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Correct mistakes in the following sentences.

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Vocabulary Practice

Insert the following idioms and phrasal verbs in the appropriate context.

 


be in for sth

catch sb's eye

have an eye for

in return for

in sb’s eyes

time will tell

with an eye to something/doing sth


 

Can I buy you lunch … your help?  
Can you … the waiter's …?  
He bought the warehouse … converting it into a hotel.  
He …a shock!  
Only … if the treatment has been successful.  
She can do no wrong … her father's ….  
She … a bargain.  

bring about

come across

dash off

dispose of somebody/something

emanate from

feed off

go for

look back (on something)

miss out (on something)

pop up

put forward

sell something on

set off

take off

try out


 

He … the work and reputation of others.  
Her name keeps … in the newspapers.  
Her singing career … after her TV appearance.  
I … a note to my brother.  
I think I'll … the fruit salad.  
It’s good for you to sometimes … your childhood.  
Of course I'm coming—I don't want to … all the fun!  
She …some old photographs in a drawer.  
She managed the business for a year and then … it ….  
The proposal originally … the UN.  
The suggestion she … was worth considering.  
They're … a new presenter for the show.  
We … for London just after ten.  
What … the change in his attitude?  
You should understand the difficulties of … nuclear waste.  

 

Give definitions to the following words.

 

barely  
benefit sb  
brianiac  
canvas  
clearout  
colony  
disincentive  
domain  
engaged  
feature  
good judgment  
highlight  
hoard  
insight  
interactive  
intrinsically  
landscape  
may (just) as well do sth  
may well  
memorabilia  
obsession  
outrageous  
pilfer sth  
pioneer sth  
proceeds  
revenue  
scrutinise  
session  
sought after  
splash sth  
spot on  
stencil sth  
surpass  
treasure  
valid  
viable  
watercolour  

 

Find synonyms to the following words.

 

accumulate  
alter  
animated  
clutter  
conceal  
display  
dispose of  
effectively  
essentially  
fetch  
flaw  
glorious  
imaginative  
innocuous  
interact  
obsession  
reservation  
scruffy  
superfluous  
trendy  

 

Make up new words from the following words and insert them in the appropriate context.

 


complex

differ

express

odd

pass

perceive

simple


 

I was astonished by the size and … of the problem.  
Police asked … if they had seen the accident.  
Programming the video is … itself.  
The book deals with some of the … of grammar and spelling.  
There is a general public … that standards in schools are falling.  
What she said is a matter of complete …to me.  
You should encourage your child's attempts at ….  

Correct mistakes in the following sentences.

 

Did she mind not to get the job?

He bitterly regretted ever to have mentioned it.

He flatly refused discussing the matter.

He made ten mistakes in also ten lines.

I agree with you in a certain degree.

I learned a lot by my father.

I was so intent in my work that I didn't notice the time.

If he should be believed, he has been present at a good many of the best-known key events in history, including the crucifixion of Christ.

My work is very specialized in the nature.

Odd as it may seem, she had the best of health.

In this occasion we were sitting in a park in Madrid.

She failed getting into art college.

The juice from the berries stained their fingers in red.

The party had a big success.

They donated a statue of real size of the president to the museum.

They knew they risked to be arrested.

We have yet decided what action to take.

 

Key

 

1.

 

Can I buy you lunch in return for your help?

Can you catch the waiter's eye?

He bought the warehouse with an eye to converting it into a hotel.

He's in for a shock!

Only time will tell if the treatment has been successful.

She can do no wrong in her father's eyes.

She has an eye for a bargain.

 

 

He feeds off the work and reputation of others.

Her name keeps popping up in the newspapers.

Her singing career took off after her TV appearance.

I dashed off a note to my brother.

I think I'll go for the fruit salad.

It’s good for to sometimes look back on your childhood.

Of course I'm coming—I don't want to miss out on all the fun!

She came across some old photographs in a drawer.

She managed the business for a year and then sold it on.

