Vocab 1
Could you go ____ the main points of your argument again, Professor? (= explain)
over
It’s e_____ that you stir it, so the sauce stays nice and smooth (= important)
essential
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Watching sport was definitely the most popular activity on Saturday afternoons. (FAR)
Watching sport was by far the most popular activity on Saturday afternoons.
_____ (treat) with care, our pottery will last for generations
Treated
Sarah looked very happy. She ____ ____ passed her driving test.
must have
randomly
I bumped into Dave b___ c______ on Oxford Street. I had no idea he was in London.
by chance
Can you figure ____ how to do it?
out
We ____ (go) to the cinema this weekend if there ____ (be) a good film showing
We will / might go to the cinema this weekend if there's a good film showing
I wish I _______ a better job. I don’t enjoy this kind of work.
had
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Wealth and power are closely connected in most societies. (HAND)
Wealth and power go hand in hand in most societies.
What are the words defined?
- too many people or things in one place
- the state of being able to read and write
- the right to vote or to be treated fairly by the law
overcrowding
literacy
civil rights
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Classical music is not the sort of thing I like. (TEA)
Classical music is not my cup of tea
We'll miss the flight is we don't leave at 6. (UNLESS)
We'll miss the flight unless we leave at 6.
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A: I am so sleepy today.
B: You _____ (go) home from the club together with us instead of staying there the whole night.
should have gone
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She take particular care to keep all her shopping receipts. (POINT)
She makes a point of keeping all her shopping receipts.
Two planes were lifted up and thrown across the tarmac by a f_____ gust of wind (unexpected and very unusual)
freak
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Buy your shares in the company now or you'll be too late to get what you want (BOAT)
Buy your shares in the company now or you'll miss the boat
Nobody knows exactly why he died. But we think it ____ ____ been an accident.
might have / may have / could have
If we _____ (leave) on time, we _____ (not be) late, but unfortunately we left very late.
If we’d left on time, we wouldn’t have been late, but unfortunately we left very late.
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The current system just isn’t working – we need to start again with a completely new plan or idea and start afresh. (DRAWING)
The current system just isn’t working – we need to go back to the drawing board and start afresh.
It is very important to try and talk all the issues _____ so that they can be dealt with in an appropriate manner.
through
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The loss of fertilizer proved to be something that seems to be bad or unlucky at first, but which you later realize is good or lucky. It forced us to use compost, which is better for the soil and crops. (BLESSING)
The loss of fertilizer proved to be a blessing in disguise. It forced us to use compost, which is better for the soil and crops.
I’m starving. I wish I _______ breakfast this morning.
had eaten
_____ (spend) his childhood in Denmark, he could speak Danish perfectly well.
Having spent