Unit 3 Vocabulary
Complete the sentences:
1) It's important to identify your strong s___ p____ for a CV to find a job that would p___ to your particular s____.
2) Job experience might w____ a second look in a job application. Asking your friends to s____ the word might help as well.
3) Problematic d___ f____ can j_____ a person's chance of success in a job application.
1) It's important to identify your strong selling points for a CV to find a job that would play to your particular strengths.
2) Job experience might warrant a second look in a job application. Asking your friends to spread the word might help as well.
3) Problematic digital footprint can jeopardise person's chance of success in a job application.
Choose the possible option:
"The road is slippery, a lot of people commute to work"
A) There’s a strong likelihood that they get to work on time.
B) There’s a chance that someone gets hurt.
C) The odds are that the ice will melt.
B
Complete the sentences:
1) Scientists ___ boundaries making new discoveries.
2) The financial crisis has ___ impacts for us all.
3) Netflix, ___ with power, released a new prequel to a sequel.
1) Scientists push boundaries making new discoveries.
2) The financial crisis has grave impacts for us all.
3) Netflix, drunk with power, released a new prequel to a sequel.
Open the brackets:
1) He once forgot (switch off)___ the iron.
2) We were prepared (get) ___ an award.
3) He ended up (clean) ___ the kitchen floor.
to switch off
to get
cleaning
Give an example to:
1) the thing that makes gamers feel drained
2) the advantages outweighing the drawbacks of learning English
Ok, I can agree to that :)
Choose the correct option:
1) Bob’s so busy he can barely keep his head above / over water.
2) Sometimes ideas and creativity just flow / stream.
3) I’m lucky to have a friend who I can gush / pour out my frustrations to.
1) above water.
2) ideas and creativity just flow.
3) pour out my frustrations
Complete the sentence with your ideas:
... is guaranteed to boost your morale.
... needs to be done to alleviate any boredom.
... is the one you’re expected to reach out to when you see the ghost:)
Good job, I guess :)
(I hope you paid attention to the future prediction constructions:)
Choose the correct option:
History is full of examples of those pioneers and trailblazers / blazetrailers whose persistence has changed our lives.
James Bond is a house-made / household name for a variety of reasons. We associate his name with spy agency.
The first explorers, like Columbus, are known to have been pushed / backed by royal benefactors.
trailblazers
household
backed
What's followed by infinitive / gerund?
I remember (lock) the door but I can’t find the key.
Remember (lock) the door before going out.
I remember locking the door but I can’t find the key.
Remember to lock the door before going out.
Give an example to:
1) an actor /actress renowned for versatile roles
2) the type of a guy that you'd better keep at arm’s length
Pfff, if you say so :)))
Who is a "wet blanket"?
A) Tom is sick and doesn't accept the invitation to the party.
B) Rob criticizes the decoration of the room.
C) Rick walked under the rain.
B
Choose the correct option:
I 've been made/ 'm making aware that a number of video meetings have been cancelled / being cancelled due to low attendance numbers. We need have/ to have attendance at these meetings made mandatory. /ˈmæn.də.tər.i/
I 've been made aware that a number of video meetings have been cancelled / due to low attendance numbers. We need to have attendance at these meetings made mandatory.
Guess the adverb:
1) The report was i___ important for him to finish.
2) Her shoes cost a l___ high price.
3) The hand-made produce has s___ reduced in recent years.
immediately
ludicrously
significantly
What's the difference?
If I knew Japanese, I'd have watched anime.
If I'd known Japanese, I'd have watched anime.
1) This sentence suggests that you do not currently know Japanese. It expresses a hypothetical situation about the present or future.
2) This sentence suggests that you did not know Japanese at a certain past time, and because of that, you did not watch anime then. It reflects on a regret or missed opportunity in the past.
Give an example to:
1) what made you burst out laughing
2) what you do to improve your skills in addition to the lessons
Cool, you talkative cat ;)))
Fill in the gaps with: ease, strained, engender, aggravate, strengthen
It's important to ___ bonds between colleagues. Otherwise, relationships between team members can become ____. If the communication is poor it might ____ distrust. If the members can't rely on each other, it might ____ the existing problems. It's recommended to arrange team-building activities to ___ those stress levels.
It's important to strengthen bonds between colleagues. Otherwise, relationships between team members can become strained. If the communication is poor it might engender distrust. If the members can't rely on each other, it might aggravate the existing problems. It's recommended to arrange team-building activities to ease those stress levels.
Open the brackets using passives:
1) It (think) _____ that the opening of the new hospital will be delayed by up to two months.
2) It (decide) ____ not to continue with the new rail links because of the costs involved.
3) The novelist (say) ____ to have been born in Portsmouth.
1) It is thought that the opening of the new hospital will be delayed by up to two months.
2) It was decided not to continue with the new rail links because of the costs involved.
3) The novelist is said to have been born in Portsmouth.
Fill the gaps:
1)The princess _____ into the unknown.
2) The criminals ___ through the cracks.
3) Her classmate ___ upon her in the street.
ventured
slipped
happened
What perfect continuous goes to what sentence?
1) By next June I (work) here for a year.
2) The CEO (plan) the merger for months before the announcement.
3) He (wait) for us under the roof that's why his coat is dry.
1) By next June I’ll have been working here for a year.
2) The CEO had been planning the merger for months before the announcement.
3) He has been waiting for us under the roof that's why his coat is dry.
Make sentences with:
be meticulous about
fuel the motivation
pay handsomely for
Well-done, smart pants!:)
Match the similar sentences:
1) Her exam preparation always goes down to the wire.
2) Her neigbour tends to bang on her door in the morning.
3) Her work is spilling into her home and she doesn't stop thinking about her project.
a) The guy upstairs hits her door before going to work.
b) She hit the books the night before the test.
c) She has no work-life balance.
1-b
2-a
3-c
Guess the words:
During the campaign he promised to b____ the gap between the rich by a____ing resources to deal with the many inequalities in employment – from e____ing regulations to enable equal opportunities for every job seeker, to s____ing policy to allow for more apprenticeships.
During the campaign he promised to bridge the gap between the rich by allocating resources to deal with the many inequalities in employment – from enforcing regulations to enable equal opportunities for every job seeker, to shaping policy to allow for more apprenticeships.
Choose the correct option:
Over the flow / course of my life, I’ve encountered some of the world’s most remarkable species of animals.
She’s a little bit unpredictable and can be feisty / fastie sometimes.
Animals were pushed to the edge / brink of extinction by habitat loss and hunting.
course
feisty
brink
Chose the correct option:
He doesn’t enjoy being corrected / correct when he speaks English. He said he has / had spent hours learning the words. He is sure that by the end of the year he will achieve / have achieved B1 level. If his tutor had said "no" to the lessons with him, she wouldn't be / been suffering now trying to explain grammar to him.
He doesn’t enjoy being corrected when he speaks English. He said he had spent hours learning the words. He is sure that by the end of the year he will have achieved B1 level. If his tutor had said "no" to the lessons with him, she wouldn't be suffering now trying to explain grammar to him.
Find a funny inforgaphic and describe it:)
⯈ What this ... shows is...
⯈The ultimate goal is...
⯈ This line/icon represents / indicates...
⯈ Before / After that / Following that / Subsequently / In turn
⯈ As a consequence / If ... / Later on, we see that ...