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UNIT 2 BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH B1+

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

A. The words in bold are in the wrong sentences. Type the correct word next to each sentence. 1. It’s raw to bring a gift to a wedding. _______________________ 2. I don’t want to eat that soup. It’s decisive. ______________________ 3. He’s so customary. It’s awkward to speak with him. ______________________ 4. Japanese eat a lot of shy fish. _______________________ 5. Thank you for being so unappetizing and making us feel at home. ______________________ 6. Entertaining guests all week has left me feeling unfamiliar. _________________ 7. I

don’t

believe

I’ve

been

here

before.

Everything

looks

weary.

_______________________ 8. Choose something. Be hospitable. _________________________

B. Choose the correct answer. Pay attention to the words in bold. 1. I breathed a sigh of relief when I heard she was safe / injured. 2. I had a bad day and to top it all, I lost my phone / won a prize. 3. I exchanged the gift because I didn’t like it / liked it. 4. I must admit my name / I was surprised. 5. I hope she takes the hint and helps clean up after / enjoys the party. 6. Please get to the point. I don’t want to hear the ending / details. 7. My parents emigrated to this neighbourhood / England. 8. It’s not good manners to drive quickly / talk loudly.

C. Complete the sentence with a suitable verb or phrase. There are more verbs than you need.

1. Birds __________________________ to warmer countries during the winter.

UNIT 2 BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH B1+

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

2. It’s not good manners to __________________________ at someone. 3. I tried to __________________________ all the facts. 4. I don’t __________________________ ever meeting him. 5. You know the area so you should __________________________. 6. Don’t worry. Nothing will __________________________. 7. After a tennis match, players __________________________. D. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. Use a suitable suffix or prefix where necessary. 1. I didn’t know anyone so I felt _________________________. (comfortable) 2. We

try

hard

to

please

our

customers

so

they

are

never

_________________________. (disappoint) 3. Her _________________________ of my choice of friends is very obvious. (approval) 4. What a _________________________ ! I thought I failed the exam. (relieve) 5. We were _________________________ when we heard the terrible news. (horror) 6. Young children are _________________________ of making important decisions. (capable) 7. That is _________________________ behaviour. We won’t tolerate it. (acceptable) 8. Don’t be so _________________________. Everyone else has to wait in the queue as well. (patient)

E. Read the sentences and then match each one to a word or phrase that it describes.

UNIT 2 BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH B1+

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

F. Complete the text with the words and expressions below. Make any necessary changes.

AN EVENING TO FORGET! Last year, I went on a holiday to Fiji. I wanted to learn all about the people and their culture because one of the most important aspects of a holiday for me is the _________________________ with the local people. When I arrived, my host gave me a

_________________________

but

I

wasn’t

sure

whether

or

not

to

_________________________ his wife. I didn’t want an _________________________ start to my holiday! My hosts _________________________ to help me enjoy myself in Fiji and get to know the culture. They organised a lovo feast for me. The meal was great – a generous _________________________ of meat and vegetables that had been cooked for two hours. They also offered me kava. It’s a local drink and is given as a sign of respect. They explained that it is _________________________ to refuse. It looked and smelled _________________________ ! What could I do? I had to drink it. It was terrible and it made me feel very sleepy. In fact, I fell asleep before the meal was ready. The next day I felt very bad about it and some of the older people gave _________________________ looks, but my _________________________ told me not to worry – it happens to many people when they taste kava for the first time!

UNIT 2 BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH B1+

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

G. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous. 1. Linda

_________________________

(break)

her

leg

while

she

_________________________ (ski) in Italy. 2. Dan

_________________________

(date)

Emily

when

I

first

_________________________ (meet) him. 3. _________________________ it _________________________ (start) to rain during

the

march,

or

_________________________

it

already

_________________________ (rain) when you arrived at the stadium? 4. It was terrible! The fire _________________________ (burn) out of control and people _________________________ (jump) out of the windows! 5. As Julia _________________________ (research) her town’s history, she _________________________ (discover) some shocking information. H. Type sentences with the words below, including the words in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous. 1. Gina / move / to a new flat / and / start / a new job (last week) _________________________________________________________________ 2. David / injure / his hand / he / repair / my bike (while) _________________________________________________________________ 3. Lily / find / a puppy / she / walk / to school (as) _________________________________________________________________ 4. The police / arrest / the young man / take away / his licence (and) _________________________________________________________________

UNIT 2 BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH B1+

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

5. I / do / my homework / Tom / knock / on the door (when) _________________________________________________________________ 6. I / not listen / to the teacher / she / explain the homework (while) _________________________________________________________________ I. Choose the correct answer. 1. When Jack coloured his hair, I didn’t use to / didn’t get use to it for a few weeks. 2. He used to / was used to live near us. 3. It was difficult for me to get used to / be used to driving on the right after moving from England to the USA. 4. Jane has never lived in the city before, so she isn’t getting used to / isn’t used to so much noise. 5. I’m used to / getting used to cold weather. I lived in Canada last year. J. Complete the passage with the correct form of used to, be used to or get used to. HOMES AWAY FROM HOME One of the things that people who work in film have to _________________________ is being away from home for several months at a time. In the early years of filmmaking, films _________________________ be made in studios. Most of the cast and crew lived nearby, so they _________________________ go home every night. But nowadays, many films are made on location. _________________________ living somewhere new two or three time a year can be difficult. But some people in the film industry _________________________ so much travel that they _________________________ new places quickly and soon feel at home wherever they are.

K. Rewrite the sentences with the words in brackets. Do not change the original meaning of the sentences. 1. She broke her arm during the hike. (hiking)

UNIT 2 BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH B1+

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

_________________________________________________________________ 2. We remembered to call her on her birthday. (forget) _________________________________________________________________ 3. When we were children, we often slept at our grandparents’ house. (would) _________________________________________________________________ 4. He never drinks coffee in the mornings. (used) _________________________________________________________________ 5. I lived in Dublin for five years. (used) _________________________________________________________________ L. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous. Where possible, use used to or would. Write the answers. There may be more than one possible answer. THE VERY FIRST TEXT Can you imagine a time when people ______________________________________ (not text)? At the moment, millions of people around the world are texting on their mobile

phones.

Whereas

once

when

people

______________________________________ (use) their phones for talking, today more people use their phones to send messages. But probably very few people know anything about the man who ______________________________________ (send) the first text message. His name was Neil Papworth and he was a British engineer. It was 1922 and Papworth ______________________________________ (work) on a Short Message Service (SMS) for the mobile phone company Vodafone UK. While he ______________________________________

(do)

some

work,

an

idea

UNIT 2 BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH B1+ ______________________________________

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (come)

to

mind.

He

______________________________________ (decide) to text a friend using the new message technology. His friend ______________________________________ (celebrate) with friends at the annual office Christmas party when he ______________________________________ (receive) the message “Merry Christmas”

on

his

mobile

phone.

Papworth

______________________________________ (not know) that this was the beginning of a communication revolution.