GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences with although / despite / in order to:
I went to the bank _____ get a loan.
My uncle still works ____ he won a lottery last year.
She got a good job _____ not having the right degree.
I went to the bank in order to get a loan.
My uncle still works although he won a lottery last year.
She got a good job despite not having the right degree.
My grandmother suffers from bad health/ a bad health
bad health
Explain the word:
a commercial
A commercial - adverts on the radio or TV
Make or do?
money
well / badly
a profit
make money
do well/bad
make a profit
Make nouns from the following words:
absence
elegant
ugly
entertain
absence
elegance
ugliness
entertainment
Complete the sentences with the even though / in spite of / for:
I went to the bank ___ a meeting with a manager.
She is really fit ___ being 75.
I like Anne ____ she sometimes annoys me.
I went to the bank for a meeting with a manager.
She is really fit in spite of being 75.
I like Anne even though she sometimes annoys me.
That vase is made of glass / a glass
glass
Give two noun abbreviations for advertisements
adverts and ads
What's the meaning of the following idioms:
- go out of business
-means business
Use them in a sentence
-closed down
- have serious intentions
Make nouns from the following words:
lose
die
high
long
loss
death
height
length
Finish the sentences:
I like her though ...
I'm not happy despite ...
I'm learning English so as to ...
I like her though she is often late.
I'm not happy despite earning a lot of money.
I'm learning English so as to get a better job.
Is that machine to make juice? (for)
Is that a machine for making juice?
Explain the words:
to sue
misleading
airbrushed
To sue - to take somebody to court
Misleading - giving a wrong impression
Airbrushed - digitally changed
Match collocations:
make / a product
lose / a commitment
launch / control of
launch a product
make a commitment
lose control of
Make adjectives from the following words and use in a sentence
drink
use
home
The water here isn't drinkable.
English is useful while Latin is quite useless.
There are a lot of homeless people in this city
Correct mistakes:
Do you have a scissors?
The news are bad.
My brother gave me a good advice.
Do you have a pair of scissors?
The news is bad.
My brother gave me a good piece of advice.
Although she is the managing director, she doesn't have her own office. (despite)
She doesn't have her own office despite being the managing director
What do we call the main office of a company?
What do we call a group of shops/stores owned by the same company?
head office
chain
Do or make?
business
a deal
a decision
market research
somebody redundant
do business
make a deal
make a decision
do market research
make somebody redundant
Give two words which can take the following prefix:
post~
multi~
mis~
over~
postgraduate / postwar
multilingual / multinational
misunderstand / misinterpret
overpay / overestimate
Explain the difference between:
a paper and paper
an iron and iron
I want to read a paper / I need some paper to write.
I need an iron to press my clothes / Metal is made of iron.
I have to leave work by 6pm so that I don't miss my train (in order)
Match collocations and use in a sentence.
make / an advertising campaign
take / an advertisement
run / somebody to court
run an advertising campaign
make an advertisement
take somebody to court
Use the phrasal verbs in a sentence
turn down an offer
come up with a solution
I turned down the offer because it was unacceptable.
I have a problem and I need to come up with a solution.
Make nouns from the following words and use in a sentence.
lonely
employ
neighbour
convenient
Loneliness might be a problem in big cities.
Big cities have relatively low unemployement rate.
I live in a safe and wealthy neighbourhood.
You can travel around London with great convenience.