- Wales has a new Unesco World Heritage site, the slate region in the north-west area. There are several reasons for this choice. The slate area has had a huge impact on global architecture, with its unique beauty. In addition, it has had an important role in the film industry, being used as the scenario of many famous masterpieces. The site is also significant because some of the most important pieces of art were hidden there to protect them from the Nazis. (Adapted from BBC news July 28, 2021)
 
The slate region in Wales is a Unesco World Heritage site   because of its beauty and its historical importance

- Watching an educational video on your own and then discussing the content in class is one of the many learning activities of a popular learning model called the flipped classroom. Studies suggest that this instructional strategy not only helps students learn course content better, but also develops valuable life skills, such as leadership, problem-solving, and critical thinking. The traditional learning space is reversed in the flipped classroom model, which means that most of the instruction happens at home, while in class students exchange opinions, apply concepts, and collaborate with their classmates. (Adapted from the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning - Harvard University)
 
In the flipped classroom model,   course material is studied outside the classroom

- We ... British, we are American.   aren't

- We ... have a holiday this summer.   aren't going to

- We ... to the gym.   don't often go

- We ____ for mushrooms ____ the wood.   are looking / in

- We ____ the bus and had to walk.   missed

- We _____ to inform you that your application _____ successful.   regret / was not

- We _____ to the gym.   don't often go

- We _______ a lot of delicious food at the party yesterday.   Ate

- We are having a special dinner to ____ his promotion.   celebrate

- We are late. The film ... ... ... by the time we get to the cinema   will already have started

- We are pleased to offer a 10% discount on all purchases of more than €80.00, ________ these are made before the 12th May.   provided

- We fully rely on our new marketing campaign and we are sure we ... new market shares.   will succeed in gaining

- We had to wait in a _____ in the post office for over forty minutes.   queue

- We have __________ time but not ___________.   Some / much

- We have got some potatoes , but we haven't got _____ tomatoes   any

- We know that language certification is required by many government offices, companies, and educational institutions abroad and at home. This form of international accreditation is not only necessary for many higher educational institutions, but it is also an option that opens doors to many opportunities in one's personal, professional, and academic life. For instance, if you want to apply for an international exchange scholarship, you must first get an official language proficiency certification. For this reason, it is a good idea for students to obtain their language certification while still in school. (Adapted from MOSAlingua)
 
Language certification   should be obtained before leaving school

- We leave York .... London at 7.30 tomorrow morning.   For.

- We look _________ to __________ from you.   Forward / hearing.

- We must be very precise: any carelessness ____ may have irrevocable consequences.   On our part.

- We seem to be .... for bankruptcy!   Heading.

- We shall make the payment in due ....   Course.

- We should consider ... their offer.   accepting

- We simply didn't know what to choose for our main dish so in the end we made a ....... choice.   random

- We want to throw a party before summer vacation.   Vogliamo dare una festa prima delle vacanze estive.

- We wanted to visit the Uffizi Gallery, but an endless queue put us _______.   off

- We went fishing last week and my cousin _____ three big fish.   Caught

- We were speaking on the phone and then all of a sudden I got cut __________________.   Off

- Well, I think it is and I ... it's an impossible question to answer.   reckon

- Well, I think it is and I ___________ it's an impossible question to answer.   reckon

- Well, I'd rather you ____________ invite the CEO, if you don't ____________.   Didn't / mind.

- We're always being advised to stay safe online. But in an era where the Internet is part of our everyday lives - for work, fun, study, shopping, even managing finances - it's not always easy to spot the dangers. When joining online communities it's better to be cautious about the amount of personal information you share. For example, it isn't always necessary to use your real name as a username when registering for a service. You could instead use a pseudonym, or a name that doesn't give away your real identity to other users. (Adapted from Flo- Joe Splendid Learning)
 
The writer advises people who join an online community to   use a false name to protect their identity

- We've delivered it, but we haven't installed it ....   Yet.

