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Introduction

1 Word families are groups of words formed from a base word. Complete the chart.

2 Use the chart in exercise 1 to complete the sentences with the correct form of the words.

1 Because of your laz , we'll never get finished in time

2 I must say, I find your attitude a little sur

3 He really does play the piano beaut

4 She's far too clever. She does everything annoy well.

5 We have to solve this problem fast. We need to think creat

6 He never even gave me a birthday card and that sad me.

7 Take two of these tablets. It'll help to eas the pain.

8 They spent a very pleas and talking. hour in the park walking

9 I've eaten John's cake, but hop he won't notice!

IC Adjective + preposition

3 Complete the sentences with the prepositions below.

about    at     by    from    of    on    to    with

1 My little brother is obsessed _______  football. He talks about nothing else.

2 Her unruly behaviour at school is characteristic  a troubled home life.

3 Your teacher is very concerned  _______ your lack of progress in maths.

4 I know my car is getting old now, but I'm very attached  _______ it.

5 Sarah is very emotionally detached  _______ her family.

6 My grandma is very dependent  _______ my parents.

7 You're very skilful  _______ again. putting your bike back together

8 He was completely shocked  _______ his parents' divorce.

Unit 1

1E Relationship phrasal verbs

1 Copy the table and write the phrasal verbs in the correct columns.

ask someone out     break off something     chat someone up     fall for someone     get over someone/something    go off someone     go out with someone    pack something in    run after someone    split up (with someone)

2 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the phrasal verbs from exercise 1.

A Have you heard? Maddy and James have ¹_______!

B I don't believe it! But they're engaged!

A Well, they were, but she's ²_______ the engagement.

B But why?

A I have no idea. She must have ³ _______ sudden. Why else would she ⁴ _______ him all of a it ?

B But that's terrible. She can't do that! He's madly in love with her, poor guy. Remember how quickly he ⁵ _______ her when he first met her? He'll never ⁶ _______ it.

1G Adjective suffixes

3 Read the Learn this! box. Add an example of your own for each type of adjective formation.

4 Complete the sentences with adjectives formed from the nouns in brackets.

1 I didn't mean to break it. It was entirely _______ . (accident)

2 I don't know if I'll pass that exam, but I'm  _______ . (hope)

3 I hope the show goes well. It could be  _______ (disaster).

4 I hope your meal is better than mine! Mine's really  _______ (taste).

5 What's the weather like? Is it  _______ (wind) or just  _______ (breeze)?

6 Ask Jack. He'll do it. He's always  _______ (rely) and  _______ (depend)

Unit 2

2F Crime

1 Check the meaning of the words below. Complete the newspaper article with one word in each gap.

arrested    authorities    convicted    court    drug dealer    judge    operation    prosecutor    raided    sentence    summing up    suspicion

Carl Jones, a well-known ¹________ . has finally been ²________ for leading a family-run drugs ³________ . Carl and four relatives were brought before a high-court ⁴________ to hear their  ⁵________ for their part in a drug supply ring.

⁶________ Ian Wright QC told the ⁷________ that Carl and his wife's lavish lifestyle had made them conspicuous to the ⁸________ . as they still claimed state benefits. The drugs network was taken apart after police ⁹________ thier houses and the couple were immediately ¹⁰________ .

In ¹¹________ . the judge told the couple that driving top-of-the-range sports cars around the housing estate where they lived was bound to cause ¹²__________

2G Household chores

2 Match the groups of verbs in A with the nouns in B.

 3 Complete the sentences with the phrases from exercise 2.

1 I'm back from the supermarket! Max, can you take the shopping bags and ________ , please?

2 Sorry! I've spilled a carton of milk in the kitchen. I'll ________ if you tell me where the cleaning things are.

3 Can you take everything out of the dryer, please? I've got to ________  now. I can't wear crumpled shirts to work!

4 I'll wash the dishes if you can ________ them ________and ________ them ________ in the cupboard? 

5 Dinner's nearly ready. Can someone take the knives, forks and plates and ________, please?

6 I've just washed and dried the laundry and folded everything. Can you all,________ , please?

7 Can you ________ , please? It's a bit of a mess after dinner.

Unit 3

3C Formal versus informal language

1 Match the phrasal verbs with their formal equivalents.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words and phrases below. Say which sentence is formal or informal.

apologise   inform   let you know   postpone   put off   sorry

1 ___________ about breaking your vase!

2 We are writing to ___________ for the late delivery of your order. 

3 We regret to ___________ you that the item you requested is no longer in stock.

4 Just thought I'd better ___________ that we can't make

your party.

5 We regret to announce that the meeting has been ___________ .

6 We'll have to ___________ that dinner till next week.

3E American English

3 Match the American words in A with the British words in B.

1 Clothes

A bathing suit pants sneakers sweater undershirt vest

B jumper swimming costume trainers trousers vest waistcoat

2 School

A eraser hot lunch math recess teachers' lounge

B break time maths rubber school dinner staff room

3 Food

A cupcake dessert eggplant jelly takeout

B aubergine fairy cake jam pudding takeaway

Unit 4

4A Holiday idioms

1 Check the meaning of the idioms below. Then complete the sentences in the correct form.

everything but the kitchen sink    have a whale of a time home    from home    in the middle of nowhere   just what the doctor ordered make a nice change recharge one's batteries a short break

1 'Did you have a good holiday with your friends?' 'It was brilliant, thanks. We ___________ .'

