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Oo eeraue 2In Complete each sentence with a word from the box. advance comparison doubt practice sympathy charge detention earnest response way All the pupils who misbehaved have been kept in Pm not joking. 'm speaking in . Your rent is, of course, payable in . Cee eee eee err This city makes London seem quite small in Its a depressing book, but I enjoyed it in a . Everyone else is away, $0 14M if ninsennsnunn Of the office, ‘Theoretically term ends at 4.00 on Friday, but in. _w everyone leaves eae at lunchtime, 9 Ifin susan » dO not hesitate to contact our representative. 10 We decided to show the film again if w...u:m:mnomnnen 40 public demand, 265LANGUAGE PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED 3-Hand Match each expression (1-10) with an explanation (a-j). She did it single-handedly... You have to hand itto her. She can turn her hand to just about anything... Q Her behaviour was rather high-handed... She played right into their hands. She's an old hand at this kind of thing. At the end they gave her a big hand, think her behaviour is getting out of hand... She has managed to keep her hand in 10. She was given a free hand... we eVaueene ‘She unsuspectingly gave them an advantage. She took advantage of her position to use her power wrongly She was allowed to do whatever she wanted. She is becoming uncontrollable. She was applauded loudly. She has practised s0 as not to lose her skill. She did it on her own. She can learn any skill very easily She has to be congratulated. She has a lot of past experience, See ne mere 4 Wood and metal ‘Complete each sentence with a word from the box. 1A small bird was carrying a......ia.. 2. The wall was supported by a thick metal 3. Wasps had made a hole in the 4 A workman pushed the wheelbarrow along @ wnsnnsnsnne 5 The magician waved the su. and the rabbit vanished. 6 7 8 9 w~ of the old fruit tree. We have to replace an old oak ». which supports the ceiling, Luse a long piece of bamboo as fishing... Our neighbour crashed his car into our gate . ‘After Ileft hospital I could only walk with a 10. We hoisted the flag to the top of the 266wand = WORDS AND PHRASES 1 5 Prefix un- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use a form of the word underlined beginning un-. 1 I don't envy his position, 10 His position .fs.useelalle, Philip flew to New York without the company oo Philip flew to New York Margaret has no inhibitions at all. Margaret is completely “There is no foundation tothe rumour that Thave been dismissed ‘The rumour that I have been dismissed .. 1 just cent bear this heat! For me, this heat a ‘Theres no doubt that Schwart isthe best skier around at the moment Schwartz is. “The sound of Jennys voice cannot be mistaken. The sound of Jenny's voice . ‘There is no justification for your behaviour. Your behaviour is quite ‘There is no precedent for such action. Such action . Jan teaches but as teaching qualiflations Tan isan 6 Verbs of movement Underline the best option in each sentence. ‘The drunken soldier was marching / staggering / scrambling crazily from one side 1 Seave oftthe street to the other, George suddenly dashed / hunk / rambled into the room waving a telegram. Sue found it very difficult to pass / overtake / cross the busy street. Passengers who wish to alight / leave / descend at the next station should travel in the front four coaches. "The runner with the injured foot flashed / limped / trundled actoss the finishing line. Kate spent the morning rambling / strolling / crawling along the sea-ftont. Harry strode /tiptoed / trudged along the landing, trying not to make any noise. "The road was icy, and I skidded / skated / sipped as 1 was walking along. I managed to creep / slink/ strut up to the burglar before he noticed me, ‘After the meal we lounged / loitered / lingered over our coffees for an hour or so. 267Words and phrases 1Get Replace the words underlined with an expression from the box. T get youdown ‘get your own back “get the sack ‘get it straight get hold of get the idea across getup speed —getridof get away with murder there's no getting away from it If you're not careful, you're going to be dismissed. .gethe.sAet. Doesnt this gloomy winter weather depress you? You're going to grow old one day. You cant ignore it... Willie treated you really badly. How are you going to take revenge? .. ‘These trains start very slowly but they soon accelerate. ‘An talks well but she doesnt always communicate what she wants to say. The pipes have burst. We must try to find a plumber. Lets cach other. I dor’t want to go out with you! 9 Philip is the teacher’ favourite, She lets him do whatever he wants. 