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Free CPE exercise

This week we focused on CPE. Check out the exercise below. 

10 Match the expressions with the correct definition

make allowances for – try and compensate for a past action     

make amends for – become famous/respected for something

make a name for oneself – take special circumstances into consideration

Now complete each of the sentences with one of the expressions above

He felt he needed to ___________ by buying her a present for letting her down the night before.

Ronaldo first _______________ through his performances for Sporting Lisbon

When studying English, you need to ________________ slow progress because learning a language is as much about developing skills as remembering language.

Answers

make allowances for – take special circumstances into consideration

make amends for – try and compensate for a past action     

make a name for oneself – become famous/respected for something

He felt he needed to make amends by buying her a present for letting her down the night before.

Ronaldo first made a name for himself through his performances for Sporting Lisbon

When studying English, you need to make allowances for slow progress because learning a language is as much about developing skills as remembering language.

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