Unit 4

Vocabulary Exercises

A Match the columns and then, use the collocations to complete the sentences.
Mind the tenses.

1 have a a mirror

2 at full b angry

3 get c leaves

4 give d a bath

5 break e speed

6 switch on f closely

7 falling g the lights

8 look h birth to

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1 I always ............... in the evening to relax.
2 Could you please ............... ? I can’t see a
thing in here.
3 Our science teacher asked us to ...............
at the changes taking place during the
experiment.
4 Some people believe that if
somebody ............. inside their house, they
will have a lot of bad luck.
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5 The ferry sailed ............... so it wouldn’t
arrive late at the port.
6 The ............... of the trees in autumn and
their colours create a beautiful scenery.
7 According to her doctor, Suzan
will ............... twin boys.
8 James ............... easily when he feels that
someone has been unfair to him.
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B Underline the correct item.

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1 Ghosts usually appear/show at night.
2 You need to punish/thank Peter for his
wonderful present.
3 Can you carry/bring along some
magazines and books, so we can read while
we’re travelling?
4 Simon caught/fell the cricket ball before it
fell on the ground.
5 He realised/decided that he needed to
make a decision soon.
6 Mountaineers climb/hang up hills.

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C Label the parts of the animals’ bodies.

• fur • claws • flippers • body • wings • neck • tail • nose • antennae • legs

A 1) …………………. 1) ………………….
B

2) ………………….

3) ………………….
2) ………………….

D
C 1) ………………….
1) ……………

3) ……………

2) ……………

2) ………………….

D Match the definitions to the words in the box.

1 frightened a peaceful

2 shy b huge

3 calm and quiet c frustrated

4 annoyed d scared

5 gigantic e dishonest

6 likely to do f embarrassed
something illegal

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E Replace the bold phrases in the dialogue with a phrase from the list.

• I froze. • How creepy! • What’s up? • I went to check it out.

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Georgia: 1) What’s wrong? You seem upset.
Simon: I heard a noise coming from the
garage and 2) I went there to take a
look. I walked in and I thought I saw
a shadow moving. 3) I stopped
breathing. I couldn’t move.
Georgia: So, what did you do next?
Simon: I tried to calm down. I looked around
again very carefully and didn’t see a
thing.
Georgia: See, it wasn’t anything at all.
Simon: I don’t think so. As I walked out of the
garage, I heard the same noise again.
Georgia: 4) That sounds scary.

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