Agreeing and Disagreeing

1)You said earlier that people aren't willing to recycle but I beg to .........
a) disagree
b) differ
c) argue
2)
Some people think the story in the press is all about one reporter wanting to ........ a score with the company!

a) settle
b) complete
c) end
3)
Can you come to my office please. I have a bone to ........ with you.

a) pull
b) pick
c) pinch

Moods and Emotions

1)I'm at my ........ end. I've looked everywhere for my purse and I can't find it anywhere.

a) wits'
b) nerves'
c) senses'
2)
You look really cheesed ........ Is everything OK?

a) up
b) away
c) off
3)
I'm going to do some baby-sitting for Sarah. She sounded at the end of her ........ on the phone and I think she needs a break.

a) lead
b) tether
c) leash

Great news!

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Cheers!

Show must go on...

“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.” - Michael Jackson

Activity

1)I'm afraid I won't be able to come out this weekend. I'm absolutely snowed ........ with work.
a) in
b) under
c) down
2)
If you ......... down and try to concentrate I'm sure you'll do well in your exams.

a) wrestle
b) grapple
c) knuckle
3)
The doctor's told me to ......... it easy and to avoid stressful situations.

a) take
b) play
c) make

DIFFICULT SITUATIONS

1)For a working mother, the balancing ........ between work and home is a tough one.
a) trick
b) show
c) act
2)
You're going to have to ......... the nettle and speak to the boss about the problem.

a) grip
b) grasp
c) grab
3)
We've done all we can at our end. The ball's now in your .........

a) court
b) field
c) pitch

Romance

1)They really do make the ........ couple. I've never known two people who get on so well.

a) perfect
b) ideal
c) superb
2)
I've heard their marriage is on the ........ and they're getting divorced.

a) bricks
b) stones
c) rocks
3)
It's a match made in ........ And to think they first got together on an Internet dating agency!

a) paradise
b) heaven
c) bliss

Shopping

1)I sold that old CD Player on the Internet for £20! Talk about money for old .........!

a) twine
b) string
c) rope
2)
That shop is trying to sell second-hand clothes for almost as much as if they were new. It's daylight ........!

a) robbery
b) theft
c) crime
3)
I wouldn't pay that much. Those shoes are ten a ........ in the local market.

a) dime
b) cent
c) penny

Travel

1)My car's been playing ........ recently. I think I'll pop it into the garage.
a) up
b) down
c) away
2)
You should always have regular breaks when you make long journeys or you could end up falling asleep at the .........

a) windscreen
b) pedal
c) wheel
3)
I think it's time we made ......... I've got to be up early in the morning.

a) tracks
b) paths
c) ways

Work

1)Bob got his ........ orders for having too much time off work.
a) striding
b) walking
c) marching
2)
Their interview process isn't at all fair. It's set up to give jobs for the ........ .

a) boys
b) chaps
c) men
3)
Her father used to work in the same profession and taught her all the ........ of the trade.

a) topics
b) tips
c) tricks

Money

1)You can bet your ........ dollar that Peter won't be in today. He always seems to have Wednesday off work.

a) last
b) bottom
c) final
2)
That new cafe in town must be making money hand over ........ Have you seen the queue of people they always have?

a) fist
b) palm
c) wrist
3)
Do you know that man who's always in the club ......... his money around? Someone told me he's gone out of business.

a) passing
b) showing
c) throwing


1 (b) / 2 (a) / 3 (c)

Sentence tranformations / HAVE NO

1. I don't mind if you come camping with us.
I have no _______________________________.

2. My mother can't remember what she did as a child.
My mother has no ____________________________.

3. You have to come with me now.
You have no _______________________________.

Sentence tranformations

1. Kindly have a seat as I'm sure Mr Johnson won't be long.

If ______________________________.

2. I wouldn't have been able to afford to go to university except that my grandmother left me some money.

But for _____________________________.

3. Climatic changes may, in due course, render weather lore obsolete.

Were _______________________________.

xoxo

Crime and Punishment

1)That camera is cheap. Do you think it fell off the ........ of a lorry?
a) back
b) rear
c) behind
2)
Now, I know one of you stole the money but who is going to ........ clean and own up?

a) make
b) act
c) come
3)
Michele has been late for work every day this week but always gets away with it scot .........

a) free
b) loose
c) light




1 (a) / 2 (c) / 3 (a)

Learning

1)You can't always tell someone what's best. They often have to learn the ........ way through their own mistakes.

a) direct
b) difficult
c) hard
2)
Are you trying to teach your grandmother how to ........ eggs? I've been cooking this meal for longer than I can remember!

a) suck
b) blow
c) crack
3)
I couldn't get a grant and had to work my ........ through college.

a) path
b) road
c) way
1 (c) / 2 (a) / 3 (c)

Health and Ilness

1)Sam won't be coming to school today. He's ........ a bit of a temperature.
a) having
b) showing
c) running
2)
Thomas took a ........ for the worse during the night but he seems to be a lot better this morning.

a) turn
b) move
c) shift
3)
For a woman of her age she is in ........ health and a real inspiration.

a) sharp
b) impolite
c) rude

1 (c) / 2 (a) / 3 (c)

Relationships

1)I'm sorry, but I can't spend time with Karen. She really gets ........ my nerves.
a) in
b) under
c) on
2)
I think it would be best if you kept Chris at ........ length. You don't seem to be getting on very well with each other lately.

