Unit 5 Vocabulary
Dependent prepositions
Communication
1 Replace the underlined words with one of the
words in the box.
blink stare whistle blunt bow impolite
1 The teacher was quite direct about how bad
Gary’s behaviour was. ___________
2 It’s easy to lose focus and look for a long time
out of the window. ___________
3 It is rude to ask for something without saying
please. ___________
4 Some people find it very distracting when other
people make a loud noise with their lips.
___________
5 In some cultures you are supposed to move your
upper body forward as a show of respect.
___________
6 People open and close their eyes to clean their
eyes of dirt. ___________
Idioms
2 Correct the errors in the idioms in bold. Two
sentences are correct.
1 This class is so boring. If you distract the
teacher, we’ll make a break of it!
_____________
2 Look me in the face and tell me the truth!
_____________
3 Paying another student to do your homework for
you? I don’t think that’s on the level.
_____________
4 That’s a bag of lies! It was Fiona who did it not
me. _____________
5 You led us up the garden path when you told
us that we didn’t have a test today!
_____________
6 I should have known I was going to lose my job.
Not being invited to the meeting was a blue flag.
_____________
7 She lied through her nose about not having
eaten all the chocolate. _____________
8 I try to practise playing the piano every day. You
know, practice makes perfection!
_____________
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3 Complete the email with the correct verbs.
Hi Kate,
Do you (1) ___________ in love at first
sight? Well, I didn’t until a few weeks ago.
I was (2) ___________ on my homework
in the library when a boy walked in. I
heard him (3) ___________ for a book
and then he sat down next to me. At first,
he (4) ___________ for taking up so
much space, but he told me he needed to
(5) ___________ for an exam. Anyway, I
made a silly joke and he actually
(6) ___________ at it. When he had
finished, he said he (7) ___________
sorry for distracting me and left. But guess
what? I saw him in the corridor last week
and he (8) ___________ at me and then
asked me out. I think he might be the one!
Beth
Consolidate
4 Complete the sentences with one word.
1 Wait ________ me, please! I’m almost ready!
2 The _________ of the film was fantastic. They
must have a really good team of writers.
3 My new camera is so __________ that it fits in
my pocket.
4 The extra time spent studying will really
_________ off when you get a good exam score.
5 The referee will _________ when it’s the end of
the football match.
6 We should all care _________ our parents,
especially when they are elderly.
5 Replace the underlined words with a more
suitable phrase.
1 My cousin is always the most interesting person
at the party. _______________________
2 We’re showing appreciation for your help today.
_______________________
3 Let’s get mum a modern technology gadget.
_______________________
4 Reading a good book helps me go to sleep at
night. _______________________
KEY
Unit 5 Vocabulary
Unit 5 **
1 1 blunt
2 stare
3 impolite
4 whistle
5 bow
6 blink
2 1 make a break of for it
2 Look me in the face eyes
3 
4 bag pack of lies
5 
6 a blue red flag
7 lied through her nose teeth
8 practice makes perfection perfect
3 1 believe
2 concentrating
3 ask
4 apologized
5 prepare
6 laughed
7 was
8 smiled
4 1 for
2 plot
3 compact
4 pay
5 whistle
6 for
5 1 life and soul of
2 grateful
3 high-tech
4 doze off / drop off to sleep

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