RIPE OLD AGE (UNIT 1)
immortal
antonym - ?
mortal
able to bend easily without cracking or breaking
flexible
meeting with and talking to another person directly
face to face
take offence - ?
be upset because of something someone said or did
What do you call bears with no ears?
B
a friendly way to talk about very old age
ripe old age
an additional choice or possibility
alternative
noun - advancement
verb - ?
advance
due ...
to
How do you organize a space party?
You planet
It will be very difficult for her to lose weight. She’s always had _______________. (phrase)
a sweet tooth
For an ______________ photographer, taking pictures doesn’t have to be difficult.
amateur
noun - progress
verb - ?
progress
The school picnic has been postponed _________ to bad weather
due
Some people think ________ is the lowest form of humor because it doesn’t require any intelligence to produce or understand.
slapstick
Transform the sentences below into more formal ones using the present subjunctive.
The public wants the government to stop the war. (demand that)
The public demands that the government stop the war.
able, kind, familiar, related
negative prefix?
un-
If you’re looking for ____________, language learning is not for you. It takes a lot of time and hard work. (2 words)
instant gratification
The professor and the students all took part in a ______ about human cloning.
dilemma / quarrel / debate
debate
Jake and Ben are as ______ since they met in junior school. They do everything together.
thick as thieves
Transform the sentences below into more formal ones using the present subjunctive.
Let’s talk to the manager about this idea. (propose that)
I propose that we talk to the manager about this idea.
Combine the sentences below into one sentence so that it includes a participle clause with an -ing verb.
There are people sitting at that table. They are my classmates.
The people sitting at the table are my classmates.
► Rewrite the sentences using reported speech and make all the necessary changes.
I’ll be waiting for you here until six.
She said...
She said she would be waiting for me/us until six
Rewrite the sentences using ‘only when …’ and a suitable auxiliary verb.
They only realized that they had been cheated when the bill arrived.
Only when the bill arrived did they realize that they had been cheated.
Paraphrase the sentences using the words given.
You can find lots of new friends and interest groups on this network. (myriad)
Great!