Vocab
Find a synonym for 'treacherous' in this sentence: They must drive slowly in the treacherous road.
Dangerous
Combine the two sentences:
I love Jorge. He has a dog.
I love Jorge, who has a dog.
I’m sure Jim had left when they arrived (must)
Jim___________________when they arrived
Jim must have left when they arrived
What is the meaning of the verb 'side with' in the sentence 'In the elections, I sided with the opposition'?
In the elections, I agreed with the opposition. (To agree with or support the opinions or actions of someone)
Complete the following sentence:
Youngsters who are used to _______ (communicate) electronically break up their thoughts by sending each one as a separate message, _______ than using a full stop.
Youngsters who are used to communicating electronically break up their thoughts by sending each one as a separate message, rather than using a full stop.
Name five types of relatives
Aunt, siblings , grandparents, nieces, cousins and parents.
Order the sentence: gets/take/people/Peter/Unless/seriously/he/angry.
Unless people take Peter seriously, he gets angry.
Every Christmas holidays we flew to our parents house (used)
Every Christmas holidays_______________ to our parents house
Every Christmas holidays we used to fly to our parents house
What does it mean 'turn up' in the sentence: 'I hope my date will turn up'?
I hope that my date will appear.
Complete the following sentence:
_______ women spies worked very hard during World War II, they were paid less _______ men.
Although women spies worked very hard during World War II, they were paid less than men.
What does 'willpower' mean in Spanish?
Fuerza de voluntad
Combine the two sentences with a relative pronoun.
The book belongs to me. You were looking at it just now.
The book at which you were looking just now belongs to me.
When did you buy your car? (Had)
How___________________ your car?
How long have you had your car?
What does the sentence 'I need to catch up on Maths as fast as possible'?
I need to get up to date with Maths as fast as possible (to do something that you have not been able to do recently)
Complete the following sentence to report what was said.
The teacher said to me: “Don’t worry now. You’ll understand it tomorrow.”
The teacher told me
The teacher told me not to worry because I would understand it the following day.
What is the difference between a pickpocket, a mugger, a burglar and a shoplifter?
The pickpocket steals from people's pockets, the mugger attacks and robs in a public place, the burglar steals from people's houses and the shoplifter steals from shops.
Report this statement using 'about': "Be careful with the the icy pavement because you can fall down!" the police officer warned us.
The police officer warned about the icy pavement because we could fall down.
Paul hates waiting for the bus (stand)
Paul _________________ for the busPaul cant stand waiting for the bus
What does the verb 'get away with something' mean?
To succeed in avoiding punishment for something
Complete the following sentence:
You always come _______ friendly people in local pubs. That’s _______ we should try to frequent them
You always come across friendly people in local pubs. That’s why we should try to frequent them.
What is the meaning of 'stamina'?
Resistencia, fortaleza.
Rephrase this sentence using 'I wish'
What a pity Mary didn’t remember to take the camera.
I wish Mary had remembered to take the camera.
It’s been five years since we first met (each)
We’ve ____________________ 5 years
We’ve known each other for 5 years
What is the meaning of the verb 'to look up to'?
To have a great deal of respect for someone.
Complete the following sentence:
They didn’t apologise _______ the trouble they caused. What’s worse, they even complained _______ the organisation.
They didn’t apologise for the trouble they caused. What’s worse, they even complained about the organisation