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Collocations
D Complete the collocations with the verbs in the
box. Look up the verbs if you need help.
1 a language easily
2 in French
3 a conference
4 the art of language learning
5 trying
boreconfusedisappointexhaustplease
Patterns
1 I was really when he told me he couldnt come to
the wedding. G Complete the sentences with the correct form of
She couldnt hide her when I told her. the verbs in the box.
2 There were so many to choose from, I felt a bit . arrivebebreakgohearwork
To avoid , can just one person speak at a time?
1 He failed in his attempt the world
3 The kids were really because it was raining and record.
they couldnt go outside.
2 Do you fancy out later?
I thought I was going to die of !
3 Hes due in the next few minutes.
4 I was with myself for giving up smoking.
4 It was a relief that he was OK.
It was no trouble at all. It was a .
5 Its unlike him so quiet.
5 I was by the time we nally got home.
6 How do you nd nights?
She was suffering from after the run.
Collocations
C Complete the collocations with nouns from
theunit.
1 a lovely day out turned into a n_ _ _ _ _ _ _e
2 take some pain r_ _ _ _f
3 try to lose w_ _ _ _t
4 whats the pass m_ _k?
5 such a s_ _ _e you couldnt come
6 I dont believe in g_ _ _ _s
7 in a very bad m_ _ _
8 an important i_ _ _e
EXERCISES Collocations
D Match the two halves of the collocations.
Prepositions
1 a sailing a) helmet
A Complete the sentences with the correct 2 a world b) injury
preposition. 3 a cycle c) club
1 I always sing along that tune when I hear it. 4 a knee d) champion
2 The match was shown live television.
E Complete the sentences with the correct form of
3 She reminded me my doctors appointment. the verbs from the box. Look up the verbs if you
4 He always boasts how good he is. need help.
5 He reminds me my brother.
persuadepull
set suittrain
Word families H Match the adjectives with the nouns. Look up the
adjectives if you need help.
C Complete the expressions with the correct form 1 a beautiful silk a) little dog
of the word in bold. 2 a handmade straw b) dress
1 store some old books need more 3 a cute c) woolly jumper
space
4 a hand-painted d) cooking pot
2 a stripy dress a dress with red and blue
5 a thick e) hat
3 tempted by his offer a offer
4 a trendy bar its the latest Phrasal verbs
in hairstyles
I Choose the correct phrasal verb. Look up the
D Tick the words which are both a noun and nouns if you need help.
averb. 1 She worked hard to pay off / throw away her debt.
1 swipe
2 There was nowhere to turn into / plug in her phone.
2 label
3 The cafe plugs into / turns into a restaurant at night.
3 upgrade
4 She threw away / ripped off all her old toys.
4 tempt
5 zoom
6 speaker
Collocations
E Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs from the box. Look up the verbs if you
need help.
navigateunlockstoreupgradeswipe
B Complete the expressions with the correct form F Complete the missing adjectives.
of the word in bold. 1 he was the o_ _ _ _ _l winner
1 encouraging results offer a lot of 2 include all the r_ _ _ _ _ _t facts
3 make e_ _ _ _ r_ _ _ _g comments
2 speech therapy
a
treatment 4 a school in a r_ _g h area
3 enthusiastic about painting arouse someones 5 lucky to have such s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _e friends
achievepassmeetapplyplay
EXERCISES 3 I always
knife.
the tomatoes with a sharp
steammashgratestuffslice
EXERCISES Collocations
D Complete the sentences with the correct noun
Prepositions from the verbs in brackets. Look up the verbs if
you need help.
A Complete the sentences with the correct
preposition. 1 Im disappointed by his to follow my
advice. (fail)
1 We keep all sorts of rubbish the attic.
2 There was a big crowd of outside
2 Should I invest property? the school. (protest)
3 Many local people protested the new building. 3 European started to arrive in 1793.
4 I could see some people the distance. (settle)
5 The library provides access thousands of books. 4 We want to attract foreign . (invest)
6 In the morning, the car was covered snow. 5 We had a bad the last time we went
there. (experience)
B Choose the correct preposition.
E Match the two halves of the collocations. Look
1 They bought the house for / as an investment.
up the nouns (ae) if you need help.
2 Theres still a pay gap between / into men and
1 affordable a) housing
women.
