Vocabulary bank

1A Verbs with dependent 1C Adjectives of character

prepositions 1 Complete the table with the adjectives in the box.
1 a Complete the verbs with the prepositions in the box.
caring cheerful dishonest disorganised
about (x2) for from (x3) in (x3) e cient foolish intellectual miserable
on (x2) to (x2) pessimistic positive respectable
thoughtless
a appeal
b believe similar meaning opposite meaning
c belong
brilliant
d boast (something)
content
e depend
decent
f di er
g discourage (someone) optimistic
h enquire organised
i insist thoughtful
j involve (someone) 2 Describe the people in 1–6. Use one adjective
k specialise from Exercise 1 for each person. Sometimes more
l su er than one answer is possible.
m volunteer 1
I’ve known Markus a long time. He wouldn’t
b Match the verbs in Exercise 1a with meanings 1–14. ever do anything illegal or tell lies to anyone.
1 not be the same as
2
2 think something is right Don’t ask Sophie to help reorganise the o ce.
3 ask/get someone to take part in something She never has a clue about where anything is
4 be badly a ected by something or where she’s put things.
5 be someone’s possession 3
I love spending time with Angelo. He always
6 focus on one subject/activity
sees the best in every situation and looks on
7 rely on someone or something
the bright side of life.
8 ask for information about
9 demand that something should happen 4
I can’t believe Keiko would do that with her
10 o er to do something money. Getting involved in a money-making
11 interest or attract someone scheme like that was always going to be a
12 talk too much about yourself and your abilities disaster. Mind you, she’s never been one to
13 persuade someone not to do something question things very closely.

2 a Complete the questions with the correct form of the 5

Don’t invite Altaf to the party. I haven’t seen
verbs from Exercise 1a. him smile since he broke up with his girlfriend
1 Who in your family do you from most? and he’d really bring the mood down.
2 What to you most about the English language?
6
3 Have you ever been in doing something for My friend Emilia was great when I was ill. She
your community? visited me every day and brought me little
4 Who in your life do you on most? treats like hand cream.
5 When did you last about a job or a promotion?
6 Have you ever for a task and later regretted it?
7 Have you ever had to a friend from doing
something silly?
8 What kind of thing might you on doing when
you’re on holiday?
9 Have you got any skills you’d like to about?
b Work in pairs and ask and answer three or four of the
questions from Exercise 2a.

3 Work in pairs. Take turns describing someone

you know. Use the adjectives from Exercise 1.

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2A Phrases with come, go and b Choose the correct alternatives.
1 I know you want to say something. Why don't you
look come/go/look to the point and tell me?
1 a Complete the sentences with the phrases in the 2 OK, we're all ready for this walk. It is a di cult one, so
boxes. it should come/go/look without saying that you stay
with the group at all times.
and go to pieces too far to mention it
3 I know things are di cult at the moment, but come/
in the eye your age
go/look on the bright side – you've still got your
1 I’m not sure I believe you. Can you look me family and your health.
and say you didn’t do it? 4 They're desperate to go to the concert next month
2 A: Isn’t Pablo meant to be joining us? and they'll come/go/look to great lengths to get
B: Oh, now you come , yes, he is. tickets!
3 Manuela really loved her job. When the company 2 Match the phrases in Exercise 1 with meanings
closed down she went and didn’t get 1–10.
out of bed for a week. 1 be optimistic
4 A: I’m afraid the dog’s eaten your slippers. 2 keep happening, change regularly
B: That dog! He’s really gone this 3 try very hard to get/achieve something
time!
4 appear the correct age
5 A: It’s my birthday next Sunday, my ftieth.
5 do something that is too extreme
B: Really? You don’t look at all!
6 talk about the most important thing
6 We’ve got another new assistant. They seem to come
7 be so obvious we shouldn’t need to say it
every week at the moment!
8 look directly at someone
9 be so upset you can’t behave normally
10 now you’ve said this

