Vocabulary

1. Read the definitions and complete the words.

1. to give someone an instruction they must obey

    Order to ?____ +

2. to say that something is not true

    Deny +

3. to tell someone that you will cause problems for them if they do not do what you
    want
    threatened to +

4. to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or
    bad about
    c__________ -

5. to make someone realise a possible danger or problem, especially one in the

    future
    warned to +

6. to say someone has done something bad

    aсcuse of +

7. to express an idea or plan for someone to consider

    suggest that +

8. to say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot prove it and other
    people might not believe it
    claim that +
2. Complete the sentences with a verb List A and a word List B. You will need to
use some of the words more than once.

List A   depend | fall | identify | pick | take | talk

List B   after | into | on | out | with

1. When my sister and I were younger, we often used to _fall out ___+__ and then
not speak to each other for days.

2. You can’t wear that ridiculous hat to school. Everyone will _____pick on___+__
you!

3. I think you _____take after with___+__ your grandfather because you have very
similar characters.

4. Who did you ___identify___-___ with this time, your brother or your father?

5. Our football coach is brilliant. He doesn’t ____depend on____+__ anyone. We

always take turns to tidy up.

6. I think we can _____talk______ Dad _______into_______+____ taking us to the

party and then we’ll get the bus home.

7. Some of my classmates are quite mean. They ____take after__-_____ the

younger kids and make them cry.

8. My best friend’s really worried about our next exams. I can _______ identify with
_+___ that feeling.

Grammar

3. Complete the story with the past simple, past continuous, past perfect form
or used to form of the verbs in brackets.

When I was younger, we 1__used to go__+_ (go) to the same hotel every summer.
One day I 2_walked (was walking)_ -_ (walk) back to the room when I realised that I
3
___had left__+_ (leave) my key inside the room. I 4___knew__+_ (know) my sister
was in there. First I 5__tried__+_ (try) knocking gently on the door but soon I
6
___kicked(was kicking)__-__ (kick) the door to try and get my sister’s attention After
about two minutes, an angry woman 7___opened_+__ (open) the door. I 8__made
(had made)_-_ (make) a mistake – it was the wrong room!

4. Complete the sentences with the past simple, past continuous or past
perfect form of these verbs.

do | eat | fall off | leave | not get | not listen | not turn off | rain

1. I ____was doing____+__ my homework when you phoned. I finished it afterwards.

2. When I got to the swimming pool, I realised that I __had left____+_ my swimming
things at home.

3. We decided to go home and watch a film as it __was rain(ing)____+/-________

heavily.

4. They missed the bus so they ____fell off_____-____ to school on time.

5. When Dad got to work he remembered that he ____had not turned off___+__ the
cooker so he went home.

6. While I was cycling to school, I ____did not get____-___ my bike because of the
rain.

7. The teacher got angry because we __did not listen (weren’t listening)____-____ to
her when she was talking.

8. I wasn’t very hungry at midday because I ____had eaten____+____ an enormous

breakfast.