VOCABULARY
IDIOMS
SYNONYMS OF ADJECTIVES
GRAMMAR
THE C1 EXAM
100

to officially choose someone for a job 


_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (= 7 letters word)

APPOINT

100

Complete the colour:


OUT OF THE ...............

BLUE

100

APPALING

TERRIBLE / DISASTROUS

100

Could this adverbial be at the ending of the sentence like this?


Luca is thinking of going to Australia, APPARENTLY.

YES ;)
100

There are 4 parts of the Cambridge Exam:  

Reading and Use of English, Listening, Speaking, and ............

WRITING

200

a list of subjects that people will discuss at a meeting 


_ _ _ _ _ _ (= 6 letters word)

AGENDA

200

to BEAT AROUND THE .............

(= to discuss a matter without coming to the point - e.g. a politician)



 

BUSH

200

GRIPPING

INTERESTING / ABSORBING

200

What is the difference in meaning between IN SPITE OF and DESPITE?

Actually, no real difference 

(just despite is a little more formal)

200

In LISTENING, are there multiple dialogues/monologues, or is it 1 long story/conversation?

multiple, different dialogues/monologues

300

cheap enough for most people to be able to buy 


_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  (=10 letters word) 

AFFORDABLE

300

If you pretend not to notice sth., you .......... a blind eye to that.

TURN

300

MUDDLED

CHAOTIC / CONFUSED

300

Complete the second sentence correctly for EMPHASIS:

She wanted to find a job in New Zealand. - - -

What she wanted .......... to find a job in New Zealand.

WAS
300

At the SPEAKING part, what is the expression which best describes the attitude between the 2 candidates (and the examiners watch carefully if this is happening or it is missing)

INTERACTION

400

having a lot of money 


_ F F _ _ _ _ _ (= 8 letters word)

AFFLUENT

400

(to be) ON THE ............. = alert to new ideas/methods/trends - indicating competence or being smart/bright

BALL

400

SOPHISTICATED

COMPLEX / COMPLICATED

400

Turn this second conditional clause into the third conditional:

"I could get better results if I took the photos earlier."

"I COULD HAVE GOT better results if I HAD TAKEN the photos earlier."

400

In WRITING part, which of these types of texts is always required?

- essay

- report

- proposal

- review

- email

- letter

ESSAY (in part 1)

500

Both - explain in English and translate correctly into Czech - this sentence:


"Are you biased?"

showing an unreasonable like or dislike for someone or something based on personal opinions, e.g.:

The newspapers gave a very biased report of the meeting.

I think she's beautiful but then I'm biased since she's my daughter.

in Czech:  zaujatý, neobjektivní, stranící někomu, předpojatý


500

How would you translate into Czech:


ONCE  IN  A  BLUE  MOON

jednou za uherský rok

500

PLAUSIBLE

CONVINCING / BELIEVABLE
500

Name 5 UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS in English, which are countable in Czech..


ADVICE   EQUIPMENT   FRUIT   HOMEWORK   HOUSEWORK   INFORMATION   KNOWLEDGE   LUGGAGE   NEWS   RUBBISH   TOAST   
500

How much money does C1 exam cost nowadays (+- 500 crowns)?

5000 Czech crowns