Word formation / Gaps Flashcards
Tony is a really …………………………………. OPINION
person. (someone who is .. has very strong opinions that they refuse to change even when they are clearly unreasonable)
Opinionated
Stefan was a …………………………………. COMPEL
collector of gadgets throughout his life. (used about people who have a habit they cannot control)
Compulsive
…………………………………. seems to suit Ella DOMESTIC
- she’s really happy with her home life.
DOMESTICITY
I believe she had the …………………………………. FORTUNE
to have been seriously ill as a child.
MISfortune
the (1 ) .. …….. .. …. of body decoration points to the… (ANTIQUE)
ANTIQUITY/ænˈtɪkwəti/
Within each tribe, this helped them to mark out
differences of role, status, and (4) ……………. . (KIN)
KINSHIP
7) ………… …. (ARGUE), without the expressive
capabilities of such ‘body language….
ARGUABLY:
used for stating your opinion or belief, especially when you think other people may DISAGREE
we would have been
(8) …….. …….. (FINITE) less successful as a species.
INFINITELY
one in seven people are thought to experience anxiety when flying, with women _______ (Number) men two to one in these feelings of ____ (Quiet)
OUTNUMBERING
DISQUIET
most of these fears are ___________ (LOGIC): both options
LOGICAL / ILLOGICAL
which appear awkward and ____ (WIELD) on the ground
UNWIELDLY
REWRITING:
- Could you tell her my address if, by any chance,
you see her.
Should…
Should you see her, could you please tell her my address?
REWRITING:
I wouldn’t have been able to afford to go to
university except that my grandmother left me
some money.
But for ……………………………………………………………………………………….. .
But for my grandmother leaving me some money, I wouldn’t have been able to afford to go to university.
He believed that photography ( 1 ) ……………. capture the meaning of outward
appearance
COULD/WOULD/SHOULD
This type of camera was particularly
relevant to Cartier-Bresson . It lent (4) ……………. not only to spontaneity but to
anonymity as wel l .
LENT
To such an extent (5) ……………. Cartier-Bresson wish to remain a silent
DID
Cartier-Bresson travelled unceasingly, but there was (6) … ……. …… compulsive or hurried about his travels or his
photography.
NOTHING / LITTLE
he continued to take photographs at the (8) ……………. of about four per hour
RATE
Key word transformation: (likelihood)
It’s unlikely that the product would have taken off, if they hadn’t run such a massive TV campaign.
Without such a massive TV campaign , there _________________ the product taking off.
WOULD HAVE BEEN LITTLE LIKELIHOOD OF
Key word transformation: (PUT)
The group leader’s poor judgement jeopardised the safety of the climbers.
The climbers’ safety ___________________ by the poor judgement of the g roup leader
WAS PUT IN JEOPARDY
WAS PUT AT RISK
KT: (DATES)
Paula and I have been friends since 2008.
My _______________________ 2008.
FRIENDSHIP WITH PAULA DATES BACK
KT (RESPONSIBILITY):
‘It wasn’t my fault that the window got broken, ‘ Gary said.
Gary denied ___________________ the window.
ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR HAVING BROKEN
KT: (TERMS)
My grandmother has finally got used to living alone.
My grandmother ……………………………………………………………………. living alone
HAS FINALLY COME TO TERMS WITH
That afternoon my father (1) ……………. to show
me Ven ice (take)
undertook
the greatest m iracle was the city itself, (3) ……………. (CIRCLE) by sea and ___(marisma).
ENCIRCLED
MARSH
o protect Ven ice throughout her history, separating her from the
(7) . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . feuding cities of the mainland (PERPETUATE)
PERPETUALLY
Today, more than ever, we have cause for
8) . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. : (GRATEFUL
GRATITUDE
KWT:
I’m afraid the only option open to me is to ask
you to leave the restaurant.
(alternative)
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you to leave
the restaurant.
I have no alternative but to ask you to leave the restaurant.
KWT:
If I had known the flight was going to be late
leaving, I wouldn’t have bothered rushing to the
airport.
(delay)
Had I .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to my flight, I wouldn’t have bothered rushing to the
airport.
Had I known about the delay to my flight..
KWT:
If you need to contact me urgently, then ring
this number.
(necessary)
Should …………………………………………….. , ring this number.
YOU FIND IT/ IT BE NECESSARY TO CONTACT ME URGENTLY
these statistics and stereotypes _______ a worrying picture
provide
give
present
worrying, without hope:
The future looks ___.
grim
