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Revision Plus Upper 1 Amplify 1

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Change these active sentences to passive: "The Government is planning a new road near my house."

A new road is being planned near my house

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Change these active sentences to passive: "Picasso was painting Guernica at that time".

Guernica was being painted at that time by Picasso

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Complete the sentence: TJ is very ... - if he says he'll do something, he'll do it. Trust him!

reliable

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Complete the sentence: I think she's beautiful but then I'm ... since she's my daughter.

biased

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Complete the sentence: The leaflet didn't help me at all! It was full of ... information. It doesn't have the important stuff.

meaningless

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Name 5 global issues

...

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Give 3 possible sollutions for the problem with food waste using the words from the box

...

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"A book that is so exciting that you want to read it quickly". Is this a page-turner or a put down ?

page-turner

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"Our neighbours are very nice and our friendship is long and great. They have always been very sympathetic to us.". Is this sentence correct?

No. They're false friends. [friendly (to / towards) X sympathetic (about)]

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"Some of the characters of the book are boring and the story isn't that interesting; it's an easy read.". Is this sentence correct?

No. easy read X fall flat

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"Not violent, severe, or extreme" is the definition of: misty, rough or mild ?

mild

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"Not easy to hear because the sound is blocked" is the definition of: strident, muffled or damped ?

muffled

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Put these sentences together: I cleaned the house. My mother arrived.

I had (already / just) cleaned the house when my mother arrived.

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Put these sentences together: She left. He arrived.

She had (just) left by the time / when he arrived.

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Put these sentences together: I was studying for 2 years. I had to move out of the country.

I had been studying for two years when I have to move out of the country.

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Odd one out: get to me / make my blood boil / over the moon

Over the moon. It means feeling really pleased and happy.

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