ANIA C1 Group 5 Lesson 15

Class

Exam Skills - Listening 

Test 1, Part 3

Source: Practice Tests Plus 2

Collocations, phrasal verbs, idioms and fixed expressions tested in this question:

Any (name of job/position) worth their salt = good at your job/worth your pay

To pick up on

To put across

To call it a day
Click on the links above for definitions and examples

Exam Skills - Reading & Use of English

Test 2, Part 1

Vocabulary tested in this question: 

Far afield

Raw materials

To be keen to do something

By appointment

To provide someone with something

Homework

1. Prepare for next week's listening practice (part 4 of the exam) by thinking of synonyms and parallel phrases for the key words and ideas used in the question and options A - H.

2. Lexical precision. Giggle, chortle, chuckle, guffaw and cackle are all types of laugh, but how are they different?

3. Listen to the last item fron last week's Inside Europe podcast http://www.dw.com/en/inside-europe-11052017/av-38801398 (48:10 - 53:20). What is Laughter Yoga? Listen again and write down what synonyms for laugh you hear. Also make a note of collocations such as infectious laugh.