Paul said Sarah was lying. (Emphasise Sarah by using a cleft sentence) It...
It was Sarah (that) Paul said was lying
You _____ / _____ / _____ back in a hurry. Just give me the money whenever you have it.
needn´t pay me
When you get on a bus, you need to pay a FEE/FARE
FARE
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"
What is the difference between SURRENDERING and RETREATING?
Surrender: You concede defeat. // Retreat: You move backwards to avoid or escape attack
Does a bird live in a nest or a tank?
A nest
The kids love sitting at THE BACK OF THE BUS / THE BUS´S BACK / BOTH ARE CORRECT
the back of the bus
Talk for 1 minute about things you do when you need to KILL TIME.
Wow! // I´m not sure you understand the phrase
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
"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.
It´s only a _______ of time before she gets a job. Her CV is amazing.
matter
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
There´s a BOTTLE OF MILK / MILK BOTTLE in the fridge. Why didn´t you put it in the bin?
milk bottle
This sauce just tastes LIKE/OF lemon. Maybe you used too many.
OF
It was my mother´s sister´s car what was parked outside. (Is this sentence correct?)
No. "what" should be "which" or "that"
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
I finished uni 10 years ago, but I´m still paying off my student GRANT/LOAN
LOAN
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
No one believes me when I say I´m going to become a lawyer, but I _______ (one word)
am / will
This grey, miserable weather really GETS ME _________
down
John stole the money. (Emphasise ´John´ using a cleft sentence) It....
It was John who stole the money
Sorry but you have run _______ time. The exam has finished.
run out of time
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
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
The sound of the tap CLICKING/DRIPPING was really annoying.
dripping
What sound does a dog make?
bark
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
I MEET / I´M MEETING my girlfriend after class every Friday to go to a restaurant.
I MEET
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.
You BETTER NOT/DON´T HAVE TO use his laptop. He´s very protective of it.
BETTER NOT
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.
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
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