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OO ee — _-a ferbal complements Unit 23 D One verb in each sentence is in the wrong form. Underline the incorrect form and rewrite it correctly. 1 You deserve to be given a medal for all the work you did when you volunteered to help Alan finish to clear out the attic 2 The company has resolved to improve performance in the coming months and plans resisting being forced to close any offices. 3 Being married involves to make a lot of compromises and being prepared to learn to live with other people's faults. 4 Alec often appears to want to join in discussions but he needs to avoid to be so shy or he'll never ‘manage to get his opinion across. 5 Health experts recommend taking up a sport, so consider joining a team or, if you car't face to exercise in front of so many people, plan to go running with a friend, 6 I detest being kept waiting, and it tends happening at this hotel more than any other, so stop giving me excuses. 7 What prompted me applying to join the police force was that my parents expected me to find a job which promised to offer security and good prospects. 8 Many young people yearn to get involved in making films, but few are prepared to endure to work for years to perfect their acting skils. 9 | dislike having to pretend getting on with someone when they don't attempt to get to know me. 10 Ifyou are considering applying to become a student at Central University, we recommend you to contact the secretary, who needs knowing which course you are planning to follow. E Complete each sentence with a pair of verbs from the box in the correct form. catch / wish * feel / follow * find /hide * glimpse / walk * hear / say notice / try * observe /interact * see / come * smell / burn * watch / climb 1 I couldn't see clearly, but | thought | uly past the window. 2 Did you Nigel somnan that he was thinking of moving to France? 3 During the experiment, we the animals with each other. 4 Did you turn the oven off? I can something, 5 looked everywhere for Johnnie and | finally him under the stairs. 6 We the burglar out of the window and then called the police. 7 I couldn't help SIMON oes to get his car started, so | went to help him. 8 I thought | somebody ‘me, but when I tumed round there was no ‘one there. 9 Patrick himself vw he had never accepted the job in the first place. 10 1 Vanessa towards me, so | quickly dived into the nearest shop to avoid her. F Underline twelve verbs in the wrong form and rewrite them correctly. Divorce | Legal and social changes in Britain have led to many more people choosing getting divorced over the last three decades. The Divorce Reform Act (1969) let people to get divorced far more easily and, despite promising staying together for life, over 160,000 couples ended up to get divorced each year during the late 80s and early 90s, compared to just over 27,000 in 1961. Towards the end of the twentieth century, divorce rates tended falling, then started to rise again over the first years of the ‘twenty-first century. — 489 fi Unit 23 Grammar 190 When asked what motivated them getting divorced, people usually mention things like not to feel that the relationship was developing, or their partner making them to feel inadequate. Whatever causes people separating, it is often the children who have to learn living in a different family setting. They often resent to have to change their lives because the adults involved can’t manage resolving their difficulties. Divorce has got easier legally, but it hasn't got any easier emotionally. Le a ee - 1 4 7 10 5 Bo. ul ges 6 9 12 G Complete by writing the verb in bold in the correct form in each pair of sentences, 1 | wish you'd stop us you're going to get an A because it's not certain, you know. 2 Miss Edwards was explaining some grammar to us but she had to stop a couple of the girls to be quiet. tell 3. When you're in town, remember some snacks for this evening. 4 Iremember out of the car and think | saw the motorbike, but everything after that is a blank. get 5. We regret that fight RA 721 has been cancelled. 6 regret that | was going to resign because | changed my mind soon after. announce 7. The lecturer ignored the interruption and went on .. as if nothing had happened. 8 The lecturer described the social concitions in the 1930s and went on... about the effect of the war. talk 9 You're going to be angry, but | forgot to the bank to pay that cheque in. 10 Don't tel me you've forgotten to the Blue Mountains! It was only last summer. go 11. The air conditioner wasn't working so | tried the batteries in the remote control, but it didn’t make any difference. 