Vocabulary

1. Complete the sentences with a word from the first list and a word from the
second list.

anxious | down | furious | irritated | moon | optimistic | petrified | relieved

about | by | of | with

1. Sonia’s feeling ________________________ her final exam tomorrow – it’s

important she does well.

2. Kiera’s ________________________ getting a scholarship to her favourite college

next year.

3. Pablo’s ________________________ his prospects of getting a job here. He

thinks he may have to move.

4. June is most ________________________ the problem of plastic in the oceans

and she feels too many people are ignoring the issue.

5. Katy’s ________________________ being stung by a bee because she’s allergic

to them.

Grammar

2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using be / get used to. Use between two and five words.

1. Jessie is no longer worried about going to school alone.

    Jessie _______________________ to school alone now.

2. It is no longer a problem for Sacha to watch films in English without subtitles.

    Sacha _____________________________ films in English without subtitles.

3. Did you become accustomed to the hot weather in Dubai?

    _________________________ the hot weather in Dubai?

4. When she moved to Scotland, my sister had to become accustomed to driving

    on the left.
    When she moved to Scotland, my sister _______________________ driving on
    the left.

5. We are becoming accustomed to speaking English in class.

    We ______________________________ English in class.

3. Complete the text with the verbs from the list in the correct form. Use past
simple, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous. There may be more
than one possibility.

charge | count | know | not know | sleep | wake | wander | watch

Before the police 1_______________________________________ in, the criminals

had counted / had been counting the money. The police had been watching the
apartment for several hours so they knew that the men were in there.
José 2_______________________________________ up confused. He
3
_______________________________________ for some time, and at first he
4
_______________________________________ where he was. Then, suddenly, he
remembered – he 5_______________________________________ into this strange
house to shelter from the rain.

4. Complete the sentences with the verbs from the list in the correct form. Use
the present simple, present continuous, going to or will.

be (x2) | call | depart | get | go | have | keep

1. According to my ticket, the flight __________________________ at 7 pm.

2. Hurry up! The match _______________________________ about to start!

3. I ________________________________ as soon as I get home, I promise.

4. The story ________________________ you guessing to the very last page.

5. I’m hungry. I think I _______________________________ something to eat.