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Unit 1 Family and Friends (1)

Complete the words.


1) T_ _ _ _ are children aged 11-19 years old who can sometimes
be difficult, but they can also be a lot of fun.
2) I t _ _ _ _ my friends. They are always honest they never tell
lies.
3) C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is important for good relationships.
4) You need to have positive a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to succeed in your
career.
5) People who do not feel free sometimes r _ _ _ _ .
6) It is the students r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to do their homework.
7) Dont t _ _ _ _ your friends badly.
Write the words.
1)
2)
3)
4)

My brothers wife is my _____________________.


My brothers daughter is my ___________________.
My mothers brother is my ____________________.
It was a lovely wedding! The ____________________ was really
beautiful in her white dress and the ___________________ looked

handsome in his black suit.


5) Im Jennifer! My husbands mother is my ____________________
and my husbands father is my _____________________. Im their
________________________.
6) I live with my mothers husband who is not my father. He is
my ______________________.
Match the opposites.
1) Relaxed
2) Impatient
3) Ugly
4) Outgoing
5) Old-fashioned
6) Lazy
7) Generous
8) Over-weight
9) Weak
10)
Dark

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)

Anxious
Hard-working
Patient
Modern
Thin
Mean
Shy
Well-built
Fair
j) Handsome

Unit 1 Family and Friends (2)


Complete the words.

a) John is m _ _ _ _ _ _ to Jennifer and they have two children.


b) My parents are s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of my decision to study
graphic design in Italy.
c) Maria d _ _ _ _ _ _ on his parents for everything. She never
takes some responsibility.
d) Lucy is very p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of her young brother. She doesnt
like other children to treat them badly.

Complete with: make, get, have, keep, do, break


a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________

in touch
the ice
your best
a mess
a sense of humour
divorced

Complete with a preposition.


1) Maria is very excited _____________ the camping with her
2)
3)
4)
5)

friends.
Wed like to congratulate you ______________ your high marks.
I was born _____________ a big traditional family its cool!
Carl is engaged _____________ Emily for three years.
My brother has had a close relationship ______________ Tonia
for years.

Unit 2 House & Home (1)


Read the definitions and write the words.
1) This is the part of a house which is underground.
______________________
2) This is a line which is not straight. ___________________
3) This is the person who designs buildings. _____________________
4) This describes how hot or cold something is. _____________________

5) This happens when something is broken and needs to be repaired.


______________________
6) This is a system which heats a building. ______________________
7) This is on top of a house. _____________________
8) This is the part of a house where you park the car.
_____________________
9) This is on top of every room of the house. ______________________
10)
This is the place where the smoke of the fireplace goes out.
_______________________
11)
This building is full of apartments. ______________________
12)
These houses are in a row and they are similar to each other.
________________________
13)
This is an extra house someone has which is either by the
sea or on the mountains. ______________________
14)
These are houses which share a wall. ______________________

Write the words.

Unit 2 House & Home (2)


Complete the sentences with the words/phrases from the
box.
helpful, traditional, comfortable, repairable, careful,
environmental, make yourselves at home, to bring home the
bacon
1. ___________________ houses in England are made of wood and
are painted red.

2. Be _________________! Its a very steep mountain.


3. Hello! Here we are! Welcome! Come in!
_________________________.
4. Is this fridge ____________________ or will I have to buy a new
one?
5. What do your parents do _______________________?
6. This sofa is very expensive but it is much more
_____________________ than that one.
7. My teacher is very _____________________. She always gives us
some useful tips for our tests.
8. New cars are better because they dont cause much
______________________ damage.

Complete the sentences with: up, away, down, out


1. Mum was tidying ___________ the kitchen all morning; it looks
great!
2. Electrical appliances usually wear ___________ year by year.
3. It was very kind of you to help me put ___________ the clothes.
4. They pulled ____________ the old houses and built three new
blocks of flats.

Unit 3 Free Time (1)


Write the words.

Unit 3 Free Time (2)


Complete the sentences with the words below in the correct
form.
entertainment, participant, bored, educate,
respond
1. Children in poor countries must have the right in
_____________________. They should attend schools.
2. This new game is very ________________________. Millions of
people buy it every year.
3. There are lots of ______________________ in this competition.
4. I find History a very ____________________ subject. You have to
remember lots of days, dates and events and my memory
doesnt help.
5. Give me a _____________________ by tomorrow, the manager
says.

Complete the sentences with a phrasal verb.


1. Do you ____________________ with your friends every weekend?
Where do you usually go?
2. We are going to go camping next Sunday. Would you like to
______________________? It will be a great fun!
3. Please ____________________ the TV before you go to bed. Dont
leave it on like last night!

4. You have to ______________________ to get on your Facebook


account.
5. Why dont you ____________________ a new hobby? Youve got
lots of free time in summer.
Complete the sentences with: doing, get, go, make, pass
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Youd better ___________ an effort to get better marks.


