Ramon’s such a ________. He lets the kids do whatever they want.
heart of gold
cold fish
soft touch
I ________ my car serviced tomorrow afternoon.
had
’m having
have to
Anja passed all her exams. ________, she got into her first choice of university.
As a result
Yet
Nevertheless
doing the same thing over and over
rewarding
demanding
repetitive
The climbing course was cancelled ________ adverse weather conditions.
seeing as
because
due to
It was a tough interview, but ________, I think I did OK.
on the surface
on the whole
deep down
extra things an employee gets from a company as well as a salary
perks
a pay rise
made redundant
We asked our barbecue guests to talk quietly after 7.30 p.m. ________ wake the neighbours’ young children.
in order to
in case
so as not to
You ________ cousins in Sweden, don’t you?
have
got
have to
to stop employing somebody because there is not enough work for them to do
hire
resign
lay off
I’ve never ________ such a laugh before! Let’s do this again some time.
had
has
have got
How many books ________? I’ve never seen so many!
you have
have you got
have you
It was a formal occasion, ________ I dressed in my best suit.
so
so that
because
Leah’s always been very ________. She never lets anything get in the way of achieving her goals.
sarcastic
determined
thorough
I really enjoy going to salsa classes, _________ I’m a pretty bad dancer.
despite
consequently
even though
Jack has to do an assignment this evening, ________ he can’t join us.
so that
so as to
so
Ana can’t go to the conference in Australia ________ she hasn’t got a visa.
but
so
since
the time off work that men get when their partner has had a baby
unpaid leave
paternity leave
compassionate leave
We enjoy good food. ________, neither of us is a particularly good cook.
Consequently
Owing to
However
a word to describe a job that will never lead to a better career
dead-end
tedious
freelance
Di Yang moved to Auckland ________ improve her English.
as a result to
because
in order to
The match went ahead ________ the rain.
even though
in case of
in spite of
My colleagues are extremely ________. They worked together through the night to solve the technical problems.
conscientious
steady
bright
the system where people improve their job prospects step by step
academic qualifications
career ladder
work experience
Keir ________ his phone stolen from his bag when he was in the gym.
’s got
has
had