IELTS Grammar and vocab review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Phrasal verb: to appear

to show/turn up

Phrasal: to search for specific info

to look up

I don´t have as _____ money as you

much

You should invest _____ bitcoin

Invest in

Comparative: She is a bit older than me. I am....

I am not quite as old as her

Comparative: He is much taller than me. I am ......

I am not nearly as tall as him

I have many a______ but only a few friends

acquaintances

I don´t like spicy food: Me _______

me neither

Make this more formal: The day we have the exam on is Wednesday

The day on which we have the exam is Wednesday

Make this more formal: The company I work for is 50 years old

The company for which I work is....

Relative pronoun: He is the man to ____ I gave the money

whom

Relative pronoun: It´s a new website _____ main aim is to connect people who live in the same area

whose

Participle clause: I ate my dinner and watched the news

Eating my dinner, I watched the news

Participle clause: The hospital was rennovated last year. Now it's much better

Rennovated in 2017, the hospital is now much better

Participle clause: The shard was built in 2017. It´s the tallest building in London

Built in 2017, the shard is the tallest building in London

Participle clause: She was walking to work when she remembered it was her day off

Walking to work, she remembered it was her day off

Past tenses: I was excited about my trip because I _____ (never go) to a tropical country before

I had never been/gone to a tropical country before

Past perfect/Past simple: I _____ (leave) my house and realised I ____ (leave) my keys

I left my house and realised I had left my keys

Use 'not only': I quit my job and sold my flat

Not only did I quit my job, but I also sold my flat

Use 'not only': I have a big house and a sports car

Not only do I have a big house, (but) i also have a sports car

Use 'not only': She is intelligent and hilarious

Not only is she intelligent, (but) she is also hilarious

Use 'had better': You really should go to the dentist

You had better go to the dentist

Change to past: I must finish my work before 9pm

I had to finish my work before 9pm

Use 'supposed': You should arrive at 9am tomorrow

You are supposed to arrive at 9am tomorrow

Use 'ought': You should call your mum

you ought to call your mum

Use 'despite': I finished uni, but i still don´t have a job

despite going (having gone) to uni, i still don´t have a job

Use 'despite': It was raining, but we went to the park

Despite the rain, we went to the park

Use 'although' - He's not tall but he can jump very high

Although he's not tall, he can jump very high

Use 'Despite': I was tired, but I finished the marathon

despite being tired, i finished the marathon

Mixed: I´m not rich because I didn´t study finance

If i had studies finance, I would be rich

2nd conditional: I´m not rich so I don´t live on my own

If i was richh i would live on my own

3rd conditional: I got covid at Martha's party

If i hadn´t gone to martha's party, i wouldn´t have got covid