Vocabulary 1
What word is missing in the following sentence?
We're looking ... to meeting you.
We're looking forward to meeting you.
Which phrasal verb means to begin a journey?
a) hang out
b) pull out
c) set off
d) split up
c) set off
Translate the parts of the sentences in brackets into English.
a) (Jestem szczególnie zdenerwowany) .......... because nobody told me the truth.
b) He will, (bez wątpienia) .........., succeed in his life.
a) I am particularly upset because nobody told me the truth.
b) He will, without doubt, succeed in his life.
Explain the meaning of the following words in English.
a) considerable
b) peer
a) fairly large, especially large enough to have an effect or be important
b) a person who is the same age or who has the same social status as you; to look closely or carefully, especially because something or someone is difficult to see
Fill in the gaps with appropriate words.
a) ... somebody of doing something - oskarżyć kogoś o zrobienie czegoś
b) to ... with somebody - namawiać, przekonywać kogoś
c) to make ... worse - co gorsza, na domiar złego
a) accuse somebody of doing something
b) to reason with somebody
c) to make matters worse
Which letters are missing in the given words?
a) c _ p _ _ v a _ _ n g - fascynujący, urzekający
b) h _ l _ _ i o _ _ - komiczny, zabawny
c) u _ _ i f _ i _ g - pocieszający, podnoszący na duchu
a) captivating
b) hilarious
c) uplifting
Put the modal expressions into the correct categories.
Ability | Obligation | Permission | Probability
be allowed to do, be bound to do, be likely to do, be meant to do, be permitted to do, be supposed to do, manage to do, succeed in doing
Ability - manage to do, succeed in doing
Obligation - be meant to do, be supposed to do
Permission - be allowed to do, be permitted to do
Probability - be bound to do, be likely to do
Translate the following words and phrases into English.
a) godziwy, przyzwoity
b) na czyjąś cześć
c) rękaw
d) złożyć wypowiedzenie
a) decent
b) in honour of somebody
c) sleeve
d) hand in one's notice