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Complete the sentences with an adjective phrase.
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She has a quick mind and is good with words. She's (?) inizia ad imparare
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She has a quick mind and is good with words. She's witty.
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He's quite reserved and keeps himself to himself.
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She does things without planning. She's inizia ad imparare
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She does things without planning. She's spontaneous.
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He doesn't like working alone. He's a inizia ad imparare
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He doesn't like working alone. He's a people person.
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She's very, uncomplicated and practical. inizia ad imparare
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She's very down-to-earth, uncomplicated and practical.
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He's fun to be with, a good laugh.
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She's definitely a, not at her best late at night. inizia ad imparare
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She's definitely a morning person, not at her best late at night.
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He's a real computer - he's always talking about gigabytes and new software. inizia ad imparare
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He's a real computer geek - he's always talking about gigabytes and new software.
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What combination of personal qualities below would make a good friend, a good TV talk show host and a good account? inizia ad imparare
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witty, keeps himself to himself, spontaneous, people person, down-to-earth, good laugh, morning person, geek.
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witty, spontaneous, people person, good laugh
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witty, spontaneous, people person, good laugh
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reserved and someone who keeps himself to himself, down-to-earth, uncomplicated and practical, a morning person, a computer geek
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Choose a topic from the box and complete the questions. transport, family, travel, shopping, study, fashion.
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How often do you go shopping?
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Have you ever transported a big stone?
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Would you like to know things about fashion?
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Have you travelled a lot in your life?
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Can I ask if you like to study?
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Could you tell me what your family's like?
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Do you mind me asking how often you go shopping?
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I was wondering if you have ever transported a big stone.
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I'd be interested to know why you have travelled a lot in your life.
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I was wondering if you would like to know things about fashion.
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Complete the conversation with words and phrases from the box. Not all items are needed. over the moon, fascinated, awkward, relieved, impressed, shaking like a leaf, frustrated, wished the earth would swallow me up, made my stomach turn.
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Hey, I've got the job! Congratulations! You must be (?) inizia ad imparare
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Hey, I've got the job! Congratulations! You must be over the moon.
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Yes, I'm (?) because I thought I'd done badly at the interview, I was so nervous that I was (?) inizia ad imparare
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Yes, I'm relieved because I thought I'd done badly at the interview, I was so nervous that I was shaking like a leaf. relieved; shaking like a leaf
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Did the interviewer notice? Well, I spilt my coffee on her. Oh, that's (?) inizia ad imparare
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Did the interviewer notice? Well, I spilt my coffee on her. Oh, that's awkward.
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Very embarrassing. At that moment I (?) inizia ad imparare
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Very embarrassing. At that moment I wished the earth would swallow me up. wished the earth would swallow me up
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You got the job, so I guess they were (?) with you. inizia ad imparare
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You got the job, so I guess they were impressed with you.
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Add very, really, absolutely, totally, completely before the adjectives and adjectives phrases (but not the verb phrases) inizia ad imparare
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Hey, I've got the job! Congratulations! You must be over the moon. inizia ad imparare
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Hey, I've got the job! Congratulations! You must be really over the moon. really/absolutely/totally/completely
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Yes, I'm relieved because I thought I'd done badly at the interview, I was so nervous that I was shaking like a leaf. inizia ad imparare
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Yes, I'm very relieved because I thought I'd done badly at the interview, I was so nervous that I was shaking like a leaf.
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Did the interviewer notice? Well, I spilt my coffee on her. Oh, that's awkward. inizia ad imparare
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Did the interviewer notice? Well, I spilt my coffee on her. Oh, that's really awkward.
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You got the job, so I guess they were impressed with you. inizia ad imparare
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You got the job, so I guess they were very impressed with you.
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Complete the sentences with the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets.
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Since I (start) this course, I (improve) my speaking. inizia ad imparare
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Since I started this course, I've improved my speaking.
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I (go) to Canada twice but I (not go) to the USA yet.) inizia ad imparare
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I 've gone to Canada twice but I haven't gone to the USA yet.
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I (never meet) a real celebrity, but once someone (think) I was one. inizia ad imparare
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I've never meet a real celebrity, but once someone thought I was one.
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When I was young, I (play) in a band, and recently I (start) again. inizia ad imparare
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When I was young, I played in a band, and recently I've started again.
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I (not eat) breakfast at home this morning, and I also (not have) any coffee yet today. inizia ad imparare
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I didn't eat breakfast at home this morning, and I also haven't had any coffee yet today.
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Are any of the sentences above true for you? inizia ad imparare
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Since I started this course, I've improved my speaking.
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Rewrite the sentences to make them more polite. inizia ad imparare
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Use the phrases in brackets.
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I need some information about train times to Vienna. inizia ad imparare
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I'd like to enquire about train times to Vienna.
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Which train do I need to take to get to Vienna by 3 p. m.? inizia ad imparare
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Can you tell me which train I need to take to get to Vienna by 3 p. m.?
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How far is it from the western to the southern train station? inizia ad imparare
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Can I ask how far it is from the western to the southern train station?
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Where can I get information on local transport in Vienna? inizia ad imparare
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Do you mind me asking where I can get information on local transport in Vienna?
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Do I need to book a seat on the train? inizia ad imparare
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I was wondering if/whether I need to book a seat on the train.
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Could you tell me if/whether I can book on the phone?
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Could you book it for me? inizia ad imparare
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I was wondering if you could book it for me.
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Could you send me an email confirmation? inizia ad imparare
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I'd be grateful if you could send me an email confirmation.
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a phone conversation between a travel agent and a customer. Use the sentences above to help you. inizia ad imparare
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A: I'd like to enquire about train times to Glasgow. B: Certainly. What would you like to know? A: Can you tell me what train I need to take to get to Glasgow by 6 p.m., please? B: Let me just check.
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