compound adjectives
grammar 1
vocabulary 1
grammar 2
vocabulary 2
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someone who becomes angry and annoyed easily
bad-tempered
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I can't drive a car, but my boyfriend ________.
I can't drive a car, but my boyfriend CAN.
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a person who has applied for a job
candidate
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I _________ a short English course this month.
a) take
b) am taking
b) am taking
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when you see only good points and therefore your view of something is unrealistic, you look through...
rose-colored glasses
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someone who has a very high opinion of how important and clever they are
big-headed
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Do you remember.....
a) where she lives
b) where does she live
с) she does live
a) Do you remember where she lives (indirect)
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an instinctive feeling, as opposed to an opinion based on facts
gut feeling (instinct)
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You have a hybrid work, _______ you?
I mean you can work either from home or in the office.
a) have you
b) haven't you
c) do you?
d) don't you
do you?
200
to have a short romantic relationship
to have a fling
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someone who is not easily hurt by criticism
thick-skinned
300
something that is very, veryyyyy big
enormous, huge
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'When you have a lot of money, you become happier.'
Redesign the sentence starting with 'The... the...'
The more money you have, the happier you become.
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Helena isn’t very open to new ideas – she’s quite ______.
narrow-minded
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- Honestly, I didn't like the Barbie film!
- ______ did I!
- Neither did I!
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when something/someone is very beautiful
gorgeous
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Compare two things using 'nowhere near as'
eating out & cooking at home
Possible answers:
Eating out is nowhere near as tasty as cooking at home
Cooking at home is considerably better than eating out
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He is ___________.
tight-fisted
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What time does the grocery store open?
I wonder.....
I wonder what time the grocery shop opens.
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1. very happy
2. very sure
1. delighted
2. positive
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say that these two things are equal (no difference between them)
hiking in the mountains & sunbathing on the beach
Possible answers:
Hiking in the mountains is (just) as fascinating as sunbathing on the beach
Hiking in the mountains is not any more fascinating than sunbathing on the beach