It's POSSIBLE / LIKELY that the heating system will have to be replaced soon. It's the third time this month that it breaks.
LIKELY - higher probability due to the fact that it's the third time this month that the problem happens.
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In the future we might be driving flying cars. - Rephrase this sentence using PERHAPS.
Perhaps we'll be driving flying cars in the future.
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I hadn't seen Megan for years, but yesterday I ____________ her at the airport. - Complete with a suitable phrasal verb.
RAN INTO
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That project has took down by the Government. - What's wrong?
was taken down/has been taken down - PASSIVE VOICE
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It's impossible to __________________ with Adam on set. He's hilarious all the time.
KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE
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UNIT 6 - Things will go better if you can explain to him where he was wrong without making him _____________.
LOSE FACE
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UNIT 6 - Mary broke a dining-room window and had to _______________ when her father got home.
FACE THE MUSIC
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We shouldn't ________ this meeting again. It's the third time this week that we avoid talking about the company's losses only because Mark is afraid to. I don't care, we're doing it tomorrow morning. - COMPLETE WITH A SUITABLE PHRASAL VERB.
PUT OFF
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Bernard STOPPED TO THINK / STOPPED THINKING about the consequences after he found out that he was losing a lot of money with the sales. He decided to hire an accountant to help him.
STOPPED TO THINK
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Phil's feeling __________________ today. Yesterday he ate something that upset his stomach.
UNDER THE WEATHER
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I had a severe flu last week, that's why I didn't complete any reports. But I'm ________________ now, this morning I managed to go out for a walk and all.
ON THE MEND
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"He TRIED TO CHANGE THE TIRE but he didn't know the first thing about cars." - Why would "TRIED CHANGING" be wrong here?
Because he made an attempt to change the tire and failed. If it was HE TRIED CHANGING the tire, it'd mean he did it to see what would happen with the car next.
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Jake remembers to receive his first love letter when he was a teenager. - Does this sentence have a problem?
REMEMBERS RECEIVING
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"She regrets having yelled at her child so many times." / "We regret to inform your application has been declined." - What is the difference in the two uses of the verb REGRET?
The former expresses a feeling of disappointment. The latter is a courteous expression of having to tell someone about a situation.
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Estelle had a(n) INCREDIBLY / PRETTY good trip to Kingston. It's wasn't exactly what she expected, but she had time to spend with her family.
PRETTY good
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My last flat was INCREDIBLY / ABSOLUTELY / TOTALLY small. I had to move to a bigger one two years later.
