Unit 3
Noun of "depart"
departure
Complete the expression "I haven´t got the foggiest ......."
idea
What conditional is used to imagine a different past (give an example).
3rd. If I had studied, I would have passed.
Give an example of sponsorship.
advertising on a footballer´s shirt etc. (or anything that shows the contestant understands "sponsorship")
What is the minimum and maximum of words in the Key Word Transformations?
three and six
A "locust" is a ......
job/creature/style/subject/type of building/invention
creature
When I hear this song it ...........back memories of Paris in 1992.
jogs/haunts/brings/shares/sparks/comes
brings
You should s............ your muscles before exercising to avoid injury.
stretch
What was Lewis Hamilton advertising in Unit 9?
a watch (NOT clock!)
In the Reading and Use of English Exam (Parts 1 to 8), which part has only four questions?
Part 6
Give an example of something that is "ripe".
apple, peach, melon etc. (or anything that shows the contestant understands "ripe"
Why can´t you say "very ridiculous"?
Because ridiculous is an extreme/ungradable adjective
What does "Fancy your chances?" mean
Do you think you could do it?
Where was Mark Watney stranded in the text in Unit 7?
(on) Mars
How much time do you have for the Reading and Use of English exam?
90 minutes
What preosition goes with these three verbs? (ALL THREE must be correct)
congratulate s.b. ......
discourage s.b .......
tell s.b. off ...........
congratulate s.b. on, discourage s.b. from, tell s.b. off for
J.T.Q. (synonymous expression for one of the expressions below)
Cinemagoer (waiting patiently outside a cinema) "Oy, you! You can´t push in! We´ve all been waiting for an hour!"
Jump The Queue
Where might you get a blister?
on your feet/hands
Irrigation makes sure that ..........gets to the right place.
water
In the listening exam, which parts are simply writing a letter (A, B, C etc,)
Parts 1, 3 and 4
Explain what "queasy" means.
having a sick feeling in the stomach (or anything that shows the contestant understands the word)
What are you doing if you "reminisce"
Thinking/talking about the old days (or anything that shows the contestant understands the word).
Give an example of a "perk" in a job.
free pencils/discount on products in a shop/free travel etc. (or anything that shows the contestant understands "perk")
Which French author is quoted in Unit 7?
(Albert) Camus
You have 20 seconds to name five different types of task in Paper 2
formal letter/email, informal letter/email, review, proposal, essay, report