Build Your Vocabulary 1 John Flower with Michael Berman and Mark Powell Or. LANGUAGE ¢ ii Contents Using a dictionary Verb square — 1 Time expressions Plurals Memory game Numbers Parts of the body Jobs — word formatio: Sentence starters — Word groups Word wheel — Family tree. Fruit and vegetables Desk and table.. Verb square — Stress patterns Rooms of the house — 1 Around town... Opposites — 1 25 Which job is it? 26 Expressions with ‘that’s’ 27 Nouns for people — 1 28 Where was it said? 229 Notices — -30 ‘Transport 32 What's missing? — 1 83 Word formation — 1 Word ladder .. 35 Word partnerships 36 Clothes —1 7 Word groups — 2. ‘Where do they work’ Opposites — 2. Word partnerships —2 Past tense —1 Nouns for people — Around the house Word formation —2 Several meanings40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 49 51 52 53 54 55 56 87 58 59 60 6i 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 Food and drink 48 ‘Things used at work — 49 Which person is it? 50 Word wheel — 2 51 Conjunctions 52 Conversations in town. 53 Pronunciation 54 56 Sentence starters — Word partaership: What's missing? — Confusing words — 1 Notices —2.. Complaining Clothes — Word partnerships — 4 Animal world — 1 Replace the word. Rooms of the house — Word formation — 8 ‘Two-word expressions . Sports and hobbies Expressions with ‘Il 78 Word partnerships — 5 74 Word formation — 4. 75 Product informatio: Confusing words — 2... Animal world —2 Guess the subject.. Compound nouns Things used at work Opposites — prefixes. Horrible joke time Expressions with ‘not Tests. Answer Key . Rg1 Using a dictionary ‘Want fo leaca Haglish voosbulary, you should have a good Jish-Bnglish dictionary. ake % sentences showing how you use the words, Here are some questions to give you practice in using a dictionary. A. . Alphabetical order Put these words into alphabetical order. car action accent actor card about carrot act active above 1 2 . 3 4, 5. B. Meaning ‘Which of these do you usually find on a teapot? lake lamb leaf lid loaf Task for thé meatting ofa word is one way of using a dictioiiary, butt cain help you in other ways too. The next questions show you how. * C. Words which go together Match a verb on the left with a noun on the ight. Use each word once only. light acar paint acigarette park aletter . write apicture Some words often occur with other words; they form word partaerships. A good dictionary helps you to see which words often go together. mae with explanations that are easy to,understand and whieh has“.D. Word formation Use the correct form of the word in hrackets to complete the sentence. I’m Australian. What.......- are you? (NATION) Nobody’s at work today. ies oer holiday. (NATION) Waat is the.......- between a wine glass and a glass of wine? (DIFFER) Cen we go home a . way? (DIFFER) Words often have different grammatical forms. A good dictionary show you these. ictionary E. The past tense Complete the sentence by using the past tense of the verb in brackets. Yesterday morning she........ to school early. (COME) She........ to the cinema yesterday. (GO) I......,-£100 for that last year. (PAY) We......ee her last month. (SEE) He........ teaching in 1987. (STOP) ‘You need to know when a word is irregular; again your dictionary should nelp. : as : F. Pronunciation Which of these words has a different vowel sound? . beer clear dear near wear group south soup soon, —roule ‘When you learn a word you should make sure you know how to say it: ‘This is why a good dictionary shows you the pronunciation of éach word. a| 2 Verb square - 1 Complete the square by finding the verb missing from each sentence. ‘The first lotter of each word is the same as the last letter of the word before. You can see the first verb as an example. 1. Lets. Let's do the first one! 2. Can you. me the way to the station? i 3. Will the teacher you come in if you're late? 4. Tdlike to you for all your help. i 5. Please. on the door before you go in. i 6. “You can. the book. I don’t need it. 7, Could you........ the shopping on the table? 8. Do you want me to. 9. What time does the film your book back to the library? 2 10, [haven't got much homework to........ tonight. U1, Would you like to......... your meal now? i 42. It’s very difficult to........ your writing. i A Te... about her every night. - : i4, Can you. me outside the town hall? i 15. Imust.. . to my father about it. } 16. Mummy! Can youcome énd......-. me goodnight? t Z z a7 TF z S|TIAR|T : Use each of these verbs once only. : do order 16 dream put € end read keep start 15 kiss take 7 knock talk let tell e =z meet thank 7 | 1B 2B hit P 28 Time expressions Look at the following information: ¢ JUNE JULY s 411 18 25 s 2 9 16 23 30 M 5 12 19 26 M 3.10 17 2431 Tu 6 13 20 27 Tu «4:11:18 25 w 714i) 28 W512 19 26 Th 1 8 15 22 29 Th «6 13 20 27 F 2 9162330 F 714 21.28 S 31017 24 S 1 8 15 22 29 Today is Wednesday 2ist June. Put these expressions in the correct place. the day after tomorrow next Tuesday the day before yesterday next weekend a fortnight ago today in 3 weeks time tomorrow Jast Friday tomorrow week last month yesterday afternoon last weekend yesterday morning 1. May 2. Tth June 3. 16th June... 4. 17th,18th June 5. 19th June. 6. 20th June a.m. 7, 20th June p.m. & 2ist June... 9. 22nd June - 10. 11. 24th, 25th June... 12, 2TthJune,...... 18. 29thJune . ld. 12th July .4 Plurals 4. Form the plural of each of the following nouns. 2, address >. box % boy L child knife «leat 3. Complete each of th fone of the following nouns. Use each noun once only. country day foot shelf coach dress sandwich tooth - He always has two........ and an apple for lunch. - Ideanmy........ afler every meal. / . How many . are your parents staying here? » There are two.......... outside to take us to the show. . We have students from seventeen different ......... Ineed some more My.eceee hurt after all that running. : She wants to buy twonew........ to.wear on holiday. seeeeee to put all my books on. D ncn ecupovieaneagrersiowcnrnemennmarncenciannsnonnseansntby i emi nit5 Memory game Can you name all the things in the picture? Use each of these words once: razor mushroom scissors bird fork gloves hairbrush glasses arrow _ puddle parachute spoon pottle envelope ‘robot ring tree boat pear umbrella Later in the book, you will be asked how many of these words you can remember — without looking at the words again! il6 Numbers Complete each word to give the correct number. Use one of the following words. Use each word once only. eight five eleven hundred ten twenty fifteen seven three 1. A football team has... iE players. 2. Two feet have........ toes. Ee 8. 50-30= 1 4. Aweek has........ days. E 5. 9+6= E 6. Acentury has a... years. E 7. Atriangle has........ sides. E 8. E 9. Ayearhas........ months E 10. 14x 5= E 11. 2hands = 2 thumbs +... fingers. What numbers are these? Fill in the missing letters. wa E_LE . J-_EBL Bu i eee ec wt Seats 16. I - 1 E. seventy twelve su cvs nonin a SINE,7 Parts of the body Use these words to label the dragon. e eye toe finger shoulder ear elbow hand leg tongue mouth arm stomach foot neck chest heel 138 Jobs - word formation Form the word for the person doing the job by putting an ending to thé word in brackets, for example: 18. 19, 20. 14 Bill is a .26404er veveeeee paints beautiful pictures. (ART) . makes wonderful-bread. (BAKE) . at my school. (TEACH) You pay the . She’s that lady over there. (CASH) The new........5 cleans my room very well. (CLEAN) He's a famous ballet........- (DANCE) On most buses you pay the...... . (DRIVE) He's as... in a pop group. (DRUM) Phone the ........ if the lights don't work. (ELECTRIC) If the machine goes wrong, tell the......... (ENGINE) We have a........who comes twice a week. (GARDEN) The. -....,.. wants to look at your ticket. (INSPECT) Ask the... . if you can borrow this book. (LIBRARY) He's the....... of a clothes shop in town. (MANAGE) That......... plays a lot of different instruments. (MUSIC) Askthe..... to get the number for you. (OPERATE) Do you know a good......... to paint my house? (PAINT) The.....-.-- vuly Lad a small camera, but three HUGE lenses! (PHOTOGRAPH) That...... 0. plays very well. (PIANO) * cay on that ship. (SAIL) : [email protected] to type your application form for you. (TYPE) to se MAI9 Sentence starters — 1 Here are three common ways of starting sentences. Can you complete them in each situation? There is a list of phrases at the bottom of the page to help you. Could. 1. You are in a restaurant. You want the menu, Could1.. 2, You are in a restaurant, You like fish. Could. 8. You need a pen. Your friend has two. Could I. 4, The room is hot. The windows are shut. Could. 5. You're buying a new jacket. Is ithe right size? Could 1 . Could you....? 6. You are on the phone. Youcan’thear the Could you other person. 7. Your friend is playing VERY loud music. Could you. 8. You can’t do this exercise. Your friend is Could you _ very clever. 9. You have missed the last bus. Your friend Could you has a car. 10. You can’t find the station, Ask someone. Could you Yd like... 11. You go into a hotel looking for a room for Td like ... yourself. 12. You go into a restaurant, with two friends. Td like ... 13. You go into a bank with 10,000 pesetas. Yd like 14. You want to play tennis tomorrow. Youring Td like and say... 15. You want to fly to Paris as early as possible Td like ... tomorrow. Useful phrases: turn it down, burrow a pen, change some money, have the fish, help me, try it on, a table for three, give me a lift, have the menu, book a court, an early flight to Paris, speak up, open a Window; tell me the way, a single room. 1510. Word groups -1-~ Use each word once only. Can you think of any more words to add to each list? autumn green brown, May December nineteen eight October February orange Friday rain 1. COLOURS 16 purple sun Saturday Sunday seventy twelve spring Wednesday snow wind summer winter 2. DAYS soonest |11 Word wheel -i Fill the wheel, using the clues. Each five-letter word starts at the edge of the wheel and ends in the centre. As you can see, they all end in the same letter. 1. Not the winner. 2, A person who makes bread and cakes. 3. Can you put these in the right......... 4213? | 4. Be careful! The . ...is wet. Mind you don’t slip! 5. You sit on one of these. 6. These instructions are not very . Ican’t understand them at all. 7, Themain....... . which flows through London is the Thames. 8 Doyou take milk and.........inyour tea? 9. Opposite of always. 712. Family tree _ Look at the family tree and complete the sentences. / Use a word from the list on the right. John — Ruth Andrew—Mary Tony — Helen tS i i i i i | | i Sim Sue Brenda, Mike | 1. Johnis Ruth’s......... aunt 2, RuthisHelen's........ cousin 3. RuthisTony’s.......-. daughter 4, dJobnis Helen’s......... daughter-in-law 8." John is Tony’s father 6. ° Helen is Ruth's... father-in-law 7. Andrew is Ruth's ......... granddaughter 8 MaryisJohn's......... grandfather } 9. Tony isJohn’s..../.... grandmother | 10. John is Jizh’s . grandson ~ | 11. Ruth is Sue's. husband { 12. Sueis John's. mother | 13. Jimis John’s....... . mother-in-law } 14, Sue is Helen's... 2... nophew | 15. dimis Tonys... niece | 16. Andrew is Brenda’s..... son | 17. Mary is Brenda's . son-inlaw - i 18. Brenda is Sue's. . . uncle ;13 Fruit and vegetables Use these endings to complete the words below. Use each enidirig orice only, The first one has been done as an example. lon apple cumber ple nut ar ery room ana ato mon rot ange cot fruit tuce L14-Desk and table jhien you talk about the lists in this~: Where do you usually find each of these? Put them into the correct list. bowl enyelope pen spoon cup fork pencil stamp diary glass plate teapot dictionary jug ruler. _telephone dish notebook saucer _ typewriter 1. OFFICE DESK 2. DINING TABLE Now complete each sentence with the best word from the lists. 1. Younedda........ if you want to draw a straight line. 2 Could you pass me the milk 3. Ohno! My 4, Tusethe.. 