A6 Speak Out Upper Intermediate units 7.2-10.2 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Complete these two-part phrases: sooner or..., hit or ..., sick and...

sooner or later, hit or miss, sick and tired

What does 'it rings a bell' mean?

It sounds familiar

Define 'letdown'

A disappointment

Rewrite this sentence using a participle clause: Antonio Banderas found fame in Hollywood after he learnt English by reading scripts.

Antonio Banderas found fame in Hollywood after learning English by reading scripts.

Rewrite this sentence using a participle clause: Summer blockbusters, which are made with enormous budgets, are often box office successes.

Summer blockbusters, made with enormous budgets, are often box office successes.

Join these sentences together using a relative clause: JLo has been seen in the company of Ben Affleck. She used to be engaged to him.

JLo has been seen in the company of Ben Affleck, to whom she used to be engaged / JLo has ..., who she used to be engaged to.

Join these sentences together using a relative clause: Regé-Jean Page is fast becoming a movie star. His breakout role was in Netflix's Bridgerton.

Regé-Jean Page, whose breakout role was in Netflix's Bridgerton, is fast becoming a movie star.

Is this sentence a defining or non-defining relative clause: 'My boss, who is 55, lives in London'

Non-defining! Clues: commas, and two pieces of info

Which modal of deduction fits best here, can't have, must have or could have; Georgina is late, she ... missed the bus

she could have missed

Complete the sentence with a modal of deduction: Sherlock saw the blood on the ground and the knife under the window. The killer ... (stab) the victim.

must have stabbed

What do 'pretend' and 'pose as' mean?

act as if you're someone else

Which preposition do these verbs go with: rescue, prohibit, save, hide, conceal, ban?

from

Complete the sentence with ing or to + inf: Despite the film starting, Louise went on ... (talk), which annoyed all the other people

talking (she continued to talk)

Complete the sentence with ing or to + inf: We regret ... (inform) that your flight has been cancelled

to inform (to say sorry about something in the present)

What's the name of the crime which consists in setting illegal fires?

arson

What's the name of the crime which involves making fake money or documents?

counterfeiting

After these instances do you use to + inf, infinitive or ing: after want, need, 'it's important to', 'the chance', to express purpose

to + infinitive, e.g. he went to Canada to see his family (express purpose)

After these instances do you use to + inf, infinitive or ing: after modal verbs, let/make, would rather, had better

infinitive, e.g. she let me cook last night

What's a synonym for justice beginning with 'f'?

fairness

What's the word for 'a strong desire for more food, money or power'?

greed (adjective - greedy)

Make a compound adjective with these words: consume, time

time-consuming

Make a compound adjective with these words! month, nine, baby, old

a nine-month-old baby

Complete the mixed conditional: If I hadn't learnt English...

I might be learning French now!

Complete the conditional: If I had been born the opposite sex, I...

would/might/could have...

Which word do these verbs collocate with: follow, stick to, betray, go against

(your) principles

Change this sentence into reported speech: I didn't kill the spider

He/she denied killing the spider

Which reporting verbs follow this structure: RV+ (object) + infinitive?

tell sb, persuade sb, refuse, warn sb, agree, promise

Which reporting verbs follow this structure: RV + (object) + preposition + verb in ing

apologise for, accuse sb of

Give synonyms for 'very good'

outstanding, excellent, superb

Give synonyms for 'touching' (as many as you remember)

moving, poignant