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  • I didn't take any books on holiday. I got really bored. But IF I ...
    If I had taken some books with me, I would/may not have been bored.
  • differ - create at least 4 new words
    difference, indifference, different, indifferent, differentiate
  • trust - create at least 4 new words
    trusting, trustful, distrustful, trustworthy, untrustworthy
  • He suggested seeking legal advice. Correct or not?
    Correct. suggest/propose/recommend + ing always
  • My supervisor and I have a rocky relationship. This means a) good or b) bad relationship
    B
  • Which of these collocates with PROMISING?
    Extremely, practically, highly
  • The only recommendation what I have is that you change the program. Correct?
    No. "recommendation WHICH I have ..."
  • John said, "I have been waiting for you an hour". John told me that ...
    ... he had been waiting for me for an hour.
  • Tom said, "I think we should go to the concert tonight". USE THE WORD "RECOMMEND" to report Tom's words.
    Tom recommended GOING to the concert. / Tom recommended that we (should) go to the concert.
  • Don't eat so much cheese. You'll put on a lot of weight. IF you ...
    If you keep eating/don't stop eating so much cheese, you'll put on a lot of weight.
  • All prepositions (of, to, for, with etc) in English are followed by +ing True or false?
    TRUE! He admitted TO STEALING. I am proud OF BEING able to run fast, etc.
  • In the CAE exam do essays need to have a title?
    Yes
  • Clara asked, "What time will you be home tonight?" Clara asked me ...
    ... what time I would be home tonight/that night.
  • The police thought she had fled the country. In the passive: She ...
    She was thought to have left the country.
  • Your new play, which opens next week, is described as a black comedy. Correct?
    Yes
  • We get on like a house on fire. This means a) we like each other a lot b) we fight a lot
    We get on like a house on fire = we like each other a lot
  • Many people believe that nurture is more important than nature. Passive: ...
    Nurture is believed to be more important than nature.
  • recommend/suggest/propose is followed by "to" or "ing" (I recommend to go there/I recommend going there)
    +ing
  • What can you call an extremely talented child?
    Whizzkid / bright child/ child prodigy
  • I am very tired. This lesson isn't that great. But IF I ...
    If I weren't very tired, this lesson would be better.
  • Which of these collocates with GIFTED? Highly, naturally, largely
    Highly/naturally
  • rely - create 6 new words
    reliable, unreliable, reliably, unreliably, reliability, unreliability
  • He didn't revise for his exams. He regrets this now. What does he say? I wish I ...
    I wish I had revised for my exams.
  • People say that Jenkings has financial problems. In the passive: Jenkins ...
    Jenkins is said to have financial problems.