5. 6. » please? . is ringing again! ifT'm not sure how to spell a word. Tm afraid there isn’t a... ..toeat my soup with, —* ‘The catalogue is too big to fit inside this ......... : _ccepesiecurenamenonrgenentsmsieea tee15 Verb square — 2 Complete the square by finding the verb missing from each sentence. ‘The first letter of each word is the same as the last letter of the word before. ‘You can see the first verb as an example. 1, Wemust......... or welll be late. 2 you! Don’t speak so softly! 3. .......in the race tomorrow. A Yours... a good dictionary when you do these‘exercises. 5. Why does she......... her car so fast? 6. Lalways ... some fruit at the end of my meal. 7. Canyou.. the ball back to those boys? 8. They always the same clothes. 9 Teen a newspaper every morning. 10. He says they . . too much coffee. Li. really don’t . . the answer to your question. 12. Ghe often has to........- if the bus is late. 18. They always........+ by air when they go to Italy. 14. He's very funny. He always makes me.......... 15. ShallI.........you to open the window? 16. Which do you . .— tea or coffee? 1 2 4 3 6] |7 RUSH Use each of these verbs once only. drink prefer drive read 8 a eat run hear rush help throw know ‘trayel u 1 jaugh wait need wear ~ | Fry 12 1 10 2116 Stress patterns In thig exereisé you must put each of the words below into the correct list depending on its stress pattern. ‘The sign V shows the main stress. ‘The first word is shown as an example, arrival difficulty mechanic —_—photograph arrive explain music photographer belong guitar musician saucepan cabbage librarian . origin successful calculator luxurious, _ original supermarket centimetre luxury palace sympathy 1V¥O 20F 22 | | 1 i '17 Rooms of the house-1 * the thin; ‘Tf not; find out. Look at the picture of a bedroom, From the list below find the word for each item with a number on it. Use each word once only. mirror pillow coat hanger » wardrobe comb hot water bottle lamp ‘pyjamas alarm clock - hair dryer bedspread chest of drawers curtain hair brush lipstick sheet 23,18. Around town Choose the correct words to coinplete the sentences. Look up any words you don’t know. 1. There’sabus........ just outside my house. a. station’ b.quay ¢. stop d.start 2. They're pulling down all those buildings to make room fora... a. parking b.lane c. letter box ~ d.car park 8, Where canT........ abus to the cinema? a. get in bacatch e. fetch d.become 4, «My train leaves from the other.......- a. quay b.stop. e. platform — d.park 5. She lives on the top floor of that........ of flats. a. building b.tower ¢. construction d.block 6. Why don't you........a taxi to get to the station? a. take b.catch cask phone ‘Tr Tilmeet you outside the..-..... pool. a. swim b.swimming — ¢. sport 4. football 8. You cari see all the tourists slowly........ around the souvenir shops. a.marching b.running -—e..wandering d.rushing 9. We're very lucky tohavea..... +. centre‘in our town. a.sport b.sports c.sporting playing 10. I'm just going to........ a photo of the town square. . a. take b.make . paint d.draw 1. Thisisa.......4 precinct. No vehicles are allowed. a. traffic b.pedestrian ¢. car d.lorry 12, Tl wait for you. the corner of the street. a.in inside c. at d.to 18, Don’t walk in thé road, children! Stay'on the... + ! a. way b.pavement —¢. route d. street 14, We're going........ a guided tour of the town. . a.on beat cin d.by 2419. Opposites - 1 Complete each sentence with the opposite of the word in brackets at the end. Choose from one of the following words. Use each word once only. dlean light open small cold low poor tall easy loud right thin good old slow wet 1. He’svery........ at his job. (BAD) 2. Theyliveina........ house in the county, (BIG) 3, Shehad....... brown hair. (DARK) 4 Tes... eee. to got a job in this town. (DIFFICULT) 5. The room was very - @mRTY) 6. Clean it witha...,....¢loth. DRY) The... eees train leaves at 6 o'clock. (FAST) 8. There wasa..... . wall around the house. (HIGH) 8. Could Ihave some more ........ water, please? (HOT) clothes. (NEW) voice. (QUIET) 12. She comes from a very family. (RICH) and has white hair. (SHORT) f . . (SHUT) 15. The ice was very........in some places. (THICK) 16. That’s the. answer to the question. (WRONG) 10. Tm going to wear my. 11. He always speaks in a very : 18. He's quite. 14, The door is still20. Which job is it? Choose the best word to complete the sentence. Look up any words you don't know. 13. 14, 26 Ask the shop ........ where the washing powder is. a.nurse D.assistant —‘¢. barber d.conductor That. . sells very good meat. a. baker b. dentist architect — d. butcher Tfmiy tooth doesn’t stop hurting, P'l go and see my . a. actor b.dentist c. writer jockey Not many buses have a.......- . You usually pay the driver. a.manager _b.farmer e.conductor porter Look! The ....... is feeding the lions. a. keeper b.pianist e.postman engineer The. ....... is showing them his plans of the new building. a. optician b.nurse c.architect. — d.dancer She wants the. ,.......to make a special cake for her daughter's birthday. a.inspector —b. baker c. cashier d.mechanic My. .eeee es always comes early so I get my letters before I go to work. a.postman bchemist e. butcher porter ‘The boss wants her......-. to take some dictation: a.secretary b.novelist. c.conductor journalist ‘The... gives the patient his medicine twice a day. a. butcher ‘b.nurse . operator d. pianist Thope the ........ canrepair our car quickly. a.mechanic b.reporter —«¢. surgeon. di. coach After your eye test, the........ will'tell you if you'need glasses “ or not. a.engineer b.mechanic —_¢. clown optician wanted to write an article about me in the paper. b.musician _e.journalist d-hairdresser will take your suitcases to your room. b.author c-engineer. jockey21 Expressions with ‘that’s Match the responses’on the right to the remarks on the left to make eight conversations. 1. Sorry I'm late a. That's funny, — b. That’s fine by me. mS J left my coat here, but I can’t see it anywhere. 