Vocabulary 1 (WS 4)
1. E_____ your PIN number and press the green button, please.
2. I try to avoid buying clothes in c___ stores. I prefer things that are unique.
3. He has had a bad r___________ since he was a teenager, but he never does anything bad anymore.
4. I’m not sure I agree with the e_________ values of the company. They don't do much to help the environment.
5. Come on, let’s t__________ ourselves to coffee and cake for working so hard today.
6. I bought it for a b_______ price last year, now it costs a lot more money.
7. So many new shops are s_______ up in my town that I don’t have time to visit them all.
8 I always try to s____________ local producers.
1 Enter
2 chain
3 reputation
4 ethical
5 treat
6 bargain
7 springing
8 support
Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.
1. Rebecca gave up her course and never reached
her full _____________.
2. Taking an online course is a good way to
improve your career _____________.
3. The factory owner is looking for ways to
increase _____________ and be more
productive.
4. Simon enjoys working to a _____________, he
finds it good motivation.
5. Achieving a _____________ feels great but it’s
the effort and hard work involved that’s
important.
1 potential
2 prospects
3 output
4 deadline
5 goal
Complete the collocations:
___ wired differently
___ in charge
____ your niche
____ on your strengths
____ one true calling
____ a vocation
____ purpose
be wired differently
be in charge
find your niche
focus on your strengths
have one true calling
have a vocation
lack purpose
Make the sentences and questions as reported speech statements.
Example: ‘I want to go there tomorrow,’ I explained.
I explained I wanted to go there the next day.
1. ‘Do you have any experience in graphic
design?’ they wanted to know.
_____________________________________ .
2. ‘Don’t worry about it,’ I told her.
______________________________________ .
3 ‘I saw her the day before yesterday,’said Jim.
_________________________________ before.
4 ‘I won’t be late again,’ Tom says every week.
_____________________________________ .
5 ‘You must put in a little more effort tomorrow,’
he said.
1 They wanted to know if / whether I had any
experience in graphic design.
2 I told her not to worry about that.
3 Jim said he had seen her two days [before].
4 Tomsays every week (that) he won’t be late
again.
5 He said (that) I must putin a little more
effort the next/following day.
1. buying things on the Internet rather than in a
store – o____________ s____________
2. a way of life where buying many things and
then throwing them away is normal –
t_________-a_________ s____________
3. a material that is produced by humans and
isn’t natural – s____________ f____________
4. a product that is made and can be bought only
in a small area – l____________ b__________
5. to look for the cheapest price – go
b___________-h____________
6. when someone has sensible opinion about
something and behaves sensibly towards it –
r____________ a____________
7. something you buy without putting much
thought into it – i__________ p____________
1 online shopping
2 throw-away society
3 synthetic fabric
4 local brand
5 bargain-hunting
6 responsible attitude
7 impulse purchase
Complete the sentences with the missing words.
1. You'll never ___________ your objectives if
you don't believe in yourself.
2. It's so easy to __________ up a new skill these
days. There are so many courses you can take
online.
3. I’m not sure about entering the job __________.
I think I’ll go travelling first.
4. I can’t stand doing a job where you do the
same thing day in, day ___________.
5. I put my ___________ into that project so I was very sad when it failed.
1 fulfil
2 pick
3 market
4 out
5 heart
Complete the sentences with question tags.
1. I don’t think this fridge is working properly,
__________?
2. I’m being reasonable now, _______________?
.3 Nobody had anything against that, _________
________?
4. That’s Susan over there, _________________?
The one with the balloons?
5. It didn’t use to be so difficult, _____________?
6. They haven’t really done anything wrong,
__________________?
7. It doesn’t sound like the right thing to do,
__________________?
8. I’m not going to get punished for this,
__________________?
1 is it
2 aren’t I
3 did they
4 isn’t it
5 did it
6 have they
7 does it
8 am I
Make the sentences and questions as reported speech statements.
Example: ‘I want to go there tomorrow,’ I explained.
I explained I wanted to go there the next day.
1 'Please, don't accept this job,’ I asked her.
____________________________________ .
2 ‘Are you interested in a part-time job?’ she
wanted to know.
_____________________________________ .
3 ‘You should get up earlier than you do,’ Emma
said to me then.
