C1.1 English File End of Year Revision | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

It´s only a _______ of time before she gets a job. Her CV is amazing.

matter

Talk for 1 minute about things you do when you need to KILL TIME.

Wow! // I´m not sure you understand the phrase

Sorry but you have run _______ time. The exam has finished.

run out of time

It was my mother´s sister´s car what was parked outside. (Is this sentence correct?)

No. "what" should be "which" or "that"

The sound of the tap CLICKING/DRIPPING was really annoying.

dripping

I finished uni 10 years ago, but I´m still paying off my student GRANT/LOAN

LOAN

When you get on a bus, you need to pay a FEE/FARE

FARE

What sound does a dog make?

bark

Does a bird live in a nest or a tank?

A nest

What´s the difference between a CEASEFIRE and a SIEGE?

When 2 armies stop attacking for a period // When an army surrounds a city to take control of it

What is the difference between SURRENDERING and RETREATING?

Surrender: You concede defeat. // Retreat: You move backwards to avoid or escape attack

For 1 minute, tell us about a time you had to GET OUT OF doing something

Very nice! // I´m not sure you understood the task

I thought we were meeting at the train station, but my friends were waiting for me at the bus station. I GOT THE __________ (idiom with GET)

...wrong end of the stick

This grey, miserable weather really GETS ME _________

down

Use the phrasal verb ´get on with´ in a sentence

e.g. Dave likes his sister, but he doesn´t get on with his older brother. They always argue about politics

Bill has been OUT OF WORK / OFF WORK for the last 6 months. (Explain the difference)

OUT OF WORK suggests he has been unemployed // OFF WORK suggests he has been ill, but is still employed

Greg was fired. // Greg was made redundant. (What would be a cause for these different situations?)

fired: Greg did something bad/wrong, so he has to leave. // made redundant: the company is downsizing and Greg has been thanked but asked to leave.

They spoke all the way through the film and it really got on my nerves. // What__________________ .... the film (Use a cleft sentence to rephrase this)

What got on my nerves was (that) they spoke all the way through the film

Paul said Sarah was lying. (Emphasise Sarah by using a cleft sentence) It...

It was Sarah (that) Paul said was lying

John stole the money. (Emphasise ´John´ using a cleft sentence) It....

It was John who stole the money

I want to buy the trainers. The ones we saw in the last shop we went to. (Join these 2 sentences by using a relative clause)

I want to buy the trainers (which) we saw in the last shop we went to

Adele is releasing a new album. She is British. (Join these two sentences by using a relative clause)

Adele, who is British, is releasing a new album.

The kids love sitting at THE BACK OF THE BUS / THE BUS´S BACK / BOTH ARE CORRECT

the back of the bus

No one believes me when I say I´m going to become a lawyer, but I _______ (one word)

am / will

"Everyone liked John´s new jacket but I didn´t like John´s new jacket." Take out or substitute some words to make this sentence less repetitive

Everyone liked John´s new jacket but I didn´t.

The train ARRIVES/IS DUE TO ARRIVE/IS ABOUT TO ARRIVE at 8pm, so we´ll get a taxi at 7.30. (Which option is NOT correct?)

IS ABOUT TO

I MEET / I´M MEETING my girlfriend after class every Friday to go to a restaurant.

I MEET

This sauce just tastes LIKE/OF lemon. Maybe you used too many.

OF

There´s a BOTTLE OF MILK / MILK BOTTLE in the fridge. Why didn´t you put it in the bin?

milk bottle

I´ve not actually met her, but she seems like very nice. (Is this grammatically correct?)

No. It should be "...she seems very nice" or "...she seems like she´s very nice"

You _____ / _____ / _____ back in a hurry. Just give me the money whenever you have it.

needn´t pay me

You BETTER NOT/DON´T HAVE TO use his laptop. He´s very protective of it.

BETTER NOT