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A6 Speak Out Upper Intermediate units 7.2-10.2

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  • What's the name of the crime which consists in setting illegal fires?
    arson
  • 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)
  • Which reporting verbs follow this structure: RV + (object) + preposition + verb in ing
    apologise for, accuse sb of
  • What's the word for 'a strong desire for more food, money or power'?
    greed (adjective - greedy)
  • Define 'letdown'
    A disappointment
  • 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)
  • 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 do 'pretend' and 'pose as' mean?
    act as if you're someone else
  • 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
  • Make a compound adjective with these words: consume, time
    time-consuming
  • Which reporting verbs follow this structure: RV+ (object) + infinitive?
    tell sb, persuade sb, refuse, warn sb, agree, promise
  • 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.
  • Which preposition do these verbs go with: rescue, prohibit, save, hide, conceal, ban?
    from
  • 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)
  • Complete these two-part phrases: sooner or..., hit or ..., sick and...
    sooner or later, hit or miss, sick and tired
  • Give synonyms for 'very good'
    outstanding, excellent, superb
  • 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
  • Complete the conditional: If I had been born the opposite sex, I...
    would/might/could have...
  • What does 'it rings a bell' mean?
    It sounds familiar
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 mixed conditional: If I hadn't learnt English...
    I might be learning French now!
  • Change this sentence into reported speech: I didn't kill the spider
    He/she denied killing the spider
  • Which word do these verbs collocate with: follow, stick to, betray, go against
    (your) principles
  • 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.
  • Make a compound adjective with these words! month, nine, baby, old
    a nine-month-old baby
  • What's the name of the crime which involves making fake money or documents?
    counterfeiting
  • Give synonyms for 'touching' (as many as you remember)
    moving, poignant