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Complete the sentences with one of the words/phrases from the list.
There are two extra words you don't need to use
apart from, evil spirit, existence, knock on
wood, occasion, sacred, submit, superstition, triangle, underneath
1. ______ is belief in things that are not real or possible, for example magic.
2. Something that is ______ is believed to be holy and to have a special
connection with God.
3. If one thing is ______ another, it is directly under it, and may be covered or
hidden by it.
4. ______ — except for.
5. A _______ is an object, arrangement, or flat shape with three straight sides
and three angles.
6. Some people _______when they hope something will or won't happen in the
future.
7. The ______ of something is the fact that it is present in the world as a real
thing.
8. An _____ is a ghost or supernatural being which is believed to do harm to
somebody or something.
The programme for the BBC said that they were looking carefully
at their guest procedure.
Choose the right answer
so doesn'ts Maria.
2. A: We will spend a week in Italy.
B: Aren't you / Are you / Won't you / Will
you? And what about Spain you have planned to visit?
3. A: The film you recommended wasn't interesting at all.
4. If he spoke better English, he would look for a job abroad, did he / didn't
have they?
Listen and fill in the gaps. If you need you can revise this vocabulary in the
Study the vocabulary step in this lesson before doing this task
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1. I think grey hair makes you look very ______ .
2. She needs extensive plastic ________ to her face.
3. Are you trying to _______ me?
4. The results _______ the findings of our earlier research.
5. Experts believe that the painting is _____.
6. We can ______ a lot from what people choose to buy.
7. I've been trying to _______ him to see a doctor.
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1. Anyone who chooses to stay at home with their kids is seen as _____ and
deserving of contempt.
2. Alex was ____ and he would never ask his employees to do anything he
wouldn't do himself.
3. He wore an ____ smile like any other piece of easily removable clothing.
Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box
cold fish; imply; flattering; vain; dyslexic; assertive; possessive; hard as nails;
pain in the neck; distinguished; confidence; self-esteem; arrogant; descended;
suffer
1. He seems unfriendly and hardly ever shows his emotions. Her husband is
such a ______ that I'm reluctant to have them over for dinner.
2. It's a good way to prevent them from being shy and insecure. The events for
primary school age children aim to boost young people's ____ and raise
their _______.
3. Women are soft like fluffy cotton whereas men are as _______ .
4. Clara is a really ______ and ambitious woman. She knows how to express
her opinion strongly and with confidence.
5. He was a _______-looking gentleman, one of those men whose appearance
improves with age and will always have a certain nobility.
6. I can't stand Georgina! She always argues about everything. She's talkative
and so annoying that it's impossible to talk to her more than ten minutes.
She's a real _______!
7. I knew she was just _____ me because I didn't do anything extraordinary —
it was just a common thing. Although it was nice to hear her saying that to
me.
8. Jane is too ______ to wear glasses. She considers them to spoil her beauty.
So, she's too proud of her appearance.
9. Tom is working long hours now. He has so much work that he's started
to ______ from terrible headaches.
10. Excuse me for being slightly cynical, but going to a film doesn't
necessarily ______ a dose of culture.