If youre tired of sleeping all day, ____________ a hobby.
Join a sports club to ___________ your time.
Arent you bored of ___________ nothing all day?
Lots of teenagers ___________ online and surf the Net in their
free time.
Unit 4 Education & Learning (1)

Complete the sentences with the words below.


skills, talent, attention, access, knowledge, generations, volunteers,
technology, languages, Physics, revise, fail, teach, learn, missed, study, state
school, university
1. One of the _________________ I have is to communicate well
with people.
2. Please pay _________________ to what I say because you are
having a test next week.
3. Do you have __________________ to the internet at home?
4. The company had been in the family for ___________________.
5. My school needs ___________________ for the children camp in
summer.
6. The teacher told the parents that their daughter has a
____________________ in dancing.
7. Maria speaks three ____________________ fluently; English,
French and Spanish.
8. I dont really like Biology. I prefer Maths and
____________________.
9. The psychologist had a deep ___________________ of human
nature.
10.
My brother is going to study information
___________________ at the University of Bristol.
11.
This school is not a private one. Its a
_____________________.

12.

Most students prefer a ____________________ in England

instead of studying in Cyprus.


13.
Your teacher says that you need to _____________________
harder for your exams.
14.
You need to ___________________ everything we have
done in Unit 5 for your test.
15.
I arrived late at the bus stop so I ____________________ the
bus. It has already left.
16.
If you _____________________ your exams, you are going
to be at the same class for the next year.
17.
In geography today, we will _____________________ all
about Antarctica. Mr. Kingston is going to ____________________
us about all continents this year.
Unit 4 Education & Learning (2)
Match the phrasal verbs with their definitions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Deal with
Make up
Bring up
Stick at
Keep up with
Look something up
Help someone out
Stay up

a. To invent, create
b. Not go to bed
c. To learn at the same speed as
others
d. To continue to work at
something difficult or

unpleasant
e. To manage to live with, cope
Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box in
with
f.
To search for something
the correct
form.
get a scholarship,
do an assignment,
have
a because
degree, sit
an
g. To aid
someone
is busy
exam, take a break, take a gap year
or faces difficulty
h. To start a discussion about a
topic
1. Maria is extremely anxious whenever she has to
________________________.
2. If you are too tired, _____________________ and go for a walk.
3. His grades are very high so he is going to
________________________ to Oxford University.
4. My mother _____________________ in Accounting and Finance.
5. I have to _____________________ on the Second World War for
my History class.
6. Bobs just graduated from university and wants to
______________________ before getting a job.

Complete with: into, through, past, onto, out of


1. The teacher is about to start the lesson. We should go
____________ the class.
2. I lost my keys so I had to climb _____________ a window at the
back of my house.
3. Someone from the audience jumped ___________ the stage,
grabbed the microphone and started singing.
4. I saw Mr. Charis yesterday. He walked ____________ us at Ledras
last night.
5. Her friend came to pick her up so she walked ____________ the
house.

Unit 5 The City (1)


Write the words.

Unit 5 The City (2)

Complete the sentences with ONE word.


1. It ___________ time to do an assignment.
2. You need to buy a file in order to ____________ track of what
3.
4.
5.
6.

you are doing.


Lets meet at the caf next ____________ the shopping centre.
The buses are on strike so you have to ____________ a taxi.
Ill be waiting for you ____________ the corner at 6 oclock.
At school, you need to ____________ the rules and wear a

uniform.
7. I have to buy a map in order not to ___________ lost.
8. I live ____________ 50 Boston street in Liverpool.
9. Pass the traffic lights and _____________ left.
10.
Is the car park ____________ my left-hand side?

Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings.


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Get around
Turn into
Head for
Take in
Come along

a.
b.
c.
d.

go towards, go to
accompany somebody
travel
get into
e. see, visit

Unit 6 Food & Drink (1)


Write the words.

Match the words with their meanings.


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Annual
Delicious
Local
Special
Traditional
Typical

Write the words.

a. Tasty
b. What someone always does,
common
c. Yearly
d. An old custom
e. Not ordinary
f. From this area

Match the pictures with the words.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Peel
Grill
Bake
Slice
Fry
6. Boil

Unit 6 Food &


Match the
meanings.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Go off
Cut something up
Take someone out
Put something down
Cut down on

Drink (2)
a. To
reduce
phrasal
verbs
with their
b. To place something somewhere
c. To find time to do something
d. To spoil, go bad
e. To treat someone to a meal,
f.

concert, etc.
To separate something into
smaller parts using a knife

6. Get round to

Complete the sentences using the words/phrases below.


lay the table, ordering a meal, serves lunch, tasteless, spicy, healthy, cheerful,
fatty, colourful
1. The restaurant next to the company _________________________
every day from 11:30 to 15:00.
2. Dad always has trouble ________________________ in a
restaurant. He never knows what he wants.
3. Indian food can be very __________________________.
4. Mark, can you please help me __________________________?
Dinner is ready!
5. I eat lots of fruit and vegetables because I want to have a
_________________________ diet.
6. I love this new caf in our area. The waiters are helpful, kind
and ____________________________.
7. The food is _________________________. Did you put any salt in
it?
8. You put on weight if you eat too much
____________________________ food.
9. Thats a really __________________________ dessert! Its brown,
red, yellow and pink!