The proposal originally emanated from the UN.

The suggestion she put forward was worth considering.

They're trying out a new presenter for the show.

We set off for London just after ten.

What brought about the change in his attitude?

You should understand the difficulties of disposing of nuclear waste.

 

2.

 

barely in a way that almost does not happen or exist
benefit sb to be useful to somebody or improve their life in some way
brianiac a very intelligent person
canvas a strong heavy rough material used for making tents, sails, etc. and by artists for painting on
clearout a process of getting rid of things or people that you no longer want
colony a group of people from the same place or with the same work or interests who live in a particular city or country or who live together
disincentive   a thing that makes somebody less willing to do something
domain an area of knowledge or activity; especially one that somebody is responsible for
engaged busy doing sth
feature a special article or programme about somebody/something
good judgment the ability to make sensible decisions after carefully considering the best thing to do
highlight the best, most interesting or most exciting part of something
hoard to collect and keep large amounts of food, money, etc, especially secretly
insight an area of knowledge or activity; especially one that somebody is responsible for
interactive involving talking and working together
intrinsically by nature, in itself
landscape an area of countryside or land of a particular type, used especially when talking about its appearance
may (just) as well do sth to do something because it seems best in the situation that you are in, although you may not really want to do it
may well probably
memorabilia things that people collect because they once belonged to a famous person, or because they are connected with a particular interesting place, event or activity
obsession the state in which a person's mind is completely filled with thoughts of one particular thing or person in a way that is not normal
outrageous very unusual and slightly shocking
pilfer sth to steal things of little value or in small quantities, especially from the place where you work
pioneer sth to be the first person to do, invent or use something
proceeds the money that you receive when you sell something or organize a performance, etc; profits
revenue money that a business or organization receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services
scrutinice to look at or examine somebody/something carefully
session a period of time that is spent doing a particular activity
sought after wanted by many people, because it is of very good quality or difficult to get or to find
splash sth to decorate something with areas of bright colour, not in a regular pattern
spot on exactly right
stencil sth to make letters or a design on something using a a thin piece of metal, plastic or card with a design cut out of it, that you put onto a surface and paint over so that the design is left on the surface
surpass to do or be better than somebody/something
treasure a highly valued object
valid based on what is logical or true
viable that can be done; that will be successful
watercolour picture painted with paints that you mix with water, not oil, and use for painting pictures

 

3.

 

accumulate amass, build up
alter change
animated lively, energetic
clutter mess
conceal hide
display exhibit
dispose of get rid of
effectively actually
essentially basically, fundamentally
fetch sell for
flaw defect, fault
glorious splendid
imaginative inventive
innocuous harmless
interact communicate
obsession preoccupation
reservation misgiving
scruffy dirty, untidy
superfluous unnecessary, excessive
trendy fashionable

 

4.

 

I was astonished by the size and complexity of the problem.

Police asked passers-by if they had seen the accident.

Programming the video is simplicity itself.

The book deals with some of the oddities of grammar and spelling.

There is a general public perception that standards in schools are falling.

What she said is a matter of complete indifference to me.

You should encourage your child's attempts at self-expression.

 

5.

 

Did she mind not getting the job?

He bitterly regretted ever having mentioned it.

He flatly refused to discuss the matter.

He made ten mistakes in as many lines.

I agree with you to a certain degree.

I learned a lot from my father.

I was so intent on my work that I didn't notice the time.

If he is to be believed, he has been present at a good many of the best-known key events in history, including the crucifixion of Christ, the massacre at My Lai, the assassination of Naomi Jacobsen in Paris and so on.

My work is very specialized in nature.

Odd as it may seem, she was in the best of health.

On this occasion we were sitting in a park in Madrid.

She comes from a long line of actors.

She failed to get into art college.

The juice from the berries stained their fingers red.

The party was a big success.

They donated a life-sized statue of the president to the museum.

They knew they risked being arrested.

We have yet to decide what action to take.

 


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