Vocabulary
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12 This new album will undoubtedly sell like rot cakes
pies and be at the top of many people's Christmas
wish list.
13 | developed this drawing technique last year and find
It gives me the results I'm after - so if it works for you,
take it on panel/board and add it to your toolbox.
14 This novel will blow your mind/brain. It is an engaging
story with twists and turns throughout and will have
you questioning reality.
15 I got off on the wrong footleg with this novel as I'm
not really interested in cars, however, I did get more
into the book as it went on.
16 The band mace a spray splash with their debut a bum
- it sold millions of copies and produced a hit single.
17) The lyrics seem to come from a childhood experience
hay ra but I think it is pretty obvious what the track is really
between paragraphs.
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VIGIUMBER
8 We were elated by the birth of our first grandchild.
MOON
We
was born.
9 Employees failing to abide by the rules will be
dismissed on the spot,
SACK
Employees failing to abide by the
rules
immediately.
10 Our boss criticises our work all the time.
FAULT
Our boss
work.
11 I don't mind whether you come in the morning or the
afternoon.
DIFFERENCE It
13) about if you read bars en the (ine) (paper) 9 tang may morning or the afternoon.
18 cloud celebrating
second week at number one in the UK charts.
19 Pen't stop playing a song as soon as you're getting the
hard/drop of it because you'll likely forget what you
learned. heb de
20 This movie indicates that he just doesn't care about
acting any more, and is just going through the
motions movements for the money.
KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS
9 Complete the sentences using the words in bold
so that they mean the same as the first one.
Do not change the word in bold. Use three to
eight words including the word in bold.
1/1 Have you ever thought of changing jobs?
MIND
Has
12 Women outnumber men by two to one in the
company.
TWICE
There
13 It's cuite likely he will resign soon.
CHANCE
There's
in the
in the company.
he will resign soon.
14 As soon as she saw my flatmate, my mother decided
she didn't like him.
DISLIKE
My mother
my flatmate.
15 Could you have a quick look at my essay before I give
it in?
CAST
Could you
before I hand it in?
16 My father has been healthier since he moved to the
2 These two cars are not in the same class at all.
COMPARISON There
3. He never stops criticising people.
jobs?
cars.
LIMIT
There
people.
4 It's not our habit to eat so early.
USED
We
so early.
5 What do you think of his appearance?
STRIKE
How
6 That man has no pity whatsoever.
DEVOID
That man
7 He is likely to be promoted.
CARDS
It is
you?
pity.
promoted.
country.
IMPROVED
My
to the country.
since he moved
17 The public reacted angrily to the minister's remarks.
DREW
The
the public.
18 The company has changed a lot since the new
management took over.
UNDERGONE The company
since
the new management took over
19 Frances is unlikely to be promoted.
PROSPECT
There's
promoted.
20 The minister's actions do not conform at all to his pre-
election promises.
CONTRAST
The minister's actions
to his pre-election promises.
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