1 I can’t afford ________________ a car any more. Petrol’s so expensive. (have)

2 She tried ________________ tickets for the concert but it was too late. (get)

3 We never feel like ________________ out during the week. (go)

4 How good are you at ________________ names? I’m terrible. (remember)

5 The teacher made them ________________ late at the end of lesson. (stay)

6 I can’t imagine ________________ to each other every day. (not talk)

7 You should stop ________________ so many pizzas. It’s unhealthy! (eat)

8 It’s much more difficult ________________ tickets for football matches now. (buy)

9 They told me ________________ my videogame, but I did it anyway. (not play)

1 He doesn’t help me with my maths homework any more. He’s given up ________________ with my maths homework.

2 My wife thinks I should take more time off work. My wife wants me ________________ more time off work.

3 Their boss said they could go home early. Their boss let ________________ home early.

4 She said she would call Max tomorrow. She agreed ________________ Max tomorrow.

1 When are you going to ... ?

2 He’s busy at the moment. Can you ...?

3 ... your phone! I can’t concentrate.

4 The food was terrible so we ... .

5 Have you seen my pen? I’ve been ... all morning.

6 I don’t ... .

7 We’ve decided to ... to avoid the traffic.

1 My husband wants to c________ out the repairs to our house himself.

2 The car br________ down again yesterday, so we’re getting a new one.

3 I lent you £100 last month. When are you going to p________ me back?

4 Why don’t you c________ round for lunch next week?

5 The children k________ on arguing, so I took the game away.

6 I left my phone in a taxi, but amazingly I g________ it back.

7 These painkillers are very good at t________ pain away.

8 Oh, I g________ up. I haven’t a clue what the answer is.

1 performance matinee final whistle

2 crowd row seats

3 box office tickets scene

4 music score curtain

5 audience opponents spectators

6 half time interval fans

7 plot story stage

1 If you make a mistake and need to start again, press ‘________’.

2 Press ‘print ________’ when you want a paper record.

3 The letters PIN stand for ‘________ Identification Number’.

4 When a machine isn’t working, you see ‘________ service’.

5 If you want to know how much money is in your account, you check your ________.