4. You did say £90, didn’t you? e: That’s not quite what I meant. 5. He definitely took your £5. hall I call the police? 6. Do you know anything about this? I. No, that’s nothing sto do with me. 7. So how much ‘do you earn? g. That’s taking things a bit too far. —_ h, That’s none of your business. 8. You don’t like the British? So you don’t like'me, then? a ee 27 [27 [eT [at Tet_ 22. Nouns for people - 1 Form the word for the person by putting an ending to the word in brackets, for example: 1, That........ speaks too quickly. (ANNOUNCE) 2 He's agood......... He wins all his fights. (BOX) 3. The police are looking for a dangerous ....-... (GRIME) 4. The........ wants to interview all of us. (DETECT) “B. Ltry to speak clearly when Imeeta........ (FOREIGN) 6. Our. makes us practise a lot. INSTRUCT) 7. She's the........ of this machine, (INVENT) 8 Whoisthe...... . of that group? (LEAD) 9 CanIhavea.. at my party? (MAGIC) 10. Do you know the. . . of this book? (WRITE) Ul. Areyouthe........ of this car? (OWN) 12. He talks so much because he’s a.......... (POLITICS) 13. The. wants to know everything about me. (REPORT) 14. That s going very fast! (RIDE) 15. Do you think that man with a gun isa........?(ROB) 116, Ifyou're a. , you have to work hard, (SCIENCE) | ‘V7. She's a. at the same college as me. (STUDY), 18. She's a... 0... so you must be polite. (VISIT) 2893 Where was it said? In which of the buildings on the right were the following said? 1. What kind of property did [ - you have in mind? CINEMA CHEMISTS 2, Two back stalls, please. aa e a 8. And an ainsi sfcker, Bocror's ESTATE Please. SURGERY AGENT'S 4. Tean’t sell them to you without a prescription. e. f 5, Could you check the oil, BAKER'S ee please? 6, Tvegotareservation inthe | g. he name of Jones. GARAGE JEWELLER’S 7. Alarge sliced loaf, please. 8, Justa trim, please, i je 9. Have you thought about COURT. PHOTO. a GRAPHER'S 10; Tmjust going tolistento | te. L your chest. POST OPTICIANS 11. You will pay 4 fine of'2300,* [OFFICE 12. Smile, please. Say cheese! m. n 13, Would you prefer a digital HOTEL RAILWAY one? _| STATION 14. A day return to London, please. Write your answers here. al2{3|4}5)6/7/8 9 {10 11 | 12 [18 | 14 Can you think of anything else that might be said in these buildings? 2924. Notices - 1 edking country or sée one i a ‘vocabulary from the a film, look at the. Match the notices below with the places where they might be seen. Where do you think you might see the other notice? Can you think of any more notices you might see? Choose from these places: abank a phone box a bookshop a post box acar park _ arailway station achildren’s playground —_a supermarket a football ground a theatre a hotel restaurant atrain outside a hotel bedroom a zoo SCIENCE FICTIONae NOT CROSS Prem {FOR eee! GALLS Poe | LINE ere | ONLY | 999 ener saa oT | nT REMING | aa ail NON eee PERFORMANCE 130 3125 Transport ort the-words below into two lists, one for types of vehicle, the other / describing where you might see them. One of each has been done for you. ambulance, caravan junction, —_ringroad bicycle lane road one bridge.. _lorry roundabout bus motorcycle truck by-pass motorway van VEHICLES WHERE YOU SEE THEM anbulance Can you think of any more words to add to the lists? Complete each sentence using the best word from the lists. 1. Tusually leave my car in the town centre......... 2. Aeeecceee fare is much cheaper than a train fare. 8. Our... 22... has beds for four people: 4, Meet me at the .... of Broad Street and North Way. 5. Willthe. get her to hospital in time? . 6 The next . over the river is twenty miles away. 5 |26 What's missing? - 1 Under each picture write the name of the item and what is rising. Choose from the following list of words. ‘The first has been done for you. aeroplane handle. arm... house armchair jug book leg button lid car overcoat27 Word formation - 1 Change the word in brackets to complete the sentence. of his plane, (ARRIVE) «to find the best cook. (COMPETE) 1. We are waiting for the .. 2. There wasa... 3. “We must make a........- about where to go. (DECIDE) 4. The train made alate ........- (DEPART) B. The boss wants you to take some... +++ (DICTATE) 6. Whatkindof........- is there in this town? (ENTERTAIN) 7. ‘There's some new.....--+ in the laboratory. (EQUIP) 8. Could you repeat that .......-. 2 (EXPLAIN) 9, Hehadastrange........+ on his face. (EXPRESS) 10. Put the ice-cream in the , please. (FREEZE) about the accident? (INFORM) 11. Isthere any more... 12, You must read the......++ to this book. (INTRODUCE) 13. Thavean....... . to a party tonight. (INVITE) 14. Are you going tothe .:....--+ tomorrow? (MEET) 15. That......- is by Picasso. PAINT) er is my favourite hobby. (PHOTOGRAPH) 8 17. What's the correct.....--.. of this word? (PRONOUNCE) 18. Ihave alotof......... to do. (SHOP)28 Word ladder Change the top word into the word at the bottom. Usé the clues tohelp ‘you. Each time you change one letter only in the previous word. Sometimes you might not know the word but you can guess what is possible and check with your dictionary. . Remember, guessing and using a good dictionary are two important ‘ways torhelp you to improve your English, 10. Wd. 13. 14. 15. 16. Fruit ready to be eaten. ‘Thick string. One of the parts in play, taken by an actor. Hither of the two ends of the earth’s axis.” White in the face. Put one thing on top of another. ‘A folder for keeping papers togettier. 1,609 metres. Would you like a... - Shake? Where flour is made. Your glass is empty. CanI......... it up for you? seeeelees you come and see me tomorrow? ‘He buill au enormous ...-....