Traveller Intermediate – TEST 2 Revision (Unit 2)

VOCABULARY

 ADJECTIVES (to describe a hero)

 brave = courageous
 intelligent
 sensible:
“I think a sensible thing to do is lock all the doors – it might be
dangerous at night.” /” She’s very sensible – her ideas are based on
good judgment and practical ideas.”
 (dis)honest: “You can trust her – she’s very honest. She never tells lies or
steals or anything like that.”
 strong ≠ weak
 confident ≠ insecure
 (un)selfish:
“I like him because he’s unselfish – he thinks about what’s good for
other people, not just his own advantage.”
 strict
 guilty ≠ innocent
 (im)patient
 rewarding: making you feel satisfied that you have done something
important, useful or you have done something well.
“Being a firefighter is very rewarding because you can save people.”
“a rewarding job”
“Writing textbooks is an intellectually and financially rewarding activity.”
 VERBS

(page 23)

 approach = come nearer to something/someone in space, time,

quality or amount.
“Look! The train is approaching the station.”
 gallop
 nod = move your head up and down, sometimes several times.
 announce
 remove
……………………
 lift an object that was, for example, on the ground or floor.
“Please, help me lift this heavy armchair – I need to clean the floor.”
 Raise your hand if you want to speak.
……………………
 rescue
 search for (=look for, try to find) a person
 save someone’s life
 gather
“Lots of tourists gathered at the scene of the accident to see what had
happened.”

 PHRASAL VERBS with ON – OFF (page 23)

 turn on ≠ turn off the light

 put off (=postpone) the meeting
 put on ≠ take off your jacket
 (A plane) take off ≠ land
 take on (=accept)
 Keep on (=continue) trying if you want to be successful!
 Keep off (=do not step or walk there) the grass, please!
 COLLOCATIONS with “SAY” and “TELL” (page 25)

SAY TELL
hello / hi / goodbye the time
thanks the truth
sorry the difference
something a lie
so a story
a secret

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 WORD BUILDING: noun → adjective

noun adjective
luck lucky
strength strong
calmness calm
power powerful
courage courageous
intelligence intelligent
hero/heroin heroic
myth mythical

 SIMILES

“As hungry as a wolf.”

 NATURAL DISASTERS
 GRAMMAR

 PAST SIMPLE VS PAST PROGRESSIVE

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/past-continuous-past-simple/

 RELATIVE CLAUSES (…which / that / who / who / where / when…)

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/defining-and-non-defining-
relative-clauses/

 COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/comparative-superlative-
adjectives-adverbs/

 ADJECTIVE VS ADVERB OF MANNER

ADJECTIVE + noun  It was a VIOLENT storm.

“be” + ADJECTIVE  The storm was VIOLENT.

action verb + ADVERB  The wind blew VIOLENTLY.