It is often c_______ that learning a language is easier when you are a child.
claimed
In this photo they seem to be over the moon about something w______ in the other they look as though they are arguing.
whereas/while
I would really like to trace my family r______.
roots
English is a great/considerable deal easier than Chinese.
great
"I think Joe should seriously reconsider his plans" said the careers advisor.
RECOMMENDED
The careers advisor_____________________________his plans.
recommended (that) Joe should seriously reconsider
She was meant to leave for Australia on the 2nd but her flight was cancelled.
DUE
She _________________________for Australia on the 2nd but her flight was cancelled.
was due to leave
Interviews were c__________/o____ in order to obtain students´ opinions on the matter.
carried out
W__________she wears, she always looks great!
Whatever
I wish/If only my boyfriend ________ cut his nails on the sofa!
wouldn´t
They were going to buy the house but their offer was turned down.
HAVE
They _________________the house but their offer was turned down.
were to have bought/would have bought
It was nowhere/nothing like as impressive as I had imagined.
nothing (nowhere near as)
I hate people who are always complaining.
CAN'T
I __________________when people always complain.
can´t stand it
I´m looking for a good present which is more _____________ and perfect for her.
MEAN
MEANINGFUL
-Are you going to have a holiday this year?
-I hope ____.
so
I´ve been feeling a bit run-down and under the w_______ recently
weather
The number of visitors to the museum has fallen dramatically.
STEEP
There ____________________the number of visitors to the museum
has been a steep fall in
It was only after telling everyone that it was his birthday that John got loads of cards.
HAVING
John only got loads of cards ______________it was his birthday.
having told everyone (that)
What´s the opposite of practical and perfect, polite and personal? They all take the same prefix to make the opposite adjective!
IM- IMPRACTICAL IMPERFECT IMPOLITE IMPERSONAL
As long as or P_______ (that ) you have studied, you will pass the exam.
provided or providing
She was about to start cooking when the phone rang.
GOING
She _____________cooking when the phone rang.
was going to start
After I did that bungee jump I felt totally exh________!
exhilarated
In spite of feeling/feel ill I went to work.
Feeling
I´ve been r_______ my brains all morning trying to remember the name of that song!
racking
This report will put ________some suggestions and recommendation in order to improve the situation.
forward
By this time next week we will __________(finish) the course.
have finished
If I won the lottery, I would buy a top floor flat with a roof terrace.
WERE
__________________, I would buy a top floor flat with a roof terrace.
were I to win (If I were to win the lottery= too many words)
For me, the failure of the company was incredibly disappointing.
BITTERLY
I________________ the failure of the company.
was bitterly disappointed by
Dogs are considered __________ the most intelligent animals
be be
He would become one of the greatest singers in the world.
WAS
He __________________ one of the greatest singers in the world.
was to become
Some people have been saying what a good move emigrating would be.
ARGUED
It________________emigrating would be a good move.
has been argued that
I was really tired. Even ___ I went out.
So
I think it´s mind-b_______ how this pandemic has affected the world.
boggling
"Don´t speak to me like that!"
OBJECTED
She ___________________like that.
objected to being spoken to
We clicked with each other immediately and got on like a _______________on fire!
house
I should have started this earlier.
TIME
It´s about____________________this.
time I started
The story was extremely p________ and I cried my eyes out at the end.
poignant
Change this into inversion: I have never been so embarrassed in my life!
Never have i been so embarrassed in my life!
I wish I _____________(listen) to my Mum more when I was a child.
had listened
It was a great film and so inspiring and up_________!
lifting
I don´t like Chemistry and _______does my sister.
neither/nor
Tragically the hero dies in the end which was a bit of a d_______!
downer
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