____________________________________ .
4 ‘I won’t be late again this week,’ Jimmy told
me.
__________________________________ .
5 ‘We spoke to her two days ago,’ we explained.
________________________________________
1 I asked her not to accept that job.
2 She wanted to know if/whether I was
interested in a part-time job.
3 Emma said (to me) then (that) I should get
up earlier than I did.
4 Jimmy toldme (that) hewouldn’tbe late
againthatweek.
5 We explained (that) we had spoken to her
two days before.
Complete the collocations with the correct word.
auction _____
car ____ sale
checked _____
flea _____
_____ property
_____ stall
_____ belongings
pre-___ goods
auction house
2 car boot sale
3 checked bags
4 flea market
5 lost property
6 market stall
7 personal belongings
8 pre-owned goods
Complete the sentences with the missing prepositions.
1. Diana keeps putting _____ making a decision
about her party. Soon it will be too late to
invite anyone.
2. Let’s set _____ our main tasks for the week.
3. She’s been working so hard she’s heading for a
crash. She’ll burn _____ before the end of the
year.
4. Let’s get _____ to some work now. Put your
phone down and concentrate.
5. Learning a new language is hard but if you keep
_____ it, you’ll start to see progress.
Exercise 2
1 off
2 out
3 out
4 down
5 at
Complete the sentences with question tags or reply questions.
1. Let’s invite Julie and Nick to dinner, ___________?
2. - ‘They’re never late!’ -‘_________________?’
3. Don’t forget to do the shopping,____________?
4. You wouldn’t really do anything like that, _______?
5. - ‘She reads a lot in her free time.’
- ‘__________________?’
6. We’re going to stay there for a few nights,______?
7 - ‘We should definitely tell him!’
- ‘__________________?’
1 shall we
2 Aren’t they
3 will you
4 would you
5 Does she
6 aren’t we
7 Should we
Think of as many synonym phrases and idioms as possible to the words rich and poor.
Check in WS 4E
Name all the phrases to describe a quick and big change UP and DOWN
a sharp rise in/ a marked increase in/ a rapid drop im/ a sharp decline in
Choose the correct sentence to describe each situation.
1. I fed the cat after I got back from school in the
evening. I didn’t know that my sister had fed it thirty minutes earlier.
a) I didn’t need to feed the cat.
b) I needn’t have fed the cat.
2. When I got back from school, I saw a note on the
table from my sister, saying that she had fed the
cat thirty minutes earlier.
a. I didn’t need to feed the cat.
b. I needn’t have fed the cat.
3. You didn’t ask for the exact address and now we
don’t know where to go.
a. You ought to have asked for the address.
b. You ought not to have asked for the address.
1 b
2 a
3. a
Complete the sentences with the missing prepositions.
1. I’ve been checking _________ on walking
tours we can do on holiday.
2. I’d like to cut down _________ the amount
of time I spend online.
3. I always treat myself _________ something
nice on my birthday.
4. Can you look out _________ the hotel? I’m
not sure where it is.
5. The librarian has put the books _________
for me so I can pick them up later.
Exercise 1
1 up
2 on
3 to
4 for
5 aside
Name all the phrases to 1) describe no change; 2) to describe little or no change UP and DOWN
1) remain/be constant or unchanged
2) UP- a growing number of/ a steady rise in/ a gradual increase in/
DOWN- a steady drop in/ a gradual decline in
Complete the second sentence so that it means the
same as the first. Use the words in capitals.
1 It’s a shame she didn’t stay at home. SHOULD
She ________.
2 I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to be late
tonight. OUGHT
You ______________.
3 We called the ambulance but it turned out to be
unnecessary. HAVE
We __________________.
4 It’s a good idea for you to see a doctor about your
back. HAD
You __________________.
5 It wasn’t necessary for me to go to school that
day. HAVE
I _____________________.
6 It’s very important that you never forget her name.
MUST
You _______________________.
7 It would have been better if you had spent less
money. TO
You ___________________.
1 [She] should have stayed at home.
2 [You] ought not to be late tonight.
3 [We] needn’t have called the ambulance.
4 [You] had better see a doctor about your
back.
5 [I] didn’t have to go to school that day.
6 [You] must never forget her name.
7 [You] ought to have spent less money /
oughtn't to have spent so much money.