Personality
Why does Ruth's grandmother make Ruth feel thankful?
She shares some of the same DNA as her grandmother
Certain smells can ............ ............ memories of childhood holidays.
Certain smells can conjure up memories of childhood holidays.
I (want) a dog and I was happy when Dad brought home a puppy.
I had been wanting a dog and I was happy when Dad brought home a puppy.
Name five verbs ending in -ise.
visualise, plagiarise, recognize, rationalise, revise, memorise, organize...
Describe your favourite local dish.
e.g. Pancakes are fun and flexible. By nature, pancakes are flat and perfect for stacking, plus they can be folded over or rolled up to hold their filling better. They are really tender and thin, and the fillings are delicious.
Why are secondary school exams more challenging compared with primary school ones?
There’s more content to learn for each exam and you’re expected to regurgitate more in less time.
We were ......... on the edge before we decided to go on the hike. But in the end we were able to ......... the energy to get off the sofa and it turned out to be a great day.
We were teetering on the edge before we decided to go on the hike. But in the end we were able to muster the energy to get off the sofa and it turned out to be a great day.
If you have ever attended a dancing school in the UK, you will almost certainly have been coached / have been coaching by a qualifi ed instructor, but here there was just a room full of people dancing, and I felt like they all must 5be dancing / have been dancing samba their whole lives.
If you have ever attended a dancing school in the UK, you will almost certainly have been coached by a qualified instructor, but here there was just a room full of people dancing, and I felt like they all must have been dancing samba their whole lives.
If you keep your ......... , it’s easier to do things because your mind doesn’t work properly under stress
If you keep your composure , it’s easier to do things because your mind doesn’t work properly under stress
Despite the impact of communication technology, surely today’s teenagers can’t be that different from past generations, can they?
Pros and cons
Examples
Personal conclusion
Why does the writer use the example of Proust’s madeleine?
To illustrate the link between taste and memory.
My mum’s stocking up on food / stocking food up on as if the third world war is imminent!
My mum’s stocking up on food as if the third world war is imminent!
will / dry / go / weather / The / the / price / means / fruit / of / vegetables / up / and
The dry weather means the price of fruit and vegetables will go up.
Name at least five adjectives formed from nouns.
influential emotional universal essential occupational elemental nutritional psychological
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using technologies in the classroom?
Classrooms should have virtual books built into the desks!
Absolutely! I’m totally with you on that!
Why did Jan and Karen feel disappointed as the company didn’t keep their promise?
... the incentives never materialised. I was constantly asked to do menial tasks like photocopying and fetching coffees.
...It quickly became clear that I was expected to work overtime, but I didn’t want to damage my chances of landing a permanent job so I pressed on. After three months, I was told that they had decided to freeze hiring that year and I would be let go.
Although there are seasonal (variations in getting profit) generated by the hotel, the business remains profitable.
Although there are seasonal fluctuations in revenue generated by the hotel, the business remains profitable.
The job market has got increasingly competitive so it’s essential to have good qualifi cations.
WITH
With the job market getting increasingly competitive, good qualifi cations are essential.
Getting some basic training can be a good way to ......... a new career.
Getting some basic training can be a good way to jump-start a new career.
Do you have trouble admitting when you are in the wrong? Why?
Your own answer.
What advice does Eleanor Aldridge give to a first-time traveller?
Do take earplugs.
Don’t spend too much time online.
Do relax and fi t in with the local environment.
Don’t plan lots of activities.
Do check on the climate conditions.
Do bank on being able to buy daily
The next group ready for the tour is not ......... by five. So I’ll take a bigger group.
DIVIDE
The next group ready for the tour is not divisible by five. So I’ll take a bigger group.
Certain behaviour may mistakenly ......... bad manners in some countries.
PASS
Certain behaviour may mistakenly pass for bad manners in some countries.
Form the nouns:
disarm, defy, marginalise, receive, provoke
disarmament
defiance
marhinalisation
recipient
provocation
What do you think are the best ways to raise money?
Get a job
Set a business
Ask a family, relatives, friends
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