12 There must be something wrong with the remote control because every time I try channels, nothing happens. change 13 We lke the car serviced at least once a year, just to be on the safe side 14 No, don't I realy don' ike -snsnnans My feet tickled like that! have Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, u: word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight words, including the word given. 1 After working for six hours, | finally managed to finish the report. in i the report after working for six hours. 2. Oscar is qualified to teach Russian because he has a degree in it. to Oscar's Russian degree vo the language 3 I couldn't believe it when they suggested that | should speak to the head teacher about the problem. nominated | couldn't believe it when they to the head teacher about the problem. 4 I shared a bedroom with my brothers when | was young and | quite liked it. ike lused : a bedroom with my brothers when I was young, 5 Tim resolved that he would stay out of trouble when he left prison. to On being released from prison, Tim resolved trouble again 6 Ave you sorry that you invited Liam to join us on the trp? regret Do Liam to join us on the trip? OEE Eero ee J 7 The arrangement is that you are staying with Mr and Mrs Andrews. for We with Mr and Mrs Andrews. 8. What was your inspiration for creating such a fantastic character in your new novel? to What : . such a fantastic character in your new novel? Choose the correct answer. 1 When she suggested ows Over the 6 After what the manager said this morning, | weekend, | was so angry that I threatened didn't him about the problems to quit Ive been having, ‘Ame to working C me work ‘Adare telling C dare tell B me to work D me working B dare it telling D date to telling 2 The manager requested that all staff 7 Don't you that Veronica and George present at the meeting. are still together? Ahave been C are being Aincredibly find C find incredibly Boe D being B find incredible D find it incredible 3 Didn't you that Martha wasn't 8 You shouldn't have let Kerry : with Ashley? without apologising for what you said to her. A think it strange C think strangely Aleave C leaving B think strange D think it strangely Btoleave D to leaving 4 It’s very important that we as soon 9 It was a bit embarrassing when the teacher as there's any change in the patient’s condition. caught us during the test. Abe it notified C were notified Ato cheat. C cheat B being notified D be notified B cheating D to cheating 5 Heel... to inform the committee that 10 It's not fair to make the dog. in a number of members are very unhappy with, the car on such a hot day. the decision, Ato wait C wait Amy duty C it my duty B waiting D for waiting B this my duty D that my duty Write one word in each gap. Speed Dating "You've been trying (1) find that certain someone for far too long, Debbie,’ they said. ‘Can't you feel (2) getting older? Don't you (3) it strange to be 25 and not married yet” they asked. They recommended (4) =, to check out something called ‘speed dating’. Two days later | found (5) ... sitting in a club in central London with 100 other people with name badges on. The idea with speed dating is that you have three minutes to chat, then a bell rings and you change partners, You keep (6) going lke that all night, making a note of anybody you lke. So, | sat there as 50 young men passed before my eyes. | didn't (7) tell them that | worked for a young women's magazine, so | pretended to be a hairdresser. Everyone obviously found (8) hard to know what to say ~ well, what do you say to sell yoursetf in three minutes? The Kevins, Jonathans and Michaels came and went, and | (9) to feel like | couldn't (10) to hear another potted biography. Speed dating might work for some, but | think I'l stick to traditional methods to find Mr Right. complements Unit 23 191 see page 241 for definitions Topic vocabulary: Relationships adjacent (ad) consistent (a) | exclude i) involve (v) attach (v) contradict (v) | external (ad) joint (ac) bond tv, n} contrasting (a) identity v) tken (w) coexist (v) cooperate (v) integral (a) fink (,m) coherent (adj) correspond (v) integrate \) | merge (w compatible (ad) dispute tv, n} interfere (v | mutual (ag comprise v) distinguish (v) intermediate (oc | negotiate (v) compromise v, n) diverse (ad) internal (ad) related (ad) confict (vn) divorce (yn) intervene (v relative (ad) confront (v) equivalent (n, ai) intimate (a) resemblance (n) ee aa see page 242 or defrions | acquantance (n) dependent (n) | guardian n) sibling n) | adopt