Tips: Use of English PART 2

This post is about the kind of words you will need to know for filling correctly the second part of the use of english in Cambridge exams. This exercise is all about practise. The more you do the more you learn and you will realize there are some words or expressions that appear more frequently.
Here I give you some - remember it is only one gap for one word so if you see expressions or collocations pay attention to the whole thing in order to identify it in the text and write the correct missing word:

RELATIVE PRONOUNS (They can also appear as adverbs and question words)
Who, which, that, where, when, why, whose, whom, what, how

DETERMINERS
This, that, these, those

ARTICLES AND QUANTIFIERS
Few, little, none, some, any, much, many, no, enough, either, neither, fewer, less, both, all, nothing, something, anything, everything, everybody, everyone, no one, anyone, anybody, nobody, somebody, someone, nowhere, anywhere, everywhere, least, most, a lot of

SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
After, although, though, even though, as, as if, as long as, as well as, as far as, as though, because, even if, in order that, if, now that, if only, once, rather than, since, so, than, so that, untill, unless, whereas, while

PRONOUNS AND POSSESIVES
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they, me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them, my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their, mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs, myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves, one another, each other.

AUXILIARY VERBS (pay attention to the sentence and choose the correct conjugation)
Be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been, can, could, be able to, do, did, done, have, has, had, shall

MODAL VERBS
have to, must, should, ought to, need to, may, might, can, could, be able to, would

PREPOSITIONS
At, on, in, next to, behind, under, above, below, to, from, towards, up, down, along, among, beyond, around, into, onto, out, off, through, past, over, after, before, bach, in front of, opposite, across, with, without, within, away, far, near, between, beneath, by, besides.....

CONTRAST LINKS
In spite of, despite, however, even so, nevertherless, but, yet, on the one hand, on the other hand, as apposed to, on the contrary, actually, really.....

PURPOSE LINKS
In order to, for, to, so as to.....

REASON LINKS
Due to, owing to, because of, on account of, since, in case (of), therefore, consequently, seeing that....

ADDITIONS LINKS
Too, also, as well, as well as, not only...but also, besides, in addition to, moreover, futhermore, what's more, such as, for example, for instance, apart from, except for.....

CONDITIONAL LINKS
Provided that, unless, as long as, if, whether... (or), either...or, neither...nor, until, even if......

EXPRESSIONS
After all, above, all, all in all
Except for, but for, as for
Because of, instead of, out of, ahead of
So thar, on condition that, provided that, other than that
Hardly ever
Even though, even when, even if, even so, even then
According to, up to, due to, owing to, thanks to, contrary to, close to
Apart from, aside from, far from
Rather than, sooner than, more than, less than
In reference to, in order to, in addition to, in regard to, in relation to, in reference to, so as to
Not only.....but also
Both.....and......
No sooner......than.....
Not only.....but.....as well
Either..... or....
Neither.....nor......
As well as, as much, as, as many as, as long as, as soon as, as far as

VERBS
Verbs can also be found in this exercise but it is not the most common concept. On the other hand phrasal verbs are quite common.


Here you have a list of some examples. Keep practising.

Linkers, connectors and expressions

PERSONAL OPINION, CONTRAST:

• In my opinion
• In my view
• Personally
• As far as I am concerned
• From my point of view
• On (the) one hand..... on the other hand
• On the contrary
• Although
• In spite of / Despite
• Anyhow
• Anyway
• However / Nevertheless
• As I see it
• As far as I know
• I believe / think
• It seems to me that
• I'm convinced that
• To my mind
• I (completely) agree / disagree with
• But

CONCLUSION:

• In short
• Finally
• To sum up
• In conlusion
• In the end
• On balance

ADD INFORMATION:

• And
• Not only.... but also
• As if / As though
• Apart from
• In addition / Besides / Futhermore / What's more / Moreover
• Too 
• As well
• Also
• For instance / For example
• In the same way

RESULT, REASON, CAUSE:

• That's why
• Therefore
• As a result of
• Consequently
• As
• So
• Whereas
• Such a ..... that
• Because (of this)
• The main reason is

TIME, SEQUENCING:

• When
• As
• While
• Meanwhile / In the meantime
• Previously
• Since
• Until then
• Before 
• After
• Later
• Then
• As soon as
• One day
• At midnight
• At first / Firstly
• Secondly
• Afterwards
• In the end / Finally

MOST COMMON EXPRESSIONS IN WRITING:

• According to
• After all
• As a matter of fact
• By the way
• Considering that
• Current events
• Even though
• If I remember right
• In general
• In order to
• It is believed that
• By all means
• By that time
• It is said that
• It's time that
• Otherwise

DO YOU KNOW ANY OTHER EXPRESSION WE CAN ADD TO THE LIST? 

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Expressions V

1. It's a rip off - Es una estafa.
2. It's high time - Ya va siendo hora.
3. It's on me - Invito yo.
4. It's not a big deal - No es para tanto.
5. It's on the house - Por cuenta de la casa.
6. It's up to you - Depende de ti.
7. It's worthless - No vale nada.
8. Just in case - Por si acaso.
9. Keep an eye on... - Vigila a...
10. Keep dreaming - Sigue soñando.
11. Keep your hair on! - ¡Cálmate!
12. Kind of - Más o menos.
13. Kiss and make up - Borrón y cuenta nueva.
14. Last but one - Penúltimo.
15. Lest you forget - Para que no olvides.
16. Look out! - ¡Cuidado!
17. Make my day - Alégrame el día.
18. Make yourself at home - Siéntete en casa.
19. Maybe - Tal vez.
20. Me neither - Yo tampoco.
21. Meanwhile - Mientras tanto.
22. Moreover - Además.
23. Much to my dismay - Para mi desgracia.
24. My bad - Culpa mía. (USA)
25. My goodness! - ¡Madre mía!

