UNIT 6 – DESTINATION

TIME and WORK

1. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH 1 WORD

 I fought with her and ever ________ we haven’t spoken.
 It’s a damn vicious circle! A never-____________story!
 I know it seems bad, but in a long-_________ you’ll be better off
without him, you’ll see.
 I work ______-time, so it’s like…20 hour a week.
 When February has 29 days, it’s a _________ year.

2. ABC

Nowadays kids’ attention ____________ is very short.

PERIOD SPAN DURATION
No, I will never get back with him. I’m done with him___________!
FOR THE TIME BEING FOR NOW FOR GOOD
I have too many _____________, I need to fire somebody…
EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT
If we don’t acquire more clients, I’ll be forced to lay somebody ________.
OFF DOWN OUT
I’ve seen you fooling around, Jason! You’d better ___________ down!
WORK KNUCKLE GET
She’s been rejected 3 times, but I can see she’s ___________!
KICKING OFF TIDYING OVER PRESSING AHEAD
Brian’s ________ of job at the moment.
OUT IN WITHOUT
It all happened in a _________ second!
SPLIT SHORT SMALL
It all happened ________________! I wasn’t able to react!
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON IN A STITCH AT THE DROP OF A HAT
It’s the __________of truth, let’s keep the fingers crossed.
SECOND MOMENT TIME

3. MATCH

CIVIL SECTOR
PRIVATE TERM
PIECE OF UNDER
GET JOB
FIXED SERVICE
OUT OF DAY
HEAD DOWN
MAKE SB’S STARTED
SNOW OFFICE
WIND WORK
4. WORD FORMATION
 MANAGE: His ________ left the company desperately in need of restructuring.
 WORK: I’ve been feeling quite __________ lately, I guess I need longer vacation.
 TIME: Babe, I think it’s not the best ____________, I’ll call you back after the conference.
 PERIOD: This magazine is issued _____________.
 INCIDENT: I didn’t arrange a meeting with him! It was a ___________ I met him in Paris!
 LAST: His music will ______ us all.
 FUTURE: What once was futuristic is now becoming common in home security.
 EMPLOY: The ______________ rate is 17%! More and more people are left without a job
 END: A good teacher is _______________ patient.
 HISTORY: My husband works at school, he’s a _____________.

5. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE WORDS GIVEN

OBSOLETE PRIOR INTERIM ANNUAL CONTEMPORARY

REDUNDANT SACK SIMOULTANEOUSLY OVERDUE EXPIRE
LAPSE CHRONOLOGICA ACTION MANAGERIAL HOURS
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 Nobody uses it anymore, it’s _________________.
 What were you doing ___________ to the accident?
 What the working _________? // They work 9-5.
 Mary persuaded the headmaster that such a course _________ would be the best.
 I think there’s a _____________ in your research, Adrian. Take a closer look at what
you’ve written.
 We’re in the process of recruiting the ____________ staff.
 My passport is about to ____________, I need to have a new one issued before our trip.
 I can’t believe they’ve just given him a _________!
 Out the events in a _______________ order.
 The payment is __________, make sure to pay it off this week.
 Luckily, it’s just an ___________ government, they won’t govern for a long time.
 My mum can ______________ cook, clean and take care of my kids!
 Luke’s just been made ____________, he needs to find a new job as soon as possible.
 I am happy to invite you to our ___________ meeting which will be held in Poznań.
 I’m not a huge fan of _____________art, I guess all those artists don’t have talent.