Idioms and phrases
What idiom is it?
Far away from any towns and cities and where few people live. (middle)
in the middle of nowhere
What adjective is it?
Energetic, exciting, full of enthusiasm.
Vibrant
Fill in the gap with a future structure.
My dad leaves work at 6:30 p.m. and doesn't get home until 7:15 p.m. I can't call him at 7 tomorrow because he ... (drive).
will be driving
The singer sued the newspaper for ... after the article it published about her.
libel
Future structures
Holly's flight from Paris to San Fransisco leaves at 9:00 a.m. At 6 p.m. she ... for 9 hours. (fly)
will have been flying
idiom
becoming healthy after an illness.
be on the mend
Read the definition, say what word it is:
A person used in a scientific test, for example, to discover the effect of drugs on humans.
Guinea pig
Change the sentence in 2 ways using 2 advanced Passive structures:
They say the rules are straightforward.
1. It is said that the rules are straightforward.
2. The rules are said to be straightforward.
What can be the opposite of "single-minded"?
indecisive
Change the sentences using Inversion:
1. I have never been so embarrassed in my life.
2. We couldn't find a coffee shop open anywhere.
1. Never have I been so embarrassed in my life.
2. Nowhere could we find a coffee shop open.
What phrasal verb is it?
To think that you are better than someone else.
Look down on someone.
What personality adjective do you need here?
My aunt is rather ... . She wears very weird clothes.
Eccentric.
Comparative structures.
My best friend is more outgoing than me.
I'm not ...
as outgoing as her.
Read the definition and say a word
To open your mouth wide and take a lot of air into the lungs and slowly send it out, usually when tired, bored or sleepy.
Yawn
1. Maths is far more difficult than history. (nowhere near)
History is ___________________ maths.
2. Health is a lot more important than money. (nothing like)
Money is ___________________ health.
1.History is nowhere near as difficult as maths.
2. Money is nothing like as important as health.
Give the synonyms of rich.
well off, comfortably off, be rolling in it, in the lap of luxury.
What collocation is it?
When exercising, I think you should train as intensively as you can. It's only when you ... that you get results. (push)
push yourself to the limit
Reported speech
"Were you late for school this morning?"
My mum asked my sister ...
Whether/if she had been late for school that morning.
1. What sound do people make when they are shocked?
2. What sound do people make when they disapprove of something?
3. What sound do people make when they are drinking a very hot liquid?
1. Gasp
2. Tut
3. Slurp
Open the brackets:
1. My grandmother apologized ... (not/send) me a birthday card.
2. Everybody was ... (blame/me/break) the window, but it wasn't my fault.
1. for not sending
2. blaming me for breaking
Replace the highlighted verbs with phrasal verbs:
1. We waited but John didn't arrive.
2. I didn't want to mention it.
3. Kate was upset but she will recover.
1. turn up
2. bring up
3. get over
Fill in the gaps:
1. A lack of rain has caused a drought, which will in turn lead to widespread lack of food and ... in the area.
2. Social networking sites are often prohibited in countries where there is ... of the media.
1.famine
2. censorship
Change this sentence into Mixed Conditional.
Heidi speaks German because she went to a German school.
If Heidi hadn't gone to a German school, she wouldn't speak German.
Match this definition with a correct word:
Imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true.
1.hyperactive 2.hypocritical
3.hyperlink 4. hypothetical
Hypothetical
participles
1. ... online, plane tickets are usually cheaper. (purchase)
2. The market was full of tourists ... for souvenirs. (haggle)
1. purchased
2. haggling