UNIT 4 Vocabulary practice

5 Sami is leaving home on Sunday to start

Society university. ………………………
1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of 6 Tom will leave for Brazil early tomorrow morning.
the words in the box. ………………………
citizen employ free healthcare poor tax
welfare state Crime & justice
What’s your idea of a perfect society? 4 Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
I think that people who commit a serious crime
My idea of a perfect society is a(n) welfare state
– a country where the government looks after should always go to prison.
its (1) ……………… . I think that everyone 1 I think people who commit burglary should .............
should have the (2) ……………… to learn and .................................................................................
get a good education. People who are unable 2 I think that jury service is .........................................
to find (3) ……………… should receive money .................................................................................
from the state until they can get a job. Access
3 I think that young offenders should .........................
to (4) ……………… is also a basic human right
– why should only the rich be able to get .................................................................................
medicine when they are ill? 4 I think that community service is .............................
.................................................................................

In a perfect society, the amount of Consolidation

(5) ……………… for wealthy people would be
increased to help deal with
(6) ………………, so people would be able to
feed their families.
2 Translate the sentences into your language.
1 The authorities are trying to change this law.
.................................................................................
2 There’s a lot of poverty in this neighbourhood.
.................................................................................
3 The population of this community has declined
recently.
.................................................................................
4 After slavery was ended, millions of slaves were
given their freedom.
.................................................................................
Phrasal verbs
3 Replace the underlined words with the correct
forms of the phrasal verbs in the box.
come up against hand over move out put up
set off set up share out
My house was built in just two weeks. put up
1 Martin Luther King encountered a lot of opposition
to his ideas during his lifetime. ………………………
2 They transferred control of the project to another
company. ………………………
3 Abraham Lincoln helped establish the Republican
Party in the USA in 1854. ………………………
4 There’s enough food to feed everyone in the world,
but it's not distributed fairly. ………………………
5 Correct the underlined mistakes in the sentences.
The jury finally put a verdict in the case. reached
1 I’m hooked off this new TV show – I can’t wait for
the next episode! ………………………
2 Chen is delighted because he’s finally got around
to the customer service department.
………………………
3 Dave was up to his eyebrows in problems.
………………………
4 I’ve really put in weight over the holiday.
………………………
5 He was so tired that he had to fall out of the race.
………………………
6 ‘Once’ is a fake friend in English and Spanish
because it looks the same but has different
meanings. ………………………
6 Complete the sentences. Use the correct forms of
phrasal verbs made from the words in bold.
What time do you set off in the morning? (set)
1 Suddenly, the phone line went dead – the person I
was speaking to had ……………………… ! (hang)
2 My ring tone is very loud – I must
……………………… the volume. (turn)
3 James is going to the gym because he wants to
……………………… . (bulk)
4 In this shop, we make sure that we never
……………………… our customers. (rip)
5 The cyclist was completely exhausted, but he
……………………… to the finish line. (carry)
6 I’ve been ……………………… for ages to buy a
new computer. (save)

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