VOCABULARY
the person who comes second in a race or competition
runner- up
REWRITE THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS GIVEN . DO NOT CHANGE THE MEANING.
I was three years old when I began to swim.
(since)…………………………………………………………
have been swimming
Passive voice
The doctor gave me these tablets ( two ways )
These tablets were given to me by the doctor
I was given these tablets by the doctor
The kitchen, separated from the living room, is small but .
( limpia y ordenada )
neat and tidy
She was ... .... them ...letting her stay at their house.
( agradecido a.. por )
grateful to/ for
meaning of: wealthy
rico
COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT CONDITIONAL FORM. If you (not remind)…………………………………………….me about yesterday’s meeting, I
(forget)…
hadn't reminded / would have forgotten
Reported speech
‘Don’t make a lot of noise!’ my dad told me again.
my dad told me not to make ...
I am ....... of you asking for money
( más que harto )
sick and tired
Employers usually decide within five minutes whether someone is suitable ... the job.
for
sobre la base de , en base a
on the basis of
Reported speech: Use deny
The football official said, ‘I didn’t cheat!’
The football official denied cheating
Rewrite or join the sentences. Use non-defining relative clauses.
John’s mother loves to watch movies in black and white and owns a large collection of DVDs.
John’s mother, who owns a large collection of DVDs, loves to watch movies in black and white
It would be good if you stop ......and choose whose side you are on.
( ver los toros desde la barrera )
sitting on the fence
Our teacher is very fussy..... punctuation.
about
The number of .... was 1,416, of which 757 died and 213 were seriously injured.
víctimas ( but not: victims )
casualties
Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. Use the correct form of a modal verb.
It wasn’t necessary to chew every mouthful 30 times!
needn't have chewed
Have sth done
A designer is going to make Lucy’s wedding dress.
Lucy is going to have her wedding dress made by a designer.
The police are really beginning to.... drivers who park their cars just where they like.
( tomar medidas ) phrasal verbs
crack down on
You should apologize ... your customers ... wasting their money.
to / for
meaning of scrape through
aprobar por los pelos
REWRITE THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS GIVEN. DO NOT CHANGE THE MEANING.
I need to concentrate, but the dog won’t stop barking.
If only………………………………………………………………
the dog would stop barking
Rewrite the sentences in the passive.
People know that doing exercise is good for your health.
Doing....
Doing exercise is known to be..
We don't want to have to .... for an expensive meal.
( desembolsar )
fork out
I don't know if I can rely .... him
on