PHRASALS
COLLOCATIONS
PRONOUNS
RESULT CLAUSES
CONNECTORS
100
The government has _______ _____ a plan to clean the lake.
The government has DRAWN UP a plan to clean the lake.
100
Studying for exams and having a part-time job is a very difficult _________ ______.
1500
Studying for exams and having a part-time job is a very difficult BALANCING ACT.
100
When I was backpacking through Europe, I learnt to look after _________.
When I was backpacking through Europe, I learnt to look after MYSELF.
100
It was such cold weather that there was ice on our car windscreen.
The weather was_______________there was ice on our car windscreen.
The weather was SO COLD THAT there was ice on our car windscreen.
100
Everyone knew he was innocent but he went to prison. (Even)
1500
EVEN THOUGH veryone knew he was innocent, he went to prison.
200
The film would have been perfect if they had ______ ___ the violent scenes.
500
The film would have been perfect if they had EDITED OUT the violent scenes.
200
Miss Karen was a great teacher so she will be a ______ _______ to follow.
Miss Karen was a great teacher so she will be a DIFFICULT / HARD ACT to follow.
200
Your Dad and I are going out so you and your sister will have to look after ________.
Your Dad and I are going out so you and your sister will have to look after YOURSELVES.
200
She swam too slowly to win the race.
She didn’t ________win the race.
500
She didn’t SWIM FAST ENOUGH TO win the race.
200
Everyone knew he was innocent but he went to prison. (FACT)
IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE THE FACT everyone knew he was innocent, he went to prison.
300
I didn't like my brother's girlfriend at first but she is ________ ___ me now.
I didn't like my brother's girlfriend at first but she is GROWING ON me now.
300
They seem like a happy family but, ______ ___ ____, they have a lot of problems.
They seem like a happy family but,BEHING THE SCENES, they have a lot of problems.
300
____ has been said that people don't appreciate art but I believe it is not true.
IT has been said that people don't appreciate art but I believe it is not true.
300
The speech was so boring that some people left in the middle.
It was ______________some people left in the middle.
It was SUCH A BORING SPEECH THATsome people left in the middle.
300
Everyone knew he was innocent but he went to prison. (HOWEVER)
Everyone knew he was innocent. HOWEVER, he went to prison.
400
Use a pencil to ______ ____ your picture before you start painting.
800
Use a pencil to SKETCH OUT your picture before you start painting.
400
I have to write an essay about anything so I have got a _____ _____ to start from.
I have to write an essay about anything so I have got a BLANK CANVAS to start from.
400
_________ has been a deep investigation but no clues have been found.
800
THERE has been a deep investigation but no clues have been found.
400
It was so cold that we couldn't swim.
It was ___________________to swim.
It was TOO COLD FOR US to swim.
400
He was innocent but he went to prison. (AS)
Inocent as he was, he went to prison.
500
I wrote her a letter but then I felt embarrassed and I ______ it ____.
I wrote her a letter but then I felt embarrassed and I TORE it UP.
500
As adolescents, you _____ an important _____ in the protection of the environment.
As adolescents, you PLAY an important ROLE /PART in the protection of the environment.
500
Those cupcakes look delicious, I might get ________.
Those cupcakes look delicious, I might get ONE.
500
He wasn't mature enough to ask for help.
He was ____________________ask for help.
He wasn't mature enough to ask for help.
He was TOO INMATURE TO ask for help.
500
They may have tried really hard but they did't pass the test. (THOUGH)
100
Hard though they may have tried, they didn't pass the test.
600
I thought the story was going to be bad but it _____ ____ to be excellent.
I thought the story was going to be bad but it TURNED OUT to be excellent.
600
I am learning to play the guitar because I enjoy _____ _______ ______ at gatherings.
100
I am learning to play the guitar because I enjoy TAKING CENTRE STAGE at gatherings.
600
Is there __________ I can do to help?
Is there ANYTHING I can do to help?
600
The policeman spoke too fast for everyone to understand.
The policeman didn’t ______________________ everyone to understand.
The policeman didn’t SPEAK SLOWLY ENOUGH FOR everyone to understand.
600
He was innocent but he went to prison. (IN)
IN spite of being inocent, he went to prison.
In spite of his inocence, he went to prison.