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a Complete the food words.

Example: We had sausages and beans for dinner last night.
1 This curry is really sp __________ . It has lots of chillies in it.
2 Use that sharp k__________ to cut the bread.
3 Could you pass me the salt and p__________ , please?
4 I love seafood, especially pr __________ .
5 Food that isn't cooked is r__________.
6 What are you having for your main c__________ ?
7 I don't want to cook tonight. Let's get a ta__________ from the Chinese restaurant.

b Write the word for the definition.

Example: a person who makes sure players obey the rules referee
8 the people who watch a sport in a stadium __________
9 a person who trains a team __________
10 athletes run on this __________
11 the people who support a particular team __________
12 you ski down this __________
13 players do this just before a match __________
14 kick or throw a ball into the net__________ (a goal, a basket, etc.)

c Write the opposite adjectives.

Example: generous __mean___
15 talkative __________
16 self-confident __________
17 honest __________
18 stupid __________
19 hard-working __________
20 patient __________

PRONUNCIATION
a Underline the word with a different sound.
Example: /æ/ van tram lane rank
1 /uː/ spoon moody cook food
2 /aɪ/ fried grilled spicy wine
3 /əʊ/ coach spoilt frozen slope
4 /h/ honest hamburger home-made hard-working
5 /ʃ/ ambitious sociable fresh charming

b Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: exciting
6 dessert
7 jealous
8 unselfish
9 spectator
10 grandmother

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a Write synonyms for the adjectives.
Example: very small tiny
1 very dirty __________
2 very angry __________
3 very tasty __________
4 very hungry __________
5 very big __________

b Complete the money words.

Example: Could I borrow£10 until tomorrow, please?
6 I bought this book yesterday. It c__________ £20.
7 This ring isn't w__________ a lot of money, but I love it!
8 Here's the money you l__________ me last week – thank you.
9 My parents have just finished paying the mo __________ on their house.
10 Is there a cash machine near here? I need to t__________ o__________ some money.

c Write the missing prepositions.

Example: The train went through the tunnel.
11 I'll pay__________ this by credit card.
12 My brother borrowed £10__________ me last month.
13 I paid for dinner __________ cash.
14 The hotel charged me £25__________ a two-minute phone call.
15 Chris still hasn't paid me__________ the money I lent him!

d Complete the compound nouns.

Example: Please go to the check-in desk.
16 Slow down! The__________ limit here is 40 kph.
17 We arrived late because there was a terrible traffic __________ .
18 I had to pay a £50 parking __________!
19 I never use public__________ . I always go by car.
20 Before we got on the plane we had to show our__________ cards.

PRONUNCIATION
a Underline the word with a different sound.
Example: /æ/ van tram lane rank
1 /əʊ/ loan cost owe coach
2 /eɪ/ save waste pay travell
3 /dʒ/ charge jam gate carriage
4 /aɪ/paid aisle tiny flight
5 /ɜː/ worth lorry works earn

b Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: salary
6 motorway
7 underground
8 afford
9 exhausted
10 inherit

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a Complete the describing words .
Example: He's got short curly hair.
1 He's tall and well b __________.
2 I must cut my f__________. It's getting in my eyes!
3 She's got brown sh__________ -length h air.
4 I look so u__________ in this photo! I'm going to throw it away.
5 She was a bit ov__________ so the doctor told her to take more exercise.
6 He doesn't have any hair. He's completely b __________.
7 She's very at__________. She won a beauty con test last year.
8 He's quite old now. I think he's in his m__________-seventies.

b Complete with phone word s.

9 He didn't answer the phone so I__________ up.
10 Do you like my new__________ tone? It's from my favourite song.
11 Can you __________ the number for me? I can't find my glasses.
12 Can I__________ you back in ten minutes? I'm in a meeting.
13 Please __________ a message after the beep.
14 The line's been__________ for ages. He must be talking to his mother!

c Complete the adjectives with -ing or -ed.

Example: This book is very boring.
15 Are you interest __________ in modern art?
16 What's the most frighten __________ film you've seen?
17 I feel frustrat __________ if I can't do something.
18 It's so embarrass __________ when you fall over in public!
19 That was a disappoint __________ fi lm. I didn't like it at all.
20 When was the last time you felt bor __________?

