Optimise B1 Unit 1

Personality

100

Someone who is liked by lots of people is...

Popular

200

Someone who always tells the truth and behaves well towards other people is...

Polite

300

Tom is very ________. You can always trust him to do what he promises.

Dependable

400

What's the difference?

shy vs negative

Shy = nervous/uncomfortable with people.
Negative = focusing on the bad side of things.

500

Your friend is always late, forgets promises and doesn't do what they say.

What personality adjective describes them?

Unreliable

Present Tenses

100

My brother usually plays / is playing football on Saturdays.

Plays

200

Look! Sarah runs / is running to catch the bus.

is running

300

Correct the mistake:

I am knowing the answer.

I know the answer

400

These days, technology ______ very quickly.

A) develops
B) is developing
C) develop

is developing

500

Complete both sentences with the correct tense:

1. I ______ (think) this film is boring.
2. I ______ (think) about going to university abroad.

• think — opinion/stative meaning

• am thinking — considering something

Word Formation

100

Make a noun:

creative → ______

creativity

200

Make a noun:

curious → ______

curiosity

300

Make a noun:

generous → ______

generosity

400

Complete:

Her ______ makes it difficult for her to speak to new people.

shyness

500

Change the word in brackets:

The teacher was impressed by his ________ when he helped all the new students.
(GENERous)

generosity

Quantifiers

100

Complete:

There are ______ students in my class.

A) much
B) many

many

200

Complete:

I don't have ______ free time today.

A) many
B) much

much

300

Choose:

There are ______ people at the party.

A) a little
B) a few

a few

400

Correct the sentence:

I have a little friends at school.

I have a few friends at school.

500

Choose the best option:

I don't have ______ information about the new student, but I know ______ things about him.

A) many / a little
B) much / a few
C) a few / much

B)

Phrasal Verbs

100

What does look after mean?

A) investigate
B) take care of
C) find information
D) wait for something

take care of

200

What does turn off mean?

"Turn off your computer before you leave."

Make the computer stop working / switch it off.

300

Choose the correct phrasal verb:

The police are ______ the reason why the computer disappeared.

A) looking after
B) looking forward to
C) looking into
D) looking up

C)

400

Complete:

I'm really ______ ______ ______ the school holidays.

looking forward to

500

Complete the sentence with turn over:

If you ______ ______ the page, you'll find the answer on the next page.

turn over