10 I feel awful, I cant seem to shake off this Cold. wun x * 2Colour idioms ‘Complete each sentence with a colour or a word formed from a colour. 1 When Bill saw my new car he was ...24¢.... with envy. 2 Tina never comes here now. We only see her O1C€ if @ exunarn MOOR. 3. When the visitors from Japan arrived, the company gave them the carpet treatment. : off. 5. Julie’ letter was unexpected, It arrived completely out of the 4. T'm fed up with this job. I feel completely 6 The nnnnnecollar workers received arse, but the workers onthe shop floot ‘were told they had to wait 7 We decided to celebrate by going out and painting the town 8 Tony cazit be trusted yet with too much responsibility, he’ still 9 You can talk until you're . in the face, but he still wort listen, 10 They fll deeper and deeper into the. - and then went bankrupt.it straight rid of on, shop floor upt. WORDS AND PHRASES 2 3. Common phrases Match each sentence (1-10) with a comment from the same speaker (a-}). 1. Gosh, its incredibly hot today. ....f. I'm really terribly sorry about damaging your cat. | feel that proof of Smith's guilt has now been established. ‘Well, that’s the last iter we had to discuss... ‘Why didnt you phone me at all? «1a 13a good plan, I suppose. . You may be the office manager ‘The search has gone on now for three days. Dont worry about the missing money... ee 10 Haven't you heard about Gordon and Eileen then? ..sum But that doesnit give you the right to speak to me like that. ‘Chances are it's just an administrative error Beyond a shadow of doubt, in my opinion, For all you know, I might be dead! I thought it was common knowledge. could really do with a cold drink. As faras it goes, that is. So I think that covers everything. Hope appears to be fading, I'm afraid. ‘All Tcan say is that it certainly wort happen again, mee Re ee oe See Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box. alot eyetoeye myway —thefunnyside the Light betterdays —itthrough ted the last things started this project, and I intend to see ..tt:Harewah., If you ask me, this restaurant has seen ‘The décor is very old ‘Well, so much for Jack. I think we've seen of him for a while. I don't think we really see .. over this matter, do we? 1 2 3 4 5 Come on, laugh! Can't you see... ? 6 7 8 9 When Heather told me I had been dismissed, I saw .. I dont think I can see. Mark and Ellen have been seeing soon OF each other lately. Atlast! Rob has seen. 10 Ghosts! Dont be silly! You're seeing ! to lending you the money afterall. snus and come round to my Way of thinking. 269LANGUAGE PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED 5 Suffix -ful ‘Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, Use a word formed from the word underlined ending in -ful. 1 Mactin di his duty as son 2. You didnt show much tact, did you? You . F : : 3. I think the whole idea is a flight of fancy. I think the whole idea... 4. We havea relationship which means something We have 5. Thave my doubts about this plan, | | Jam | 6 ean only pty his performance, Pm afraid His performance 7, Smoking definitely harins SMOKIN sone ee eerste er nr net It would be 9 Jim doesnt show any sespect to his teachers. Pa neni 10 I'm efraid your directions weren't mach help. Tm afraid the health, 6 Out ‘Complete each sentence with a phrase from the box. and-about ofbreath of my-control_ of range -—of the way ofall proportion of character of order ofsight on strike I don’t spend all my time in the office, I get out .Aetd. about... quite a lt She doestit usually behave like that. Its completely out wish youd get out ! Tearvt get past After running up the stairs Iwas quite out... : ‘The gunners coulda fire atthe castle because it was out This was a small problem which has been exaggerated out, Dont bother trying the lift, its out again, The railway workers are out again. Icarit do anything, 'm afraid, its out 10. The riders went over the top of the hill and were 8008 OU ayn 270