- around his house. Go on foot. Speak. . ‘Not short. RISE FALL29. Word partnerships -1 irds often occur together, If you see arie of them; you cai x"This makes listening and reading easier! Here ar ‘Match the verb on the left with a noun on the right. Use each word orice only, Write your answers in the boxes. HA me Bo oP abicyce . a boat acar a cigarette a cup of coffee a mountain -a plane . a question a sandwich a story Now do the samie with these words. Set 1 1... ask 2. climb 3. drink 4. drive 5. eat 6. fly 7. light 8. ride 9. sail 10. tell Set 2 1. build 2. comb 8. cook 4, pack 5. play 6. pour 7. sing 8. stick on. 9. switch on 10. write pose ° opto re a drink agame your hair |. a house aletter alight ameal . asong astamp asuitcase Jeo foo faa fer for |i feo no] 10 co Joo Jaa |o> for}im | co | no]} } 30. Clothes —1 newspapérs not, find out. : ie i ‘Why don’t you make your own picture dictionary? Cut out clothes, stick them in a book’arid piit their name’ in English next to ‘This will. ja to remember, things better... a Can you name twelve things Fido is wearing? Use each of these once: bowler hat cardigan apron shorts bow tie bra ‘T-shirt scarf cap trainer sandal waistcoat_Put each of the words below into the correct list. ‘Use each ee Can you think of any more words to add to each list? bird watching cow knitting stamp collecting brake creditcard lion steer cash exercise book photography teach cat feed pupil traveller’s cheque chequebook headlight rectangular triangular circular homework square tyre 1. ANIMALS . 2.'THE CAR 3. HOBBIES 4, MONEY 3832 Where do they work? ‘Match each person with the place where she/he works. Use each item once only. 1. artist a. bakery oo -2,..astronomer b. circus 3. baker ce. embassy 4. down d. exchange 5. ° dentist e. flower shop 6, diplomat £. football pitch 1. florist g. garage 8 jockey ‘h. library 9 keeper i. observatory 10. librarian §. racecourse 11. mechanic k. restaurant 12. professor 1. school , 13.” referee m. studio 14. teacher n.. surgery 15. telephone operator o. university 16. waiter/waitress Pp. 200 Write your answers here: / 1}213 1445} 647 9 | 10 [11] 12 | 18 14} 15 J 16 | Can you think of any other people who work in these places?83 Opposites - 2 .Complete each sentence with the opposite of the word in brackets. Choose from one of the following words. Use each word once only. absent early happy noisy asleep empty hard. - short dangerous | expensive interesting —_strong enendatgons 1 -. fat light young 1. He was still........- when she came home. (AWAKE) 2, This isavery. . . film, (BORING) ‘ 3. ‘The watches in this shop are very..-- +006 + (CHEAP) 4, Allher children have. . hair. (FAIR) 5. Tnoticed that his glass was......+5+ again. (FULL) 6. He was surprised that the suitcase was $0......+6 - (HEAVY) 7. think Pll catch the.......++ bus tomorrow. (LATE) 8. The journey to workis quite.....-..+ + (LONG) 9. She thinks her daughter's boyfriend is too........ for her. (OLD) 10. IsCarlos.......+- today? (PRESENT) 11. Our neighbours are very .. 12. ‘The news made her very... 18. Ws......-6- to swim there. (SAFE) 14, ‘The butter was too.....--.- to use. (SOFT) 15. His wife was worried because he was db 16. don’t like this coffee. It’s much t00...-+.+ ++ - 4034 Word partnerships — 2 Hearing one word, helps you t ~—~"Matehthe-adjective on the left with a noun on the right. Use each word once only, Write your answers in the boxes. Seti 1. alphabetical a. bed i 2. chocolate b. biscuit 2 3. doudy c. coffee | 38 4. digital a. hair 4 5. double e. knife 5 6. instant f. laugh 6. 7. loud g. order 7 8. sharp hy road 8 9. wavy i, sky 9 10. wide je watch 10 i Set 2 Now do the same with these words. 1. bald a. banana 1 2. classical b. beef 2 3. curly c. clothes | 3 4. direct a. couple 4 5. fashionable e. door 5 6. front £ drink 6 / 7, married g. flight 7 ; 8. non-alcoholic h. hair 8 9 ripe | __ head 9 10. roast j. music 10 4135 Past tense -1 Find the past form of the following verbs: plow break cut find get give grow hear keep make put run send, take think throw ‘The words cain go across or down, or diagonally left to right. The same letter may be used in more than one word. The past form of ‘blow’ is shown as an example. WISENTHR GRIPOHEVWYR RANUTOE1/TO EELTCU@®EMN WBRAKGAVEG TYPEXHOLDM TOECUTITTA : BROKEHEARD a CASKFOUNDE . CARKEPTADY oinon verbe in English combine with ai {ortn two-word verbs. For exatagle, ifyou 16 i that ou fiad information about it ay‘A. Complete each of the sentences by using the past form of one of the yerbs on the left and combining it with one of the words on the right. Use each verb once only. The first is shown as an example. break find get grow down from off | ; hear keep make take on out up | 1. Wenever.. M4 out |. why he lost his job. 2. . . that story. It can’t be true! 3. . in London and left when she was 16. 4, at the crossroads and I couldn’t start it ee eee eee late so I had no time for breakfast. 6. ‘The interruption didn’t stop him. He........ sees... speaking. 7 ‘Theplane........ eee eee at 9 o'clock, 3 hours late. | 8 Ifinally.. 0.02. feces Henry last week. He phoned me from work. B. Now do the same thing with these verbs and the words on the right. blow cut give __ put away for into run send’ think throw off over up Le Ghose. eee the clothes she didn’t need any more. 2. The bus stopped suddenly and the car .....26- -2sese++ the back of it. 3 He... smoking when his doctor told him how dangerous'it was. 4 50 heavily that they the match | 5. the doctor and he came immediately. 6 Iwasanollere sss... ceeceeeee very carefully before he made his decision. / Te Theyeeeeeeee geeeee es the bridge with dynamite. 8 The telephone operator accidentally . . conversation when she pressed the wrrang button. 4336 Nouns for people — 2 Form the word for the person by putting an ending to the word in brackets, for example: He's a 2492" in this town. (STRANGE) Lo Ane should be good at maths. (ACCOUNT) \pes to discover A new star, (ASTRONOMY) The.......- sat there asking for money. (BEG) 3. 4, ..He’s a well-known........ on the radio. (BROADCAST) 5. Look out! That crazy......-- is going too fast! (CYCLE) 6. Alfred Hitchcock was a famous film......... (DIRECT) 7 Every.......5 dreams of winning a fortune. (GAMBLE) 8. She was the ........ of last mhonth’s competition. (WIN) 9. She was the only........ left in the town. INHABIT) 10. Her........ wants $10,000 for her safe return. (KIDNAP) Ui. Their........ thinks they might go to prison. (LAW) 12. There's anew. in the room upstairs. (LODGE) 13. His ambition istobea........ one day. (MILLION) 14, Agatha Christie i famous for her detective stories. (NOVEL) 15. The hotel ........ asked them to register..(RECEPTION) 16. They’ve gaught adrug........ at the airport. (SMUGGLE) 17. . You should seea........ about that leg. (SPECIAL) 18. The candidate sent a letter to every ...-..-- (VOTE)3% Around the house Corabine these words with the words below to make the names of twenty, different things you find around the house. Use each word once only. The first has been done for you. basket curtain bulb lighter -cabinet liquid —- cleaner machine clock opener ry aA eo . coffee a . dressing frying light bP AD . medicine 10. alarm... 8% BOOK ee eee eee eee 12. . cigarétte oe. 13. COTK este eee eee eee 15. oven pan player pot recorder record shower tape . tin roll screw shelves sill table38 Word formation — 2 Change each word in brackets to complete the sentence, for example: / 10. ihe 12, 13. 14, 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 46 Be careftl when you open the door. (CARE) ‘This is my favourite chair. It’s s0........66.. 1 (COMFORT) Its to drive'so fast. (DANGER) Tmust clean this. ‘oe. floor DIRT) Blvis Presley was a....2....0.5 pop singer. (FAME) Tewas.....eeeeeee so they had to drive very slowly. (FOG) Is lunch ready yet? They're very ........2-005 (HUNGER) Be careful. The roads are very... 0.0000 (cE) Pd like aniee....3....... orange. (JUICE) How many . holidays do you have? (NATION) Why do they give such........2. 5. His broken arm is still very...........05 ‘The President was avery ......66..4. ‘The children always get bored on a .. day, (RAIN) He always feels ........ 0004 in the morning. (SLEEP) Ilive inthe ....... 000. part of the country. (SOUTH) The film was ......... 005 and he became very rich. (SUCCESS) Thope we have......... 00. weather for our holidays. (SUN) Wehaveal,........ . newspaper in this town. (WEEK) ‘Thanks for everything. Ihada............ time. (WONDER) He livesina............ house by the sea. (WOOD)39 Several meanings | ‘When you look up a word it ai dictionary, ‘don’t sto at the first | ‘See how manly other ways you can use it. Somietimes one miedning is’. sinilar to shothir; sometimes the game word has several complete Each of the ‘sentences shows how the word call ci can be used, You must use each of the words below once only in a sentence with call. You may need to change ‘call’, for example into ‘calls’ or ‘called’. back ~ election for help meeting number off phone road ‘strike’ surname train but some older ones 1. Most students .. use his first name. 2. They have decided to..,..... 8. Please put up your hand when I » He decided to....... the problena. Have there been any . He couldn’t do it on his own sohe,....... for..i...eee ‘The film starts at seven soTM....... ....+- - you at six. PAP He T can’t come to the phone at the moment. Could you tell him Pl . «later? .. the 9. ‘The president so unpopular. . . because the government was | 10. Theunion........ the workers out on . - when the company tried to make them work more hours. 11. They esterday’s match because the ground was in such a bad condition. 12. The.. from London . . . - at every station so.it took us three hours to get back. AT40 Food and drink Choose the best words to complete the sentences. /Look up any words you don’t know. 1, Tmust have a drink, I'm so a. dirty b, hungry 2. What vegetables would you like? a. Peaches and carrots __¢. Tomatoes and pear: eas and potatoes a. Beans and apples 8. Ishe going to.. the meal? a. pay b. bite c. feed 4. pay for 4, Look in the oven and see if the......., is ready yet. a. cake b. icecream \'¢. soup d. boiled egg 5. This isn’t very sweet, Pll add some more......... a. salt b. pepper =e. vinegar, sugar 6. Ithink PU have......... for dessert. a. spaghetti b. apple pie . c. astarter _ d. mustard 7. Ineed the frying pan so that I can make the. a. salad ‘b, toast c. honey 8. Tdlikemy.... . omelette «rare, please, a. tea 'b. chop ©. steak 4. chicken 9. Why is the waiter taking solongto........ us? a. save b. serve ce reserved order 10. I've got time for a very quick........ before gb. a. snack Bb. barbecue ¢. feast 4. picnic 11, All he wants is two thin of roast beef. a. legs b. wing . crusts 4. slices 12, Haye'you got enough moneyto.. . the bill? aepayfor —b. pay ¢. buy d. spend 18. He's putting a lot of strawberry ...... ‘on his bread- a. marmalade b. pastry . ham d. jam 14. I'msa........,muml Can Ihave something to cat? a. hungry" 'b, angry c. thirsty d. sweet 15. Tijust...... . the soup to see if it’s all right. a. chew . toast c, taste d. cut 16. A glass of. lease. Inever drink alcohol. f a: orange juice b. ‘sets c. lager a. beer 48: 41 Things used at work-1 Maich each person with¢he thing she/he uses. Use each item once only. ; 1. artist a. camera é 2.- baker b. cash register = 3. cashier =. drill 4, cleaner d, ladder 5. dentist e. microphone 6, farmer £ oven 7. hairdresser g._ paint brush 8, brarian h. rifle 9, nurse i. scissors 10, photographer j._ card index 11. referee k. thermometer 12. singer 1. tractor 18. soldier m. tray 14, typist n. typewriter 15. waiter . vacuum cleaner 16. window cleaner. -p. whistle Write your answers here: afels|4a{5 {6 ]7 | 8 | 9 |10{11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 36 |’ - Canryou think of any more things these people could use.at work? -42, Which person is it? Choose the best word to complete the sentence. “ Look up any words you don’t know. 1. Every-.....-. in this army should know how to use the new gun. a. sailor b. porter ce. soldier d. joker 2.. He left his job because his . . didn’t pay him enough en a . ‘a. employee b, employer. conductor _ i. architect . arrested him for stealing the diamonds. b. electrician c. politician di. policeman. 