- What ... do at the weekend?   do you usually

- What ... this summer?   are you doing

- What .... going out tonight?   About.

- What ____ when you saw her?   was she wearing

- What _____ doing? I _____ the newspaper.   are you / 'm reading

- What a year! If it weren't ____________ you, I would never have got _____________ it!   For / through.

- What about .... out?   Going.

- What are you .......this evening?   Doing

- What are you good ....?   At.

- What are you....... this evening?   Doing

- What did she ... you?   tell

- What do these initials stand for?   Che cosa significano queste iniziali?

- What do you like .... in your spare time?   Doing.

- What does "wind" means?   Vento

- What is the correct spelling of the following word?   Accommodation.

- What is the difference _____ a market and a shop?   between

- What is the Italian for "play truant"?   Marinare la scuola

- What price can you put on a child's education? It depends on who that child is. New figures show the average fee for attending a top private school has now risen above £17,000 a year for the first time. In contrast, a child attending a state school in England can expect to have £4,000 to £6,000 spent on them, depending on location and additional charges. This would be worrying in any circumstances but when we have collapsing state schools, it feels almost grotesque. While some children enjoy drama halls and swimming pools, others are trying to learn surrounded by dirt and insects. (The Guardian, May 8 2018; adapted)
 
In Britain, the price of a child's education is expected to   range between £4,000 and £6,000 in state schools

- What technique is being referred to? A test where every nth word is removed from the passage. The student has to fill in the resulting blanks with an appropriate word.   Cloze test

- What time .... we start work? Let's start at about nine o'clock.   Shall.

- What's a synonym of the adjective "available"?   Accessible

- What's a synonym of the adjective "real"?   Certain

- What's the opposite of the adjective "wide"?   Narrow

- When ____ to the theatre?   did you last go

- When a dog is happy to see you it will probably __________________its tail.   Wag

- When did you arrive? I...   ...arrived yesterday

- When I ... a child I ... two cats   was - had

- When I ... to school I ... very hard   went - studied

- When I ____ a child I ____ two cats.   was - had

- When I _____ to school I _______ very hard.   went - studied

- When I got home, my husband____to bed.   had already gone

- When I see James, ____________ him ___________ you said.   I'll tell / what.

- When I was about to ________ the office, I received a call from my boss. So I missed my train.   leave

- When I was in my teens, I used _________ the piano every day, from 2 to 3 p.m.   to play

- When I was little, my father ________take me to the park after school.   used to

- When I was running in the park, I my wallet.   Lost

- When it ____ I stay ____.   rains / at home

- When my sister goes on holiday, she asks me to look ... her pets   after

- When my sister goes on holiday, she asks me to look ______ her pets.   after

- When one of America's earliest open-plan offices debuted in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1939, women were less than one-third of the country's working force. That early office was not so different from the one that modern workers experience. It was designed to suit a particular employee: someone who could stay at work until late because he didn't have to rush home to make dinner for his children; someone pleased to meet the boss because it meant time to chat and talk about golf. (The New York Times, March 10 2022; adapted)
 
"suit" in this context means   be right for

- When planning a new event, it is always essential to work ________ the total costs in advance.   out

- When she got to the station, the train .... already left!   Had.

- When Sue heard the news she ......... very pleased   wasn't

- When the building was completed, all the workers were paid ........   off

- When we met him last night, he was ______ towards the library.   walking

- When you cook octopus, you must pay attention or it will ____ like rubber.   Taste.

- When you first arrived, what was the company ....?   Like.

- When you get to the traffic lights, turn left and then go ____ for about two hundred metres.   straight on

- When you left for the North Pole, we trusted that you ... soon.   would return

- When you look _________a word in the dictionary, you will find its literal meaning.   up

- When you travel abroad, do you ____ with your family?   keep in touch

- Whenever I spend too much time at work, my boss ends up _________ me.   upsetting

- Where are ... from? We're from Australia   you

- Where____________on your last holidays?   did you go

- Whether she's a good actress or not is a ... of opinion.   matter

- Which ___________ do you prefer: maths or geography?   subject

- Which adverb CANNOT be used complete this sentence:
This illness is thought to be ___ genetic in origin.   organically

- Which is the correct plural?   Congresswomen.

