Vocabulary
Decide if these words and phrases are connected to relationships, language or feelings:
accent, only child, down, fluent, furious, single, mood, accurate, separated, get by, twin, upset
relationships: only child, single, separated, twin
language: accent, fluent, accurate, get by
feelings: down, furious, mood, upset
What's the opposite of:
"strong accent"
"easy"
"fluent"
"a basic level"
"strong accent" → slight accent
"easy" → hard
"fluent" → not very fluent
"a basic level" → a high level
Make a sentence with the word "mood".
• she’s been in a bad mood all day
• listening to music always puts me in a good mood
• I’m not in the mood to go out this evening
• he was in no mood to accept my apology
Я сильно поправилась(лся) за праздники.
I put on some/a lot of weight during the holidays.
Make two questions from this group of words:
Where / What / does / are / that / you / based / involve
1. Where are you based?
2. What does that involve?
Complete the sentences with the correct preposition:
1. worry ____ your progress
2. rely ____ your best friend
3. feel very frustrated ____ this situation
4. she was disappointed ____ her exam results
5. I feel really guilty _____ leaving you
1. worry about your progress
2. rely on your best friend
3. feel very frustrated about this situation
4. she was disappointed with her exam results
5. I feel really guilty about leaving you
What can "fail"?
brakes / eyesight / business / system
Make a sentence with the phrasal verb "get by".
• I'm not fluent in Spanish, but I can get by.
• I got by on £500 a month when was a student
• she's hoping to get by without a car
Они немного расстроились, что их не пригласили на вечеринку.
They were a bit upset that they weren't invited to the party.
Make two questions from this group of words:
Have / Are / you / you / working / been / here before / at the moment
1. Have you been here before?
2. Are you working at the moment?
Add UP or DOWN in the correct place in these sentences.
1. What's the matter with Max? He seems a bit at the moment.
2.I'm sorry I haven't called. We're really busy setting our new business.
3.You sound really fed up. Why don't you go away for the weekend to cheer yourself?
4. I haven't been out yet today. It's been pouring here all morning.
5. It's such a shame about your sister and her husband. I just heard that they split.
1. What's the matter with Max? He seems a bit DOWN at the moment.
2. I'm sorry I haven't called. We're really busy setting UP our new business.
3. You sound really fed up. Why don't you go away for the weekend to cheer yourself UP?
4. I haven't been out yet today. It's been pouring DOWN here all morning.
5. It's such a shame about your sister and her husband. I just heard that they split UP.
What can you "pick up"?
a phone / some Spanish / a skill / a habit / someone at five / a girl at the bar
Make a sentence using the verb "exaggerate".
• Stop exaggerating - things weren't that bad!
Она жестом пригласила меня подойти.
She gestured to me to come up.
Make two questions from this group of words:
Where / When / does / was / she / she/ live / born
1. Where does she live?
2. When was she born?
Complete the words with the correct prefix or suffix:
1. I didn't think I was going to get the job but I was pleasant___ surprised when they offered it to me.
2. There are several charities that work hard to help home____ people get off the streets.
3. Nobody knew about the financial problems at work. The job losses were completely __expected.
4. You shouldn't feel guilt___ about taking time off. Everyone needs a holiday.
5. Don't be too disappoint___ about failing your driving test. You can take it again.
1. I didn't think I was going to get the job but I was pleasantLY surprised when they offered it to me.
2. There are several charities that work hard to help homeLESS people get off the streets.
3. Nobody knew about the financial problems at work. The job losses were completely UNexpected.
4. You shouldn't feel guiltY about taking time off. Everyone needs a holiday.
5. Don't be too disappointED about failing your driving test. You can take it again.
Give examples of what can be "efficient".
an efficient worker / heating equipment / use of energy / fuel-efficient cars / efficient service / efficient way to do smth
Make a sentence using the verb "appreciate".
Вся семья слегла с простудой прямо перед поездкой.
The whole family came down with flu right before the trip.
Make two questions from this group of words:
Did / Has / you / she / go out / seen / it / last night
1. Did you go out last night?
2. Has she seen it?
What form of the word in brackets do you need to complete the text?
A [centre] question in language learning is, 'What makes a good learner?'. Some say language ability is [genes], others think it's more about motivation and [ambitious]. There's [evident] that being bilingual improves the power of the brain, especially in young learners. But what if you are an adult? Well, [achieve] will probably take longer. But there's a huge range of tools to help you become a good [perform] - online practice, apps and contact with other learners in the digital world. And older students can often understand their own [strong] and [weak] and so take control of their learning.
A CENTRAL question in language learning is, 'What makes a good learner?'. Some say language ability is GENETIC, others think it's more about motivation and AMBITION. There's EVIDENCE that being bilingual improves the power of the brain, especially in young learners. But what if you are an adult? Well, ACHIEVEMENT will probably take longer. But there's a huge range of tools to help you become a good PERFORMER - online practice, apps and contact with other learners in the digital world. And older students can often understand their own STRENGTHS and WEAKNESSES and so take control of their learning.
Make collocations with the words "weight".
put on / gain / lose / watch your weight
Make a sentence using the verb "rush".
• he rushed to get off the train
• I rushed out of the house (left the house very quickly)
• we had to rush her to the doctor (take her to the doctor very quickly)
• I rush the last question of the exam (did it too quickly)
Я чуть не опоздал(а) на рейс, потому что мою сумку обыскали в аэропорту.
I was almost late for my flight because my bag had been searched/they had searched my bag at the airport.
Make two questions from this group of words:
What / How / kind of music / often / do / are / you / you / into / do that
1. What kind of music are you into?
2. How often do you do that?