PRONUNCIATION
a Underline the word with a different sound.
Example: /ɔ/ attractive about ages afraid
1 /ɜː/ curly her early beard
2 /eɪ/ bald engaged wavy grey
3 /ɪ/ pretty built dial fringe
4 /eɪ/ eight straight weight height
5 /əʊ/ tone shoulder brown mobile
b Underline the stressed syllable.
Example: overweight
6 attractive
7 moustache
8 interesting
9 frustrating
10 depressed

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a Complete the education words.
Example: I did a degree at university.
1 We're reading Shakespeare in English li__________ this term.
2 I re__________ a lot before exams so I can get good marks.
3 Was di__________ very strict at your school?
4 I'm a university g__________ . I have a degree in international law.
5 I wouldn't like to go to a b__________ school. I like living at home.
6 There are 30 p__________ in my class at school.
7 Did you always b__________ well in school, or were you sometimes bad?
8 I'm completely honest. I never ch__________ in exams.

b Complete with a word related to friendship.

Example: I have a close friend called Anna.
9 We__________ for the first time when we were at university together.
10 We__________ on very well right from the beginning.
11 Perhaps that's because we have a lot in __________.
12 We never __________ we always agree about everything.
13 Although Anna moved to the USA, we still keep in__________.

c Write the house words.

Example: the room where you cook kitchen
14 a building with a lot of flats __________
15 smoke comes out of this __________
16 the area outside the central part of a town or city__________
17 where you wash plates and glasses by hand __________
18 a house that is not attached to another house__________
19 you walk up these to get to the front door of a house__________
20 a small road, e.g. from the gate to the door of a house__________

PRONUNCIATION
a Underline the word with a different sound.
Example: /eɪ/ take fail behave graduate
1 /s/ promise practise used to lose
2 /ʌ/ result pupil country study
3 /ɑː/ pass armchair garden area
4 /ɜː/ boarding term learn nursery
5 /aɪ/ primary private village revise

b Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: terrace
6 behave
7 cottage
8 residential
9 professor
10 argue

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a Write the nouns.
Example: attract attraction
1 similar __________
2 govern __________
3 possible __________
4 react __________
5 survive __________
6 organize __________
7 happy __________
8 relax __________

b Complete the work words.

Example: You need good qualifications to get that job.
9 It's a p__________ -time job. I only work three hours a day.
10 My current job is temporary. I'm looking for a per__________ job.
11 I'm doing a tr__________ c__________ to get a management qualification.
12 In the UK most men r__________ when they are 65.
13 This job in the newspaper looks great. I'm going to a__________ for it.
14 Jack was unhappy in his job so he r__________ and found another one.

c Write the missing prepositions.

Example: The train went through the tunnel.
15 I'm responsible__________ the advertising department.
16 I'm sorry, I just don't agree__________ you.
17 She's really good__________ maths.
18 I'm afraid__________ flying.
19 Let me pay__________ dinner.
20 Are you worried__________ the interview tomorrow?

PRONUNCIATION
a Underline the word with a different sound.
Example: /æ/ van tram lane rank
1 /ð/ the with thanks there
2 /ɔː/ laugh bought caught thought
3 /ʌ/ tough enough full much
4 /uː/ few too through although
5 /juː/ university until uniform use

b Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: permanent
6 experience
7 qualifications
8 contract (noun)
9 temporary
10 resign

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a Write words for the definitions.
Example: when you can buy things more cheaply sales
1 a shop where you can buy bread __________
2 where a shop assistant puts the money you give him / her __________
3 a person who buys things in a shop __________
4 all the actors in a film __________
5 the story of a film or book __________
6 a person who takes photographs __________
7 a person who plays the guitar __________

b Complete the compound words .

Example: shop assistant.
8 s__________ effects
9 science f__________
10 departments s__________
11 shop w__________
12 travel a__________
13 s__________ centre / mall

c Complete with a verb in the right form.

Example: The film was directed by Scorsese.
14 I__________ to the manager because I wasn't happy with my hotel room.
15 Could I__________ on these jeans, please?
16 We had to__________ outside for two hours to buy tickets for the concert.
17 The Lord of the Rings films are__________ on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien.
18 The Beach was __________ on lo cation in Thailand.
19 A newsagent's is a shop which __________ newspapers and magazines.
20 The film was so popular that it was __________ into seven languages.