2 Wow! That's a lot of luggage! It looks like you've packed ___________!

3 I feel great. Our holiday was fantastic-good food, good weather. It was ___________.

4 We stayed in a great apartment that was really comfortable and had everything we needed. It was a real ___________.

5 I've booked a relaxing holiday in a spa hotel so that I can ___________ before work starts again.

6 They're renting a cottage ___________ nearest village is 30 km away!

7 I'm not around at the end of the week. We're taking ___________ and going to Paris for a few days.

8 We usually go to France on holiday, but this year we're going to Cyprus-it'll ___________.

4H Word building patterns

2 Read the Learn this! box. Complete the letter with the correct form of the words below. There are two extra words.

appreciate    communicate    express    imagine   impress    organise    produce    promote     suggest

Unit 5

5C Adjectives with positive and negative meanings

1 The pairs of adjectives below have similar meanings, but one has a positive and the other a negative association. Copy the table and write the adjectives in the correct column.

arrogant/self-assured

calculating/shrewd

courageous/foolhardy

pushy/enthusiastic

reserved / antisocial stingy/thrifty

2 Complete the sentences with one adjective from each pair in exercise 1.

1 Don't expect a birthday present from her-she's well-off, but so _______ with her money.

2 The new sales assistant is wonderful. She's so genuinely _______ about the products that everybody buys them.

3 I know you think you're being brave, but actually I think climbing that wall is just _______ .

4 Leo's a very _______ judge of character. He knew immediately that the journalist wasn't being honest.

5 Come over and chat to the rest of the group. Don't be so ________.

5G Gradable and extreme adjectives

3 Complete the sentences with the adjectives below.

clean   cold   scary   small   starving   terrible

1 My room is always very ________. I tidy it every day.

2 I want to go home. This party is really ________!

3 I need some lunch now because I'm absolutely.

4 The food was good, but the portions were rather ________!

5 I don't want a lift with Anna-her driving's pretty ________.

6 It was slightly too. to be sitting outside in March ________.

Unit 6

6A Food preparation

add   beat   crush   melt   pour   stir   whisk

6C Fitness idioms

be fighting fit    be in good / bad shape    be on the mend    get back into shape    go down with something   have a new lease of life    look the picture of health look/ be under the weather

1 to be in poor/excellent physical condition ___________.

2 to feel not quite well or in low spirits ___________.

3 to get some exercise and become fit again ___________.

4 to become ill ___________.

5 to appear extremely well and healthy ___________.

6 to be recovering after an illness ___________.

7 to have an opportunity to live with greater enjoyment and satisfaction ___________.

8 to be very healthy and physically fit ___________.

1 Hello, Mrs White. I must say, you ___________! Have you been on holiday?

2 What's wrong with Tim? He's been looking a bit fed up and ___________ lately.

3 I've just weighed myself and I was horrified. I'm in pretty ___________, it seems.

4 Let's join the gym again. I need to ___________ for the summer.

5 I've had terrible flu, but I think I ___________ now, thank goodness.

6 She's shivering and she's got a temperature. She must be ___________ with something.

7 My grandad had ___________ after his hip operation. He was so happy he could move about again.

8 I can't wait for the 10 km race. I'm ___________ and ready to go.

Unit 7

7E Nouns formed from phrasal verbs

crack down    cut back    rip off    sell out    stop off   write off

1 The show was a complete ___________. The tickets were gone within minutes. 

2 The police are having a ___________ on speeding. There are lots of police cars on the streets in the evening.

3 This flight has two___________ , one in Berlin and one in Bangkok

4 You paid £300 for those boots? What a ___________!

5 I crashed my car and it turned out to be a complete ___________.

6 The health service is suffering from budget ___________ because of the economic climate.

7F Media headlines

2 Read the Learn this! box. Match the underlined words in the headlines with their definitions.

be in charge of    cut   request   resign

1 Council to axe rural bus services

2 PRIME MINISTER TO HEAD CLIMATE SUMMIT

3 Desperate plea for blood donors

4 FOOTBALL STAR TO QUIT AT END OF SEASON

Unit 8

8C Prefixes

2 Complete the sentences with the correct prefixes.

anti-   ex-   inter-   mis-   over-   pre-   re-   under-   up-

1 At the airport, we were ____________ it was our honeymoon. graded to first class because

2 Your homework is unreadable. You'll need to ____________ write it.

3 There were ____________ government demonstrations outside the House of Commons yesterday by people protesting about tax rises.

4 Twenty countries attended the ____________ national conference on global warming in Geneva.

5 Look at the bill. We didn't have that much. We've been ____________ charged.

6 I won't speak French because I'm scared that I'll ____________ pronounce all the words.

7 At the museum, we saw dinosaur bones from ____________ historic times.

8 The ____________ ceremony. president of the company appeared at the

9 Don't ____________ you think. estimate me. I'm capable of a lot more than