10 VOCABULARY EXTRA
ADVANCED UNIT 10
10.1 Collocations
1 Complete the conversation with the words in the box.
beaten head quit road setting spend trial
A: I hear that you’re 1 off on a
backpacking tour of the world tomorrow.
B: Yes, I’ll be gone for a year so I’ve 2
my job.
A: Wow! That’s a lot of time to 3
travelling. Are you ready for the trip?
B: Yes. I did a small 4 run last year so
I know what to take.
A: Where do you 5 off to first?
B: Well, I’ll start in France, but I want to travel off the
6
track.
A: Interesting. How will you travel?
B: I’ll get lis from people. I’m sure I’ll be OK.
A: So you’ll be on the 7 for weeks at
a time?
B: Sure, but I’ll have plenty of time to explore.
Synonyms
2 Put the letters in brackets in the correct order
to make a synonym of a word or phrase in each
sentence. Underline the word/phrase.
1 Anne set off on her journey to the Arctic Circle.
(bardmeek no)
2 I think there’s a safe hidden behind that painting.
(lacedcone)
3 This room is immense. We’ll have plenty
of room to practise our dance.
(capoisus)
4 I love reading adventure stories of epic
expeditions to undiscovered lands.
(junerosy)
5 The final scene was so thrilling. I was on the
edge of my seat!
(pingprig)
6 He’s really grasped programming very quickly.
(dreamset)
3 Replace the underlined words with synonyms.
1 Could you estimate the cost for me?
2 I wish my sons wouldn’t squabble all the time.
3 Peter’s been ostracised by his colleagues.
4 Her directions were very straightforward.
5 There’s a considerable amount of work to be done.
6 Lets get rid of this chair. It’s really cumbersome!
7 They sauntered down the path, hand in hand.
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10.2 Ambition
4 Underline the correct alternatives.
1 One great performance and you could be an
overweight/over there/overnight success.
2 She’s always hankered on/in/after a job in TV.
3 Some people enjoy being in/on/around the
spotlight.
4 I just crave/covet/care a bit of peace.
5 You can learn a trade on the job by being/
serving/going an apprenticeship.
6 You have to buy/send/pay your dues in any career
before you achieve success.
7 My boss holds me in high/top/big esteem.
8 It’s nice to be the middle/centre/whole of
attention.
9 It’s nice to build a reputation and have/be/go
renowned for doing good work.
10 Annie’s set down/on/in becoming a model.
5 Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.
1 Aer that musical Zaid really struck the big time.
2 I think Katerina’s locked her heart on being a chef.
3 I found my lost car keys behind the sofa. What a
strike of luck!
4 Look at Samantha, always holding the limelight!
5 I haven’t heard that band you like. I guess they
were a once-hit wonder.
6 When I was younger I had a flaming desire to be
an astronaut.
7 I got my promotion at last. Just goes to show that
hard work pays up.
8 Mara’s become world famous now. She’s become a
saga in her lifetime.
10.3 Negotiating
6 Complete each sentence with one word. The first
letter of each word is given.
1 You can’t always get your own way. You oen have
to make c .
2 In many markets around the world, you’re
expected to h to get a better price.
3 Could we d the decision to a later
date? We still haven’t made up our minds.
4 Harriet knows nothing but manages to
b her way through life successfully.
5 Business partners should probably establish
common g early on.
6 Can’t you be more t when you give
feedback in future?
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Focus on make 8 Complete the spidergram with the phrases from Exercise 7.

7 Match the underlined phrases with their Phrasal verbs

meanings a)–n). 1

1 I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it 2

tonight. I’m not feeling well. 3

2 It’s going to take a long time for
me to make up for forgetting my Verb + noun Set phrases
mum’s birthday. 4 10

3 Stop screaming! You’re making a 5 11

fool of yourself in front of everyone. 6 12
4 You usually get what you want, but 7 13
this time you’ll have to make a
8 14
compromise.
9
5 Hannah made a point of thanking
me for my, help which was nice.
6 The waitress spilled coffee all down
my top. Then, to make matters
worse, she stood on my foot!
7 I know you don’t normally upgrade
make
people to business class, but can
you make an exception?
8 I’m so tired, I don’t know how I’m 9 Complete the sentences with the correct form of phrases from
going to make it through this Exercise 8.
lesson without falling asleep! 1 I’m worried I’m going to fall off the stage and
9 Jemima made out that she’d done in front of everyone.
all the work, but it was actually 2 The plane lands at 10p.m. and the last train’s at 10.45p.m.
Ahmed who did it. I’m not sure I’ll .
10 I know you’re busy but can you 3 My cat’s really ill. I’m not sure she’ll
make time for me tomorrow? the night.
11 These instructions just don’t make 4 Sophie’s got money problems at the moment. She has to do
sense. Who wrote them? two jobs just to .
12 We’re finding it hard to make ends meet 5 Don’t that you’re too tired to
these days, with Rob being out of work. clean the house. You slept for nine hours last night!
13 Selina makes simple pieces of cloth 6 I never seem to have time to do exercise but it’s my fault.
into beautiful dresses. I should for it.
14 A: Ollie’s doing his own ironing. 7 A: The woman at the tax office was really helpful.
B: Is he? That makes a change. B: . Usually the people there
a) be easy to understand don’t seem very interested in helping anyone.
b) solve a problem by accepting you 8 Let’s see what we’ve got in the fridge. I’m sure we can
can’t get everything you want whatever’s there something
edible.
c) be present/arrive
9 Dr Sharma always saying hello
d) be sure to do a particular thing
to his staff each day, which is nice.
e) survive
10 I want to go to New Zealand, but my girlfriend wants to go to
f) look silly the USA so we’ve and agreed on
g) compensate for Australia.
h) afford to pay bills, etc. 11 How am I going to dropping
i) it’s different and better than normal and breaking Tariq’s phone?
j) deal with something in a different 12 We don’t usually allow dogs into the shop but we can
way to usual this one time.
k) pretend 13 Benjamin proposed but his girlfriend turned him down. And
l) to make a situation worse , it was in front of his entire
m) change one thing to something else family.
n) put aside time to do something when 14 Does this exercise to you?
you’re busy I don’t understand what I have to do.

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Crossword
10 Use the clues to complete the crossword with words and phrases from Unit 10.
1 2

4 5

8 9 10

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13 14

15 16

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18 19

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Across Down
1 large in size, e.g. a garden (9) 2 a practice event (5, 3)
4 strongly desire something (5) 3 thrilling, e.g. a book, film (8)
5 not heavy (11) 7 become very skilled at something (6)
6 pretend something (6) 8 ignore (4)
10 negotiate a price (8) 9 leave, e.g. go on a journey (4, 3)
11 have one big success and be unable to repeat it 13 hide (7)
(3, 3, 6) 14 possess a strong desire to achieve something (4, 11)
12 delay something (5) 16 embark, e.g. on a journey (3, 3, 2)
15 rapidly become well known (5, 2, 4) 17 travel by car (2, 3, 4)
18 become popular in a very short space of time 19 a long, carefully organised trip, oen to somewhere
(6, 2, 9, 7) difficult or dangerous (10)
20 take all the attention (3, 3, 9)

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