1. Use your own ideas to complete the sentences.
1) In most countries motorcyclists must __wear a helmet __ .
2) I nearly missed the first class this morning. I should have ________
3) I decided I didn’t like the shoes I’d bought, but luckily I was able to ________
4) The shops are always terribly crowded on Saturdays, so I may ________
5) Politicians ought not to ________
6) Some people dislike flying, so they might ________
7) Most people pass their driving test first time, so it can’t ________
8) I don’t know why brother hasn’t phoned. He may have ________
9) If you really want to get fit, you should ________
10) When the price of petrol rose sharply, many people had to ________
11) Can you imagine travelling before the invention of railways? It must have ________
12) Commuter trains are often overcrowded, and people aren’t able to ________
13) I could ________________ when I was ten, but I couldn’t ________
14) That girl looks as if she’s lost. We’d better ________
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Example answers:
2) set alarm clock
3) change them
4) go another day
5) make promises they can’t keep
6) travel by train
7) be very difficult
8) forgotten I’m waiting for him
9) take regular exercise
10) go to work by bus
11) been very slow
12) find a seat
13) ride a horse ___ drive a car
14) show her the way
2. Read this notice. Then complete the advice for people who are coming to your school or place of work.
Information for newcomers to London Language School
• You shouldn’t miss lessons.
• You should bring your laptop if you have one.
• You mustn’t be late for class.
• You must switch your phone off during lessons.
• You needn’t bring a dictionary.
• You don’t have to take any exams.
Information for newcomers
1) You shouldn’t ________
2) You should ________
3) You mustn’t ________
4) You must ________
5) You needn’t ________
6) You don’t have to ________
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Example answers:
1) play games on your phone during lessons
2) keep a note of new vocabulary
3) arrive late for meetings
4) pay your fees at the beginning of term
5) wear smart clothes
6) work on Sundays
Exacerbate (v.)
/ɪɡˈzæsərˌbeɪt/
Synonyms: Worsen, intensify, aggravate
Meaning: To make a problem or a situation worse.
Common collocations: Exacerbate a problem, exacerbate a situation, exacerbate difficulties.
Example sentence: Try not to exacerbate the problem. Instead, try to be a part of a solution.
Interactive Phonemic Chart
Learn all of the vowel and consonant sounds in American English with this interactive phonemic chart.
