Extra Tasks (Fast finishers) Unit 1

Vocabulary and Use your English

1 Complete the text with these words.

 chatty  ecstatic  moody  outgoing  overwhelmed  pessimistic  reluctant  unconventional

At the start of the new term, my teacher asked me to work with Kyle, the new boy in the class, on a history project.
I was really 1 to work with him and tried to persuade the teacher to let me work alone. Kyle seemed
really 2 and a bit bad-tempered. I had tried to be friendly to him as I’m quite a(n) 3 person,
but I couldn’t get him to talk about anything except schoolwork. Looking back, I think maybe he was 4
by being in a new school with so many new people, but at the time, I felt 5 about working with him.
Over the year though, he slowly became more 6 and in the end he was a great person to work with.
At the end of the project, I was 7 to discover that we had got top marks. Our teacher said that we had
taken an 8 approach and our work was original and interesting. That was mostly thanks to my fantastic
partner, Kyle.

2 Choose the best option (a–c) to complete the sentences.

1 Police dogs can evidence at a crime scene using their sense of smell.
a detect b interpret c sense
2 Many people rock climbing as more dangerous than sports like football or basketball, but this
isn’t really true.
a identify b sense c perceive
3 I could that my father was angry, but he didn’t say anything.
a sense b perceive c detect
4 What did the researchers from the experiment?
a detect b conclude c identify
5 It is common to problems with sleep after a long flight.
a identify b experience c sense
6 If you have problems with your eyes, wearing glasses might you to see better.
a experience b perceive c enable
7 The results of the experiment were difficult to .
a interpret b conclude c perceive
8 Doctors need to correctly the disease in order to treat it.
a interpret b identify c conclude

3 Complete the sentences with prepositions.

1 My skin is very sensitive the sun, so I always wear sunblock.

2 I am not responsible my brother’s actions, so please speak to him.
3 Your results are dependent the final exam.
4 I was dissatisfied the jacket’s quality, so I sent it back.
5 I was the moon when I heard the news.
6 My sister is sometimes a pain the neck, but I love her anyway.
7 If you’re not the ball, you might miss something important.
8 She’s still two minds about whether to go to university or not.

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4 Complete the puzzle with the correct form of these words. Find the hidden word.

 care (×2)  doubt  relax  satisfy  sense  taste (×2)

1 1 The staff at the hospital were very

I
2
, so I sent them some
L chocolates to say thank you.
3
2  y mother is a very
M driver.
4
I N Our car is covered in scratches.
5 3  hese biscuits are very
T .
S
6
Would you let me have the recipe?

7
4  e doesn’t mean to be rude, but he’s
H
often very to other people’s
8 feelings.
5  ven when I added salt, the meal was
E
completely .
The hidden word is .
6 Our customers’ is very
important to us, so we deal with complaints
very quickly.
7 I was very about whether I
would do well in the exam.
8 Some people go on holiday for
, but others want excitement
and adventure!

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Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the present simple or the present continuous form of these verbs.

 consist  detect  do  always / take  help  see  think  wear

1 Bats heat using their noses.

2 The other students in the flat my food from the fridge. It’s so annoying!
3 Please excuse the mess. We some work on the house at the moment.
4 Right now, my responsibilities of making coffee and sweeping the floor.
5 I we should complain about the food. It’s freezing cold!
6 I broke my new glasses, so I my old ones for the time being.
7 In the film, a young hearing woman called Ruby her deaf family to survive.
8 I the optician at 4.30 this afternoon.

2 
Complete the texts and conversations (1–4) with the present perfect simple or the present perfect
continuous form of the verbs.

1 Neuroscientists (discover) that the sense of taste relies on information from our
ears, eyes, and fingertips as well as our mouths and noses. They want to use their research to help people who
(lose) their sense of taste due to medical conditions.
2 A: My dad (have) problems with his eyesight recently, so I told him to go to the
opticians.
B: (he / make) an appointment yet?
A: Yes. He’s going on Monday.
3 A: I think we (eat) out too often lately.
B: What do you mean?
A: Well, we (spend) £250 on food this month so far.
B: OK. That is a lot of money. I’ll cook a meal tonight.
4  esearchers in psychology
R (study) how we experience time for more than 150 years.
Many of their studies (show) that time really does fly when we are having fun!

3 
Complete the sentences with these time expressions. There are four time expressions you do not
need to use.

 
as soon as  at night  before  currently  for ages  from time to time    
hardly ever  just  last night  in 2019  rarely  still

1 I haven’t seen my brother . He’s always so busy.

2 I don’t have any problems sleeping . I drop off as soon as my head hits the pillow.
3 I go for a walk in the countryside to clear my mind.
4 I haven’t finished that book you lent me.
5 They published their research and immediately began a new study.
6 They are developing a device which could help some blind people to see again.
7 I have never tasted anything like it . What’s in it?
8 We stayed up too late and I was late for work this morning.

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4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of these verbs. Sometimes more than one form is possible.

 currently / enjoy  hand  have  invite  leave  not clean  not hear  study

1 I’ll help you with the housework after I in my assignment.

2 We up the living room yet.
3 The children their holiday, but they may get bored soon.
4 We friends over for dinner once a month.
5 As soon as I some money in the bank, I’ll move out of my parents’ house.
6 She hard for her exams lately.
7 The train five minutes ago, but there’s another one in an hour.
8 John isn’t answering his phone. from him recently?

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