4, A famous . operated on her. a, surgeon - coach, ¢. driver d. carpenter 5. The made a lot of noise as they left the party in their cars. a. thieves ba characters ¢. pedestrians d. guests of this club. ce. clown d. bachelor 6. It’s difficult to be a . a. travel agent b. m . playing his trumpet. 7. can hear my next-door ©. neighbour d. champion aff , custo: 8. He hates marriage. He wants to stay a.. a. passenger b. bachelor . customer d. widow 9. Whois the... of this book? “a. author . surgeon. journalist . d. orphan 10. Ifshe beats her, she'll be the new tennis : a. character b. host ¢. champion d. passenger 11. The....,...made this door badly. I can’t close it, a. orphan |b, carpenter. ¢. artist ~~ -d pedestrian 12. After his parents died, the young . ... went to live with his aunt. a. clown be farmer cc. orphan. lawyer in detective fiction. "18. Sherlock Holmes is an important . J manager d. writer a. employer — b. character 14. [hope they find the . who stole my money. a. thief b. orphan sc. champion —d, contestant 5043 Word wheel - 2 Fill the wheel, using the clues. Hach five-lettgr word starts at the edge of . the wheel and ends in the centre, As you can see, they all end in the same letter. ‘There's a bus coming. If we hurry, we'll....,..- it. Go to the dentist if you have trouble with them. ‘The planet we live on. Can you geta........? Tve spilt water everywhere. Have you got the time? I'm suremy........ is slow. ‘The end of life, "The opposite of smooth. SAMA A BNE ‘That’s a bad .} you need some medicine for your lease? I want to light my pipe. ‘There are lots of way of making groups of words Ra which ¢ften occur together; labels for parts of the samé picture ete: It i ‘always easier to learn’énd remenibe? words if you study them in groups or: as part of a picture or shape. of 5144 Conjunctions Match the two halves of the sentences, / Use each half once only. 1. He was very tired and it was very late 2, They couldn't buy any creams “BS.” He decided to go by plane — 4, They spoke to the old man very slowly 5. Some of the questions in the test were very hard 6. Take an umbrella with you 7. She told her boyfriend that he should leave 8. Unfortunately the phone rang 9, You can borrow the car 10. She tried on at least 12 pairs of shoes . 11. [became an American citizen 12. We'll be late for work Write your answers here: a. ‘unless the bus comes-soon. b, ‘after Pd been living in New York for 12 years. ~e-~sohe didn’t get good marks. d. ‘if you promise not to drive it too fast. e. before her father came home. f. while Iwas having a bath. g. until she found some she liked. hh. but he still didn’t go to bed. i although he hated flying. j. - so that he could understand what they were saying. k. because they didn’t have enough money. 1. incase it rains. 1] 2] 3] 4| 5] 6 Did you notice how the conjunctions were used? Make a list of the conjunctions here: “Can you write your own sentences using each one? If you do this it will help you to remember the words. 5245 Conversations in town Match the first part of the conversation on the left with the other part on the right. 1. Td like some roses, please. a. 2. Canyoureadtheletterson —b. bottomline? 3. Howlonghaveyouhad c. the pain? 4, Tdlike a room for two nights, d. please. 5. Tdlike to cash this cheque, e. please. 6. Have you got anything at the f. back? 7. Tdlike it short at the sides, g please. 8. Astamp for Brazil, please. —h. 9. How often do you brush them? i. 10. Apound of sausages, please. j. Do you want to send it airmail? Shall I leave it long at thethe back? Yes, but not two together, ’m afraid. Ym not sure about the first one. How big a bunch would you like? Have you got any kind of identification? ‘Three times a day. Pork or beef? Single or double? Since last Friday. Now match each conversation with a building below, One is done for you as an example; you must complete the others. : ‘There will be one building left. Can you think of any eonversations people might have there? OPTICIAN’S._| DOCTOR’S__|_-LA BAMBA BANK | BUTCHER'S JRESTAURANT CHAPLIN ROAD / PAVILION | BARBER’S | DENTIST'S POST AVON |FLORIST’S THEATRE OFFICE | HOTEL | 7[e 5346 Pronunciation Knowing how to pronounce a word is sometimes a problem. It may be... / difficult at first, but it is a very good ides to learn the Symbols used for the different sounds in English. A good dictionary should have alist of the - symbols it uses. You can then look up the pronunciation of any word you are not sure about, Here are.some exercises to give you practice in finding out how words are pronounced. A. Pronunciation of ‘ear’ . ‘ear’ can be pronounced /ea (asin ‘bear’ /ta /as in ‘dear’ Make words by putting one letter in front of ‘ear’ and then put your word in the correct pronunciation list. Be careful! One word can be pronounced both ways. Jea/ /ial bean dear B. Pronunciation of ‘ch’ ‘ch’ can be pronounced /)c/as in ‘chemist’ /4/ as in ‘chair’ Put these words into the correct list depending. on the way in which the ‘ch’ is pronounced. ache character chdose handkerchief bachelor cheese’ "> .. each mechanic ° branch cheque echo scheme change chimney exchange _ school 54/k/ Myf GC. Pronunciation of ‘g’” ‘g’ can be pronounced p 2 /g/ asin ‘ga? 7 43/ as in ‘age’ | : | Put these words into the correct list depending onthe way in which the ~ Pea ‘g is pronounced. Go Ave again general gift margarine age generous - gymnastics passenger begin - get. «=. Ss magic © sugar girl giant magazine together 143/ age47 Past tense - 2 jer to check ifa verb is irregular when you leara a new on remémaber also, that some verbs that end ined in their vast form hat ‘Find the past form of the following ver! bring carry catch come ‘do fall go __ hang hold. leave read see sell set stand wear ‘The words can go across oF down, or diagonally left to right. The same Jotter may be used in more than one word. ‘The past form of ‘see’ is shown as'an example. BROUTHUNGT CLAWREADHA ASFELLTGO