2B Collocations with problem 2 Complete the conversation with the correct form of
phrases from Exercise 1. Sometimes more than one
1 Put the verbs and nouns in the box in the correct answer is possible.
part of the table.
A: … There’s another thing, the litter in the park.
area arises cause child exists B: Oh, that. That problem 1 for years.
(the) heart of lies in overcome pose A: I know, but it’s got really bad recently. Something seems
resolve (the) root of tackle to be making it worse.
C: OK, what’s 2 the problem now then?
verb + noun A: Well, I think the problem 3 the way the
e.g. to solve a/the kids use the park now. There are too many hanging
problem around there.
noun + verb B: Maybe, but the 4 the problem is that the
e.g. a/the problem kids have nowhere else to go, so they come to the park.
appears They’re bound to leave litter.
A: So we have to stop them coming to the park.
noun + of + noun C: Hold on, that just 5 another problem for us,
e.g. the start of the doesn’t it? Let’s look at 6 this one rst. Where
problem exactly do the kids hang out?
B: I think one of the problem 7 is by the pond and
the shelter next to it.
noun + noun
C: So, can’t we 8 the problem by putting more bins
e.g. a problem family
there? If there’s somewhere for the kids to put their litter,
maybe they’ll use it.
3 Work in pairs. Think of a problem that exists in your
town/area. Describe the problem and think of ways to
tackle it. Then compare your ideas with another pair.

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 3A ‘Memory’ idioms 2 a Complete the sentences with the correct form of
expressions from Exercise 1.
1 Match the phrases in bold with meanings a–h.
1 Most people nd they historical dates;
1 These are the worst oods in living memory. they’re di cult to remember.
2 I’m sorry I missed your birthday. It just slipped my 2 For many people, their earliest is of a
mind with everything that’s going on. person, not an event.
3 Visiting the seaside for the rst time is my most vivid 3 If you learn something very quickly, you always have
childhood memory. to before you can apply it at a later
4 I’m sorry, what was I just saying? I’ve completely lost date.
my train of thought. 4 If you’re very busy, it’s easy for birthdays and
5 What’s that actor’s name? I have a bad memory for anniversaries to .
names. 5 Every generation should be shown lms of the
6 I told you Mr Charles doesn’t like children sitting on his mistakes of the past to to them not to
fence, and now he’s told you o . Let that serve as a make the same mistakes.
reminder to you. 6 Recent years have seen the worst wild res
7 When you take Granny out, bear in mind that she can’t .
walk very far, so park close to the shops.
8 If I take that job, I’ll really have to refresh my memory
where databases are concerned.

a something remembered from my early years

b for as long as people alive can remember
c help someone remember something important
d remind myself of something, particularly knowledge
e remember
f don’t remember a particular sort of thing easily
g was forgotten
h forgotten what I wanted to say b Work in pairs. Do you agree with the sentences in
Exercise 2a? Why/Why not?

3B Adjective su xes -(ic)al, 2 Choose the correct alternatives.

-ic, -ive, -ous and -y A It’s wonderful teaching young children. They’re so
1 curious/greedy about the world around them – they want
1 Complete the table with adjectives ending in
to know everything – and they’re so 2 ambitious/enthusiastic
-(ic)al, -ic, -ive, -ous and -y.
about all the activities we get them to do; everything’s fun.
Noun Verb Adjective And they have such incredible minds – they’re so 3 creative/
energetic in their play and the stories they write.
ambition
competition compete B My sister has met the most amazing man. He’s very
1 competitive/wealthy and takes her to very expensive
creation create
restaurants; he’s really 2 imaginative/romantic and gives her
curiosity
owers every time they meet. He’s also such a 3 generous/
energy trendy person – he bought me and my parents birthday
enthusiasm enthuse presents recently and he hardly knows us.

generosity
C We’re not sure yet about the new o ce manager at work.
greed She gets things done – she’s very 1 energetic/generous and
history is always on the go, and she’s always coming up with
2 curious/imaginative solutions to tricky problems. But she
imagination imagine
hates anyone else having good ideas; she’s really
music 3 competitive/greedy and wants to show she’s the best; she’s

romance also very 4 ambitious/creative and is obviously aiming to go

higher in the company, so she may not be around for long.
trend
3 Work in pairs and take turns describing yourself.
wealth
Use three of the adjectives from Exercise 1. Explain
your choices.

