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Unit 1 More Practice

Vocabulary
1 Circle the word which doesn’t belong in each group of four.

1 upload view share post

2 comment inform interrupt notice
3 chattalk something over manage express your feelings
2 Write three sentences using the words you circled in Exercise 1.

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3 Correct the mistake in each sentence.

1 I’m not sure about this idea. I’m going to talk it around with Sally.

2 We never know what you’re thinking. I wish you would say your feelings a bit more.

3 I like to continue in touch with my family when I go on holiday.

4 It’s difficult to get by without a smartphone in this year and age.

5 She doesn’t like talking on the phone. She prefers face-with-face communication.

6 Please go to the point and tell me what you want.

7 Eric really knows how to push his message across.

8 I don’t buy newspapers any more. I get all the last news from the web.

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1James was not (thrill) when I told him what I had done.
2 I don’t think that it’s a very (use) way to spend your time.
3 I would stop trying. It’s (hope).
4 It’s a (wonder) book. You really should read it.
5 Don’t treat me like that! You should be more (thought).
6 Paula has been (terrify) of spiders ever since she was little.

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5 Complete the sentences with one of the words below and a noun suffix.
develop ■ express ■ improve ■ lonely ■ popular ■ person ■ communicate ■ disappoint
1 The of these items means we never have them in the shop for very long.
2 You can tell a lot about a person’s by looking at their Facebook photos.
3 Old people often suffer from .
4 I could see he was angry from the on his face.
5 We’re very excited about this latest in touchscreen technology.
6 This new and successful operating system is a big on the last one.
7 It was such a when our team lost.
8 Face-to-face is better than texting.
6 Complete these sentences in a logical way. Pay attention to the words in bold.

1 Text messaging has spread so much that .

2It’s a challenge for most teenagers to .
3 I noticed her when .
4 Sarah interrupted and .
5 Most people would not manage to .
6 I’m going to post .
7 Tom misunderstood the instructions and .
8 He lightened the situation up by .

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 Unit 1 More Practice
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 How I this photo to my blog? (upload)
2 He talks and talks, but he never to the point. (get)
3 The number of people using text messaging in the last decade. (grow)
4 I can’t talk now. I something with my teacher. (discuss)
5 Tim all his exams last summer! (fail)
6 Have you heard? There a car crash at the end of the street. (just / be)
7 She to her boyfriend when she dropped her phone in the soup! (talk)
8 Charlie past me in the corridor and didn’t say anything. (walk)
9I to the shops. Would you like to come along? (go)
10 It when I left home. (rain)
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.
be ■ cut ■ go ■ not have ■ miss
1 Robert is meeting Anna at 8 o’clock. They to the cinema.
2 Be careful with that knife. You yourself!
3 I have to work this evening, so I time to see you.
4 Stay here. I back in a minute.
5 Look at the time! We the start of the show.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below. Use the Present Perfect
Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.
find ■ know ■ eat ■ play ■ wait ■ work
1 you ever Mexican food?
2 We haven’t had a chance to speak. She all week.
3 Martin a job at last!
4 How long you that game?
5 They us since we moved here.
6 Where have you been? We here for ages!

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4 Complete the pairs of sentences with the correct form of the given verb.
1 not finish
a We it yet.
b They it yesterday.
2 interrupt
a He us while we were talking.
b She us all evening.
3 share
a I this with you because I thought you might like it.
b I articles and links with my friends all the time.
4 paint
a Claire the house for the past two weeks.
b Mike the house several times.
5 not do
a There was nothing to eat because he the shopping.
b There’s no food in the house. She the shopping for days.
6 walk
a Ian the dog when he fell.
b Mary the dog every morning.

5 Write complete sentences using the words below.

1 you / watch TV / when / they / make / the announcement / ?

2 we / have / lots of gadgets / because / Dad / work / as an IT consultant / .

3 Kate / change / her status on Facebook / at the moment / .

4 we / go / to Italy / next summer / .

5 I / never / be / to Italy / before / .

6 you / meet / anyone interesting / while / you / be / at the concert / ?

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