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| A. | B. |
| 1) owe money to someone | a) pollute |
| 2) a thing that you do to help sb | b) fluent |
| 3) to become a member of an organization, company, club etc | c) destination |
| 4) to get money for work that you do | d) debt |
| 5) to make air, water, soil etc dirty or dangerous | e) path |
| 6) be worried or upset | f) crowded |
| 7) the natural world in which people, animals and plants live | g) desire |
| 8) a narrow track that people walk along | h) favour |
| 9) able to speak or write a language very well without stopping or making mistakes | i) earn |
| 10) to make a firm decision to do sth | j) carefree |
| 11) a strong wish to do or have sth | k) be bothered |
| 12) someone who likes sth very much and does it a lot | l) escape |
| 13) the place that you are travelling to | m) join |
| 14) to get away from a place or situation | n) addict |
| 15) full of people or things | o) be determined to do sth |
| 16) having no worries or responsibilities | p) environment |
Ex. 2. Match synonymous words and expressions.
| 1) gap year | a) stop sb liking sth |
| 2) awful | b) be on good terms with sb |
| 3) salary | c) run away |
| 4) put sb off sth | d) a year long break |
| 5) addiction | e) destroy |
| 6) escape | f) typical |
| 7) wood | g) terrible |
| 8) normal | h) dependence |
| 9) ruin | i) run after |
| 10) get on well with sb | j) forest |
| 11) chase | k) wage |
Ex. 3. Match antonymous words.
| 1) awful | a) unusual |
| 2) mess | b) empty |
| 3) normal | c) stay |
| 4) save | d) troubled |
| 5) escape | e) wonderful |
| 6) willingness | f) restore |
| 7) carefree | g) spend |
| 8) crowded | h) order |
| 9) ruin | i) unwillingness |
Ex. 4. Complete the charts below. Mind some spelling changes.
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| noun | adjective | verb | noun | |
| 1. norm 2. … 3. stress 4. addict 5. … | … wooden … … environmental | 1. … 2. sail 3. … 4. consult 5. … | pollution … readjustment … reference |
Ex. 5. Complete the sentences with one of the words from Ex. 4.
1. Is this cold weather … for the time of the year?
2. It takes time to … after a divorce.
3. Moving to a new house is a very … experience.
4. Air … can cause breathing problems for some people.
5. We went for a walk in the ….
6. Ben’s father was a …, he spent most of his life at sea.
7. What does all this … to in the third sentence?
8. He’s left his job as a computer programmer and is working as a … for a German firm.
9. My nephew is a complete video game ….
10. Some of these companies are polluting and destroying the ….
Ex. 6. A. Use the right word from the box to complete each collocation.
| huge, stressful, crowded, drug, wild, money |
1. A … lifestyle may lead to a number of medical problems.
2. Her father’s last years were difficult, he had some … worries.
3. It was not a good time to go sightseeing around a … city.
4. When he left university, he had … debts.
5. He was never bothered by … animals.
6. At 20 Steve was a … addict, unemployed and lonely.
B. Use a verb from the box in the correct form to complete each collocation.
| reach, pollute, watch, save, make, earn |
1. We saw a lot of people who were … the fireworks.
2. It took us six hours to … our destination.
3. She’s now … a good salary as an interpreter.
4. He’ s … a fortune selling computers on the Internet.
5. Nuclear waste will … the environment for centuries.
6. I find it very difficult to … money – I just spend everything I get.
Ex. 7. Insert the right prepositions where necessary.
1. That weekend put me … camping for the rest of my life.
2. Mary referred … her manager’s inability to make the right decision.
3. I made … my mind that I would never get married.
4. The traffic was heavy so it took a long time to get … the street.
5. The two boys get … well most of the time.
6. He has to readjust … life in Britain on his return.
7. My mother said she’d take care … Luisa next weekend.
8. Her husband was … on a business trip somewhere.
9. The only thing he seems to care … is money.
10. Recently I’ve got very interested … photography.
11. If you drive, it should take you 20 minutes … door … door.
12. Rabbits got into the backyard … a hole in the fence.
