Unit 10

Unit 10 Extra practice

1 Vocabulary social groups 2 Language focus tag questions
 omplete the collocations to do with social groups
C Choose the correct option (a or b).
using these words. 1 a You haven’t been to Berlin before, have you?

community  family   groups   b 

You haven’t been to Berlin before, haven’t
heritage   migrants   values you?
2 a 
They support Manchester United, aren’t
1 close-knit
they?
2 deep-rooted b 
They support Manchester United, don’t
they?
3 ethnic
3 a It’s been a tiring journey, hasn’t it?
4 extended b It’s been a tiring journey, isn’t it?
5 first-generation 4 a He thinks we should leave at 9 a.m., does he?

6 rich b 
He thinks we should leave at 9 a.m., thinks
he?
5 a It wasn’t a very good movie, was it?
b It wasn’t a very good movie, wasn’t it?
6 a 
She thinks it’s important to have a say in
decisions which affect her, isn’t she?
b 
She thinks it’s important to have a say in
decisions which affect her, doesn’t she?
7 a S
 urely his intentions were good, weren’t
they?
b Surely his intentions were good, wasn’t he?
8 a That was an interesting lecture, wasn’t it?
b That was an interesting lecture, wasn’t he?
9 a Someone will help clear up at the end, won’t
he?
b Someone will help clear up at the end, won’t
they?
10 a She didn’t pay attention to the answer, did
she?
b She didn’t pay attention to the answer, didn’t
she?

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Unit 10
Unit 10 Extra practice
3 Language focus adverbs 4 Idioms animal verbs
Rewrite the sentences. Put the adverb or adverbial Match these animal verbs (1–6) with their meanings
phrase in brackets into the correct position in the (a–f).
sentence.
1 duck out of
1 Initially, the dogs behaved, but then they started
2 parrot
fighting. (in a friendly way)
3 wolf down
4 beaver away

5 hound
2 R
 ichard’s constructed fire went out and he had to
ask Jess for help. (carefully) 6 swan around

a work hard
b eat very quickly
3 They drove from Paris to Madrid, almost c avoid doing something
without stopping. (straight)
d follow and pester incessantly
e walk in a superior manner

f repeat
4 I t was a terrible film. They could hear the actors
speaking. (scarcely)
5 Word focus free
Choose the correct option to complete the
5 She worked in order to meet the deadline. (fast) expressions with free.
1 The meeting to discuss the future of student
tuition fees was a disaster. The chair lost control
and it became a free for all / a free rein.
6 I f you hear the fire alarm, please leave the 2 ‘What happened to Mica after the investigation?’
building and wait outside. (in an orderly fashion)
‘Nothing – he got off scot-free / spirit-free.’

3 Alicia is such a free spirit / a free worker. She’s
just packed up her job and gone to work in
7 A
 s I walked into my flat, I knew something was Australia.
wrong. (instantly) 4 They are a great company to work for. They
pretty much give you free rein / free spirit to come
up with whatever ideas you think will work
best.
8 Worker bees collect nectar to make honey. 5 ‘Can I borrow your pen?’
(quietly)
‘Of course, feel free / feel scot-free.’

6 ‘I can’t believe it. My accountant charged me for
that phone call.’
‘Well, there’s no such thing as a free lunch / a free
rein, you know.’

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