- Which month comes before July?   June

- Which number is written correctly?   Three thousand two hundred and forty two.

- Which of the following CANNOT be used to complete this sentence?James isn't at work today so I think he ____ be ill.   can

- Which of the following connectives is a causal connective?   Due to.

- Which of the following couples country-adjective isn't correct?   Finland-Finn

- Which of the following couples singular-plural isn't correct?   Foot-feets

- Which of the following is NOT a member of the family?   cushion

- Which of the following is not a part of the human body?   Heal.

- Which of the following is NOT a place in a house?   chicken

- Which of the following is NOT a school subject?   story

- Which of the following is the correct word-order?   Last year Jane went to Canada with Marc

- Which of the following is the correct word-order?   What about going to the cinema?

- Which of the following nouns isn't uncountable?   Wall

- Which of the following sentences contains a mistake?   It takes several days for our suppliers for prepare the order

- Which of the following sentences is NOT correct?   He was redundant because he argued with the boss

- Which of the following sentences is the correct one?   The following are the events occurring in an internal combustion engine. First, air is drawn into the engine. It is then mixed with fuel and after that compressed. Next the mixture is ignited and expands

- Which of the following sentences isn't correct?   There isn't nothing to eat

- Which of the following sentences isn't correct?   The police ordered to the man to raise his hands and not to move

- Which of the following would be an appropriate way to begin a formal letter to a person you don't know?   Dear Sir

- Which of these is a noun? It is...   thing

- Which of these is a personal pronoun? It is ...   they

- Which of these is a personal pronoun? It is ________   they

- Which of these is an adjective? It is ________.   hard

- Which of these is an adverb? It is ...   quickly

- Which of these tenses is Past Perfect Simple? It is ________.   She had laughed

- Which one is wrong?   break/breaked

- Which one is wrong?   fly/flyed

- Which question is correct?   What's the weather like in Rome?

- Which question is grammatically correct?   Were you eating an ice cream when the bus arrived?

- Which sentence is correct?   I like my job very much

- Which sentence is correct?   I haven't seen him for a long time

- Which sentence is grammatically correct?   The army needs to change its image if more women are to be recruited

- Which sentence is grammatically correct?   I regret not going to university

- Which sentence is grammatically correct?   When she arrived, they had been cleaning for hours

- Which sentence means the same as this one?The train leaves at 8.35.   The train leaves at twenty five to nine.

- Which team do you think plays the ... ?   best

- Which word CANNOT be used as a synonym for prevents in the following newspaper headline?Russia prevents plan to sell arms to African states.   helps

- Which word CANNOT be used to complete this sentence? Why is the USA ____ in Africa?   intending

- Which word or phrase CANNOT be used complete this sentence?The Prime Minister had to ___ his talks with world leaders to return to the capital.   back out

- Which word or phrase CANNOT be used to complete this sentence? <br />
Omega Systems announced that it did not support the criminal prosecution of a Russian hacker ___ last week.   kept

- Which word or phrase is missing from the following sentence?I graduated ____ 'Industrial Management Engineer' three months ago.   as an

- While I ____ a bath, the phone rang.   was having

- While nobody knows for certain who Britain's next king will be, it is fairly certain that the country will remain a monarchy after the Queen dies. Both Prince Charles and Prince William carry out plenty of royal duties, and both are prepared to be king. Besides, few people want Britain to become a republic. This is perhaps understandable as British politicians are not particularly popular these days. (Adapted from News in Levels)
 
"carry out" in this context means   perform

- Who .... you tell?   Did.

