vocabulary 1
if you learn something FROM SCRATCH, you..
learn it from the beginning
A synonym of FEATURE is...
CHARACTERISTIC
Complete with a preposition and explain the meaning.
If you are puzzled ........ something you are......
BY
SURPRISED
Complete the sentence with 1 word.
I go to the mountans ........... I can. (every time, at any time).
whenever
When I was in primary school, all the students, most of whom/who/which/that spoke just one language, were encouraged to also learn English.
whom
If a newspaper article is BIASED, it is....
not objective, influenced by your personal ideas
If you SQUINT, you...
look at something with your eyes partly closed in order to see better
He managed to beat .......... stiff competition to win several championships.
off
Complete the second sentence.
We always felt comfortable.
At ............................................ uncomfortable. TIME
NO TIME DID WE FEEL
The police focus on collecting statements from witnesses.
What .................................... collecting statements from witnesses.
the police focus on is
ANNOY is the verb, what is the noun?
ANNOYANCE
if something is very, very, very, very funny, it is....... (extreme adjective)
HILARIOUS
I didn't live .......... ......... their expectations.
up to
I didn't need to take / needn't have taken my jacket, which was lucky because it was being washed.
didn't need to take
Dissatisfaction caused Paul to complain about the headset.
WITH
Paul...................................... so he made a complaint.
was dissatisfied with his headset
If you SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT, you...
CORRECT INCORRECT INFORMATION
Choose the correct word and explain its meaning.
People look more closely at tourist sites, often GAZED/GAZING for hours.
GAZING (looking for a long time)
The police thought someone was winding them ........(making them believe something that is not true)
UP
Complete the sentence using a participle clause.
The hotels, which were designed to have sea views, look out onto a major road.
..........................................................., the hotels look out onto a major road.
Designed to have sea views
Not going to the party was a mistake.
SHOULD
I ..................................... the party.
should have gone to
Use the word DEAFENING in a sentence and explain its meaning.
DEAFENING music = very loud
Vandalism GETS TO ME.
ANNOYS ME
by
Make a passive sentence from the prompts.
the birth order of siblings / say / influence /us as children
The birth order of siblings is said to influence /to have influenced us as children.
Because my mum allowed me to stay up, I was able to go to the party.
HAVING
I was able to go to the party, ........................................................ up by my mum.
having been allowed to stay