IELTS Vocabulary 24

IELTS Vocabulary 24

Time

Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct space in the sentences below.

 

 

 

turn of the century – time zones – decade – era

the small hours – digital – century – spell – chronological – local time

(a) Her parties usually finish before midnight, but sometimes they go on into ……………….
(b) People who have ………………. watches tend to say ’7.50′ rather than ’10 to 8′.
(c) The plane is due to reach Bangkok at 5.30 a.m. ……………….
(d) If you cross Russia, you pass through eight different ……………….
(e) Novels don’t always describe events in ………………. order. It can be confusing.
(f) The First World War took place in the second ………………. , of this ……………….
(g) After living university he had a ………………. of teaching and then went into industry.
(h) In British history the period 1837 to 1901 is known as the Victorian ……………….
i) But that happened at the ………………. ! It was more than 90 years ago!

 

Answers:

a) the small hours b) digital c) local time d) time zones e) chronological

f) decade, century g) spell h) era i) turn of the century