Focus 4 | Unit 4 Revision | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Rephrase with "SUCCEED": We didn’t manage to launch a new campaign due to lack of funding.

We didn't succeed in launching a new campaign due to lack of funding.

Rephrase with "FORBIDDEN": By law, stores can’t sell certain products to under eighteens.

By law, stores are forbidden to sell certain products to under eighteens.

Rephrase with "NEED": It wasn’t necessary for Sarah to pay her university fees because they were covered by her employer.

Sarah didn't need to pay her university fees because they were covered by her employer.

Rephrase with "SUCH": The offer was so good, they didn’t hesitate to accept it.

It was such a good offer that they didn’t hesitate to accept it.

Rephrase with "SHOULD": It would have been better if we hadn’t given Tony so much money for his birthday.

We shouldn't have given Tony so much money for his birthday.

Fill in a modal verb: Look at the queue to get into the shop! We _____ to have arrived earlier.

ought

Fill in a modal verb: I ____ have spent a fortune on all this fancy food. They didn’t come after all.

needn't

Fill in a modal verb: She said she was broke, so she ____ have spent so much on new clothes.

shouldn't

Fill in a modal verb: I told you not to order a wedding dress online. You ____ to have listened to me then, and we wouldn’t have to look for one now!

ought

Fill in a modal verb: We ____ to find the receipt before we could take the camera back to the shop.

had

A: I’m not going to lend him money ever again! B: ____?

Aren't you

A: Tim had to take out a loan to buy a car. B: ____?

Did he

Don’t forget to call me, ____?

will you

Let’s talk about insuring the house, ____?

shall we

That’s a nice dress she’s wearing tonight, ____?

isn't it

Nobody has received a refund for their cancelled flight, ____?

have they

For many, selling their unwanted belongings online is a way of reducing waste as well as ____ a bit of a profit.

making

Buying and selling second-hand goods is no longer just for those who find it hard to make ends ___.

meet

An increasing number of people, however, are turning to alternatives, such as avoiding the big brands to ____ local independent shops or seeking out unique ____ goods at auctions or car boot _____.

support; pre-owned; sales

It seems that anywhere you go in the world now, you see the same brand names and the same ____ stores selling familiar goods.

chain

Even if you’re a bit short ___ money, there are still ways you can cut waste.

of

It’s true that sometimes you have to pay ____ a bit more for ethical products.

out

Think about the environment before treating yourself ____ that heavily packaged box of chocolates.

to

New shops are starting to spring ___ that offer goods with no plastic packaging.

up

Many consumers are trying to cut ___ on the amount of waste they create.

down