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4A Adjectives to describe 2 a Look at the photos, then complete the sentences
with adjectives from Exercise 1.
things
1 2 3
1 Put the adjectives in bold in the correct column of the
table.
1 I always wear cotton shirts as I don't like synthetic
fabrics.
2 I can’t understand that painting at all. It’s so bizarre I
actually quite like it!
3 Our neighbour’s dog is massive – more like a horse!
4 Why is it that all coins are circular in shape?
5 I hate working in arti cial light. I much prefer daylight.
6 Be careful with that dress. The material is delicate.
7 The view from the top of the mountain is absolutely 1 That shop sells , kaftans, perfect for
stunning – it takes your breath away. hot summer evenings, made from silk.
8 Maria's favourite toy was a big wooden doll's house 2 Have you seen that amazing new sculpture? It’s
from her grandmother. ! I look tiny next to it. It’s a huge,
9 I saw a very odd handbag today – it was oval, you steel hoop. I think it’s really .
know, like an egg. 3 You know Louisa’s into all the latest gadgets? Well,
10 Stefan’s new TV is really hi-tech; it’s more like a she’s just bought a(n) new music system.
computer than a TV. The speaker is quite tall and in shape, and
the whole system is really , totally
11 My new coat is quite exclusive; only ve of the same
state-of-the-art.
design were made.
12 It’s better to show lms on a rectangular screen; lms b Work in pairs and compare your answers
don’t t square screens well. to Exercise 2a. Then describe one of your
possessions. Use some of the adjectives from
Opinion Size Quality Shape Material Exercise 1.

4C Words from other languages 2 Where do you think the words

in Exercise 1 originally came
1 English has a lot of words that have come from other languages. Match from? Match them with places
the words in the box with pictures 1–8. a–h. Check your answers at the
bottom of the page.
barbecue carafe chocolate judo mosquito
piano shampoo yoghurt a Japan
b India
1 2 3 4 c the Arab world
d Spain
e the Caribbean
f Italy
g Turkey
h Central America
3 a Choose three words from
Exercise 1. Write three
5 6 7 8 sentences about yourself with
each word, two true and one
false.
b Work in pairs. Take turns
reading out your sentences.
Can your partner identify the
false ones?

1 h, 2 d, 3 c, 4 a, 5 g, 6 f, 7 b, 8 e

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 5B Nouns and verbs with the 2 Complete the sentences with the correct noun
or verb form of the words in Exercise 1. Use each
same form word once.
1 Look at the words in the box. They can all be both nouns 1 I got a of £100 for parking outside the
and verbs. Find: o ce, but that’s wrong as I have a parking
1 four nouns which refer to people. for that part of town.
2 six verbs which happen in a courtroom. 2 The police have on television for
3 four verbs which happen before a case comes to court. to the recent robbery on the High Street.
4 three words which have di erent a pronunciation in the 3 After a raid on a nightclub last night, police
noun form and the verb form. How does the stress change? several men who were in a recent
bank robbery. They have two of them
appeal arrest charge convict ne judge with unlawful breaking and entering but have
permit release sentence suspect witness the others.
4 In court the woman was of shoplifting,
and the gave her a prison of six
months.
3 Work in pairs. In what order do events happen
after a crime? Choose some of the words from
Exercise 1 and put them in the correct order.
Then take turns describing what happens.

5C Noun su xes
1 -(at)ion 2 -or 3 -ment
1 Look at the root words in the box, from which nouns are
a a a
formed. Write the correct noun forms in the word web.
b b b
available bank citizen demonstrate (person) c c c
direct (person) employ fund in ate
invest (thing) invest (person) manage partner
regulate (thing) sponsor stable tax NOUN
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of nouns
SUFFIXES
from Exercise 1.
1 A country has to develop a good and fair 4 -ship 5 -ing 6 -ity
system to raise money from its citizens. a a a
2 We are unable to o er fresh juice with breakfast at b b b
present due to the lack of of oranges. c
3 I’m thinking of going into with my ex-boss
to start a new company. 3 Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
4 It was di cult to get through the town because of the 1 Have you ever asked for sponsorship for
number of outside the town hall. something? What?
5 Banks have been too free to do what they want. We need 2 Is the employment rate high in your country?
more of the industry. Which employment sectors are quite stable?
6 After so many changes in the company, it’s good to be 3 What is the in ation rate in your country? Is it
going through a period of now. acceptable?
7 Prices are still rising quite rapidly – the rate of 4 What kind of reputation does banking have in
is now about ve percent. your country?
8 We've run out of ideas. I think we need a complete change
in .
9 We need to get some more into our new
start-up company, or we won’t be able to continue.
10 All immigrants have to take a test before
they can become residents of our country.

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