Unit 7 Mind & Body (1)


Write the words.

Unit 7 Mind & Body (2)


Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
sick and tired, a pain in the neck, a little under the weather, get over, wear
off, fill in, go up, concentrate, treatment, punished, describe,
embarrassment
1. You sound horrible, Alex! Are you ok? Im feeling
___________________________ actually. Ill go home early.
2. Can you please make less noise? Im trying to
________________________ and study for my exams.
3. Year by year, the prices of the clothes
_________________________. I wont buy anything unless its on
sale.
4. Youre in trouble with the police again! You are an
___________________________ to this family.
5. I know you arent feeling well! Can you
__________________________ your symptoms for me?
6. I hope you __________________________ your flu really quickly.
7. He went into hospital for ____________________________.
8. My sister keeps wearing my clothes and jewelries. She can be
such ________________________ sometimes!

9. The teacher _________________________ her student for being


late to class.
10.
The pain-relieving effects of the aspirin would
_________________________ after just an hour.
11.
You have to ___________________________ this application
form in order to apply for the job.
12.
I am _________________________ of having to study every
day for my exams.

Unit 8 The Natural World (1)


Write the words.

Unit 8 The Natural World (2)


Complete the sentences using the words/phrases below.
pollution, compare, imagined, belief, raining cats and dogs, wet behind
the ears, is as quick as lightning, weathering the storm
1. Kevin _______________________________ that his new job wouldn't
be very hard and that he could just do whatever he wanted.
2. Dont try to give me advice about women when you are still
_______________________________. Im going to ask someone who
is more experienced.
3. The entire world is ____________________________ of the financial
crisis.
4. I got really wet yesterday until I managed to get to my car
without an umbrella. It was _________________________________!!
5. The study is going to _______________________________ the
quality of care provided in state and private hospitals.
6. Ben _______________________________ and wins every race he
runs.
7. It is my _____________________________ that working thirty-five
hours per week is too much.
8. Fumes from factories and cars cause air
___________________________.

Complete the sentences using ONE word.


1. The police officer prevented her _____________ entering the
building.
2. The victims of the flood were provided ____________ shelter,
food and warm clothes.
3. Jonathan quickly grabbed the little boy and saved him
____________ falling off the cliff.

4. Peters not listening to the teacher; he has his head in the


_____________ again!
5. Joanna only likes me when Ive got money; she is _____________
fair-weather friend and I think Ill stop hanging out with her.
6. All the students volunteered ____________ cleaning all the parks
of the area.
7. Run and warn the people _____________ the forest fire!
8. Why dont you worry a bit ____________ your marks? You are
going to fail your exams.

Unit 9 Transport (1)


Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in the box in
the correct form.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.

go around, hang around, pick up, pull up, see off, set out,
slow down
I had grown so fat that none of my belts would
____________________ my waist.
My boyfriend came to the airport with me to ______________ me
_____________ and kiss me goodbye!
I'll ______________________ the kids from school today. You did it
yesterday!
The driver __________________________ as he approached the
traffic lights.
Its really annoying that our flight has been delayed! We are
going to ________________________ the airport for hours now till
the boarding.
The taxi ______________________ and the woman got out.
They ________________________ for London early yesterday to
avoid traffic.

Write the words.

Unit 9 Transport (2)


Complete the sentences using the phrases below.
in the same boat, itchy feet, hit the road, in the drivers seat, rock the
boat, driving me up the wall
1. You got very low marks just like Mark did. You are
__________________________.
2. Hurry up, Jane! Wed better ___________________________ or well
get stuck in traffic.
3. As usual Dad is __________________________; Mum never gets to
make any decisions in our house.
4. Stop whistling that annoying tune. You're
______________________________.
5. Why did you get all these travel brochures? Have you got
__________________________ and you are going to travel again?
6. The arrangements are already made, so don't
____________________________.

Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings.


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Break down
Drop off
Get back
Hold up
Speed up
Take off

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Go faster!
Leave the ground
Return
Delay
Stop working
f. Leave

Complete the sentences with on or by.


