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Vocabulary, Grammar and Use of English
Group A
Vocabulary
Exercise 1
1 profession: A profession is a job that requires a high level
of education and training.
2 experience: If you have experience of a job, you have
knowledge and skill because you have done it before.
3 freedom: Freedom of speech is the right to express your
opinion freely.
4 abuse: Drug abuse is the harmful use of illegal drugs.
5 transport: Public transport is buses, trains, etc. that
people can use to travel around a place.
Exercise 2
1 interpersonal: Interpersonal skills are skills you use to get
on well with other people.
2 opportunities: A job opportunity is a possibility of a job.
3 distort: To distort something means to change it so that it
is no longer accurate.
4 petition: A petition is a formal written request for
something, signed by a large number of people.
5 gregarious: Someone who is gregarious is sociable and
enjoys being with other people.
Exercise 3
1 take: If you take up a new role, you start it.
2 through: If you can see through something, you can see
that someone is trying to deceive you.
3 for: If you take something for granted, you accept it as
true without checking.
4 bring: To bring out a new product means to start selling
it.
5 out: To blow out candles means to blow on them so they
stop burning.
Grammar
Exercise 4
1 hadn’t prepared: In reported speech, the verb usually
moves one tense back.
2 wouldn’t have: We can use a mixed conditional to talk
about an imaginary present result of a past situation.
3 loves: We don’t move the verb one tense back in
reported speech if the reporting verb is in a present
tense.
4 unless: We use unless to mean ‘if not’.
5 on paying: We say that you insist on doing something.
6 have finished: We use the Future Perfect to talk about an
action that will be finished at a particular time in the
future.
7 Had you called: We can use inversion in Third
Conditional sentences.
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8 had been waiting: We use the Past Perfect Continuous to
describe an action in progress at an earlier time in the
past.
Exercise 5
1 it might rain: We don’t change some modals such as
might and should in reported speech.
2 my interview had gone: We change the word order in
reported questions, and the verb moves one tense back.
3 Paul of stealing: We say that you accuse someone of
doing something.
4 you followed my advice: We can use inversion in Third
Conditional sentences.
5 if I liked: We can use a mixed conditional to talk about an
imaginary present result of a past situation.
6 have spent: If you say that someone shouldn’t have done
something, you mean that it was a bad idea.
7 me to take: We say that you remind someone to do
something.
Use of English
Exercise 6
1 B: A vacancy is a job that is available for people to apply
for.
2 D: If you take responsibility for something, you become
responsible for dealing with it.
3 C: To deal with customers means to serve them.
4 A: To rely on someone means to depend on them.
5 C: Your pay packet is the amount of money you earn
each week or month.
Exercise 7
1 me: We say that you ask someone something.
2 had: We use the past perfect to talk about an event that
happened before the main events in a story.
3 which: We use which to introduce a comment clause.
4 unless: We can use unless to mean ‘if not’.
5 to: We can say that we promise to do something.
Exercise 8
1 challenging: Something that is challenging is difficult to
do.
2 digitally: To change something digitally means to change
it using a computer.
3 unacceptable: If something is unacceptable, it is bad or
wrong and you cannot accept it.
4 complaint: If you make a complaint, you complain about
something.
5 reassuring: Something that is reassuring reassures you
that a situation is OK.
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Exercise 9 Group B
1 suggested leaving: We can say that someone suggests Vocabulary
doing something.
Exercise 1
2 provided you promise: We can use provided as an
alternative to if. 1 application: An application process is a process of
3 that she wouldn’t be: We can use the pattern promise applying for a job.
that in reported speech. 2 illusion: An illusion is something that seems to be
4 if I hadn’t stayed: We can use a mixed conditional to talk different from how it really is.
about an imaginary present result of a past situation. 3 position: A position is a job.
5 not to have spent: If we say that someone ought not to 4 protest: A protest is an event at which people show they
have done something, we mean that it was a bad idea. are angry about something.
5 neighbourhood: A neighbourhood is an area of a town or
city where people live.

Exercise 2
1 graduate: A graduate is someone who has been to
university and got a degree.
2 identity: Your identity is your name and who you are.
3 sympathetic: Someone who is sympathetic is kind and
understanding, and shows they feel sorry for other people.
4 tactful: If you are tactful, you are careful about what you
say so that you don’t upset people.
5 perfectionist: A perfectionist is someone who likes things
to be perfect.

Exercise 3
1 down: If you step down from a job, you leave it.
2 taken: If you are taken in, you are deceived by
something.
3 pinch: If you take something with a pinch of salt, you do
not believe it.
4 saving: To save up for something means to keep money
so that you can buy that thing in the future, when you
have enough money.
5 up: To split up with someone means to end a relationship
with them.

Grammar
Exercise 4
1 wouldn’t be: We can use a mixed conditional to talk
about an imaginary present result of a past situation.
2 unless: We use unless to mean ‘if not’.
3 have left: We use the Future Perfect to talk about an
action that will be finished at a particular time in the
future.
4 Had you told: We can use inversion in Third Conditional
sentences.
5 talking: We say that you suggest doing something.
6 had gone: In reported speech, the verb usually moves
one tense back.

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7 had been crying: We use the Past Perfect Continuous to Exercise 9

describe an action in progress at an earlier time in the 1 advised us to leave: We can say that you advise
past. someone to do something.
8 goes: We don’t move the verb one tense back in reported 2 won’t help unless: We can use unless to mean ‘if not’.
speech if the reporting verb is in a present tense. 3 needn’t have bothered getting: If you needn’t have
bothered doing something, you did it, but it wasn’t
Exercise 5 necessary.
1 for losing: We say that you apologise for doing 4 me that everything would be: We can use the pattern
something. assure someone that in reported speech.
2 you put your bike: We can use inversion in Third 5 if I had gone away: We can use a mixed conditional to
Conditional sentences. talk about an imaginary present result of a past
3 me to study: We say that you persuade someone to do situation.
something.
4 I must tell: We don’t change some modals such as must
and might in reported speech.
5 I had seen: We change the word order in reported
questions, and the verb moves one tense back.
6 I didn’t have: We can use a mixed conditional to talk
about an imaginary present result of a past situation.
7 have lied: If you say that someone shouldn’t have done
something, you mean that it was a bad idea.

Use of English
Exercise 6
1 A: A job opportunity is a possibility of a job.
2 C: If you are responsible for something, it is your job to
do it.
3 D: If you are in charge of something, you make the
decisions about how it should be done.
4 C: If you take pride in something, you are proud of it.
5 A: With regard to something means concerning that
thing.

Exercise 7
1 deal: A great deal of something means a lot of it.
2 on: We can say that someone insists on doing
something.
3 which: We use which to introduce a comment clause.
4 Had: We can use inversion in third conditional sentences.
5 unless: We can use unless to mean ‘if not’.

Exercise 8
1 safety: Safety is a situation in which people are safe.
2 belief: A belief is something that you believe.
3 impression: If you give the impression that something is
true, you create a feeling or opinion that it is true.
4 recognisable: If something is recognisable, you can
recognise it.
5 weaknesses: A weakness is a fault in someone or
something.

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