29 mayo, 2015

GRAMMAR SUMMARY

Unit 6
1
2. who'll be looking after them
3. run through them again
4.that he'd made it up
5.take it back
6.put them off

2
2. talk her out of
3. do away with the monarchy
4. put up with racial abuse
5. take you up on your offer

6.live up to our expectations

LANGUAGE FOCUS PHRASAL VERBS PAGE 71

7 and 8.
1. get over this (recover)
2. setting them up (start a business or other organisation)
3 hit on it (have an idea)
4. fell back on some salsa dance music (use as a substitute)
5. getting out of dangerous situations (avoid or leave a difficult situation )
6. carrying them out (do)

9.
1. I'm thinking of taking up Pilates.
2. It took me ages to get over it.
3. He set it up last year.
4. We couldn't get out of it.
5. The doctor is going to carry out some tests on my knee.
6. How did you hit on that idea?
7. What do you put its success down to?
8. It takes me back to my childhood.

10.
1. set aside = reserve
2.  go in for = have an interest in doing
3. take up = start to do
4. keep up with = stay in touch with/ not be left behind by
5. join in = be involved

6. put off = deter from

10 mayo, 2015

LIFE ADVANCED REVIEW


UNIT 8 LIFE ADVANCED

GRAMMAR PRACTICE
1.
2. was reported to have occurred off the coast of Mexico.
3. is known to have taken place in the early hours...
4. is said not to have been selected for the Olympic team...
5. are thought to have been wiped out...
6. fell 100 metres down a steep ridge is said to be recovering well.
7. is expected that the finance minister will announce...

8. No witnesses are believed to have been present.

08 mayo, 2015

A PLACE TO VISIT CLOZE TEST

1.  only   2.  while     3 .  linking (joining, uniting, connecting)    4.  had    5.  Having
6.   still    7.  dropped (fallen, decreased)    8. because     9 . into     10.  in   11. being
12. about    13. but      14.  other     15. as      16. puts


Living without Money CLOZE TEST

(0) long
(1) can't
(2) our
(3) it
(4)  to
(5) degree
(6) as
(7) would
(8) who
(9) weird
(10) up
(11) owing
(12) one
(13) worthless
(14) even
(15) set
(16) away
(17) threw
(18) entirely
(19) freer
(20) least