PRACTICE

UNIT 3 - LANGUAGE
Ex1: Choose the words from the box to complete the sentences.
confident self-reliant well-informed reliable
responsible independent decisive determined

1. He is respected for being ______________ about what is going on in the

world.
2. He can be trusted to do the job well. He's a very ______________ person.
3. Our team needs a ______________ leader who can make important
decisions quickly and confidently.
4. He is very ______________. And we can rely on him to complete the task
efficiently.
5. If you want to be financially ______________ , try to find a good job that
pays well so that you do not have to rely on your parents.
6. All parents want their children to grow up independent and
______________ so that they don't have to depend on others for help.
7. To become ______________, you need to recognise your talents and good
qualities.

Ex2: Underline the mistakes in the following sentences and correct

them.
Sentences Correct answer
1. Lan is always decisively. She can make decisions quickly.

2. My friend Jack is known for being very reliability. He can

always be trusted.
3. You can't be independent on your parents all your life.
It's time you got a job.
4. I'm very confidence that I'll pass the exams.

5. He always avoids taking responsible.

6. She used to be shy and lack confident in herself. Now,

she's different: she believes in her ability to succeed in life.
7. Teenagers must show self-reliant so that they can be
given challenging tasks.
8. 'I'll climb the highest mountain, no one can stop me,' he
said very determined.

Ex3: Combine the sentences using the to-infinitive

1. The students heard that the President would visit their school. They were
excited.
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2. Laura has been selected to represent her class at the May Festival. She is
proud.
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3. I'll win the race. I'm determined.
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4. Mike will volunteer to help at the special school for children with disabilities.
He's willing.
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5. Don't try to make him change his mind. It's not easy.
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6. You have to understand English culture to communicate with English people
successfully. It's necessary.
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7. We all like to talk to him. It's interesting.
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8. Because of developments in medicine, a lot of people can live to 100. It's
quite possible.
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Ex4: Rewrite the sentences, using the nouns in brackets and a to-
infinitive so that the new sentences have the closest meaning to the
given ones.
1. She can cook for herself and that makes her more independent. (ability)
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2. We were very impressed when we saw that she tried very hard to overcome
difficulties. (effort)
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3. Her teachers like her because she is always willing to learn. (willingness)
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4. She has always wanted to visit the UK and that has made her work harder
at her English language skills. (wish)
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5. I agreed with him when he suggested that we should take part in more
outdoor activities. (suggestion)
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6. The headmaster refused to allow us to go camping in the mountains.
(permission)
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7. She was very disappointed because her father couldn't attend the teacher-
parent meeting. (failure)
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