a) hands
b) arms
c) fingers
3)
They both met at the local art class and really ........ it off.

a) hit
b) knocked
c) banged

1(c) / 2(b) / 3(a)

Business

1)I know you can't give me an exact price but I'd appreciate a ball ........ figure so that I can let my team know.

a) park
b) court
c) field
2)
I hate it when a local business goes belly ........ It's sad to see a small business fail.

a) out
b) over
c) up
3)
If you want to make sure your business is running efficiently you need to get yourself a good number ........ to keep your accounts in order.

a) cruncher
b) juggler
c) squeezer

1(a) / 2(c) /3(a)

Change

Hi, guys! As some people asked me last Friday, I'll post the answers as well at the bottom of the page, right?

See you!

Fatima

Depart, retreat, retire

Which verb fits each sentence? (you'll have to use one of them twice)

a) At this point in the speech, the minister _________ from his prepared text.

b) After dinner the host said, "Shall we _________ to the drawing room?"

c) When he's done something wrong, he __________ to his bedroom.

d) Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to _________.

xoxo

Wear and tear

Do you guys remember this from our last session?
Now which verbs collocates with it?

"Seat covers on train _______ a lot of wear and tear."

a) get
b) take
c) suffer

xoxo

"to lure"

This verb is in our first REAL mock.. uhhh

I found some synonyms: lure, entice, inveigle, decoy, tempt, seduce... BUT:

Lure suggests the use of something that attracts like bait
eg: Industry often lures scientists from universities by offering them huge salaries.

To entice is to draw on skillfully, as by arousing hopes or desires
e.g The teacher tried to entice the shy child into entering the classroom.

Inveigle implies winning over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk
e.g He inveigled a friend into becoming his law partner.

To decoy is to trap or ensnare by cunning or deception
e.g. Partisans dressed as simple farmers decoyed the soldiers into the crossfire.

Tempt implies an encouragement or an attraction to do something, especially something immoral, unwise, or contrary to one's better judgment:
e.g I am tempted to tell him what I really think of him.

To seduce is to entice away and usually suggests the overcoming of moral resistance:
e.g. "The French King attempted by splendid offers to seduce him from the cause of the Republic" Thomas Macaulay.

xoxo Mari

Food and Drink

1)We've got some officials coming over next week who we're intending to ........ and dine.

a) feed
b) wine
c) drink
2)
The restaurant was lovely and the fish was done to a .........

a) turn
b) roll
c) twist
3)
I told you not to put too much on your plate children. Your ........ are bigger than your belly.

a) eyes
b) mouth
c) teeth

PAIN (verbs and nouns)

I started doing some reserach trying to answer a previsou post and came across lots of verbs to express PAIN...

Are you familiar with these?

- to prickle [T] If thin sharp objects prickle you, they cause slight pain by touching against your skin
e.g. She lay on the grass and the stiff dry grass prickled the back of her legs.

- to tingle [I] 1 to have a feeling as if a lot of sharp points are being put quickly and lightly into your body: My toes and fingers are tingling with the cold.
e.g. There's a line in that poem that makes my spine tingle every time I read it.

- to sting 2 to cause sharp but usually temporary pain: The soap/smoke/sweat stung my eyes. e.g. This type of disinfectant doesn't sting, even if you put it on a fresh cut.

- itch [I] to have or cause an uncomfortable feeling on the skin which makes you want to rub it with your nails
e.g. I can't wear wool - it makes me itch.

- pierce [I + adverb or preposition; T] to go into or through something, making a hole in it using a sharp point
e.g. The needle pierces the fabric four times a second.

- twinge /noun [C] a sudden short feeling of physical or mental pain
e.g. I felt a twinge in my knee.
e.g. He was feeling twinges from a calf injury after 20 minutes of the game.

- smart (STING) [I] 1 to cause someone to feel a stinging pain
e.g. My eyes were smarting from the onions.

- pang / noun [C] a sudden sharp feeling, especially of painful emotion
e.g. a pang of jealousy
e.g. We hadn't eaten since yesterday and the hunger pangs were getting harder to ignore.

CU all tomorrow!
xoxo Mari

Health and Ilness

1)Apparently, John's on the ........ following his operation and could be home this week.

a) fix
b) repair
c) mend
2)
I've been sitting in the same position for too long. I've got pins and ........ in my leg.

a) screws
b) needles
c) nails
3)
Poor old Simon is in a ........ way. He sprained his ankle jogging and now can't get around at all.

a) bad
b) poor
c) ill

Work

1)Be careful. The managers are on the ........ over that email that was sent out to all staff criticising management.

a) march
b) rampage
c) warpath
2)
It's a good job. The boss keeps us all on our ........ but everyone is keen to do well and there's a great atmosphere.

a) toes
b) feet
c) legs
3)
It takes courage to put your ........ on the line when there's a difficult decision to be made.

a) arm
b) body
c) neck

Happy Occasions

1)They've been married for 50 years and they're going to ........ the occasion with a huge family party.

a) signal
b) show
c) mark

2)
It's a red-........ day for the school as they've had a record number of students passing their exams!

a) letter
b) flag
c) carpet

3)Are you going to lay ........ a party for your daughter's 21st birthday?

a) in
b) on
c) out