Ready for C1 (Macmillan) Intelligence and ability

Say which word or expression is informal.

• A BRIGHT CHILD

• A CHILD PRODIGY

• A WHIZZ KID

_____ student

• A BRILLIANT

• BRAINY

• GIFTED

_____

• SHE HAS A FLAIR FOR LANGUAGES

• SHE HAS A GIFT FOR MUSIC

• SHE'S AN AWESOME ILLUSTRATOR

_____

• JOE'S (AN) ACE AT TENNIS

• JOE'S A SKILFUL CARD PLAYER

• JOE'S A STRONG SWIMMER

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• I'M A WEAK AT MATHS

• I'M HOPELESS AT COOKING

• I HAVE A POOR MEMORY

Tell me about someone you know who is....

(try to use the expressions we've just learnt in the same context)

• A COMPETENT SKIER

• AN EXPERT COOK

• A BAD LIAR

• A COMPUTER EXPERT

Tell me about someone you know who is.....

• A TALENTED ARTIST

• AN ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIAN

• A TERRIBLE SINGER

Which of these adverbs DOES NOT collocate with the word 'GIFTED'

• HIGHLY

• NATURALLY

• ACADEMICALLY

• PRACTICALLY

• MUSICALLY

Which of these adverbs DOES NOT collocate with the word 'TALENTED'

• HIGHLY

• EXCEPTIONALLY

• ENORMOUSLY

• HUGELY

• LARGELY

Which of these adverbs DOES NOT collocate with the word 'PROMISING'

• HIGHLY

• EXTREMELY

• ABSOLUTELY

• VERY

• QUITE