Revision: Units 1 – 7


I. Phrasal Verbs


II. Wordbuilding


1          Lowering interest rates could have ________________ consequences for the economy.
(DISASTER)

2          His ________________ that the system should be changed was rejected. (PROPOSE)

3          We had a ________________ over the fee for the work. (AGREE)

4          It is generally ________________ that stress is caused by too much work. (ASSUMPTION)

5          They have considerable ________________ in dealing with oil spills. (EXPERT)

6          The government has been ________________ in its response to the report. (CAUTION)

7          Buying new furniture may prove too ________________. (COST)

8          Millions of years ago, changes in the Earth's climate caused animal and plant life to
________________. (DIVERSE)

9          Your experience and qualifications will be taken into ________________ when the decision
is made. (CONSIDER)

10      I can understand your ________________ – I’d be furious if she ever treated me like that.
(ANNOY)

11      These two causes are ________________ linked. (SEPARATE)

12      Everyone desires to heave healthy ________________ hair. (SHINE)

13      He remains confident and ________________ untroubled by his recent problems. (SEEM)

14      The exercises are designed to ________________ your stomach muscles. (STRONG)

15      The book provides ________________ information on recent trends. (VALUE)

16      It is ________________ for all employees to wear protective clothing. (OBLIGATION)

17      He was ________________ for a military career, like his father before him. (DESTINY)

18      We need to work harder to remain ________________ with other companies. (COMPETITION)

19      In November the temperatures drop and the days ________________. (SHORT)

20      Which newspapers does the library ________________ to? (SUBSCRIPTION)

21      There is some ________________ about what the correct procedure should be. (CONFUSED)

22      She’s our ________________ in France. (REPRESENT)

23      Fax machines were a wonderful ________________ at the time. (INVENTOR)



III. Transformations

Rewrite the sentences so that they mean the same as the sentence above.

1          Where are the toilets?

Could you tell me ____________________________________________?

2          How long does the film last?

Do you know ____________________________________________?

3          This is a gift. The Japanese visitors gave it to me. They came yesterday. (relative
clauses)

This is the gift ____________________________________________.

4          I borrowed a friend’s laptop. He wants it back. (relative clauses)

My friend ____________________________________________ back.

5          We went to a presentation yesterday. It was very interesting. (relative clauses)

The presentation ____________________________________________.

6          Someone broke into our house last week.

Our house ____________________________________________.

7          The council will ban all the traffic from the city centre.

All the traffic ____________________________________________.

8          The organisers are postponing the meeting.

The meeting ____________________________________________.

9          I expect the meeting will be finished by ten. (use a modal verb)

The meeting ____________________________________________ by ten.

10      Perhaps you didn’t see the line we launched at the Munich fair. (use a modal verb)

You ____________________________________________ at the Munich fair.

11      It was a bad idea for us to drop our prices so much. (use a modal verb)

We ____________________________________________ so much.

12      I’m sure the warranty hasn’t expired yet. (use a modal verb)

The warranty ____________________________________________ yet.