Vocabulary
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Gerund/infinitive
Similar meaning
100

Choose: fall behind, go into,major in,settle down,scrape through

After the lunch break, the kids were excited and took time to______.





settle down

100

Many students can’t afford to go to university unless they get a degree / scholarship / dissertation


scholarship

100

If you need more details, try ________ (look) online for information. Maybe you’ll find something.


looking

100

So, did you get that email I sent you about the new course? WONDERING


I was _________that email I sent you about the new course.




wondering whether/if you got

200

Choose: fall behind, go into,major in,settle down,scrape through

Maths wasn’t my best subject and I just managed to__________the exam.


scrape through

200

I have a very vague / clear / photographic memory of my first day at school – I remember it really well.


clear


200

The Music Academy exam board first listened to us all ______ (sing) and then they announced who was admitted.


sing

200

Teachers are typically more aware of dyslexia now than they were in the past. TEND


Teachers _________aware of dyslexia now than they were in the past.





tend to be more

300

Choose: fall behind, go into,major in,settle down,scrape through

If you miss a few classes, it’s easy to _______________ .Then it’s hard to catch up.


fall behind

300

Amy fainted, but thankfully after just a few seconds she remained / lost / regained consciousness


regained

300

I’m sorry, sir. I forgot_____ (check) if my essay is within the word limit you required.


to check

300

Our English teacher often took us to the cinema to watch foreign films. WOULD


Our English teacher ______to the cinema to watch foreign films.


would take us

400

Choose: fall behind, go into,major in,settle down,scrape through

He enjoys working with kids and he’d like to___________teaching as a career.


go into

400

George got bored quickly and his teachers complained he was disruptive / gifted / expelled in class.


disruptive

400

Do you think our Chemistry teacher will let us_______(use) the lab to carry out our own experiments?


use

400

My best friend has a very irritating habit of chewing gum loudly. ALWAYS

My best friend _________loudly.


is always chewing gum

500

Choose: fall behind, go into,major in,settle down,scrape through

She wants to _______Biology at university, then get a job at a nature reserve.


major in

500

Our sports coach is pretty lenient / self-disciplined /strict ; she makes us work really hard in training


strict

500

We were warned ______ (not/touch) any of the exhibits.


not to touch

500

I’m not sure if I’ve told my parents about the school trip. REMEMBER


I _________parents about the school trip.


don't/ can’t remember telling