Correct mistakes in the following sentences.

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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