Gold First Units 7-8-9 Review

Phrasal Verbs

100

I get ___ well with my parents.

(= have a good relationship)

I get on well with my parents.

200

I am taking English lessons to build ___ my English proficiency.

I am taking English lessons to build ___ my English proficiency.

300

Gen Z Slang

What is "Rizz" in this sentence?

• "He has serious rizz; he can strike up a conversation with anyone."

"Rizz" is slang for a person's natural charm. It is a shortened form of the word "charisma". 

400

They are going to stay with my brother when they go to Madrid.

PUT

My brother is going to put them up when they go to Madrid.

500

Gen Z Slang

What is "cap" and "no cap"?

• "You said you bought a Ferrari? That is straight cap!" 

In slang, cap means to lie, exaggerate, or boast, while "no cap" means "no lie" or "for real".

• "Stop capping; I know you didn't finish that project yet." (Telling someone to stop lying)

Word Families

100

It took him much longer than he'd expected to be able to do his job .................... (success)

successfully

200

He said that the job wouldn' have been his first ............ (choose)

choice

300

It had been difficult to find any kind of temporary ............. (employ)

employment

400

He would never consider working in a restaurant again, mainly due to the rude and ............ (please) attitude of many chefs towards waiters.

unpleasant

500

Gen Z Slang:

What is "Spill the tea"?

Example Usage

• "Come on, spill the tea! What happened on your date?"

"Spilling the tea" (or "spill the tea") is a popular slang idiom meaning to share gossip, juicy news, or secrets.

Reporting Verbs

100

"You shouldn't swim here!" The intructor told us.

WARN

The instructor warned us not to swim there.

200

"Make sure you lock up when you leave the office tonight." Jake told his colleagues.

REMINDED

Jake reminded his colleagues to lock up when they left the office that night.

300

"Carol, why don't you take a break?" The manager said.

SUGGEST

The manager suggested that Carol take a break.

The manager suggested taking a break.

400

"I'm really sorry that I didn't meet the deadline." said Joanna.

APOLOGISED

Joanna apologised for missing / not meeting the deadline.

500

"If I were you, I would look for another job." said Max.

RECOMMENDED

Max recommended looking for another job.

Grammar

100

Correct the mistake:

If I met Usain Bolt, I take a photograph of him.

If I met Usain Bolt, I would take a photograph of him.

200

Correct the mistake:

We can get tickets for the match if we would book them today.

We can get tickets for the match if we book them today.

300

Correct the mistake:

He might have decided to join another team if the club wouldn’t have offered him so much money.

He might have decided to join another team if the club hadn't offered him so much money.

400

Tim was annoyed because his son didn’t pay his 

car tax. (PAID)

If his son ....................................................

his car tax, Tim wouldn’t have been annoyed.

If his son had paid his car tax, Tim wouldn't have been annoyed.

500

I am sure that Emilia hasn’t remembered we have 

an appointment. (MUST)

Emilia ....................................................

we have an appointment.

Emilia must have forgotten we have an appointment.