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Ready for C2 Unit 3 - Future

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  • Which option is considered to be a more polite way of enquiring about future plans?
    Are you dining out this evening?
    Are you likely to dine out this evening?
    Will you be dining out this evening?
  • PHRASAL VERB: uses experiences you have acquired in the past
    draw on
  • Which sentence expresses something is scheduled?
    A meeting is due to be held this afternoon.
    A meeting will be held this afternoon.
    A meeting is likely to be held this afternoon.
    A meeting is bound to be held this afternoon.
  • Complete the sentence: The company's next generation of smart phone ... released next month. [SET]
    is set to be
  • Name two common collocates of the phrasal verb "draw on"
    observations, experience, interviews
  • PHRASAL VERB: reduce something
    bring down
  • PHRASAL VERB: recieve a certain reaction, often negative
    meet with
  • Name two common collocates of the phrasal verb "throw out"
    suggestion, charges, claims
  • Complete the sentence with a word: The company is on the ... of going bankrupt.
    verge / point / brink
  • Name two common collocates of the phrasal verb "bring down"
    the number, rate of inflation, cost of living
  • PHRASAL VERB: think of something such as an idea or plan
    come up with
  • PHRASAL VERB: reject something
    throw out
  • PHRASAL VERB: find something by accident
    stumble across
  • Name two common collocates of the phrasal verb "meet with"
    resistance, criticism, opposition
  • PHRASAL VERB: change your opinion and agree with someone
    come round
  • By the end of this year, I ... here for twenty years.
    will have worked
    will be working
    will work
    will have been working
  • PHRASAL VERB: think that something may or may not happen
    hold out
  • Which option emphasises a fixed future arrangement?
    We'll stay at The Ritz Hotel when we visit London.
    We're staying at The Ritz Hotel when we visit London.
    We're going to stay at The Ritz Hotel when we visit London.
  • Complete the sentence: The economy ... collapse due to the recession. [BRINK]
    is on the brink of
  • Name two common collocates of the phrasal verb "put forward"
    an explanation, ideas, proposals
  • Name two common collocates of the phrasal verb "come up with"
    a solution, a strategy
  • Which option doesn't fit? The candidate ... to make an announcement shortly.
    is on the verge
    is
    is due
    is set
  • Which sentence expresses the event is more immediate?
    The outgoing PM is set to give his final speech.
    The outgoing PM is to give his final speech.
    The outgoing PM is about to give his final speech.
    The outgoing PM is due to give his final speech.
  • PHRASAL VERB: quickly look through written material
    flick through
  • Complete the sentence: They ... put down a deposit on the house but had a change of heart. [ABOUT]
    were about to
  • Which option doesn't fit? Not until you ... the work will we pay you.
    will finish
    finish
    have finished
  • PHRASAL VERB: suggest something or offer an idea or reason
    put forward
  • ... next week, we'll be relaxing in the hotel, enjoying our holiday.
    By this time...
    This time...