v) descendant (a) | introvert (a) spouse (0) ancestor (n) empathise () partner (a) stepmother/son/et (n) citizen (n) | extrovert in) peer (n) ‘successor (n) companion (n) | foster ) bredecessor(n) sympathise (v) answer back — reply rudely to someone who has more ‘crowd around move to a particular place at the same time | authority than you as alot of other people | ask out invite someone to go with you to a cinema, | go together if two or more things go together, they restaurant, etc because you want to start @ frequently exist together; if two things go romantic or sexual relationship with them together, they seem good, natural or break up if vo people breakup, they end thei attractive in combination with each other relationship; break something to make meet up come together with someone, either smaller pieces; if a meeting or other event unexpectedly or as planned Feats ase 2ou Break itup. ends and | open up talk more about your personal feelings and people leave experiences; open a locked door, container bring out make someone or something show a quaity or building: make it easier to travel oro that they have; produce a new product and business in a country ‘Start ti seal pick on keep treating someone badly or unfairly, bring together create a situation in which people meet and especial by criticising them do something together, especially when they | sound out try to find out someone's opinions, ideas, | would not usually do so feelings, etc by taking to them bump into meet someone unexpectedly; accidently Wit take after look or behave ike an ler eave against something | take to begin to like someone or something; start cancel out stop something from having any effect | doing something 2s a habit ‘come between cause a disagreement or argument between people ee born bon to do, born orvin, born of, born into, born and | equal of equal size/quaity/value, equal in size/quality/valve, bred, bornagain, newboin | equal to, roughly equal to), equal rights child as a child, only child, a child of, cid abuse, childcare, | family have/start a family, nuclear family, extended family child's lay, child support single-parent family, a family of, inthe family, one of the ‘common have sth in common (with sb), common for sb/sth ‘amily, family tree, family name, family values todo, common to, common language, the common peopl, common practice | 192 en feature feature sb/sth in, a feature of, cistingushing feature, safety features, feature film, feature writer friend make friends (with), close/good/great friend, old ‘riend, friend of the family, famly friend, circle of fiends, friends with generation the older/younger generation, generation gap, Generation X, future generations | human human behaviour, human being, human error, human nature, human race, human rights | tove love to do, love doing, give/send your love to (fal) in love (with sb), love for, true love, love at fist sight, love affair, loved ones marriage (related) by marriage, marriage guidance, marriage vows, marriage of convenience ‘mother the mother of, mother country, motherindaw, ‘motherland, Mother Nature, Mother's Day, motherto-be, mother tongue nal inthe national interest, national anthem, national costume/dress, national debt, national holiday native go native, native to, a native of, native speaker, ‘non-native speaker, native land, native species near near to (doing sth), the near future, from near and far, 2 near thing, the nearest thing to, your nearest and dearest person do sth in person, meet sb in person relative it (all relative, relative to, close/near relative, cistant relative, a relative of yours, relative clause/ pronoun respect respect sb for, respect sb as, gain/lose sb’s respect, command/deserve/earn/win respect, treat sb with respect, with respect to, in this/that respect ‘support support doing sth, support sb (financially), support ‘an idea, support a team, offer support, in support of wedding wedding anniversary, wedding cake, wedding | ceremony, wedding dress, wedding invitation, wedding |___ ring, wedding present be born with a silver spoon in your mouth bbe on the same wavelength opinions they do get on like a house on fire in sb’s bad/good books like two peas in a pod ‘on good terms (with) put sth in perspective sb is only human see eye to eye (with sb) your flesh and blood vyour relative have advantages because you come tom arch family i understand the way another person thnks because you often have the same ideas and became good friends very quickly and have a lt to talk to each other about used for saying that someone is annoyed/pleased with you used for saying