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Adjectives and Prepositions
A. Match the sentence halves.
____ 1. Im interested

a. at English. She got 100% in her last test.

____ 2. Paolo is absent

b. of me because I just got a promotion.

____ 3. I'm bored

c. of his friend because hes just bought a Ferrari.

____ 4. My dad got angry

d. about Tom. He didn't come home last night.

____ 5. My girlfriend is proud

e. about their trip around the world next week

____ 6. Im not very keen

f. of taking the lift. He has to use the stairs.

____ 7. Manchester in England is famous g. in web design, but I hate programming.

____ 8. Im really worried

h. from school today because hes sick.

____ 9. Helen and Mary are excited

i. on maths. I think its so boring.

____ 10. Terrys scared

j. with me, because I came home late.

____ 11. Estelles really good

k. for its football team.

____ 12. Walters jealous

l. with taking the bus. I want to go by car instead.

B. Work in pairs. Describe the pictures using adjective + preposition collocations from
Exercise A.

C. Complete each question with the correct preposition. Then, ask and answer the
questions in pairs.
1. What are you interested ___________?
2. Do you get excited ___________ going on holiday?
3. Are you jealous ___________ your friends?
4. What school subjects are you keen ___________?
5. What do you get angry ___________ people about?
6. How often are you absent ___________ class?
7. What is your hometown famous ___________?
8. What are you scared ___________?
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