A FLAIR FOR WRITING

a flair for sth a special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something well.

She had a flair for languages

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Listening test_C1_Asturias_September 2016

          audio 1      audio 2 

mistakes from pieces of writing

               answer key

LEGEND HAS IT THAT...

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C1_listening test_Certificación_Asturias June 2015
        audio task 1                  audio task 2

IT SLEEPS SIX

The verb sleep can be used as a transitive verb with the meaning tohave enough beds for a particular number of people:

The apartment sleeps six

C1_listening comprehension test_Asturias_June 2016
      audio task 1          audio task 2
          answer key & transcript

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Link to a great blog_conditional sentences

Extra material to revise ellipsis and substitution

BY FIVEFOLD

"We could potentially increase that production by fivefold by the year 2015."

 

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Listening activity_TASK 3

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THE CHANCES ARE THAT....

(the) chances are    it is likely:

Chances are (that) they'll be late anyway.

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audio TASK 2
answer key & transcript TASK 2

NEXT TO NOTHING

next to nothing  very little

    It costs next to nothing to go to an afternoon movie.

    Phil earns next to nothing.

    My parents know next to nothing about the men I date.

    I learned next to nothing at school - the teachers were awful.

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AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR

at the eleventh hour  (at) the last moment or almost too late; the latest possible time before it is too late; right before the deadline. 

We only received the signatures at the eleventh hour.

An eleventh-hour decision by the union to call off the strike

Still making changes at the eleventh hour

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