VOCABULARY 1 WORDS FROM THE TEXT Which of the verbs below express being together and which express being separate or alone? Use them to complete the sentences, below. {fin + stay away + sidewith + reject + stand out 1. My brothers __me when | argue with my parents. 2. Teenagers usually want to__with the crowd. 3. Ifyou ask someone out, they might accept you or you. 4. You! realy _ if you wear that strange hat 5. try to _from people | don ik. 2 Decide if the following sentences are true or false. Correct the false sentences by changing one word. Do not change the words in colour. 1. Some children are named after a grandparent. Parents are ways aware oftheir teenagers’ problems. Teachers are your peers. Doing well in sport involves a lot of hard work Everyone enjoys being tease, Hf you want ajob, you usually apply far it Students who study are likely to fal their exams. ‘Academic schools provide courses in cooking. 9. Lions and elephants are alike in size Adjective Suffixes E Some adjectives are formed by adding a suffix to a noun ara verb. Sorne comman adjective suffixes are: -al, able, -0us, ules, ic, ive, -ed and ing. Note that sometimes there are changes in spelling: fury-sfurious office» oficiat Some adjective suffixes have a special meaning: “The suffix ful means with, while the suffix-ess means without. helpful helpless ‘The suffix ed describes a feting or state, wile adjectives ending with «ng describe things or people that cause this feeling, The children were bored during the film. The chidren thought the flm was boring. Grammar Apponix, Workbook page 118 3. Choose the correct form of the adjective. 1. The children are thr going to the park. 2. My parents were surprised / surprising when I id the washing up! 3. My mum thinks it's amused / amusing when my baby brother makes 3 mess. 4, Ive forgotten your father's name. How embarrassed / embarrassing! 5. My sister gets irritated /irvtating when | walk into her room without knocking. 2d /thrling that we're 4 The nouns below can take both the suffixes ful and -fess. Add the correct suffix to each noun and complete the sentences. ‘Power + calour + thought + pain + use + hope 1. These scissors are _. They don't cut anything, 2. Children lke toys that are bright and 3. L went fora drive in Daman's sports car. I's fast and very 4. The doctor has promised thatthe injection willbe 5. Your boyfriend has bought you lowers. How ...f him! 6, We carit win the match. It’s completely. 5 Add an adjective suffix (a, -able, -ous, ic, -ive) to each ‘of the words below. Use a dictionary to help you ‘materialist + depend + nerve + create + person adventure + optimist + nature 6 Complete the sentences with the adjectives you formed in Exercise 5 1. Heel _ about meeting my baytiend's parents. 2. Please dont read my e-mails. They're ‘3. Money isn't important in our family. We're not 4. Your brother paints beautifully. Is everyane in your family? It's for siblings to fight sometimes. [My sister loves scuba diving and mountain climbing She's the — type. (My dad is ahways that things will work out {ts important for a babysitter tobe and responsible. (24)7 worps In USE Complete the passage withthe ‘words and expressions below. Then listen and check your answers. embarrassed + involved + peers + surprised stood out + embarrassing » alike + tease PT OM Ura LoL ‘Winner and Loser Lane grew up in New York City. AS ‘you might expect from their names, the two brothers are phot at all '__. However, you may be *_ to Tearn that Loser is a great success. When he was young, he always 1 from his “as a star student and athlete, and now he's a successful police detective, However, his brother ‘Winner didn't turn out so well. He's always been in ‘rime and has spent time in prison. Apparently, Loser didn’t let his name affect him. He claims that his friends didn't “him about it, although his teachers were "to say it and used to call him “Lou” What can we leam from this story? Pethaps i's that no matter how strange your name is, you. can still succeed.