Make a sentence about the topie in brackets using the pair of expressions provided:
1. without any ... hitches / extraordinary (NOBEL PRIZE)
2. look back on/at sth / a ... breakthrough in sth (MEDICAL RESEARCH)
3. to shun /trail-blazing (DIETS)
4. in ... disarray/sob ... (TERROR1SM)
5. be in a rush / to pinch sth (SHOPPING)
6. emasculated / to earn a fortunę (SHOW BUSINESS)
7. be dismissive of sth/austerity (FINANCIAL CRISIS)
8. for reasons of conscience / keep doing sth (ECOLOGY)
9. couldn't help myself /vulnerable (TOURISM)
10. turn our backs on sth / there is no guarantee (SPORT)
11. at the heart of / issued (HEALTH)
12. arbitrary / eyesore (ARCHITECTURE)
13. not happen overnight / ongoing ... (EDUCATION)
14. kit / nowhere near (TECHNOLOGY)
15. intensively farmed .... / ... welfare (AGRICULTURE)
16. be/get hooked on / purchase (LIFESTYLE)
Make a story with these phrases
A |
B |
C |
D |
1 couldn't help myself it went on sheepish evidently to stick out of.... ??? gorgeous |
to keep doing sth to pinch sth to look back on/at... to stifle / stifled ... gingerly ??? elear |
to earn a fortunę to turn one's back on will have guessed to sob to make out that... ??? absurd |
to take in stupendous to feel vulnerable draining .... be hooked ??? obvious |
Write a one-sentence news item using these phrases.
to award a prize |
to scrap sth |
to be issued |
to tackle sth |
key..... |
to shun |
to condemn |
ruthless |
be dismissive of sth |
??? impact of sth on sth |
alleged .... |
infamous |