UOITNODUU GLstTooD T HDWOREA N TRIBEDIDET BROUGHTUFT GOODDALEFT BYECARRIED 5 “Are ‘you mskidig lists of combinations of verbs with'an mn? Remember these are very common in English. Here ere some ‘them up, notice what other combinations‘A. Complete each of the sentences by using the past form of one of the verbs on the left and combining it with one of the words on the right. Use aach verb once only. The first is shown as an example. bring carry ‘come do across on = out go leave read stand through. up without | oe. and we couldn't see a thing. . with their work, ‘six children on her own. tea and drank coffee instead. Bo Shes eee eee the instructions very carefully. GRR cue the most important thing! You didn’t tell us where we weré going to meet. Te Veeeeeees . - this letter while I was tidying up. 8. Because of her bright clothes she really v2.2.0... .eees from the others in the group. B, Now do the same thing with these verbs and the words on the right. catch fall hang hold for out see sell set wear. to up 1. Some thieves .s++++ the barik at lunchtime. 2 They eee eee on the excursion at 7 o'clock. 3. The book shop . within two hours. of copies of his latest novel wverybody wanted to buy it 4. him because he was so amusing. Bo He eee cece eee the cooking while I prepared the table. 6 Shee . in the middle of our conversation. Maybe I said something wrong. 7. ‘The children’s new shoes . had to buy a new pair after only two months. so quickly that we 8° ~ They soon... 2... ee eee ee with me although left 20 minutes before they di 57 /48 Shopping list , When we talk about chocolate or coffee, we can use the expressions: / a bar of chocolate a cup of coffee ‘There are many other expressions like this. They help us to talc about a quantity of something. They can often be used to answer the question 7 How much would you like? . 4 Match the words on the left with the correct words on the right. Use each word once only. Write your answers in the boxes. 1. aballof a. bread i 2. abarof b. cards 2 3. abunch of c. cigarettes 3 4. ajarof d. cotton [4 5. aloafof e. flowers 5 6. alumpof f. ice 6 7 apackof g. jam 7 8. apacket of h, pearls 8+ 9. apadof petrol 9 10. a pair of 5 ~scissors- 10 1. areelof ik. soap iL “| 12. astring of 1. string 12 18. atank of m. toothpaste 18 14. atube of nu. writing paper uf 5349 Sentence starters—2. Here are three more ways of starting a sentence. Can you complete them in each situation? There is a list of phrases at the bottom of the page to help you. Would you like....? ~dvYowareshaving abirthday-party:- - Would you like.. Invite a friend, 2, Your friend’s teacup is empty. Offer her Would you like. some more. 8. Your friend is not good at figures. You Woulld you like. haye a caleulator. 4. Your friend’s case looks very heavy. Would you like.. 5. You are German. Your British friend Would you lik wants to learn German. Lets... 6. You and some friends want to go out Let's. to eat. Chinese? : 7. You are tired. You don't want to go out —Let’s. tonight. 8. There's nothing good on TV tonight. 9. You are on the beach. It is very very hot. 10. It is cheaper for you and your friends to go to the airport by taxi than by train. You'd better.... 11. Your friend is going out. It is raining. You'd better 12. Your friend has toothache. You'd better 18.Someone has just stolen your friend’s car. You'd better 14. Your friend wants to work in America. Yowd bettor Shé doesn’t speak English. 15. There is a lot of water on the flooi.in your You'd better friend’s hotel room. Useful phrases: some more tea, carry, have a swim, put on your raincoat, go to a Chinese restaurant, learn quickly, stay at home, me to teach you, ring the dentist, hire a video, come to my party, call reception, take a taxi, borrow my calculator, phone the police.50 Word partnerships — 3 , Choose an adjective from the list on the left and put it with a preposition " from the list on the right to complete the sentence. Use each adjective once only. afraid good short at is close grateful similar for + famous—.-preferable..._ sorry... _.. of. ; fall ready tired to ; 1. Could you lend me £30? I'm a bit 2.° They live .. easier for them. money at the moment. .. the town centre, which makes shopping 8. T'mafraid Pm not very speaking Italian but I'l do my best. : 4, Im. . doing the same things all the.time! Can't we do something different? 5.- Atnight that tree is........... birds. The noise makes it difficult for me to get to sleep. 6. Her dress is very mine. Only the belt is different. 7. Having a boring jobis........... having no job at all. 8. The townis its museum. People come from all over the world to visit 9. We had to go by sea because he’s 10. It’s very kind of you. We're very... Ll. Aren't yous... 6... minutes! 12. pee) felt cro 6051 What’s missing? - 2 - Under each picture write the name of the item and what is missing. Choose from the following list of words. ‘The first has been done for you. bicycle heel saddle “boat” jacket -* sails clock keys shoe . cooker piano sleeve. dog receiver tail hand ring telephone52 Confusing words - 1. Choose the correct word for each sentence. He's only five but he’s very big/great for his age. 1. 2. Could you borrow /lend me some money? 3. Please bring/take that book over here. 4, Tdlike to buy/pay you a drink. 5. Can you eheck/control that the baby's all right? 6. You must come/go and visit us some time. 7. Ymacook/cooker in a hotel. 8. Take your books off the bedroom floor /ground. 9. think I forgot /left my gloves at the cinema. 10. Please hear /listen to this carefully. 11. Short women often love high /tall men. 12, The dog ate it’s/its food noisily. 18, She loves reading about the last/latest fashion. 14. Ipassed [past the shop on the way home. 15. Be quiet /quite! He's trying to sleep! 16, He saw /watched her carefully to learn-how-to.do.it. - 17. Can you say/tell me what he said? 18. Who’s/ Whose book is this? When you are sure you know the correct answers, cross out the wrong ones carefully.