1. Complete the table:
- generous, happy to give more money and help than usual, generosity, ungenerous
- honest, always telling the truth, honesty, dishonest
- tolerant, able to accept ideas you don’t agree with, tolerance, intolerant
- patient, able to stay calm and wait for something, patience, impatient
- arrogant, thinking you are better than other people, arrogance, modest
- hardworking, able to work with effort and for a long time, hard work, lazy
2. Complete the dialogues:
- energy
- absolutely
- boring
- lazy
- aggressive
- sense of humor
- cheerful
Unit 7
1. Replace the underlined word with either a synonym or an opposite:
- Michael is usually very sensitive. OPP insensitive
- Why are they so miserable? SYN unhappy
- We were amazed to see her. SYN surprised
- He never shows his feelings. OPP hides
- I was terrified when it happened. SYN scared
- I was delighted with my results. SYN happy
2. Are these sentences logical? If not, cross out the word that is not logical and replace it with a better word:
- He was furious with me, and I was thrilled.
- She was so proud when her son did well, and really jealous. Replace with happy.
- I was anxious before the flight, and scared stiff by the time we took off. Logical.
- I don’t know what upset her, but she was thrilled. Replace with upset.
- She can be very insensitive and often hurts people’s feelings. Logical.
- I can’t talk to her because she’s insensitive and very supportive. Replace with rude.
Unit 8
1. One word is missing in each sentence. Where from? Write it at the end:
- Paulo split up with Simone last week.
- Petros and I have nothing in common.
- How did you get to know her?
- I like Imran; we get on very well.
- Don’t forget to keep in touch.
- You can’t rely on her brother.
- I don’t think they’re in a relationship at the moment.
2. Complete the sentences. Keep the meaning the same as in the sentences on the left:
- My friendship with Tomi is important to me.
- He’s very sociable.
- I realize what happened.
- He’s been very supportive.
- We got together for a meal last week.
- We have a lot in common.
- They have a lot of arguments.
- My sister is very reliable.
Unit 9
1. Which words are being defined?
- A member of your family. relative
- A person who comes from a foreign country to live in your country. immigrant
- A woman who married your father but who is not your mother. stepmother
- Someone in your family who lived a long time ago. ancestor
- Take a child into your family and make them your child legally. adopt
- Have the same appearance as someone. resemble
- Be like an older member of your family. take after
- End a marriage legally. divorce
- All the people in a family born at about the same time. generation
2. Complete the text:
- ancestors
- single
- brought
- brought up
- divorced
- raised
- previous
- half
- step
- step
Unit 10
1. Find 11 more words or phrases related to weddings in the word square:
- toast
- bride
- guest
- vows
- wedding
- honeymoon
- ring
- aisle
- reception
2. Complete the texts:
Text 1:
- funeral
- widower
- buried
- grave
- inherited
Text 2:
6. decided
7. ceremony
8. civil
9. organized
10. bride
11. best man
12. reception
13. anniversary
14. celebrate