PRONUNCIATION
a Underline the word with a different sound.
Example: /eɪ/ action sales baker's complain
1 /ɑ:/ star bargain market careful
2 /s/ receipt script centre audience
3 /aɪ/ buy pay try science
4 /ɪː/special sequel refund scene
5 /dʒ/ manager newsagent's bargain change

b Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: director
6 inventor
7 politician
8 discount (noun)
9 sequel
10 refund (noun)

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a Write the positive [ +] or negative[-] adjectives or adverbs.
Example: luck [ - ] adverb = unluckily
I patience [ + ] adverb = __________
2 care [ - ] adverb = __________
3 fortune [ - ] adjective= __________
4 luck [ + ] adverb = __________
5 comfort [ + ] adjective = __________

b Write the compound nouns.

Example: a person who writes novels about criminals crime writer
6 a place where criminals are taken after they have been arrested
_________________________________________
7 a big shop where you can buy all sorts of things_________________________________________
8 you feel frightened when you watch this in the cinema_________________________________________
9 a part of the road where you can ride a bike_________________________________________
I0 a place where you can swim, not the sea_________________________________________

c Complete the TV words.

Example: I'm watching a fascinating documentary about Japanese wildlife .
11 A Do you have cable TV?
B No, we have sa__________ TV.
12 I think ad__________ for fast food should be banned from children's TV.
13 There's a great drama s__________ on Channel 6 on Monday nights.
14 I hate re__________ TV shows. Watching other people doing stupid things is so boring.
15 I enjoy watching music ch__________ like MTV.

d Complete the phrasal verbs.

16 We'd like to__________ up our own company in the future.
17 I'm really looking __________to my holiday next month.
18 I'm trying to give __________eating chocolate. I need to lose weight.
19 Slow__________ ! You're breaking the speed limit.
20 He was a millionaire but he gave__________ all his money to poor people.

PRONUNCIATION
a Underline the word with a different sound.
Example: /æ/ van tram lane rank
1 /tʃ/ channel chemist's check chat
2 /ɑː/ drama pass calm warm
3 /ɪ/ find quiz film switch
4 /ʃ/ show patient fortune station
5 /ə/ away after about around

b Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: exciting
6 mystery
7 advert
8 comedy
9 unfortunately
10 machine

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a Complete the words.
Example: The spectators ran on to the pitch.
1 I'm in ch__________ of the marketing department.
2 H e's very s__________ . He only thinks of himself.
3 The match ended when the r__________ blew his whistle.
4 There's a lot of traffic during the r __________ h __________
5 I don’t have much I __________, just one suitcase.
6 My favourite s__________ at school was maths.
7 He lives in a small v__________ with only 1,000 inhabitants.
8 When you buy something the shop assistant should give you a r__________.
9 The film was s __________ in Italy in the 19th century.
10 My sister wants to b__________ up with her boyfriend.

b Write the opposite word or phrase.

Example: win a match lose a match
11 take off (from an airport) __________ (at an airport)
12 buy a car __________
13 borrow money __________
14 honest __________
15 curly hair __________
16 pass an exam __________
17 a part-time job _______ _
18 an enormous flat __________
19 keep in touch with a friend __________

c Complete with one word formed from the bold word.

Example: qualify What qualifications do you need ?
20 fly The__________ to Australia lasted 24 hours.
21 govern I think the__________ will change after the election.
22 fortune She found the perfect dress, but__________ it wasn't her size.
23 disappoint The film was really__________. The actors were terrible.
24 violin The musicians were fantastic, especially the__________
25 choose We have to make a very difficult __________.

PRONUNCIATION
a Underline the word with a different sound.
Example: / æ / van tram lane rank
1 /dʒ/exchange generous aggressive jewellery
2 /aɪ/ might buy weight height
3 /ɜː/ learn hour turn journey
4 /ʃ/ ambitious machine sociable coach
5 /ɔː/ although court bought draw

b Underline the stressed syllable .

Example: exciting
6 discipline
7 unemployed
8 complain
9 independent
10 strawberries

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