that two people look, behave or think exactly the same hhave a good relationship with someone provide a sensible way of judging how good, bad, important, etc something is in comparison with other things used for saying someone has been weak in the ways most people are weak and should not be blamed for their behaviour ‘agree with someone or have the same opinion as them appear disappear, reappear, (dis/relappearance, ‘partion, apparent) appreciate appreciation, appreciable, appreciably, (omaporeciatvety) associate dissociate, association, associate, associated attach —_reattach, attachment, (unattached character characterise, characterisation, (un)characteristic, characterless connect _cisconnect, reconnect, interconnect, (dis/re}connection, (inter)connecting, (un/dis/inter}connected, connector familiar familiarise, (unfamiliarity, unfamiliar, familiarly human humanise, humanity, humanism, humanist, humanities, humanitarian, humane, humanly ‘individual _individualise, individualisation, individuality, indwivalst, indvidvaly inherit inheritance, heritage, heredity, hereditary imate intimacy, intimately J oyat (distoytty, disloyal, (isoyally observe —_odservation, observance, observer, observatory, observable, observant, observably parent —_ parenting, parentage, parenthood, parentally) perceive perception, perceptiveness, (imperceptible, {imiperceptibly, perceptvelly) person personalise, impersonate, personality, personnel, interpersonal, personalised, (impersonal) [race racism, racist, interacial racially relate relation, relationship, (unrelated, relatively) self (un)selishness, seflessness, (unselfish), selflessly) | separate separation, (in]separable, separated, separately | sympathy sympathise, sympathiser, (un}sympathetic, | (unlsympatheticaly young youngster, youth, youthful ll lla ll II a ia Relationships and people Unit 24 193 EEE EEE Unit 24 Vocabulary 194 Topic vocabulary: Relationships A Complete using the correct form of the words in the box. attach * comprise * confront * contradict * correspond * dispute * distinguish exclude * identify * integrate * involve * liken * merge * negotiate It’s not easy to between Nick and Rick because they're identical twins. Why do you always snow Me and say that what 'm saying isnt true? ove mountaineering, and I suppose | would it to the excitement of winning the lottery. One of the reasons we grow to love characters in films is that We .... ss With ther, You need to the handle to the drawer using these screws wouldn't the possibilty that you could be completely wrong on this. Your answer to the maths problem should be the same as mine, but they don't Tm going to Roy about his behaviour because | think it's unacceptable. Don't you think that people who come to live in this country should... into our culture? 10 In some countries, children under 16... the majority of the population. 11 They say the price for the house is two hundred thousand, but f'm sure they'll 12 Imnot the facts ~ I just don't agree with your interpretation of them. 13 Our office is going to with the one in the next town so some people will lose their jobs. 14 Having a successful marriage learning how to keep quiet at the right time. Car sHsONH Choose the correct answer. 1. I couldn't believe it when Marcy accused me of inher relationship with Joe. A intervening B interacting C interfering D intercepting 2 Do you think there might be a between Angie's behaviour and the accident she had? Alink Btie C bond D junction 3. Suddenly, | overheard Melissa and Alex talking about me in the room. attached B beside C near O adjacent 4 It's difficult to translate because there’s no for that word in English. A twin B clone C copy D equivalent 5 Andrea and Theresa are so different! You couldn't have two more sisters. A dislike B contrasting € conflicting O distinguished 6 Keeping a relationship going is hard enough, without any pressure from parents, Aexternal B incoming C outward D outdoor 7 Having your heart broken is an part of growing up. Ainward B inset C integral D internal 8 Getfing divorced was a decision, so I don't blame my exwife. Arelative B related C cooperative O joint 9. But what you're saying now isnt... with what you said last week. Acoherent B consistent C confirmed D continuous 10 You have to go through a number of . stages before you become an expert. Amedium, B average C moderate D intermediate 11 There's no between Gary and Mark, even though they are brothers. Aresemblance _B appearance C correspondence D reflection 12. There's no reason why people of different races cart... quite peacefully together. ‘endure