2 the central b) rate
3 Im praying for / with a fine day tomorrow.
3 the divorce c) conflict
4 He settled for / in Birmingham after the war.
4 a long-term d) heating
5 There is a serious shortage of / for housing.
5 armed e) investment
6 The shops are a short distance of / from here.
F Complete the collocations with nouns from the
Word families unit.
1 a ladder to get into the a_ _ _c
C Complete the expressions with the correct form 2 a flood in the b_ _ _ _ _ _t
of the word in bold. 3 a rise in p_ _ _ _ _ _y prices
1 pay 40 for the heating its expensive to
4 a drop in the crime r_ _e
5 a sharp rise in i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _n
2 sleep in separate beds her parents
are now 6 a fascinating e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _e
7 a serious s_ _ _ _ _ _e of housing
3 buy new tiles for the kitchen the oor is 8 within walking d_ _ _ _ _ _e
9 pick up your l_ _ _ _r
4 prices here are affordable we cant
10 turn the h_ _ _ _ _g up
these prices
G Match the adjectives from the unit in the box
5 she envies her sister be with the definitions.
of somebody
6 a good investment for the future want to filthyrun-downdeadisolatedseparaterising
EXERCISES Collocations
E Complete the collocations with nouns from
Prepositions the unit.
A Complete the sentences with the correct 1 a l_ _ _ _ _ _ _e painting showing mountains and
trees
preposition.
2 a p_ _ _ _ _ _t painting of a famous person
1 Theyve got a new installation a French artist.
3 a famous c_ _ _ _ _e designer
2 Its a French lm, with subtitles English.
4 a meeting of the town c_ _ _ _ _l
3 Its an exhibition early Picasso drawings.
5 buy a concert p_ _ _ _ _ _ _e
4 We waited a queue for hours.
6 go to an art e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _n
5 Theres been a huge boom exports.
6 He burst tears when he heard the news. F Match the two halves of the collocations.
7 They sold out tickets very quickly. 1 a complicated a) films
8 I was tears at the end of the lm. 2 the film was hugely b) restrictions
3 a season of classic c) plot
Word families 4 impose parking d) tears
5 give her a e) overrated
B Complete the expressions with the correct form 6 burst into f) lift to the station
of the word in bold.
1 an exhibition of paintings his G Complete the missing adjectives.
paintings 1 The village is in a very r_ _ _l area.
2 a lm with subtitles the lm is 2 The city has many h_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _l buildings.
3 He felt o_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _d in his suit and tie.
3 a terrible tragedy a
accident 4 Its a very boring film completely o_ _ _ _ _ _ _d.
4 dont exaggerate I think that was an 5 His paintings are strange really w_ _ _d.
6 The film was very m_ _ _ _g. I burst into tears!
5 we were pleasantly surprised a H Complete the expressions with the words in
afternoon the box.
6 running makes me sweat feel hot and
jumphalfwayplaceoutaway
C Tick the words which are both a noun and 1 get with
averb.
2 feel out of
1 sweat
3 be sold
2 cheer
4 leave through the lm
3 predict
5 the queue
4 beat
5 boom
6 disturb
7 queue
Word-building
D Complete the sentences with the nouns in
the box.
installationexhibitionexaggerationprediction
Collocations
D Match the nouns to the verbs. Look up the nouns
if you need help.
1 come in for a) an idiot
2 drive like b) a role
3 win c) a move
4 play d) a scholarship
5 make e) criticism
EXERCISES Word-building
E Complete the sentences with the correct
Prepositions adjective from the box.
A Complete the sentences with the correct terrifyingfascinatedterrifiedfascinating
preposition.
1 Have you checked in your hotel yet? 1 I find speaking in public absolutely .
2 It was sunny, so we went up deck. 2 I couldnt move I was absolutely .
3 He is critical everything I do. 3 He gave a talk about famous
railway lines.
4 We managed to squeeze everything one bag.
4 Id be to hear more about his
5 All the museums in the city were packed tourists. experiences.
B Choose the correct preposition. F Complete the collocations with the verbs in the
1 You cant blame everything on / to your parents. box. Look up the verbs if you need help.
2 He made a major contribution at / to the peace
process. flee squeeze hang brake overtake generate
3 Im a little anxious for / about the exam results. 1 a lorry on the motorway
4 There was a sharp bend in / at the road. 2 sharply to avoid crashing into a wall
5 Sally has always been terrified about / of spiders 3 across the border to safety
4 your jacket on the back of a chair
Word families 5 new jobs
6 into a very small space
C Complete the expressions with the correct form
of the word in bold. G Match the two halves of the collocations.
