dic 2024

Question 1

I am not very interested in sport
INTEREST
Sport _________________ me.

Answer 1

This is an active sentence, using the verb ‘to interest’ or the noun ‘interest’ The noun often follows ‘to have’, ‘to hold’ or ‘to be’

-> Sport does not interest me.

Question 2

Why did she change her plans?
REASON
What ________________ her changed of plans?

Answer 2

The verb most often used with ‘reason’ is ‘to give’, so ‘What reason did she give’. ‘Reason’ is usually followed by ‘for’, so ‘What reason did she give for…

-> What reason did she give for her change of plans?

Question 3

The apples were too sour to eat.
SWEET
The apples were ______________ to eat.

Answer 3

-> sour = having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar.

As ‘sweet’ and ‘sour’ are opposites, ‘not sweet enough’ means the same as ‘too sour’.

-> The apples were not sweet enough to eat

Question 4

Swimming in the river is forbidden
ALLOWED
You ________________________ in the river

Answer 4

You _ are not allowed to swim_ in the river

Question 5

design. Now he runs his own
organisation from an office in Budapest, but is rarely seen in public. He is usually _____________ (WILL) to go
on television or make guest _________________(APPEARANCE)
anywhere, although one year he did agree to attend an
_________________ (EXCEPTION) stunning exhibition of Hungarian design in London.

Answer 5

1. UNWILLING
2. APPEAREANCES
3. EXCEPTIONALLY

(DISPUESTO-WILLING)

Question 6

These displays of light are most intense around the North Pole, so in _____ to experience them fully on a dark winter’s night, you should ideally be in the Arctic Circle.

Answer 6

in ORDER to experience

Question 7

_________ the displays occur all year around, the number varies any one year, depending on the sunspot cycle.

Answer 7

Although

Question 8

You need to be far from the glow of the sity on a cloudless night to see the northern lights properly, and people who have witnessed them say they are unforgettable. At __________ brightest, it’s possible to read a book in the middle of
the countryside as the whole area is lit up.

Answer 8

THEIR

Question 9

Greg sheets of light move across the sky in constantly changing patterns, just ____ huge colourful curtains.

Answer 9

like

Question 10

bleary eyes meaning

Answer 10

tener los ojos cansados, llorosos, rojos o con lágrimas. Por ejemplo, se puede decir “After studying all night, his eyes were bleary”

Question 11

Where and what is: As a result & therefore.

Answer 11

As a result(como resultado) / Therefore(por lo tanto) -> Para presentar un resultado.

Ambos son formales y se utilizan al inicio de la oraciòn

Question 12

Where and what is: Seeing that, due to/owing to

Answer 12

Seeing that( Viendo que, puesto que), due to/owing to (debido a)
-> Dar una razón o argumentar lo que estamos diciendo.

Question 13

He put the wheel on the ______ way round.

Answer 13

“On the right way round” means something is in the correct position, while “on the wrong way round” means something is in the wrong position:

“On the wrong way round” es una expresión en inglés que significa “equivocarse de camino” o “estar en el orden equivocado

Question 14

list of type of coneects

Answer 14

Adding information:
Also, In addition, Besides, Moreover, Furthermore

Expressing consequense
As a consequence, therefore,
consequently, as a result

Expressing contrast
However, on the other