Be C inhabit D coexist ee Relationships and people Unit 24 C Complete using the correct form of the words in the box. bond * compatible * compromise * conflict * cooperate * diverse * divorce intimate * mutual * relative | | Relate When people are in (1) , it can often help to talk to someone outside the relationship. | When the (2) that holds people together weakens and arguments break out, the (3) calm of a counsellor’ office can make a big difference. Relate is a registered charity | | ia the UK that exists to give advice to couples. It started life as the Marriage Guidance Council in 1943 and | was founded by Dr Herbert Gray, who was concerned at the increase in (4) They have dealt with a (5) range of problems over the years, from couples who feel that their personalities aren't (6) ........ os to couples who have problems being (7) with each other. Getting people to (8) with each other on rebuilding the relationship and encouraging (9) respect often helps. Often, people need to learn that they can't have exactly what they want and that (10) is necessary. Topic vocabulary: People D_ Complete using the words in the box. acquaintance * citizen * companion * extrovert * guardian * introvert * spouse * stepmother 1 I don't know Tony that well. We see each other on the way to work, and we always say hello. | wouldn't call him a friend, more of a/an steally. 2 I don't get on that well with my - . Since my parents got divorced and Dad married her, things haven't exactly been peaceful in our house. 3. Everyone who wants to go on the school trip needs to bring their form into class tomorrow. And remember that you have to get your legal to sign it, giving you permission to go. 4 | suppose I'm something of a/an.... - | wouldn't exactly describe myself as sociable. I'm quite shy, really, and don't ike meeting new people. 5 You need to write your full name at the top of the form. If you're married, write the name of your in the space provided. 6 AS waited at the airport, | saw a rather strangelooking woman who didn't seem to have any luggage Then | noticed her travelling , a small woman of a similar age with four suitcases. 7 Guys areal -nosvus« Hel chat to anybody. He always seems to get into conversation wherever we go and everyone seems to find him charming. 8 When my grandfather arrived in the States, he wanted to become an American ‘as soon as he could. It was very important to him to feel that he belonged here. E Circle the correct word. 1 Ido empathise / sympathise with Kim, but | can't say I really understand what she’s going through. 2 lunderstand you'r trying to be kind, but | don't think you can really empathise / sympathise with me when you haven't experienced anything similar. 3. My parents often adopted / fostered children for a few months when | was young and they must have looked after about 50 youngsters altogether. 4 Iwas adopted / fostered by Frank and Mavis when I was just six weeks old, so they're the only parents I've ever known, 195, _— - i — IE — Unit 24 Vocabulary 196 To some people, it's very important not to be different from their partners / peers and to fit in with the group | thought it strange that the invitation didn't say that partners / peers were invited, 7 [twas a real blow when Jim lost his job because he's got a large number of dependants / siblings, including three children and a mother-inlaw, 8 Inever really got on with any of my dependants / siblings as | was growing up. My ancestor / predecessor in the job left things in a real mess. 10. The family home was built by a/an ancestor / predecessor of mine and six generations of Barretts have lived in it since then. 11 Ihave decided to leave the company, but 'm sure my descendant / successor will carry on the good work 12. You won't believe me, but I'm a descendant / successor of Isaac Newton, although ! don't share the same name. © Phrasal verbs F Write one word in each gap. haven't seen much of Cameron since he and Nicola broke... ‘She really loves him and is determined not to let anything come them. Why don't we meet vow here again on the 12th, when I get back from Germany? I didn't take my stepbrother at first, but after a while we grew closer. We should bring everyone and discuss what we're going to do for Grandpa's 80" birthday. 6 Being given some responsibilty really brought a side of Lindsay's character | hadn't seen before. I'd like to ask Melanie on a date, but I'm afraid of being rejected 8 I had a row with Elizabeth and it just cancelled all the effort 'd put into getting her to like me, anwene Complete using a phrasal verb with a word from box A in the right form and a word from box B. A | answer * bump * crowd * go * open * pick * sound * take B after * around * back * into + on * out + together * up 1 Guess who | in town, Our old physics teacher, Mr Watson. 