Unit 6
I do not want to take the train to Berlin because I am really .......... flying. I do not feel safe when I fly.
afraid of
I do not want to live in my country when I finish university. I hope to _________ and work in a different country.
go abroad
My mother is Swedish, my father Irish and my grandparents are Russian immigrants so I have a mixed _________.
identity
I prefer taking the train to work, there's a lot of traffic on the roads in the morning so I do not want to be late for work because of the .................
traffic jam
Pride and Prejudice is a famous book by the British author, Jane Austen and there are several different movies ____________ the book in different years.
based on
She lost both her parents in an accident and she had no one to look after her so she grew up in a/an........
orphanage
On the train I ________ my stop while I was listening to music and daydreaming. I walked home from there in the freezing cold.
missed
During my final exams, I ordered pizza and ate a lot of junk food. At the end of exams I was a lot heavier; I ______________.
put on weight
The worst way to get around my city is the tram. Trams are very ................. as they are slow, usually very crowded and they stop at almost everywhere.
inconvenient
I failed in my physics exam unfortunately because the questions were really difficult and ............. I could not answer most of the questions.
confusing
Elections are next month but I cannot .............. because I'm not 18 yet.
vote
Chess is not a very difficult game and its ............are not hard to understand if you are careful.
rules
A group of doctors discovered a new cure that fights against cancer after years-long ........... They spent years to find the cure
research
Smart phones are great technological ................. They have changed our lives for the better and everyday life has become a lot easier and more practical thanks to them
revolutions
I like all kinds of movies but my favourite _________ is sci-fi.
genre
You are kind, honest and hardworking. You have lots of qualities that I ............... in you.
admire
We have a rich menu in our restaurant and you can find a great _________ of dishes from all over the world,e.g. Chienese, Italian, Mexican ...
variety
Sam ........... at one of his classmates after a stupid fight in the classroom and he said really nasty and offensive things to his friend.
swore(swear)
My dishwasher ............... almost a week ago and I haven't called a mechanic to fix it. Now there's a pile of dirty clothes waiting to be washed.
broke down
I cried a lot at the end of the movie, it was such an emotional and ............ movie.
touching
We want to build a library for schools in the rural parts of the city. We need a lot of money for the project and we hope to ______________ by selling our possessions or clothes on LetGo in the first place.
raise money
Tammie and her husband moved to the countryside a while ago. They were tired of living in the city and they just wanted to ............ from all the stress and chaos of the city.
escape
I discovered a great cafe near the central train station. Actually my friend, Jack __________ it to me saying it's a great place.
recommended
A middle-aged couple lives next-door to me with their teenage sons. The boys are so loud, noisy and rude. Every evening a fight starts between the boys and they ............ each other for hours.
argue with
I had very high expectations about the movie Parasite because everyone was saying it's great; however, I did not like it. I think it's worse than what people say; it is ...........
overrated