Proficiency unit 3 review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

AUSPICIOUS / COHERENT / CARE / PLAUSIBLE / GRATEFUL / PROPORTIONATE / CONNECT / ALCOHOLIC / LITERATE / RELENT The composition you wrote was interesting but it was spoiled by a number of _________ mistakes

careless

AUSPICIOUS / COHERENT / CARE / PLAUSIBLE / GRATEFUL / PROPORTIONATE / CONNECT / ALCOHOLIC / LITERATE / RELENT I couldn't understand a word he was saying on the phone - because of the fever, he had become totally __________

incoherent

AUSPICIOUS / COHERENT / CARE / PLAUSIBLE / GRATEFUL / PROPORTIONATE / CONNECT / ALCOHOLIC / LITERATE / RELENT As I'm driving, I'd rather have a ________ drink like orange juice or tea.

non-alcoholic

AUSPICIOUS / COHERENT / CARE / PLAUSIBLE / GRATEFUL / PROPORTIONATE / CONNECT / ALCOHOLIC / LITERATE / RELENT He never learned to read or write and remained __________ for the rest of his life.

illiterate

AUSPICIOUS / COHERENT / CARE / PLAUSIBLE / GRATEFUL / PROPORTIONATE / CONNECT / ALCOHOLIC / LITERATE / RELENT I don't really believe in fate, but even I felt that the fire at the theatre on the first night was a rather _________ start

inauspicious

AUSPICIOUS / COHERENT / CARE / PLAUSIBLE / GRATEFUL / PROPORTIONATE / CONNECT / ALCOHOLIC / LITERATE / RELENT The barrister complained that the prison sentence was _________ to the seriousness of the crime her client had committed

disproportionate

AUSPICIOUS / COHERENT / CARE / PLAUSIBLE / GRATEFUL / PROPORTIONATE / CONNECT / ALCOHOLIC / LITERATE / RELENT She didn't even thank me for my present - I couldn't believe she was so ___________

ungrateful

AUSPICIOUS / COHERENT / CARE / PLAUSIBLE / GRATEFUL / PROPORTIONATE / CONNECT / ALCOHOLIC / LITERATE / RELENT The previous owners of the flat had had the phone __________ so we had to contact the company to get it working again

disconnected

AUSPICIOUS / COHERENT / CARE / PLAUSIBLE / GRATEFUL / PROPORTIONATE / CONNECT / ALCOHOLIC / LITERATE / RELENT The singer was worn down by the ____________ pressure of work and the constant attention of his fans

relentless

Reformulate the sentence to emphasize the words in capitals: You must have read THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE SERIES, not the first. It_______________________________________

It must have been the second volume of the series you read, not the second

Reformulate the sentence to emphasize the words in capitals: I only studied WORKS BY SHAKESPEARE AND DICKENS AT SCHOOL. All __________________________________

All I studied at school were works by Shakespeare and Dickens

Reformulate the sentence to emphasize the words in capitals: I don't understand WHY IT IS SO HARD TO MAKE A LIVING AS A WRITER. What_________________________________________

What I don't understand is why it is so hard to make a living as a writer

Reformulate the sentence to emphasize the words in capitals: BOTH DICKENS AND DYLAN THOMAS are famous for giving lectures in the USA. It____________________________________________

It is both Dickens and Dylan Thomas who are famous for giving lectures in the USA.

Reformulate the sentence to emphasize the words in capitals: Many famous novels first appeared IN SERIAL FORM IN MAGAZINES. It ________________________________________

It was in serial form that many famous novels first appeared in magazines.

Reformulate the sentence to emphasize the words in capitals: The public really appreciated THE WRITER'S COLOURFUL STYLE. What ____________________________________

What the public really appreciated was the writer's colourful style

Reformulate the sentence to emphasize the words in capitals: Not only the male but also THE FEMALE CHARACTERS in the novels are memorable. It______________________________

It is the female characters in the novel who are interesting, and not just/only the male (ones).