2 After | got to know Ben a bit better, he started to swow about his feelings. 3. The jeans and the top are both fine on their own, but they don't really 4 Dont the other children in your class just because you're bigger than them. 5 I wish you would just do as you're told and not » every time | ask you to do something. 6 You should your parents and see what they think of your plan. 7 When the woman fainted in the street, everyone her but no one seemed to know what to do. 8 Michael really his grandfather, doesn't he? They've both got the same red hai Relationships and people Unit 24 H_ Some phrasal verbs with back, such as answer back, have meanings connected to ‘responding to other people’. Complete the sentences using the words in the box in the correct form. ight * fire * get + hit + pay + tak * write call 1 Im not aggressive, but if someone attacks me, then Il back. 2. The Prime Minister ... back at his critics and accused them of being biased. 3. Don't be surprised if you get into trouble for back to the teacher. 4 The robber shot at the police, who back. 5. Nigel rang and he wants you to - back as soon as you can. 6 Read the e-mail from Carter Brothers and back to them, explaining where their order is. 7 Lend me enough money for dinner and I'l you back next week. 8 I've gota good plan to back at Charlotte for all the trouble she's caused me. Phrases, patterns and collocations | One word in each sentence is incorrect. Underline the incorrect word and write the correct word on the line. We didn't share the same father tongue, but we managed to communicate in English. When my brother got married, my sister‘imlaw very quickly became one from the family | sometimes find that born speakers of English speak a bit too fast for me. We need to get something for Mum and Dad's marriage anniversary next week. Since tomorrow's a country holiday, | thought we might drive up into the mountains. | got an email yesterday from a far relative who's researching our family tree. This maths problem should be kid's play to someone with as much talent as you. She's not my biological aunt, but she’s my aunt with marriage. Following the train crash, people concerned about their liked ones were given a special number to call. CaVTHRYNH 10. The problem of child misuse is much bigger than you might think. 11 _Ittook me a long time to do friends with Justine, but it was worth it in the end. 12 It’s only mankind nature to want to settle down, get married and start a family. J Write one word in each gap. — ——-—— + Arranged marriages | ‘The usual western idea of marriage is that you meet someone, (1) in love, and then decide to marry each other. For those born (2) some cultures, however, marriage may have quite a different meaning. In an arranged marriage, it is the parents who choose the partner and it's possible 3) the young person getting married not to meet ther future bride or groom (4) person until the day of the wedding. Indeed, a young person might be promised to another (5) 2 child, many years before the wedding day. Amongst communities that practise arranged marriage, it's not unusual for a generation (6) to ‘open up between parents and children, with many young people refusing to accept an arranged marriage. However, ifthe partners treat each other (7) vn fespect and recognise that they are both (B) crouse QUAL value, there doesn't seem to be any real barter to having a happy marred life. 197 198 K_ For each question, write one word which can be used in all three sentences. 1 Oh, tell Carrie that | send my........ - when you see her. When my mum and dad met, my mum says it was at first sight. My for travelling comes from the fact that we moved around a lot when | was young. 2. One of the reasons why Damian and | get on so well is that we have a lot in The architect told us that it was practice to start building before getting all the permits. There are some words which are to a number of the languages spoken in the area. 3. I don't really see myself settling down any time in the future People came from and far to attend the celebrity wedding of the year. We just about managed to get to the airport on time, but it was a thing. 