English file advanced 2 vocab and grammar practice | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

He won't listen to me, but if you talk to him, he might ______his mind.

change

He can be a bit bad- tempered, but he has a ___________ of gold.

heart of gold

My brother wasn't so sy_________ when I failed my test, he just laughed

sympathetic

My boss is really down to ______; you can talk to him about anything

down to earth

He's quite an unadventurous person- he doesn't like ta______ ri_____

taking risks

When she turned around, I could see that she had cried/had been crying

had been crying

While I _________ (drive) home yesterday, I _________(see) a cat on the road.

was driving, saw

When I was young, My family __________ (spend) every summer at the seaside

would spend, used to spend

When I was a teenager, I __________(have) much longer hair.

I used to have much longer hair

I'm afraid my boss and I don't understand each other/ one another/ themselves very well

each other, one another

she's a real _____ in the neck. She's very annoying.

pain

I'm about to say this word I just need a few more seconds

It's on the tip of my tongue

it's really hard for me to pronunce (idiom)

I can't get my tongue round it

to talk to someone with different goals or purposes (idiom)

to talk at cross purposes

to misunderstand something (idiom)

to get the wrong end of the stick

it's too complicated and I can't understand it (idiom)

I can't get my head round this

ask somebody to (more formal)

request somebody to

vocabulary (more formal)

lexis

to answer somebody (more formal)

to respond to somebody

to manage to do something using what you have (phrasal verb)

to get by

to absorb or understand something (phrasal verb)

to take something in

to quickly improve a skill you haven't used for a long time (phrasal verb)

to brush up

to be accepted as a local (phrasal verb)

to pass for a local

to learn a new skill or language by practicing it rather than being taught (phrasal verb)

to pick up