Speak for a minute about your favourite book or film
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Idioms: A penny for your thoughts means someone wants to know what you're thinking or someone wants to pay you for an idea?
Someone wants to know what you are thinking
After the recent floods, ......... (CONSERVE) are calling for beavers to be reintroduced to Britain.
CONSERVATIONISTS
What do you most enjoy doing when you're at home?
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Above ........, remember that exams are not designed to catch you.
ALL
"Have you been on holiday recently, Jane?" asked Tony.
BEEN
Tony asked Jane ........................................ on holiday recently.
if she had been / whether she had been / if she'd been / whether she'd been
Speak for a minute about your family
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There's no point asking Lynda to help as she's really busy.
WASTE
It's ........................................ asking Lynda to help as she's really busy.
a waste of time
Garlic, a member of the Lilliaceae family which also includes onions, is ........ (COMMON) used in cooking all around the world.
COMMONLY
Speak for a minute about somebody you admire
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Idioms: To miss the boat means to have missed an opportunity or to be late for an event?
To have missed an opportunity
Idioms: It takes two to tango means you can't dance alone or two people are needed to reach an outcome?
Two people are needed to reach an outcome.
Do you prefer working on your own or with other people?
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Believe it ........ not, these periods ........ time refer to language learning courses that promise excellent results.
OR / OF
The next time you go to the supermarket don't forget to buy the ........ (BIG) bottle of kitchen cleaner you can to ........ (INFECT) your work surfaces.
BIGGEST / DESINFECT
I'm sure it was Ana I saw in town as I recognised her coat.
MUST
It ........................................ Ana I saw in town as I recognised her coat.
must have been
Everywhere fertile soil is ........ built on or washed into the sea.
A) sooner B) neither C) either D) rather
C) either
When the day comes give yourself plenty of time ........ do everything.
TO
Speak for a minute about your favourite place
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Genealogy is a ........ of history.
A) band B) set C) series D) branch
D) branch
Put the words in the correct order: theatre I go often there isn't to town one my don't the very in because.
I don't go often to the theatre because there isn't one in my town.
"I was too tired to go to the party."
THAT
I was ........................................ I couldn't go to the party.
so tired that / so exhausted that
Tell us about a TV programme you've seen recently.
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In ........ (ADD), some doctors believe that garlic can reduce blood ........ (PRESS)
ADDITION / PRESSURE
In the not-too-distant past farm animals were able to live ........ (NATURE) lives in what we would now term 'free-range' conditions.
NATURAL
The use of computers has meant students can study language programmes ... their own speed when and for how long they want.
A) with B) for C) at D) in
C) at
A very friendly taxi driver drove us into town.
DRIVEN
We ..................................... a very friendly taxi driver.
WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY
Idioms: The ball's in your court means it's up to you to decide or you have to serve the ball?
It's up to you to decide
What kind of work would you really like to do in the future?
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What's the most exciting thing you've ever done?
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Idioms: Let the cat out of the bag means to reveal a secret or release animals into the wild?
To reveal a secret
There's no need to take anything more ........ the basics.
THAN
Put the words in the correct order: I eat Italian in would New York food when I lived.
I would eat Italian food when I lived in New York.
Speak for a minute about your experience learning English
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Idioms: Best thing since sliced bread means something is really good or something is as delicious as bread?
Something is really good
Nowadays tents are ........ lightweight that you hardly notice you're carrying them.
SO
Where would you most like to go on holiday in future?
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Earth is the only ........ we know of in the universe that can support human life.
A) situation B) place C) position D) site
B) place
Like any good recipe you have to know the main ........ of a successful novel.
A) parts B) ingredients C) pieces D) section
B) ingredients
Correct the mistake: This was only the beginning.
beginning
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