Unit 1: Get the message

He .......... thank-you letters all morning. He's nearly finished.

Young people .......... by hand less often these days.

I .......... already .......... to that police officer about the burglary, so he knew I was innocent.

I forgot my password and blocked my email account .......... .

We've been learning about ancient methods of communication at school .......... .

Yazan was riding his bike when he .......... his phone.

Can I call you back? I .......... to someone else at the moment.

Members of an Australian family .......... the world's oldest message in a bottle over 100 years after German researchers .......... it into the Indian Ocean.

There was a strong smell because someone .......... fish.

My brother .......... English for two hours before his friend arrived.

No one has finished the project, .......... ?

Ahmad used to live in Spain, .......... ?

I'm talking too much, .......... ? I get nervous in new situations.

Choose some more music, .......... ? My tablet is on the table.

I shouldn't be so fussy, .......... ?

This is a great new sports club, .......... ?

A: I can't understand what he's saying. B: .......... ? Why don't you ask him to speak more slowly?

A: Majeda and Malak have arrived! B: .......... ? OK, I'll be there in two minutes.

My tutor and I really hit it .......... , so I'm looking forward to our lessons together.

I'm not good at making .......... talk and I often end up saying silly things.

I always try to strike .......... a conversation when I meet someone new.

If someone pays you a .......... , smile and say 'thank you'.

Thankfully, Fadia made a favourable .......... on her new tutor.

Sharing a house creates a strong .......... between young people at university.

Then the boss asked me in front of everyone to say who I thought was to blame. I didn't like being put on the .......... .

She talked so much that I couldn't get a word in .......... during lunch.

When I told her I was going to be a few minutes late, she got really angry. She didn't have to jump down my .......... !

You always have to be the last one to speak. You insist on having the last .......... .

Although I may come .......... as a confident person, I'm actually quite shy.

I got the job! I'm walking on .......... !

The neighbours are playing loud music again. It's driving me up the .......... !

'I'm feeling a bit down in the dumps.' This phrase expresses .......... .

I passed all my exams! That's a weight off my .......... .

I'm worried .......... about my mum's health. It's been keeping me up at night.

You won a car? You've got to be .......... me!

In fast speech, which sound is often omitted at the end of the first word in a question tag such as 'isn't it'?

A: My phone is broken again! B: .......... You should ask for your money back.

A: I got the job! B: That's awesome! ..........

According to the text, what was life like in workhouses in England?

The word 'where' in 'places called workhouses where the poorest people could live' refers to .......... .

Which word in the text means 'children whose parents have died'?

The phrase 'lived hand-to-mouth' means that the boys .......... .

In an analytical essay, what should you do in each body paragraph?

.......... to a recent report, around 12% of people over 60 in Jordan do not use the Internet.