UNIT 2 Vocabulary practice

The future Reflexive verbs

1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 4 Choose the correct options.
Jane called herself / himself Mrs Patterson after she got
catastrophe climate change epidemic married.
overpopulation pollution war 1 We need to defend themselves / ourselves against
attack from other countries.
What do you think are the biggest threats to the 2 Sophia and Alex consider themselves / himself to be
future of our planet? intelligent.
3 My sister is teaching myself / herself Mandarin.
I think climate change is a real threat – the 4 You should prepare yourself / himself for the worst.
summers are getting hotter and the winters are 5 Maybe he should arm himself / themselves before
getting wetter every year. And we’re not helping he checks what the noise is outside.
with the amount of (1) .................................... 6 The doctor said I should look after myself / himself
that we put into the atmosphere every year with better.
our cars, aeroplanes and factories.
Phrasal verbs: socializing
I’m most scared about a(n) (2) ................................ 5 Match 1–5 with A–F.
of a new disease. I think it could be a
Do you want to come A with me some time?
(3) .................................... which would cause lots
1 Shall I pick B round for dinner?
of deaths. An outbreak of flu in 1918–19 killed 20–
40 million people, which is more than died in the 2 Do you want to C into Mark at school
First World (4) .................................... . go out today.
3 I just want to stay D you off at 7 p.m.?
4 She bumped E in and watch TV
My biggest concern for the future is 5 Shall I drop tonight.
(5) ................................... – there are over 7 billion F you up after lunch
humans already, so how will our planet cope with tomorrow?
even more people in the future? There might not
be enough food and water for everyone. 6 Choose A, B or C to complete the sentences.
His sister picked him B from the airport.
A down B up C in
2 Complete the compound nouns.
1 I’ll come ...... tonight and help you with your
virtual world
homework.
1 space s…..a......io......
A through B over C under
2 space t...... ......v......l
2 Jack’s going to the concert – why don’t you go ......
3 artificial i......t......ll......g......n......e too?
4 crime w......v...... A along B around C up
3 Complete the sentences with the compound nouns 3 I’ll call ...... at your house after I’ve finished work
from exercise 2. tomorrow.
A into B up C round
Tom spends so much time on his computer in the virtual
world that he’s forgotten how to live in reality. 4 They’re meeting ...... with some friends tomorrow.
1 The local police are worried about the A down B around C up
............................................................. in the area – 5 We must have you ...... for dinner soon.
there have been lots of burglaries recently. A up B round C down
2 The astronauts have landed safely on the 6 We decided to stay ...... and get a pizza.
............................................................. . A in B round C under
3 These days, many robots are powered by 7 Sue bumped ...... Max in the street today.
............................................................. , which copies A out B into C under
the way the human brain works. 8 Where shall I drop you ...... ?
4 In the future, ............................................................. A in B on C off
will be so easy that we’ll go to the moon for our
holidays.

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