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The argument is based on the premise that men and women are equal. start learning
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a statement or idea that you consider to be true and use to develop other ideas
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The furniture’s falling to pieces. start learning
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to be in a very bad condition because of being old or badly made
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‘I can do anything I want to, the world's my oyster’ start learning
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You are in a position to take the opportunities that life has to offer.
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Most of our students achieve excellent exam results. achieve an aim/ambition/goal She had finally achieved her ambition to sail around the world. start learning
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to succeed in getting a good result or in doing something you want
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That man made my life hell on earth! The whole time I was there was just hell on earth. start learning
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a very unpleasant situation, as if one were in hell.
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The new students all had a hard time fitting in. start learning
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if someone fits in, they are accepted by the other people in a group
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Greta smiled fondly. He is still fondly remembered by people who knew him. start learning
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in a way that shows you like someone or something very much
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How old is she—seventy odd? He’s worked there for twenty-odd years. start learning
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approximately or a little more than the number mentioned
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Read the sentences below about what Pasha’s looking forward to in the next few months. start learning
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Then watch the video and delete the incorrect words.
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Hi. I’m really 1 about the next few months. start learning
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Hi. I’m really excited about the next few months.
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I’m 2 on the banks of the River Thames start learning
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I’m DJing on the banks of the River Thames
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and I’m 4 some beach parties. start learning
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and I’m playing some beach parties.
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Today I’ve come to Covent Garden to 5 how people feel about their lives. start learning
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Today I’ve come to Covent Garden to find out how people feel about their lives.
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What are you looking forward to in the 6 ? start learning
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What are you looking forward to in the future?
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What are you looking forward to in the future? Look at the people below and read what they are looking forward to. A- Chris; B- Tamara; C- Luke; D- Deborah; E- Dominick; F- Relwyn start learning
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Then watch the video and match the people to the correct responses.
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Finding a job that I’m really passionate about start learning
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starting a new job next summer start learning
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Nothing really, I kind of enjoy my life at the moment. start learning
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I’m looking forward to buying a house. start learning
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Is there anything you aren’t looking forward to? dying losing my job job interviews illness leaving college loneliness more responsibilities getting older retiring exams start learning
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Read the words below in the box, then watch the video. Tick (✓) the five things which the speakers say they are not looking forward to. dying, job interviews, more responsibilities, getting older, retiring
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People say that your school days are the best days of your life. Do you think that’s true? start learning
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Look at the people and the sentences 1–7. Then watch the video and write true (T) or false (F) next to each sentence.
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Tamara She thinks school days are the best days of your life. start learning
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Dominick He hated school. start learning
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Deborah She didn’t enjoy school because she found it too stressful. start learning
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Chris He has bad memories of his school days. start learning
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Relwyn He liked school because he made some very good friends. start learning
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Chaenara She met her best friends at school. start learning
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Luke His school days were the best days of his life because he played a lot of football. start learning
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The people in the pictures below talk about the things they’re not looking forward to and look back on their school days. start learning
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Watch the video and complete the phrases they use, using the items in the box below. fall to bits hell on earth to the full look back on it very fondly your oyster
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I kind of embrace life (1). Look forward to most things. start learning
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I kind of embrace life to the full. Look forward to most things. Luke
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... but now when I (2a) they were fun days and, you know, I look at them (2b). start learning
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... but now when I look back on it, they were fun days and, you know, I look at them very fondly. Chris
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Getting older. Your body starting to (3). Not looking forward to that but it’ll happen. start learning
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Getting older. Your body starting to fall to bits. Not looking forward to that but it’ll happen. Dominick
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Absolutely I do yes, because you’re, the world is (4). You have so much hope, so many dreams and you believe you can achieve anything. start learning
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Absolutely I do yes, because you’re, the world is your oyster. You have so much hope, so many dreams and you believe you can achieve anything. Tamara
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No. School days were (5) for me. start learning
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No. School days were hell on earth for me. Dominick
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