ stole valuable jewellery from the museum. The crime was a major _____. The police are still _____ for witnesses.
thief (или burglar), theft (или burglary), searching (search for witnesses)
Complete the sentence with the correct comparative or superlative: This is _____ (bad) crime the city has seen in a decade, and it's much _____ (serious) than the burglary last month.
the worst and more serious
Make an additional point using a linking phrase from your materials: The new phone is made of recycled materials. _____, it's solar powered
Moreover / Furthermore / What is more