Common Mistakes - C1

 Something is too expensive or not worth the money.

• That's a steal

• That's a rip-off

• That's a theft

• That's a robbery

He needs extra help to catch up. He needs _ classes

• recovery

• remedial

Samba and bossa nova are part of our cultural _

• heritage

• inheritance

We have a meeting at 5 p.m. I'll write it down in my _

• diary

• agenda

Sorry I'm late, I was ​ (a)   in traffic for over an hour.

Happy ​ (b)   birthday! I completely forgot what day it was.

This report is three days ​ (c)   —we need to send it today.

• held up
• belated
• overdue
• late

1) After the surgery, her ​ (a)   was slow but steady.

2) He received a large sum of money as part of his grandfather’s ​ (b)   .

3) Sorry for the ​ (c)   congratulations—I didn’t realize you had already started your new job!

4) The payment is now ​ (d)   . Please settle it as soon as possible.

4) Let’s go over the ​ (e)   before we begin the meeting.

• recovery
• inheritance
• belated
• overdue
• agenda
• remedial
• heritage
• late
• diary

Something was very cheap or a bargain

• That's a steal!

• That's a rip-off!

• That's a theft!

• That's a robbery!

Choose the CORRECT sentence

• $20 for a bottle of water? That’s a steal!

• The school offers recovery classes for students who need extra help in math.

• Let’s check the agenda to see what we’ll discuss next

• They take great pride in their cultural inheritance

Choose the CORRECT sentence

• This library book is three weeks belated.

• Her recovery after the operation took several months

• He used part of his heritage to buy a house.

• I got this jacket for $980 — that’s a steal!

Choose the CORRECT sentence

• The museum celebrates the region’s rich musical inheritance.

• Sorry, I got held up at work and couldn’t make it on time

• She found her old agenda from high school and read through the entries

• I sent an overdue thank-you note for the lovely gift.