REAL ENGLISH B1+ UNIT 6

A. Complete the sentences with the following words.

generation major to the point effect medium

predict brief when it comes to made an excuse accent
obvious tool native speaker international user friendly
abbreviation make the most of variety second-rate purpose
influenced make an effort accommodation

1. This restaurant offers a big _________________ of food and drinks.

2. Jason was born in Germany and he is a _______________ of German.
3. Young children are often taught English through the ______________ of videos.
4. This ________________ is growing up in a world of technology.
5. We’ve got three weeks for the exams, so let’s ____________________ it.
6. The ___________________ of this test is to see if you have studied the words.
7. Sally ______________________ for not coming to Sarah’s party.
8. Touch – screen phones and tablets are designed to be _____________________ .
9. TV is an ___________________for television.
10. He is a ______________________ basketball player, so he doesn’t play for a top team.
11. Please give me a ____________________ description of your holidays in London.
12. We __________________ that coronavirus will disappear next year.
13. The Olympic games is an ________________________ sporting event.
14. The pollution of the environment is a ______________________ problem.
15. Although I have been learning English for 5 years, I still have a strong Greek _____________ .
16. It was _______________________ that Sam was lying about the money.
17. Hotel ________________________ is included in the price.
18. Watching films in English can definitely have a positive _______________ on learning the
language more easily.
19. Computers is a useful _________________ that can help teachers make the lesson more
interesting.
20. _____________________ the exams, students have to study very hard.
21. I was greatly ____________________ by my mum to become a teacher.
22. My teacher told me that I have to _____________________ if I want to pass the exam.
23. Harry’s answer to my question was short and _________________________ .
B. Derivatives

1. I grew up in a beautiful _______________ called Kalamaria. REGION

2. There are _________________ 25 students in my class. CURRENT
3. China is becoming a very ___________________ country. POWER
4. English is _______________ spoken around the world. WIDE
5. Nowadays, young people usually ________________ through text messages.
COMMUNICATION
6. My _______________ that you wouldn’t mind if I borrowed your bike was wrong. ASSUME
7. There are _________________ reasons why I don’t like living in the country. VARY
8. Long ________________ to the sun can be very dangerous, especially during summer. EXPOSE
9. This painting is the artist’s last ___________________ . CREATE
10. You can’t trust Mary; she’s not a ____________________ person. RELY
11. The weather is England is _______________________; you never know when it is going to rain.
PREDICT

C. Match the words to their meanings

1 tell sb off mention a subject or start to talk about it

2 work out speak angrily to sb for doing sth wrong
3 bring up invent
4 make up find the answer to sth
5 come out with choose sth
6 go for say sth surprising