Vocabulary 1 (Unit 6)
Read the definitions and name the person that works in entertainment:
1. a musician who performs on the street
2. a person whose job is to apply cosmetics
3. a person who entertains with puppets
1. BUSKER
2. MAKE-UP ARTIST
3. PUPPETEER
Transform this sentence into Passive Voice:
People think the pandemic will come to its end soon.
It is thought the pandemic will come to its end soon.
What are the negative forms of these adjectives?
- APPROPRIATE - PUNCTUAL
- POLITE - SINCERE
- RATIONAL - EXPENSIVE
- INAPPROPRIATE - UNPUNCTUAL
- IMPOLITE - INSINCERE
- IRRATIONAL - INEXPENSIVE
Use modal verbs to complete the sentences.
1. Julie _____ (buy) the book, but she borrowed it from the library instead.
2. You _____ (talk) to him and set the record straight. Now, you don't talk anymore.
1. Julie COULD HAVE BOUGHT the book, but she borrowed it from the library instead.
2. You SHOULD HAVE TALKED to him and set the record straight. Now, you don't talk anymore.
Complete the following sentence by unscrambling the letters in brackets.
1. There's an unexpected twist in the ___ towards the end of the movie. (LOTP)
2. My mum designed the costumes and ___ of the play, so she got two free tickets. (NYSEREC)
3. The ___ and the acting of 'Parasite' are both superb. (TRISCP)
1. There's an unexpected twist in the PLOT towards the end of the movie.
2. My mum designed the costumes and SCENERY of the play, so she got two free tickets.
3. The SCRIPT and the acting of 'Parasite' are both superb.
Transform this sentence into Passive Voice:
The company board is presenting new work policies and projects during tomorrow's meeting.
New work policies and projects are going to be presented during tomorrow's meeting.
Describe the meaning of REDTAPE.
The documents and procedures associated with bureaucratic systems, such as applying for a passport, a bank account or registering a complaint.
Which phrasal verbs do you use to describe speculation and deduction in the past.
MAY, MIGHT, COULD, MUST, CAN'T
Write three sentences; one for each of these words.
GRIPPING - UPLIFTING - HILARIOUS
- I found the book so GRIPPING that I couldn't put it down
- For me it was a marvellously UPLIFTING performance. I feel so much better now.
- He didn't like the film at all - I thought it was HILARIOUS.
Transform this sentence into Active Voice:
A mysterious woman was chased for tax evasion by the police.
The police chased a mysterious woman for tax evasion.
What is the collective noun used for these groups?
- dogs or wolves
- protestors
- birds
- PACK
- HORDE / MOB
- FLOCKS
What do you think happened to a person who is actively active on social media and uploads videos and photos every day but hasn't updated the Instagram feed?
He/She must have had some school homework to do.
He/She might have lost his/her mobile phone.
He/She can't have lost his/her mobile because I saw him/her yesterday and he/she had it with him/her.
Use prefixes or suffixes to transform the words in parenthesis:
1. If the children ____ (behave), they must go to bed early.
2. The lesson is full of mistakes, we will have to _____ (write) it.
3. My son is much more _____ (responsible) than my daughter. He never does his homework.
1. If the children MISBEHAVE, they must go to bed early.
2. The lesson is full of mistakes, we will have to REWRITE it.
3. My son is much more IRRESPONSIBLE than my daughter. He never does his homework.
Restructure these sentences so they imply that these people didn't do these actions by themselves:
- Excuse, do you know where I can fix my computer.
- I polished my shoes for 20 pesos.
- My dad is mowing the lawn next Saturday morning.
- Excuse, do you know where I can GET/HAVE MY COMPUTER FIXED.
- I GOT/HAD MY SHOES POLISHED for 20 pesos.
- My dad is GETTING/HAVING THE LAWN MOWED next Saturday morning.
Correct the mistakes:
1. I can’t find my wallet! I must dropped it in the taxi.
2. You mustn't have seen John last night. He was in hospital.
3. She was home last night, but didn’t answer the door. She can have been having a shower.
1. I can’t find my wallet! I must have dropped it in the taxi.
2. You can't have seen John last night. He was in hospital.
3. She was home last night, but didn’t answer the door. She could/may/might have been having a shower.
Name 2 words that come from these roots:
- Happy
- Child
- Decide
- Happy: HAPPINESS, UNHAPPY
- Child: CHILDISH, CHILDREN, CHILDHOOD
- Decide: DECISION, DECISIVE, INDECISIVE
Correct the mistakes in these sentences:
- The film was produce with a low budget and, yet, they make one of the greatest films of all time.
- My mum's purse get stolen last night. She had to cancel all her cards.
- The film was PRODUCED with a low budget and, yet, they make one of the greatest films of all time.
- My mum's purse GOT stolen last night. She had to cancel all her cards.