Vocabulary
We offer a variety of products to meet your insurance needs, and our service is ______________ to none.
It's second to none.
generous payment to a senior employee who leaves the company
hint: it contains a color
golden handshake
The Public health service is worse than it was ten years ago
GOOD
The public health service is _______________________ ten years ago.
The public health serve is not as good as it was ten years ago.
To change to a later date, postone
p____ o___
Put off
What do you do for part 1 of Reading and Use of English?
Multiple Choice Cloze
3 variations of the word lead
Someone who critizes something/someone by just observing and not doing it.
A b______ driver
a backseat driver.
I'm really tired. I'll be very glad when we get home.
SOONER
I'm really tired. The ___________________ better
The sooner we get home, the better.
To start a journey
S___ o____
set off
What do you do for part 2 of listening?
Sentence completion
You should be counscious ____ your digital footprint
councious of
far away from the places that people usually visit
Off the B______ T_____
off the beaten track
Your diet is just as bad as mine.
BETTER
Your diet ________________________ mine
Your diet is no better than mine.
To give someone the money they owe
p____ u___
Pay up
How many words can you write for Reading and Use of English Part 4
(Part 2) Making a fortune from an invention is ____ from easy.
far
have too much work
to be s_____ u_____
To be snowed under
Everybody agreed that the music at Lenka's presentation was very annoying.
OBJECTED
It was the music ________________________ at Lenka's presentation.
It was the music that everyone objected to at Lenka's presentation.
do something unpleasant or difficult that has been agreed
go t_______ w_____ something
go through with something
How many papers (sections) are there? And in which order?
Reading and Use of English- Paper 1
Writing- Paper 2
Listening- Paper 3
Speaking- Paper 4
strong/huge/considerable increase
Which two are possible?
huge and considerable
To lose your job
g___ the ______
get the axe
I spend most of my time doing paperwork.
TAKES
It __________________ most of my time
It is (doing/the) paperwork that takes (up) most of my time.
be unable to stop feeling embarrassed about something you have done
n_____ l______ something d______
never live something down
Ex: I'll never be able to live this down.
What are the different types(genres) of text you might have to write?
letter/email, proposal, report, review, essay.
Review: Which is mandatory? Which can you choose? (4 could be optional, but 3 will be options)