1 a bumpy journey a on 1 a bend a) seeker
the pavement
2 the top deck b) camp
2 check in at the airport the
3 an asylum c) in the road
desk
4 baggage d) of the bus
3 be anxious about something express your
5 a refugee e) allowance
4 be critical of someone heavily H Complete the collocations with nouns and
adjectives from the unit.
someone
1 the rst-class c_ _ _ _ _ _e
5 a terrifying experience I was absolutely
2 a pedestrian c_ _ _ _ _ _g
3 suffer a terrifying o_ _ _ _l
D Complete the sentences with the correct words
from the words in brackets. 4 have a flat t_ _ _
1 These small businesses never 5 We were s_ _ _ _d to the bone after being out in
much money. (generation) the rain.
2 You cant light a candle in here its a fire 6 I found her story absolutely f_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _g.
. (hazardous)
3 Shes a fanatic she goes to the Phrasal verbs
gym every day! (fit)
4 His decision was based on a completely false I Choose the correct word to complete the phrasal
. (assume) verb.
5 As a child, I was by volcanoes. 1 Just try to calm down / up.
(fascinating) 2 What time do we have to check up / in?
3 We had to hang around / up for two hours at the
airport.
4 Well set off / up at about 10 oclock tomorrow.
5 Shes going off / through a difficult time in her job.
EXERCISES Collocations
F Complete the sentences with the correct form
Prepositions of the verbs in the box. Look up the verbs if you
need help.
A Complete the sentences with the correct
preposition. back upfreesmashexperienceinteractselect
1 Place the document the scanner.
1 Open the file and then Edit.
2 Type your username and password.
2 If you delete those old photos, you can
3 Click the Save icon. up some space.
4 Plug the computer the socket. 3 Remember to your files at the end
5 I scanned the photos my computer. of each day.
6 She tripped a cable. 4 He enjoys with the other students
7 A new window came up the screen. in the class.
5 It was the best exhibition Id ever .
B Choose the correct preposition.
6 She tripped over a cable and her
1 I spilled orange juice in / over the keyboard. phone.
2 He bought his jeans in / on the black market.
G Match the two halves of the collocations. Look up
3 My sister is obsessed with / on computer games. the nouns (af) if you need help.
4 There was a row of / from pretty cottages by the river. 1 make a a) gadget
5 Its a useful gadget to / for opening bottles. 2 obtain a b) modifications
6 His car runs with / on electricity. 3 a useful c) resources
4 make minor d) cable
Word families 5 financial e) sample
6 an electric f) backup
C Complete the expressions with the correct form
of the word in bold. H Complete the missing adjectives.
1 interact with other students enjoy the classroom 1 Fix the aerial to an e_ _ _ _ _ _l wall of the house.
2 I clicked on the icon and the screen suddenly went
2 modify the machine slightly make a few slight b_ _ _k.
3 The long journey home each day seemed e_ _ _ _ _s.
3 relax in comfort
a very
new 4 Mrs Haynes made a r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _e recovery.
chair 5 They struggled to pay their h_ _ _ _ _ _ _d expenses.
4 be obsessed with food have an 6 There were s_ _ _r panels on the roof.
with 7 I want to change channels, but I cant find the r_ _ _ _e
football control.
5 a user-friendly website the 8 The website is quite user-f_ _ _ _ _ _y.
of the website
6 they reacted angrily an angry
Word-building
E Match the two halves of the compound nouns.
1 the information a) machinery
2 a brain b) icon
3 a rescue c) desk
4 good keyboard d) scanner
5 farm e) skills
6 the printer f) mission
1 your ankle
2 consciousness
3 weight
4 illnesses
5 the pills
6 from depression
D Match the two halves of the collocations. Look up
the nouns (af) if you need help.
1 prescribe a course of a) uids
2 lose b) antibiotics
3 pick up c) test
4 have an allergic d) consciousness
5 drink lots of e) a bug
6 a hearing f) reaction
EXERCISES Collocations
D Complete the sentences with the correct form of
Prepositions the words in the box.
A Complete the sentences with the correct repaysignstabunify
preposition.
1 She had a brief affair a colleague 1 They are planning to several new
players for the team.
