Make collocations
A commercial daily double-check make raise
B awareness basis the facts gain a statement
The company’s website is updated on a ________ with the latest news and events.
daily basis
You shouldn’t take stories you read online at f____ value, they’re often fake news.
face
Would / Should you need any further information, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Should
If Karen _________ (check) her sources before submitting her article last week, she _________ (not/be) in trouble with the editor today.
had checked,would not be
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Use up to five words in each gap.
I _____________(not/tell) Christie my secret
then if she were not a trustworthy person.
would not have told
A commercial daily double-check make raise
B awareness basis the facts gain a statement
She set up a campaign to ___________ of the disease amongst the general public.
raise awareness
I just had a g____ feeling that something wasn’t right about what I’d been told.
gut
Had the government not / Hadn’t the government acted, there would soon have been more riots.
Had the government not
John ________ (tell) us the truth about the school incident if he _______ (be) an honest person.
would have told, was/were
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Use up to five words in each gap.
I’m pretty sure that if you _____________
(listen/advice) which I gave you last time, you wouldn’t be in such a terrible situation now.
had listened to the advice
A commercial daily double-check make raise
B awareness basis the facts gain a statement
The school have been passing on students’ data for _______________ , selling lists of names to advertisers.
commercial gain
The name of the witness has been changed to p_____ her identity.
protect
I would ask people for their IDs before letting them in providing / unless I knew them personally.
unless
If Jerry generally ________(take) his job seriously, his manager __________ (promote) him a long time ago.
took,would have promoted
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Use up to five words in each gap.
Suppose __________ (you/miss) your flight last night, what would you have done?
you had missed
A commercial daily double-check make raise
B awareness basis the facts gain a statement
It’s vital that, as a journalist, you __________ in a story before it’s published.
double-check the facts
Legally, he hadn’t actually c_____ an offence, but his actions were clearly dishonest.
committed
We wouldn’t get involved in your project weren’t we/ were we not enthusiastic about it.
were we not
If my grandparents ______ (not/be) such generous
people, they __________- (not/help) me
financially at university and I wouldn’t be a lawyer.
were not,would not have helped
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Use up to five words in each gap.
I’m sure there will be an investigation ___________(unless/company/release) its financial report.
unless the company releases
A commercial daily double-check make raise
B awareness basis the facts gain a statement
This morning, the director of the hospital __________ to the media about the crisis.
made a statement
It’s really important to check the a______ of any statistics you use in your article.
accuracy
Imagine / Provided you were offered a job as a foreign
affairs correspondent, would you accept it?
Imagine
We _________ (not/have to) take them to court now if they ________ (pay) the loan back on time.
would not have to,had paid
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Use up to five words in each gap.
If you hadn’t forgotten the keys, we __________ (not/stand) outside our house in the cold right now.
would not be standing