Upper Intermediate revision 9-10 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

The police ________ investigating the robbery.

are

We’re going to the bank to discuss a loan to help us s________ ________ our new business.

set up

We’ll be taken o________ by a multinational company if we don’t act soon.

over

to think about others, i.e. how you can help them or how they might feel (thought) = ________

thoughtful

when there is a lot of something (abundant) = ________

abundance

the area around where you live (neighbour) = ________

neighbourhood

to say a word wrongly (pronounce) = ________

mispronounce

to sleep longer than you intended to (sleep) = ________

oversleep

the result of making something better (improve) = _______

improvement

We live on / in / at the outskirts of Tokyo.

on

Can you give us any advices / advice / advisements about travelling in Africa?

advice

I’m really glad we flew business class in spite / although / despite the cost.

despite

The team ignored the manager’s mistake so as not to / to not / for not embarrass him.

so as not to

We need to meet this afternoon in order for / to discuss the merger.

to

I phoned the hotel so that / so as they would know we’d been delayed.

so that

We love the dancing class, despite / even though / even if we’re not very good at it!

even though

George’s grandfather still runs his family business ________ the fact that he is almost 100.

despite

This machine is ________ making medical equipment.

for

‘Eureka!’ is a word that’s still associated with major scientific d________.

discoveries

I wouldn’t volunteer to be a g________ p________ in a clinical trial unless I was desperately ill.

guinea pig

Neither Joe ________ Ella can come to the barbecue – they’re both working at the weekend. and or nor

nor

________ people who work for the charity are volunteers. Most of the Most the The most

most of the

A private company offered the researchers money to complete the trial, but ________ of them felt they should accept it. any none no

none

Isla doesn’t eat ________ fish or meat. She’s a vegetarian. neither either both

either