VOCABULARY
PHRASAL VERBS
REPHRASING
WORD TRANSFORMATION
RANDOM GRAMMAR
100
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HER?
SHE'S LIMPING
100
TO BE ROBBED
TO BE HELD UP
100
Never admitting defeat was the motto that brought her success.
REPHRASE USING DOWN:
Never _____________________ what brought her success.
Never backing down was what brought her success.
100
A ramp was installed at the entrance to make access to the building easier for the _____ and visitors with child trolleys.
FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE FITTING FORM OF THE WORD ABLE
A ramp was installed at the entrance to make access to the building easier for the disabled and visitors with child trolleys.
100
My buddies said "happy birthday".
REPORTED SPEECH
My buddies wished me a happy birthday.
200
They were discovered while commiting the crime.
They were caught red-handed.
200
I should LOOK OUT FOR sales when I go shopping.
KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR
200
‘You don’t have to come to the party if you don’t want to’ – said Maria.
REPHRASE USING NEED:
Maria said that there _____________________ to come to the party if I don’t want to.
Maria said there is no need for me to come to the party if I don’t want to.
200
To have unreasonably high expectations can often lead to _____. The opposite is true as well – not expecting much can lead to a pleasant surprise!
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE FITTING FORM OF THE WORD APPOINT
To have unreasonably high expectations can often lead to disappointment. The opposite is true as well – not expecting much can lead to a pleasant surprise!
200
I drove over a huge nail and I got a flat tire.
CONDITIONAL SENTENCE - USE UNLESS
I wouldn't have gotten a flat tire unless I had driven over a huge nail.
300
He's a police informant.
A SNITCH/A RAT
300
I will GO to work soon.
TO BE OFF TO/HEADED TO/HEADED FOR
300
The number of students now at university has reached an all-time high, apparently.
REPHRASE USING THE:
The number of students now at university is _____________been, apparently.
The number of students now at university is the highest that has ever been, apparently.
300
Sally had a very _____ expression on her face – you could really tell a lot was going on in her mind at that moment.
FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE FITTING FORM OF THE WORD THINK
Sally had a very thoughtful expression on her face – you could really tell a lot was going on in her mind at that moment.
300
My neighbors seem not to be able to keep it down. They make so much noise.
USE THE WORDS IN ITALICS TO COME UP WITH A WISH SENTENCE
I wish they wouldn't make so much noise.
400
COASTERS
400
I ain't gonna blow the whistle on you.
TO TELL ON/RAT ON
400
Yesterday, somebody broke into their apartment and thrashed it.
REPHRASE USING WAS:
Their _____________________ yesterday.
Their apartment was broken into and thrashed yesterday.
400
After the piano music died down, there was _____ for a second, and then the hall drowned in enthusiastic applause.
FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE FITTING FORM OF THE WORD STILL:
After the piano music died down, there was stillness for a second, and then the hall drowned in enthusiastic applause.
400
She said "be careful with the stairs".
REPORTED SPEECH
She warned me to be careful with the stairs.
500
BLUEPRINT
500
TO DISTINGUISH
TO TELL APART
500
As soon as I went to bed the phone started ringing.
REPHRASE USING SOONER:
No _____________________ than the phone started ringing.
No sooner had I gone to bed than the phone started ringing.
500
What she enjoyed the most about working at the university is student’s _____ desire for knowledge.
FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE FITTING FORM OF THE WORD SATIATE
What she enjoyed the most about working at the university is student’s insatiable desire for knowledge.
500
Beijing's population is greater in number than Auckland's.
REPHRASE THE SENTENCE USING A PREFIX OR A SUFFIX
Beijing's population outnumbers Auckland's.