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________

sea
land
air
foot
holiday
board

7. ____________ business
8. ____________ rail
Unit 10 Technology (1)
Find the words.
1. An a_______________ is another word for an application for
mobile technology.
2. A mobile d_______________ is a piece of equipment which you
can carry around.
3. S_______________ is a set of programs which we put in a
computer.
4. An i_______________ is something useful that someone has
created for the first time.
Write the words.

Read the

definitions and write the words.

1. If you transfer a document/piece of music/movie/etc. from the


Internet in your computer, you d________________ it.
2. If you erase something from your computer, you
d________________ it.
3. If you transfer data from the computer on the Internet, you
u_______________ it.
4. If you have on paper a document in your computer, you
p_______________ it.

Unit 10 Technology (2)

Complete the sentences with ONE word.


1. Im interested _________ starting my own business.
2. Jane is annoyed _________ her new computer; its very slow.
3. My brother is crazy __________ scuba-diving. I will hire the
equipment for him as a birthday present.
4. My sister is disappointed ___________ me because I was playing
the drums while she was trying to study.
5. If you arent satisfied __________ your mobile phone, return it!
6. Im tired __________ studying all day; Ill go out for a walk.

Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings.


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Switch off
Press mouse to select
Turn on
Move in the direction of
Call on the telephone
f. End phone call

Ring up
Turn off
Click on
Go to
Hang up
Switch on

Use the adjectives and the prefixes below to form negative


adjectives.

legal, lucky, logical, possible, popular, regular, responsible,


patient

il-

im-

ir-

un-

Unit 11 Entertainment (1)


Read the definitions and write the words.
1. People who are not actors but they work with the actors to
create a film/series = c _ _ _

2.
3.
4.
5.

A role in a film = c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A person who films the action = c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
All of the actors = c _ _ _
A person who performs the dangerous parts of a film = s _ _ _
____
6. The place where a film is made = s _ _
7. The first time a film is shown in the cinema = p _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8. A piece of action that happens in one place = s _ _ _ _
Match.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Action
Celebrity
Special
Guided
Film

a.
b.
c.
d.

status
movie
effects
studio
e. tour

Write the words.


O___________
C___________
____
N___________
D___________
B___________
T___________
____

C___________
S___________
____
Unscramble the words and complete the sentences.
1. Antonis Remos is going to ___________________ his first album
next week. (rdoerc)
2. Dont speak to your mother like that! Show a little
__________________! (ertecps)
3. People are paid a lot of money to __________________ important
plays and films. (iweerv)
4. After the concert ended, the audience stood up and
___________________ loudly! (delcpap)
5. Id like to __________________ the premiere, but the tickets are
sold out! (tndaet)
6. They asked Tim Burton to _____________________ the film, but
he refused. (cterdi)

Unit 11 Entertainment (2)


Complete the table.
Verb

Noun
Performance
Acting
Production

Noun (person)

Advertise
Exhibitor
Complete the sentences with ONE word.
1. My mother is fond __________ classical music!
2. Hollywood is famous __________ its movie studios.
3. My dad wasnt keen __________ opera until he saw Madame
Butterfly in Londons Covent Garden.

4. Novels are different __________ novellas because they are


usually much longer.
5. My parents are very pleased __________ my marks for the first
term.
6. Films like Finding Nemo and Shrek are very popular __________
audience of all ages.
Complete the sentences with the phrases below in the
correct form.
a museum piece, be in the limelight, be the class clown, play it safe, run
the show, face the music
1. This is the first concert given by Enrique Iglesias in Cyprus;
lets ________________________ and get our tickets early.
2. Although Jane is not the boss, she is the only one who
_______________________ around here.
3. The politician tried to avoid ________________________ because
he didn't like the attention.
4. Jake knew that his mum would be angry because he went to
the concert without her permission. His only option was to go
home and ____________________________.
5. This computer is really ____________________________! You
bought it ages ago! You should get yourself a newer one!
6. Jonathan _________________________; all his classmates think he
is cool and funny, but his teachers dont like him very much.
Unit 12 Sport (1)
Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Show off
Get away
Get over
Hang on
Give up
Look down on

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Escape
Recover from
Feel superior to
Behave boastfully
Stop doing
Wait

Write the words.

____________
_____

____________
_____
Label the parts of the body.

____________
____________
__________

____________
_____

e___________
____

c___________
____
n___________
____

f____________
___
t____________
___

k___________
____

a___________
____

t____________
___
Sport (2)

Unit 12
Complete the table.
Verb

Noun
amazement

Adjective

create
attractive
compete
organised
success
encourage
Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Warm up
Drop out of
Knock out
Work out
Let down

a.
b.
c.
d.

To
To
To
To
e. To

do exercise to improve fitness


quit, stop
disappoint
make someone unconscious
do light exercise before doing a

more difficult physical activity


Complete with: play, go, do

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
10. ____________

tennis
baseball
athletics
golf
swimming
boxing
skiing
rock climbing
karate
football

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