2 He was one of the founders the company.
2 The crisis could the country.
3 Scientists are hoping to develop a vaccine
AIDS. 3 Two men attacked him and him to
death.
4 He resigned his job last year because of stress.
4 How can I you for all your kindness?
5 They campaigned better working conditions.
6 Shes applied to be a contestant a TV talent E Match the two halves of the collocations. Look
show. up the nouns (ah) if you need help.
7 She accused them lying. 1 call for an immediate a) charity
8 Everyone praised him his achievements. 2 get out of b) payment
9 They tried to discourage him leaving. 3 attend the c) ceasere
10 My grandfather left me some money his will. 4 donate money to d) grant
5 apply for a research e) control
Word families 6 make a f) premiere of a lm
7 be exposed to g) bankrupt
B Complete the expressions with the correct form 8 go h) radiation
of the word in bold.
1 resign from your job they accepted his F Complete the collocations with nouns from
the unit.
2 be elected to parliament win the 1 show respect for the e_ _ _ _ _y
3 investigate a murder carry out an 2 hear a b_ _b explode
3 have the c_ _ _ _ _e to talk to him
4 try to increase production try to 4 be awarded a medal for b_ _ _ _ _y
more products
5 join the company pension s_ _ _ _e
5 John replaced Michael introduce Michaels
6 an act of great g_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _y
6 lead the team to success succeed thanks to good G Complete the sentences with the adjectives in
the box.
C Complete the sentences with the correct form of bankruptelderlymilitaryradicalharmful
the word in brackets.
1 My teachers had a huge on my life. 1 My grandfather is very now, so he
(inuential) doesnt go out much.
2 They are ghting to the country. 2 The company was declared last
(liberation) year.
3 This is a highly substance. 3 Hes got some very ideas.
(radiation) 4 Try not to come into contact with
4 Most children are now against the substances.
disease. (vaccine) 5 All 18 year olds have to do service.
5 That was a very thing to do.
(courage)
5 to be G
6 working
1 set
2 blew
3 TIME OFF 3 sugar
4 table
Prepositions
Phrasal verbs
A
H
1 in
2 to 1 took down
3 of 2 get away
4 in 3 clear up
5 in 4 blew me over
6 down
7 to
8 on 4 INTERESTS
9 in
10 in Prepositions
11 in
A
Word families 1 to
2 on
B 3 about
1 decorations 4 about
2 entertainments 5 of
3 miners
4 pray Word families
5 ruined
6 restoration B
7 chill
8 discovery 1 impress
9 humidity 2 patiently
10 stormy 3 championship
4 injured
5 slippery
Collocations 6 confident
7 training
C 8 repeat
1 c C
2 a trust, bet, bully, bang, flood
3 e
4 f
5 b Collocations
6 d
D
D
1 c
1 mine
2 palace 2 d
3 season 3 a
4 accommodation 4 b
5 district E
6 nightmare 1 pulled
E 2 train
1 restored 3 set
2 cleared 4 suits
3 blew 5 persuaded
4 dropped F
5 ruined
1 play
F 2 pass
1 e 3 respond
2 a 4 gain
3 b 5 do
4 c 6 locate
5 d
G G
1 impressive 1 b
2 stiff 2 c
3 repetitive 3 d
4 soft 4 a
5 commercial
H
6 energetic
1 get
2 resolve
5 WORKING LIFE 3 issue
4 relieve
Prepositions 5 give
6 hurl
A I
1 of rewarding, rotting
2 to
3 against Patterns
4 for
5 for J
6 for
1 to work
B
2 cleaning
1 in 3 to open
2 at 4 losing
3 in
4 to
5 for 6 BUYING AND SELLING
6 from
7 in Prepositions
8 at
A
Word families 1 in
2 of
C 3 to
1 repeat 4 in
2 plumbing B
3 accountancy
4 risky 1 on
5 responsible 2 on
6 competition 3 at
