Trends
Replace the highlighted word below with prepositional phrases:
on track/by nature/in decline/at risk of
In the future, people will be vulnerable to catching a new disease
At risk of
Complete the questions using the words below:
take time out from (something)/have a breather/take my mind off (something)/switch off/let your hair down/unwind
If I’ve been working a sixteen-hour shift, I usually go to the bar to relax
Unwind
Select the correct article:
in/at/on the nick of time
in the nick of time
Choose the correct word:
If only I was/had lost my lottery ticket, I'd be rich!
Had
Choose a suitable continuation:
Set experience/of on an epic journey/the beaten track
Of on an epic journey
Replace the highlighted word below with prepositional phrases:
by far/at present/in effect/at least
Right now, robots aren't very intelligent, but...
At present
Complete the questions using the words below:
take time out from (something)/have a breather/take my mind off (something)/switch off/let your hair down/unwind
I went travelling in order to forget about the tragedy for a while
Have a breather
Continue the word:
Exercises should be repeated at regular i...
Intervals
Choose the correct form of the word:
Jony repeated after the cartoon character and imagined/imagine himself as a hero
Imagined
Which word in each set has a different meaning?
conceal: hide, cover up, extract
Extract
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command/mind/dead/offensive/everyday/global/barrier/official
Why do you think English has become a 'lingua franca' used by people around the world to communicate? What factors contributed to its rise as a ... language?
Global
Complete the questions using the words below:
take time out from (something)/have a breather/take my mind off (something)/switch off/let your hair down/unwind
It's hard to stop focusing on my work at weekends
Switch off
Complete the extract with the phrases below:
evocative smell/evoking memories/takes me back in time/carried back in time
For me, the most ... is that smell you get when candles have just been snuffed out
Evocative smell
Choose the correct multi-word verb to complete the sentence:
We have only four hours to come up with/come down to a plan to save a company
Come up with
Read the pairs of sentences. Do they have similar or opposite meanings?
a) I know people who crave fame and fortune
b) Nobody I know has ever hankered after fame
Similar
Complete the questions using the words below:
command/mind/dead/offensive/everyday/global/barrier/official
Think of the way to improve your .. of a language
Command
Replace the highlighted words with one word:
To travel without control
Unsupervised
Complete the extract with the phrases below:
evocative smell/evoking memories/takes me back in time/carried back in time
When I come to my grandmother's village, I have that feeling that ...
Takes me back in time
Choose the correct multi-word verb to complete the sentence:
I don't want to deal with him anymore, all his conversations come up with/come down to money
Come down to
Extract the correct continuation of the multi-word verb:
They're going to sort over/out/through this problem
Out
Insert the correct word:
Some say it's a combination of word of ... and pure luck, while marketers think it's something we can control
Mouth
Remember the synonym for the word:
Intentionally
Deliberately/willfully/wittingly/designebly
Continue the word:
When I got a job at a shelter it was my first e... working with dogs
Experience
Make up a word from the letters and insert it into the missing space:
rmoinsbrat
In this game we wanted to ... ideas for children
Brainstorm
Complete the word:
Working in the slums was hard, but proved to be a v_ _ _ _ _ _ _ learning experience
Valuable