VOCABULARY
People's personalities
People's personalities
Grant isn’t shy at all. He’s really ___ , in fact, and very confident when meeting new people.
a outgoing b self-satisfied c eccentric
outgoing
Some bloggers have millions of ___________ who follow their every comment.
a subscribers
b providers
c celebrities
subscribers
It was a relief to find the documents. I _____ (look) for them all afternoon.
had been looking
I loved going to my grandmother because she _____ cook amazing dishes every time we visited her.
would
The film star wore an old ___ hat.
a fabulous b white c huge
b
My dad’s ___ sometimes. He gets angry about things and doesn’t look happy.
a self-satisfied b passionate c bad-tempered
bad-tempered
You have to be careful about what you write because everybody can read it. You don’t want to reveal too much about yourself. Otherwise, somebody might ___________ your privacy.
invade
When he _____ (finish) his speech, he waited for the reaction of the audience. But no one said a word.
had finished
My mother _____ buy me everything I wanted, but she has been neglecting me lately.
used to / would
Kelly had a blue ___ car.
a Japanese b small c wonderful
a
Jeff is so __________ he doesn’t care what people say about him.
thick-skinned
Don’t expect to be that successful. At the same time, if you listen to ___________ on what you write from informed and knowledgeable people, you will improve as a writer.
a content
b feedback
c accessibility
d platform
feedback
Choose the right form of FLY
1. By the time the sun went down the couple _____ over the Pacific ocean for five hours.
2. By the time the sun went down the couple _____ more than 500 km over the Pacific ocean.
had been flying / had flown
I _____ like my toys a lot, but I haven't played with them for a long time now.
used to
There are a lot of ___ people living on the streets.
a alone b sleeping c lonely
c
How do we usually call people who like to consider ideas and opinions that are new or different to their own?
open-minded
Of course, you don’t want to be too critical of others, especially well-known people, because they could take you to court and ___________ you for libel.
sue
Although she __________________ (dream) of being a painter when she was very young, Kathryn Bigelow discovered that her talents lay in film-making. After studying film at Columbia University in New York, she got a job at the Art & Language collective. She __________________ (work) there for long when she made her first short film.
had dreamed / hadn’t been working
During our summer holidays in France, we _____ go the open-air cinema every day.
would
We were ___ starving when we got home from the cinema after watching three Star Wars films.
a very b absolutely c a bit
b
If you say that someone is __________, you think they are unreliable and cannot be trusted.
untrustworthy
How do we call a type of journalism that tries to discover information of public interest that someone is trying to hide?
investigative journalism
George Lucas directed his first film in 1971. He __________________ (try) to get enough funding to direct a full-length film for a number of years before then, so he saw it as a great opportunity. Before long, he was established as a major figure in Hollywood. In 2012, it was reported that George Lucas __________________ (sell) his film company to Disney for over $4 billion, and that, generously, he __________________ (decide) to give most of the money to charity. His film company was worth such an incredible amount of money because it included the rights to Lucas’ most well-known film franchise – the Star Wars films. In the 1970s, the first Star Wars film __________________ (win) six Oscars.
had been trying / had sold
had decided / had won
Three years ago, I (took / used to take) the train all the way to Scotland to go to a film festival. It was great.
And explain why?
took (because we have time expression)
The students thought the new film was absolutely ___ .
a amusing b funny c hilarious
c