UNIT 6
My brother has spent a huge / heavy / considerable amount of money on renovating an old farmhouse. (which is wrong?)
heavy
I'd love to own a sports car, but I can't ___ one. (afford/cost/earn/hire/make/pay/rent/sell/spend)
afford
mis.... (v) hae doubts about someone's honest
mistrust
If you want a gap year before going to university, there is a(n) endless/huge/deep range of possibilities. (which is incorrect?)
deep
We've ___ a jazz band to play on Saturday
(afford/cost/earn/hire/make/pay/rent/sell/spend)
hired
pre... (v) have an opinion before knowing all the facts
prejudge
Narayan has had two jobs. The two jobs were in a bank. Unfortunately the two jobs were not well paid. (make one sentence)
Narayan has had two jobs, both of which were in a bank, but unfortunately neither was well paid.
A boy tries to understand his family. He tries to stop it from breaking apart. At the same time he has to deal with his mother's absence. He finds all this very difficult. The boy is only 11 years old. (make one sentence using relative clauses, participle clauses and apposition)
Dealing with his mother's absence, an eleven-year old boy tries to understand his family and stop it falling apart, which he finds very difficult.
ethics (n) - adjective (positive and negative)
(un)ethical
The judges were generally less keen on portraits painted from photos than portraits painted from life.
TENDED
The judges _________ on portraits painted from life than portraits painted from photos.
tended to be keener
A military scientist is left completely alone in New York. The city is deserted. A virus has wiped out the human race. The scientist is played by Will Smith. The film is based on a sci-fi novel by Richard Matheson. (make one sentence using relative clauses, participle clauses and apposition)
In this film, based on a sci-fi novel by Richard matheson, a military scientist, played by Will Smith, is left completely alone in New York, which is deserted after a virus has wiped out the human race.
It was a surprise seeing Tom last week. I hadn't seen him since we were at school together (Clare) - rewrite as reported speech
Clare said it had been a surprise seeing Tom the previous week. She said she hadn't seen him since they had been at school together.
Several of the applicants were not considered because of their age.
PASSED
Several of the applicants_________their age.
were passed over owing/due to
For 70 years now the radio programme Desert Island Discs has managed that rare feat - to be both entertaining and relevant. By choosing as (visitors/guests/friends/perfomers) on the programme the biggest names of the (day/time/generation/date) in science, business, politics, showbiz, sport and the arts, it (shows/displays/represents/presents) a cross-sectional snapshot of the times in which we (exist/are/live/survive)
guests / day / presents/ live
WARNED
The police officer ___ if he was driving
warned the motorist not to drink