Topic: POSSIBILITY AND PROBABILITY

Complete these colloquial expressions.

1	It's a shot in the ......... I know, but do you think the letter may have got lost in the post? a) mist b) shadows c) dark Well done! If you make a 'shot in the dark' you try to guess or work something out without any information.Sorry, try again.Your answer has been saved.

2	If, on the off-......... you happen to see Nat in town, can you ask him to give me a ring? a) chance b) possibility c) likelihood Well done! If you ask about something happening 'on the off-chance' you don't expect it to happen. Sorry, try again.Your answer has been saved.

3	In ........ likelihood, they've been held up in traffic. a) complete b) all c) total Well done! 'In all likelihood' means something is very likely to happen.Sorry, try again.Your answer has been saved.

Now complete the gaps with the missing words.

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A) I know it's a in the dark but what do you think sales will be like next year? B) Sally will be popping round later. On the -chance I'm not here, could you let her in? C) The team played really well and all likelihood will go on to win the competition. Well done!Try again.Your answer has been saved.

Make them your own!

1) If you were to take a shot in the dark what will you be doing in 20 years time?
2) If you are going out shopping, do you take an umbrella on the off-chance that it might rain?
3) Do you think, in all likelihood, you will start learning another language in addition to the ones you already know?