VOCAB (Sleep)
VOCAB (Aging and Health)
Gerunds and infinitives
Conditionals
WORDPOWER
100

You toss and___ when you cannot sleep.

turn

100

Charles Eugster is a former dentist who does not show /tell his age in the slightest.

show

100

Choosing / Having chosen / To be chosen a pillow which is right for your back is not easy.

choosing

100

Take this money supposing / just in case you need some.

 just in case

100

Rewrite the sentences. Replace the italic words: The speakers at the conference came from many places.

far and wide

200

When you are in a deep sleep, you are ___ asleep.

fast

200

Adopt our plan to prevent those visible signs of___ .

ageing

200

I would prefer not to have known / to have known not.

not to have known

200

You will be able to hire a car there providing / unless you've got your papers.

 providing

200

I've just started ballet classes. They're supposed to be for adult beginners, but I'm easily the worst there!

but I ' m far and away the worst there!

 

300

When you are ___ awake, you cannot sleep.

wide

300

Three years ago, he took up running, which gives him regular / usual cardiovascular exercise.

regular

300

Picking / Being picked / Having been picked for my college team would be a great achievement.

Being picked

300

In case / Assuming nothing else goes wrong, we will have finished by Saturday.

Assuming

300

The doctor says the pain in my knee is from damage caused by everyday use so there's not much he can do.

... the pain in my knee is from wear and tear so there's not much he can do.

400

A. I'm often fast/ deep asleep by 11.00 pm.

B. That's if you haven't already ___ while reading in bed!

drifted off 

400

he started training as a bodybuilder, doing regular  fattening / strengthening and  tanning / toning exercises. 

strengthening ....  toning

400

Jane is furious with me for mislead / having misled / having been misled her.

having misled

400

Suppose / In case you could have dinner with one historical character. Who would it be?

Suppose

400

 I didn't do much at the weekend. Just small tasks around the house, like vacuuming.

Just bits and pieces around the house, like vacuuming.

500

So you find it really difficult ___ to sleep?

to drop off

500

Eat a varied and ____ diet to lose ____ and get yourself a ___ complexion.

balanced, weight, glowing 

500

The suspect claims to have been visiting / to be visiting / to have been visited her sister at that time.

to have been visiting

500

We can change the flight on condition / otherwise that you inform us at least forty-eight hours before.

on condition

500

My children argue all the time. I'm getting really annoyed about it.

I'm sick and tired of it.