Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
Grammar I
Grammar II
Correct the mistakes
5
a meal that is unhealthy but is quick and easy to eat
junk food
5
food or any other substance or material that is grown or obtained through farming
produce
5
Use inversion:
There’s no way the police will find whoever is guilty of this crime.
No way ___________________
No way will the police find whoever is guilty of this crime
5
Complete with the correct passive form: The family in the room next door really didn’t appreciate _______ to keep the noise down. (tell)
The family in the room next door really didn’t appreciate being told to keep the noise down.
5
What you need to do is setting aside an extra hour at the weekend for revision.
What you need to do is set aside an extra hour at the weekend for revision.
5
Complete with a collocation: It’s so important that people try to eat f______ - r______ chicken and eggs as often as possible.
free-range
5
a person who comits a crime is a(n)
(criminal is not an option)
offender
5
Use passive:
The government has created a new law that bans takeaway restaurants from using plastic containers.
A new law has been created that bans takeaway restaurants from using plastic containers.
5
Rewrite thesentence, using have or get: I’m going to take my bike back to the shop so they can repair it.
I’m going to take my bike back to the shop so I can get it repaired.
5
By 2025, I will have been being a vegan for ten years.
By 2025, I will have been a vegan for ten years.
5
Replace the phrase in italics using a word or phrase: City breaks are okay, but I prefer somewhere where few people go o____ _____ ________ _______, to be honest.
off the beaten track
5
Finish the expression: Your eyes are bigger __________
than your stomach
5
Write two passive sentences:
My brother has promised me a trip to Paris.
I’ve been promised a trip to Paris by my brother.
A trip to Paris has been promised to me by my brother.
5
Sophie: ‘If I were you, I’d try cutting down on the amount of time you spend on social media.’ - rewrite using the reporting verb - suggest
Sophie suggested cutting down on the amount of time I spend on social media.
5
I never expected being upgraded to first class, so it was a wonderful surprise.
I never expected to be upgraded to first class, so it was a wonderful surprise.
5
have enough of something to live or deal with a situation, but with some difficulty (pv)
get by
5
Hungarian has a namely / massively / effectively complex grammar system.
massively
5
Rephrasing: He will only eat meals that his favourite chef cooks. COOKED
He insists on ___________ by his favourite chef.
having his meals cooked
5
Rewrite the sentences to make them more formal:
In my opinion, Greta Thunberg is someone we should all have huge respect for.
In my opinion, Greta Thunberg is someone for whom we should all have huge respect.
5
The headteacher called us into his office and said us that we were going to be disciplined.
said to us / told us
5
copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have
emulate
5
catching and killing animals without permission on someone else’s land
poaching
5
Reported Speech: I hadn’t realised that my maths homework would be so difficult until I started it.
Luisa told me that she hadn’t realised that her maths homework would be so difficult until she’d started it
5
Use cleft sentences structure:
Taking effective notes in class will help you write better essays. (It)
It is taking effective notes in class that will help you write better essays.
5
Sales of commercial flights to space have angered climate activists, whom the inevitable pollution is unacceptable.
Sales of commercial flights to space have angered climate activists, to whom the inevitable pollution is unacceptable.