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Work and Study Vocabulary Vince Michael Intermediate Language Practice
Work and Study Vocabulary Vince Michael Intermediate Language Practice
2 C o m p l e t e e a c h s e n t e n c e w it h a w o r d f r o m t h e b o x .
1 Before her history exam, Laura learnt a list of dates b y ............... M?.#..
2 The manager will be with you in a moment. He’s on th e .........................
3 I haven’t spoken Spanish for ages and I’m a bit out o f..............................
4 Ever since Tim lost his job he’s been out o f ..............................................
5 Bringing your mobile phone to the class is against th e ............................
6 This factory isn’t very modern. Most of the machines are out o f............
7 Our maths teacher is always late. He’s never o n .......................................
8 Mrs Smith isn’t here at the moment. She’s away o n ..................................
3 C o m p l e t e e a c h s e n t e n c e w it h a w o r d f r o m t h e b o x .
4 C o m p l e t e e a c h s e n t e n c e w it h a w o r d f o r m e d f r o m t h e w o r d in b o l d .
5 M a t c h e a c h s e n t e n c e ( 1 - 1 0 ) w it h a s e n t e n c e ( a - j) w h ic h h a s a s im i la r m e a n in g .
1 She was given the sack. . 3 ..... a She was given a better job.
2 She got a rise........... b She answered an advertisement.
3 She got a promotion............ c She decided to leave.
4 She retired............ d She did the job carefully.
5 She did it for a living........... e She didn’t have a job.
6 She resigned............ f She earned her money that way.
7 She was unemployed............ g She was dismissed.
8 She applied for the job............ h She wanted a better job.
9 She was ambitious............ i She was old and stopped work.
10 She was conscientious............ j She was given more money.
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INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE
6 D e c i d e w h ic h a n s w e r (A , B, C o r D ) b e s t f it s e a c h s p a c e .
Are the years you (1) at school the best years of your life? Personally, I found
most (2)..........rather uninteresting. We had to sit at our (3 )........... in silence and
(4).......... attention. The teachers used to (5 )........... on the blackboard and
(6).......... us difficult questions. We also had to (7 )........... lots of homework, and
(8).......... it in on time. We had to wear a school (9 )........... . and we had to obey lots
of (10)........... 1 (H )...........school as soon as I could and started (12)............ I read
books at the public (13)............and later I decided to (14)........... college. I really
enjoyed studying because I was older and knew that I wanted some (15)............
When I was at school, I was just the wrong age!
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