- Who are _____ people over there?   those

- Why are you crying? What's ____?   the matter

- Why didn't you ... that you were feeling ill?   mention

- Why do you ....... that?   say

- Why do you ____ that?   say

- Why do you keep taking your dog with you if you can't keep her ___________ control?   under

- Why don't we go to the park instead of _____ TV?   watching

- Why don't you ______ a break? You've been working so hard recently.   take

- Why, what .......?   happened

- Why, what ___________?   happened

- Will we still even have physical school buildings in 2050, or might our entire education system have changed? Traditional models that have flourished over the past two hundred years in many parts of the West have remained remarkably fixed. Social, economic and technological changes, however, may dictate changes to existing models as technology provides the potential for more students to gain greater access to education and everyone may be provided with more personalized learning paths and flexible choices in what and how we study. (Adapted from Interesting Engineering 8 June 2021)
 
Our education system   may change to a different model in the future

- Will we still even have physical school buildings in 2050, or might our entire education system have changed? Traditional models that have flourished over the past two hundred years in many parts of the West have remained remarkably fixed. Social, economic and technological changes, however, may dictate changes to existing models as technology provides the potential for more students to gain greater access to education and everyone may be provided with more personalized learning paths and flexible choices in what and how we study. (Adapted from Interesting Engineering 8 June 2021)
 
"have flourished" in this context means   have spread successfully

- Will you _______________ about the job next week?   Let me know

- With ---------------- were you talking so long on the telephone?   Whom

- With an elderly population which becomes smaller and smaller every year, the Southern Sicilian town Sutera sees Italy's immigrants as an opportunity. To Italy's anti-immigrant political right, this community is a catastrophe: more foreigners and fewer Italians. But to local people, it represents an older Sicilian story, escaping from war, and the commercial opportunities migrants bring with them. The people of Sutera understand immigration and see their future in the hands of these young newcomers. (Adapted from The Guardian, 19th March 2018)
 
The people of Sutera   have a positive view of immigrants

- With an elderly population which becomes smaller and smaller every year, the Southern Sicilian town Sutera sees Italy's immigrants as an opportunity. To Italy's anti-immigrant, political right, this community is a catastrophe: more foreigners and fewer Italians. But to local people, it represents an older Sicilian story migrants bring with them. The people of Sutera understand immigration and see their future in the hands of these young newcomers. (Adapted from The Guardian, 19th March 2018)
 
"right" in this context refers to   conservative opinions

- With the advent of the Internet, online communities have found a way to make money from the sharing of things they have purchased at some point in their lives and don't use any more. Websites and social media groups facilitate the buying and selling of second-hand goods. For example, parents are now able to sell the expensive baby equipment they have invested in, so as to put some cash back into their pockets. (Adapted from British Council)
 
People can now sell second-hand things more easily because they   use online platforms

- Women's safety is frequently in the news, since violence against women increased by 8% in 2021. One of the most serious issues for many women is to walk home alone at night. In order to help in such situations, a new service called Strut Safe has been introduced and promoted in Edinburgh since last year: it is a telephone helpline that keeps people company until they reach their homes. (Adapted from BBC News Jan 22, 2022)
 
Strut Safe staff   stay on the phone with women walking home

- Women's safety is frequently in the news, since violence against women increased by 8% in 2021. One of the most serious issues for many women is to walk home alone at night. In order to help in such situations, a new service called Strut Safe has been introduced and promoted in Edinburgh since last year: it is a telephone helpline that keeps people company until they reach their homes. (Adapted from BBC news Jan 22, 2022)
 
"increased" in this context means   rose

- Workcations have become popular during the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns, since they are a way to combine work and vacation, for example moving to a country or mountain location for one or more weeks to work remotely from there. A recent study shows that 65% of 5,500 respondents from eight countries in the world say they are thinking of extending a work trip into a leisure one, or vice versa, in 2022, thus combining work and play. (Adapted from https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220309-workcations-the-travel-trend- mixing-work-and-play )
 
In this context "leisure" means   free time

- World War I broke________ in 1914.   out

- Would it ... you if we came on Thursday?   suit

- Would you like a drink? Yes, ....   Please.

- Write in letters the following number: 8402.   Eight thousand four hundred two