Fitting In

Fitting In

By K S

​Relax

It'll be over soon.​

on what we learned last time​

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I'd ______ anything from that diner. That cook guy makes curry sauce with his feet.

HAVING

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You can have as ______ want when it's summer vacation but in this school it is mandatory for every teacher to wear formal clothes during term time!

MANY

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Despite having been trolled on the internet as she ____ China but not the US, Eileen Gu has become a successful medalist therefore earned respect and support.

COMPETING

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It really ______ drives and phones then block the whole motorway.

UP

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Despite being one of the richest people on this planet, Donald surprised everyone ______ birthday cake as it was only $7.99.

ON

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Joseph chose to become a cleaner as he hated ______ all day.

A

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He really ______ said the headmaster was stupid on the recent school assembly.

WHEN

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She ______ marrying 蔡徐坤 when she first saw him play basketball on TV. And now, seven years later, she's still crazy about him.

ON

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She ______ marrying 蔡徐坤 when she first saw him play basketball on TV. And now, seven years later, she's still crazy about him.

ON

Expressions with come are frequently tested in the Proficiency exam and you should try to familiarise yourself with them

Phrases with COME

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Don't worry - he'll ______ to our way of thinking, I'm sure of it.

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Don't worry - he'll come round/over to our way of thinking, I'm sure of it.

Which word/phrase can we use to replace it?

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We believed that the basic message of the TV programme ______ quite well.

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We believed that the basic message of the TV programme came over quite well.

paraphrase the expression

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The pilots ______ the cabin crew during the one-day strike last week.

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The pilots came out in sympathy with the cabin crew during the one-day strike last week.

paraphrase the expression

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Languages seem to ______ to Petra - she speaks at least five.

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Languages seem to come easily to Petra - she speaks at least five.

What comes easily to spiderman?

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Nobody is going to ______ me and my best friend.

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Nobody is going to come between me and my best friend.

Do you believe this? Why? Do you have related experience?

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Tickets for the concert are free and will be distributed on a ______ basis.

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Tickets for the concert are free and will be distributed on first come first serve basis.

Examples of things done on this basis?

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This chairman is good at making promises but he hardly ever ______.

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This chairman is good at making promises but he hardly ever comes up with the goods/deliver the goods.

Did he really deliver the goods eventually? Why?

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My essay is ______ quite nicely, now I've found out which resources to use.

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My essay is coming along quite nicely, now I've found out which resources to use.

Paraphrase the expression

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Kan needs to ______ losing his job

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Kan needs to come to terms with losing his job

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The sales team ______ a lot of criticism at the meeting yesterday.

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The sales team came in for a lot of criticism at the meeting yesterday.

Who or what comes in for a lot of criticism on a daily basis?

Gerund and infinitive

Multiple Choice

How many kinds of patterns are there, concerning gerund and infinitive?

• 3-2

• 5-3

• 11-2+1

• 2+5+1-4

There might be more than one answer.

Task 1 - clothes choice

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a.

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b.

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c.

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d.

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e.

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f.

Choose a sentence from task 2 in which the verb means similar in the given sentence.

Make your choice

Multiple Choice

The new regulation on education means witnessing 30 million unemployment.

• a

• b

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Everyone regrets not putting enough time in studying at some point in their lives.

• c

• d

Multiple Choice

No matter how the police told him, he didn't remember driving back home last night.

• e

• f

Multiple Choice

I'll never forget my days and nights in the library working my fingers to the bones.

• g

• h

Multiple Choice

You should try Atkins diet if you want to lose weight.

• i

• j

Multiple Choice

I can't believe that my professor just went on with his lecture after being interrupted by the burglar rushing into the classroom to hide from the police.

• k

• l

Multiple Choice

I can't believe that yesterday a guy just came scurrying into my lecture room and hid under my table. How rude!

• m

• n

Multiple Choice

Well I guess I was lucky to hear a famous professor talking about lock-picking when I was hiding under his desk yesterday. I'm a big fan.

• o

• p

Hope you have a dictionary

Tricky ones

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object

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allow

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worth

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forbid

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avoid

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recommend

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p

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suggest

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had better

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deny

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make

Dress sense from ...

All walks of life

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Nicolas Cage, 45, police officer:' If you don't want to be seen as a suspect on the street of New York, I/you ...'

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Jack Ma, 47, CEO, entrepreneur: 'We are a prestigious, multi-billion, multi-national firm. If you want to work for me, I/you ...'

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Gerard Way, 45, Late 20th century emo kid talking about his childhood: when I was a teen my parents were dumb and lame. They ... . My classmates were all stupid. They ... . I was so sad and nobody understood me.'

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You, nagging your daughter about what to wear:

I got 6/15

lemon squeezy ​

Suitably Dressed

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