VOCAB TIME AND MONEY
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Transform (distancing):
People expect that the director resigns.
It...
It is expected that the director resigns.
The internet and smartphones changed our life but artificial intelligence is certainly a _____ (An event, idea, or procedure that effects a significant shift in the current way of doing or thinking about something. )
game changer
The company will only employ me____ I sign a two-year contract.
I need a holiday.
What...
What I need is a holiday.
Transform the sentence:
You've had the same phone for ages, you should buy a new one. (it's about time)
It's about time you bought a new one
Transform:
The company has announced that the new phone will be launched shortly.
It...
It has been announced that the new phone will be launched shortly
Technology is advancing at________ speed.
breakneck
Is this sentence correct? Correct if needed:
If I had known that you needed help, I would help you.
INCORRECT
If I had known that you needed help, I would have helped you.
Your brother painted a graffiti saying it was modern art.
It...
It was your brother who painted a graffiti saying it was modern art.
When we haven't got paid yet and we're struggling towards the end of the month we say that we... (idiom)
Transform:
They think that the mayor lives beyond his means.
The mayor...
The mayor is thought to live beyond his means.
One could say that social media is a __________, as it has both positive and negative aspects.
double-edged sword
Is this sentence correct? Correct if needed:
If governments really cared about the planet, they would have passed laws to protect it.
YES! It's a mixed conditional
She left her husband because he cheated on her.
The reason...
The reason why she left her husband was because he cheated on her.
When we are charged for something more than its fair price we can say that it is a (idiom)
rip off
The police believe that the prisoners escaped through a tunnel.
The prisoners...
The prisoners are believed to have escaped through a tunnel.
My expectations about Bali were very high. However, I was certainly __________ when I went there. (synonym of disappointed)
underwhelmed
Transform:
You didn't bring the map. Now we are lost.
If you...
If you had brought the map, we wouldn't be lost (mixed conditional)
A tax reduction should be implemented immediately.
What..
What should be implemented immediately is a tax reduction.
The amount of money and comfort that people have in a certain society is known as...
The standard of living
The teacher thinks that her C1 students have been great this year.
C1 students...
C1 students are thought to have been great this year.
What I like most about Menorca is the ______ beaches (places that have not changed or been affected by tourism)
unspoilt
Transform:
If people had known that artificial intelligence was going to become so powerful, they would have been more cautious.
Had...
Had people known that artificial intelligence was going to become so powerful, they would have been more cautious.
Transform the sentence in italics:
-I can't find the papers on my desk. Where did you put them?
-Don't blame me. I just cleaned it a little. (All...)
All I did was clean it a little.