4 The two countries are similar with su to the divorce rates. Of course we argue, but | don’t think we're any different from other couples in that Todd lost a lot of people's when they saw how he treats his wife. 5. One of the important of the law is that it recognises the rights of unmarried partners. In order to find the woman's missing husband, the police asked if he had any distinguishing | was quite impressed by the safety... on Bills new car 6 We our son while he was at university so he didn't have to work while he was studying. My father Chelsea, and so did his father before him, so it was only natural that | would too. When | saw the results of the survey, | was quite surprised by the number of people who the death penalty Idioms L_ Write one word in each gap. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Vivian and | usually agree, but we're not always on the wavelength. | don't know Pauline that well, but I'm on good with her sister. | know | made a mistake, but I'm only » after all. My brother and Jack got on lke a ‘on fire when they first met. Its a shame to fall out so badly with your own and blood. Life's very easy for you. You were born with a spoon in your mouth, Jill and Emily are so alike. They're like two ina pod. \ don't think we're ever going to eye to eye on this issue. When something like that happens, it certainly your own problems in perspective. I'm avoiding Mr Hunter because | think I'm in his bad Word formation M Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals. onene No Theo and his brother are always together. They're completely SEPARATE It's very... o of you to notice that Sean’s not his usual self. PERCEIVE There was along legal battle over the ..... . » but in the end I did get quite a bit of money, INHERIT | think saying that all black people are lazy is a very remark, to be honest. RACE Despite his lack of concern, | think Gabriel really does care what other people think of him. APPEAR Don't feel that you're being to Sharon if you tell me what's bothering you about her. LOYAL James got into trouble for a police officer. PERSON EE EE hr Relationships and people Unit 24 8 If you have any complaints about a neighbour, take them to your residents! , where they should be able to advise you further. ASSOCIATE 9° Marvin used to be quite wild, but he's calm these days. RELATE 10 According to Lionel, losing his job and then getting divorced were ..... , but | think there's probably a link. CONNECT 11 Young animals very quickly form a strong to their mothers. ATTACH 12 What | don't like about school uniform is that it completely destroys all... soon INDIVIDUAL NN. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space. Becoming a parent Very little in our lives prepares us for (1) (PARENT). Suddenly, your life is turned upside down and all sorts of (2) (FAMILIAR) demands are placed on you. How we ourselves. were treated by our parents in our (3) (YOUNG) can have an (4) “ (APPRECIATE) effect on who we become as parents. Our own (5) (OBSERVE) of how our parents responded to us creates a model of parenting that is (6) INTIMATE) connected to the kind of parents we become. I's nat uncommon for people to show the same child-rearing (7) . (CHARACTER) as their own parents. If your father was an 8 (SYMPATHY) figure who always seemed too busy to care about how you felt, then there's a chance you will repeat the same behaviour. If your mother was utterly (9) (SELF) in her devotion to her children, there's a chance that you too will be equally giving and do all that is (10) (HUMAN) possible for your offspring. © The prefix re-, as in reappear, can go before verbs, nouns and adjectives to mean ‘again’. Tick the words below which can form words using re-. 1 arrange 7 develop 13 join 19 think 2 build as 8 dial 14 new 20° train 3. consider 9 do 15. pass 21 trial 4 count 10 fil 16 print 22 use 5 create 11 fresh 17 produce 23. worry 6 cycle 12 heat 18° say 24 write P Complete the sentences using words formed in exercise O in the correct form. 1 tm beginning to my plans for the future. 2 Why don't you the soup in the microwave? 3. Don't forget to ‘your passport, or you won't be able to come on holiday! 4 You've spilt coffee on my notebook! Now I'm going to have to my whole essay! 5 When my mum lost her job, she decided to as an engineer. 6 Empty that bit of Coke down the sink and then you can the bottle with water. 7. The election result was so close that they've decided to soon the votes. 8 left my friends in Paris while | explored the area and then | them a few days later. 9 Scientists are hoping to the conditions that existed on Earth millions of years ago, 10. You!l easily pass the exam if you can the very good performance you put in during the mock exams, 199

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