B2 - Objective First - U23 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Have you ever done some you were sure you were going to be told off for, but you were let off? Do you know why you were let off?

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What enjoy living in a remote area cutt off from the rest of the world? Why (not)?

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What are the reasons people might have for breaking off an engagement?

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Will you be confident enough to show off any of your skills in public? Which ones?

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Is there anything you are frequently told off for?

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Have you called off any plans this year? Which ones and why?

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What things have you damaged this year?

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Have you ever been given any invaluable advice? What was it?

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What injuries have you suffered over the past year or two?

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My teacher's advice was ___. It was the key to being accepted at a very prestigious university.

invaluable

priceless

This necklace is ___; it belonged to Cleopatra!

priceless

invaluable

The crime rate has ___ only a little over the last few years.

risen

raised

A lot of questions were ___ by the students at the previous lecture.

raised

risen

We have ___ all salaries for employees in this company by 10%.

raised

risen

The number of harmful particles in the air has ___ a lot over the past decade.

risen

raised

Dad, can you call a technician? I think the ___ is broken.

cooker

cook

My uncle works as a ___ in the local homeless shelter.

cook

cooker

My dog walked on something sharp and now it has ___ its paw.

injured

damaged

I ___ the car last week. Nothing too serious, but it now needs a new lightbulb.

damaged

injured

Jenny is the most ___ person I know. She deals with every problem rationally and knows when to ask for help.

sensible

sensitive

James is so ___. You can't give him any constructive criticism or else he feels under attack.

sensitive

sensible

I was angry at how stupid my brother had been, but I had to be ____ because he was in a lot of pain.

sympathetic

friendly

Lisa is really ___ to everyone she meets.

friendly

sympathetic

We studied hard all week for the test, but ____, it was easier than we expected,

in the end

at the end

Can you please ___ me your name?

tell

say

_______ of the day, we were exhausted.

At the end

In the end

The doctor told me to ___ down on the bed.

lie

lay

Substitute the verb in brackets for a phrasal verb. I need to (cancel) my meeting next week.

call off

Substitute the verb in brackets for a phrasal verb. The police caught us spraying grafitti all over the train station. We didn't get arrested; we were (released) with a serious warning never to do it again.

let off

Substitute the verb in brackets for a phrasal verb. I find it so difficult to wake up in the morning that my alarm (rings) every five minutes from 7 a.m. until 7.30

goes off

Substitute the verb in brackets for a phrasal verb. I'm hoping to get a place at Harvard University so I've (posted) my application letter.

sent off

Substitute the verb in brackets for a phrasal verb. Although I loved living by myself, the intial excitement (disappeared) quickly when I realised how much cleaning I had to do.

wore off

Substitute the verb in brackets for a phrasal verb. The football match was (cancelled)

called off

I'm good at playing the guitar but I don't like ____ ___ in public; it makes me feel so embarassed.

showing off

wearing off

going off

setting off

I was ____ ___ by my parents for not doing my homework.

told off

let off

called off

If you have no reception for your mobile phone, you can also say you have no...

signal.

Which word does not mean "scared"?

alert

frightenend

petrified

alarmed

Which word or expression is not associated with volcanoes?

flooding

eruption

ash cloud

molten lava

Which expression is not specifically associated with storms?

light cloud cover

clap of thunder

flash of lightning

torrential rain