Rephrase the following sentences using the given words. 1 2 3 4 5 She has never been to the club before.

It's the first time she has ever been to the club. She has never heard such a funny story. It's the first time she has ever read Tolstoy. It's the worst headache she's ever had. He's never played cricket before. funniest never bad ever __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Phrasal verbs: break down break into break out break up (1) stop working (of cars, engines, machines etc.) (1) enter by force (1) begin suddenly (war, fire, etc.) (1) stop for holidays (of schools etc.) (2) lose control of feelings (of people) (2) [+ object] laughter etc. start doing something suddenly (2) Escape from a place first

Fill in the correct preposition. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Our school usually breaks up for the summer holidays in July. My car broke ___________________ on the motorway and I had to walk to a garage. When she fell off the chair, The whole class broke _________________ laughter. The prisoner managed to break _________________ of prison after murdering the guard. The robber broke __________________ the house by smashing a window. The fire broke ___________________ in the basement and quickly spread upwards. At the funeral, the boy's mother broke __________________ and started crying. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 She blamed him for the murder.

Fill in the correct preposition. They arrived ______________ London at 7.30. I must apologise ________________ Mary ______________ the delay. I am very annoyed _________________ John _______________ being so careless. He was accused __________________ being a thief. He believes __________________ God. She is brilliant ___________________ gymnastics. I was not aware ____________________ the problem.

9 10 11 12 Idioms:

I am afraid ___________________ snakes. He does not associate _________________ his colleagues. They were ashamed _________________ their children's behaviour. He was astonished _________________ the way he spoke to the manager. be at a loss for words be on good terms (with somebody) be in somebody's shoes be in a good mood be broke do one's best do somebody a favour do (something) for a living be so surprised that one does not know what to say be friendly (with somebody) be in somebody's position feel happy have no money at all try as hard as possible do something to help somebody have a job and earn money

Fill in the correct idiom. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I was so shocked by the news that I was at a loss for words. Look what you've done! I wouldn't like to ________________________________ when Mum gets home! What do you _________________________________? with each other. I don't get paid till Friday, so now I ______________________________. Although he __________________________________, he didn't win the race. Could you ____________________________________? When you go out, could you get me some milk? Now's a good time to ask for a rise because the boss _______________________________________. He drinks a litre of milk every day. Milk contains a lot of vitamins. He is getting stronger. She has just passed her exams. She is having a party at the moment. He has been working all day. She has phoned him three times this morning. He is always borrowing money from me. She has been walking all morning. (Her feet are aching) They are getting married next week. (They've already sent the invitations) e ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ a) emphasis on duration. b) temporary situation. c) repeated action expressing annoyance. d) emphasis on number. e) habitual action. f) recently completed action. g) permanent truth h) changing or developing situation. i) fixed arrangement in the near future. j) past action of certain duration having visible results in the present. I work as a nurse. After the divorce, they didn't talk for months, but now they ____________________________________

Match the sentences with the meaning of the tense used in each of them.