7 variety 4 into
8 rewarded
D Word families
1 insecurity
2 competition C
3 exposure 1 storage
4 recruitment 2 stripes
5 reward 3 tempting
6 infection 4 trend
E D
1 accountant swipe, label, upgrade, zoom
2 labourer
3 plumber
4 trader Collocations
E
collocations
1 swipe
F 2 unlock
3 navigate
1 predict 4 upgrade
2 expose 5 store
3 handle
4 preserve F
5 slam 1 heels
6 enforce 2 label
3 battery
4 chain E
5 frame
1 gave
G 2 has
1 use 3 has
2 recharge 4 pay
3 navigate 5 get
4 clear F
5 wearing 1 overall
H 2 relevant
3 encouraging
1 b
4 rough
2 e
5 supportive
3 a
4 d
5 c Patterns
Phrasal verbs G
1 to meet
I 2 applying
3 to achieve
1 pay off
4 playing
2 plug in 5 to pass
3 turns into
4 threw away
8 EATING
7 EDUCATION
Prepositions
Prepositions
A
A 1 to
2 with
1 to 3 of
2 on 4 from
3 about 5 with
4 for 6 to
5 for
6 about
Word families
Word families B
B 1 inheritance
2 full
1 encouragement 3 removal
2 therapeutic 4 stuffing
3 enthusiasm 5 grater
4 uniformed
5 analysis C
6 specialist sweat, host, demand, harvest
Collocations Collocations
C D
1 skip 1 steam
2 produce 2 split
3 analysed 3 integrate
4 differ 4 demand
5 exceeds 5 remove
D E
1 d 1 steam
2 b 2 stuff
3 c 3 slice
4 e 4 Grate
5 a 5 mashing
F 4 investment
1 host 5 experience
2 portions E
3 gang 1 a
4 instant 2 d
5 surface 3 b
G 4 e
5 c
1 instant
2 gang F
3 surface 1 attic
4 portion 2 basement
H 3 property
4 rate
1 bland
5 immigration
2 filling
6 experience
3 adventurous
7 shortage
4 deserted 8 distance
5 packed 9 litter
6 Organic 10 heating
7 adequate
G
I
1 isolated
1 on 2 dead
2 over 3 filthy
3 of 4 rising
5 separate
6 run-down
9 HOUSES
Prepositions 10 GOING OUT
A Prepositions
1 in
2 in A
3 against/about 1 by
4 in 2 in
5 to 3 of
6 with/in 4 in
B 5 in
6 into
1 as
7 of
2 between 8 in
3 for
4 in
5 of Word families
6 from
B
Word families 1 exhibit
2 subtitled
C 3 tragic
4 exaggeration
1 heat 5 pleasant
2 separated 6 sweaty
3 tiled
4 afford C
5 envious sweat, cheer, beat, boom, queue
6 invest
7 failure
8 immigration
Word-building
D
Collocations
1 installation
2 exaggeration
D 3 prediction
1 failure 4 exhibition
2 protesters
3 settler
Collocations D
1 grassy
E 2 driven
1 landscape 3 proudly
2 portrait 4 confused
3 costume 5 establishments
6 wealthy
4 council
7 drilling
5 programme
8 construction
6 exhibition
F E
establish, publish, confuse
1 c
2 e
3 a Collocations
4 b
5 f F
6 d
1 race
G 2 sow
1 rural 3 set
2 historical 4 overcome
3 overdressed 5 drill
4 overrated 6 cry
5 weird G
6 moving
1 leapt
H 2 crawled
1 away 3 chasing
2 place 4 sets/set
3 out 5 eased
4 halfway 6 circling
5 jump H
1 c
11 THE NATURAL WORLD 2 h
3 e
4 g
Prepositions 5 f
6 d
A 7 b
1 of 8 a
2 in I
3 of
1 out
4 of
5 to 2 off
6 as 3 through
7 of 4 out
8 of 5 out
B
1 in 12 PEOPLE I KNOW
2 in
3 of Prepositions
4 of
5 to A
6 in
1 to
2 about
Word families 3 of
4 to
C 5 in
1 disappearance 6 with
2 distant 7 in
3 determined 8 to
4 disability
5 publisher
6 confusing
7 controversial
8 enforcement
Prepositions D
1 sign
A 2 unify
3 stabbed
1 with
4 repay
2 of
3 against E
4 from 1 c
5 for 2 e
6 on 3 f
7 of 4 a
8 for 5 d
9 from 6 b
10 in 7 h
8 g
Word families F
1 elderly
B 2 bomb
1 resignation 3 courage
2 election 4 bravery
3 investigation 5 scheme
4 produce 6 generosity
5 replacement G
6 leadership
1 elderly
C 2 bankrupt
1 inuence 3 radical
2 liberate 4 harmful
3 radioactive 5 military
4 vaccinated
5 courageous