Avanzado 1 - verbs + object + infinitive or gerund

Another exercise for you to keep practising. The answers are on page 2.

ALL- Daniel Day-Lewis's acceptance speech

British-Irish actor Daniel Day-Lewis has won his third Oscar for his leading role in Lincoln.

Here's his acceptance speech and the transcript.

Avanzado 1 - Nomophobia

Do you remember the name given to addiction to mobile phones? Here's a video from

© Skynews and the transcript.

 

Intermedio 1 - meet and know

Here's an exercise to practise the difference between these two verbs.

Avanzado 1 - Revise & Check Unit 3

Here are the answers:

GRAMMAR
a 1 Not only did we see the sights 2 I think he might have got lost 3 correct 4 The waiter probably didn't notice 5 it's time you went to bed 6 correct 7 correct 8 must be making 9 correct 10 I'd rather you came

b 1 to arrive 2 were we 3 to have heard 4 had they got/ did they get 5 hadn't bought 6 be trying 7 started 8 had I seen 9 work 10 you didn't park

VOCABULARY
a 1 bite my tongue 2 beyond her means 3 behind my back 4 cost a fortune 5 spends money like water 6 can't make ends meet
b 1 slammed 2 whispered 3 whistled 4 sighed 5 rattled 6 screeched
c 1 buzz 2 drip 3 small talk 4 thought-provoking 5 bland 6 fare 7 shares 8 budget 9 fee 10 intriguing
d 1 wealthy 2 implausible 3 tight-fisted 4 penniless 5 vast 6 adhere to 7 profoundly 8 vast

Avanzado 1 - would rather and listening on money matters

Here are the grammar notes for 'would rather' for the Tuesday and Thursday group.

Here's the listening on financial advice for university students we heard in class.