Milky Way School Unit 4 Gateway B2 (2nd)

Unit4: Extraordinary talents Student’s Name: ____________________________

Extra practice exercises

①. Write the opposite words and synonyms of the following words.

Adjective Opposite Synonym

clever slow silly bright intelligent

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friendly
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hard-working
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patient
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polite
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quiet
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reliable
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serious
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tidy
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②. Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the box below.

1. My friend likes to exercise and eat fruits and vegetable, so he’s ___________.

2. A: Are you a lazy person? B: No, in fact, I’m very ___________.

3. My son Thomas is very ___________. He’s only five years old.

4. He should play basketball because he is ___________. He’s not short.

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5. My sister isn’t very ___________. She’s shy and doesn’t like to meet new people.

6. He worked very hard his whole life and saved lots of money. He’s ___________.

7. I went on a diet last year and lost five kilograms, so now I’m ___________.

8. Sarah always says, “Thank you”. She’s a ___________ person.

9. Of course, I’m very ___________! I got an A+ on all of my exams!

10. My uncle loves to tell jokes to make us laugh. He’s ___________.

11. My friend can lift 200 kilograms, so he’s really quite ___________!

12. Jennifer and Kelly always look left and right before they cross a busy street. They are

___________ when they cross a busy street.

13. My classmate always smiles and has many friends. She’s ___________.

14. Nothing seems to make my grandfather sad. He’s a ___________ person.

15. Khaled can make many different animal sounds. Most people can’t do that. He’s

___________.

③. Read the text from Student’s Book and fill in the blanks with words in the box.

Luke is one of my best friends, but we’re very different. He’s usually
(a)_________ shy and reserved. When you go out with him to a party, he sensitive
doesn’t usually talk to many people, especially if he’s (b)_________ met
type
them before. He’s a very (c)_____________ and tactful person. He does
talented
his best not to hurt anyone’s feelings. In that sense, he’s quite
never
(d)__________. He’s really gifted and (e)_____________, too. He can play
broad-minded
three instruments really well. But because he’s so (f)____________ and
down-to-earth, only his good friends know just how talented he is. His be

favourite (g)________ of music is classical, but he’s quite mature

(h)_____________, musically speaking. He'll listen to any type of music as bit
long as it’s good. I don’t want to give the idea that Luke is perfect though. quite
He can (i)________ very insecure at times, especially when he starts modest
worrying about how he’s going to do in exams. And he can also be a
(j)________ bad-tempered, getting angry for no good reason. He’s still a
great friend though.