Expressions IV

1. I am at your beck and call - Estoy a su entera disposición.
2. I don't give a damn - Me importa un bledo.
3. I don't care - No me importa (despectivo).
4. I don't feel like doing it - No tengo ganas.
5. I don't mind - Me da igual.
6. I get the picture - Capto la idea.
7. I go nuts - Se me va la olla.
8. I guess so - Supongo que si.
9. I haven't got the faintest idea - No tengo ni la menor idea.
10. I mean - Quiero decir (para aclarar algo).
11. I put him off - Le di largas.
12. I screwed it up / I messed up / I blew it - La fastidié.
13. I see - Ya veo.
14. If only - Ojalá.
15. If you say so... - Si tú lo dices... 
16. I'm aching all over - Me duele todo.
17. I'm deadstoned - Estoy hecho polvo.
18. I'm freaking out - Me estoy volviendo loco.
19. I'm going to pieces - Estoy hecho polvo (ánimo).
20. I'm gone - Me voy.
21. I'm broke - Estoy sin dinero.
22. I'm pissed off - Estoy cabreado.
23. In a nutshell - En pocas palabras...
24. In fact - De hecho.
25. Inside out - Del revés.
26. Is cutting edge - Es el último grito.
27. Is giving him hell - Le hace la vida imposible.
28. Is water under the bridge - Es agua pasada.
29. It sounds Greek to me - Me suena a chino.
30. It turns out that - Resulta que ....

Expressions III

1. For God's sake! - Por amor de Dios.
2. For sure! - ¡Por supuesto!
3. For the hell of it - Porque me da la gana.
4. For the love of it - Por amor al arte.
5. For the record - Para que conste.
6. From A to Z - De pe a pa.
7. From hero to zero - Hundirse en la miseria.
8. From now on - De ahora en adelante.
9. From time to time - De vez en cuando.
10. Furthermore - Además.
11. Get off! - ¡Apártate!
12. Get out of my way - Sal de mi vista. 
13. Guess what - Adivina/ ¿A que no sabes qué?
14. Hanging out - Pasando el rato.
15. He gets on my nerves - Me saca de quicio.
16. Hence my surprise - De ahí mi sorpresa.
17. Here you are - Aquí tiene.
18. Hereabouts - Por aquí cerca.
19. High five - Choca esos cinco.
20. How come? - ¿Cómo es eso?
21. Hold your horses - Para el carro.
22. Holy moly - Santo cielo.
23. How embarrasing - ¡Qué vergüenza!
24. How you doing? - ¿Qué hay? / ¿Cómo estás? / ¿Cómo lo llevas?
25 - However - Aún así.

Expressions II

1. Carry on - Continuar.
2. Catch you later - Nos vemos luego.
3. Chat shit - Decir tonterías.
4. Chit chat - Charlar/chismorrear.
5. Check this out - Atento a esto.
6. Cheers - Gracias (coloquial Br)
7. Come hell or high water - Aunque caigan chuzos de punta.
8. Count me in - Cuenta conmigo.
9. Damn! - ¡Maldición!
10. Despite of / In spite of... - A pesar de...
11. Doesn't matter - No importa/ningún problema.
12. Don't get me wrong - No me malinterpretes.
13. Don't make a fool out of myself - No me tomes por tonto.
14. Don't pull my leg/Don't tease me - No me tomes el pelo.
15. Easy-peasy - Chupado/muy fácil.
16. Enough is enough - Ya está bien.
17. Every now and then - De vez en cuando.
18. Fair and square - Como Dios manda.
19. Feel like + gerund - Tener ganas, apetecer (I fell like dancing - Me apetece bailar)
20. Fell like + object - Apetecer algo (I feel like beer - Me apetece una cerveza)

Expressions I

1. A pain in the neck - Insoportable, muy pesado.
2. A pain in the ass - Molesto, un grano en el culo.
3. A penny for your thoughts - Daría lo que fuera por saber que estás pensando.
4. Actually - De hecho.
5. Again and again - Una y otra vez.
6. Ages ago - Hace siglos.
7. And to top it all - Y encima.../ para rematar...
8. Are you kidding me? - ¿Estás quedándote conmigo? / ¿Estás de coña?
9. As clear as a day - Tan claro como el agua.
10. As for me - Por mi parte.
11. As if... - Más quisieras.
12. As soon as possible (ASAP) - Lo antes posible.
13. At last - Por fin.
14. At least - Al menos.
15. At the end of the day - Al fin y al cabo.
16. Be right back (BRB) - Ahora vuelvo.
17. Bloody hell - ¡Ostras!
18. Bullshit - ¡Mierda!
19. By all means - Por supuesto.
20. By chance - Por casualidad.
21. By heart - De memoria.
22. By hook or by cook - Por las buenas o por las malas.
23. By the skin of my teeth - Por los pelos.
24. By the time - Para cuando...
25. By the way - Por cierto.