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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) My brothers wife is my _____________________.


2) My brothers daughter is my ___________________.
3) My mothers brother is my ____________________.
4) 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 a) Anxious
2) Impatient b) Hard-working
3) Ugly c) Patient
4) Outgoing d) Modern
5) Old-fashioned e) Thin
6) Lazy f) Mean
7) Generous g) Shy
8) Over-weight h) Well-built
9) Weak i) Fair
10) Dark 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) _____________ in touch
b) _____________ the ice
c) _____________ your best
d) _____________ a mess
e) _____________ a sense of humour
f) _____________ divorced

Complete with a preposition.

1) Maria is very excited _____________ the camping with her friends.


2) Wed like to congratulate you ______________ your high marks.
3) I was born _____________ a big traditional family its cool!
4) Carl is engaged _____________ Emily for three years.
5) 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.

helpful, traditional, comfortable, repairable, careful, environmental, make


yourselves at home, to bring home the bacon

Write the words.


entertainment, participant, bored, educate, respond

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
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. Deal with a. To invent, create


2. Make up b. Not go to bed
3. Bring up c. To learn at the same speed as others
4. Stick at d. To continue to work at something
5. Keep up with
6. Look something up difficult or unpleasant
7. Help someone out e. To manage to live with, cope with
8. Stay up f. To search for something
g. To aid because someone is busy or faces
difficulty
Complete the sentences with the expressions
h. Tothe
in box
start in the correct
a discussion aboutform.
a topic
get a scholarship, do an assignment, have a degree, sit an exam, take a break,
take a gap year

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 you are doing.
3. Lets meet at the cafe next ____________ the shopping centre.
4. The buses are on strike so you have to ____________ a taxi.
5. Ill be waiting for you ____________ the corner at 6 oclock.
6. 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. Get around a. go towards, go to


2. Turn into b. accompany somebody
3. Head for c. travel
4. Take in d. get into
5. Come along e. see, visit

Unit 6 Food & Drink (1)

Write the words.


Match the words with their meanings.

1. Annual a. Tasty
2. Delicious b. What someone always does, common
3. Local c. Yearly
4. Special d. An old custom
5. Traditional e. Not ordinary
6. Typical f. From this area

Write the words.


Match the pictures with the words.

1. Peel
2. Grill
3. Bake
4. Slice
5. Fry
6. Boil

Unit 6 Food & Drink (2)

Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings.

1. Go off a. To reduce
2. Cut something up b. To place something somewhere
3. Take someone out c. To find time to do something
4. Put something down d. To spoil, go bad
5. Cut down on e. To treat someone to a meal, concert, etc.
f. 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 cafe 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.
go around, hang around, pick up, pull up, see off, set out, slow down

1. I had grown so fat that none of my belts would ____________________ my waist.


2. My boyfriend came to the airport with me to ______________ me _____________
and kiss me goodbye!
3. I'll ______________________ the kids from school today. You did it yesterday!
4. The driver __________________________ as he approached the traffic lights.
5. Its really annoying that our flight has been delayed! We are going to
________________________ the airport for hours now till the boarding.
6. The taxi ______________________ and the woman got out.
7. 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. Break down a. Go faster!


2. Drop off b. Leave the ground
3. Get back c. Return
4. Hold up d. Delay
5. Speed up e. Stop working
6. Take off f. Leave

Complete the sentences with on or by.

1. ____________ sea
2. ____________ land
3. ____________ air
4. ____________ foot
5. ____________ holiday
6. ____________ 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. Ring up a. Switch off


2. Turn off b. Press mouse to select
3. Click on c. Turn on
4. Go to d. Move in the direction of
5. Hang up e. Call on the telephone
6. Switch on f. End phone call
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. A role in a film = c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. A person who films the action = c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4. All of the actors = c _ _ _
5. 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. Action a. status
2. Celebrity b. movie
3. Special c. effects
4. Guided d. studio
5. Film e. tour

Write the words.

O_______________
C_______________

T_______________
B_______________
D_______________
N_______________

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 Noun (person)


Performance
Acting
Production
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. Show off a. Escape


2. Get away b. Recover from
3. Get over c. Feel superior to
4. Hang on d. Behave boastfully
5. Give up e. Stop doing
6. Look down on f. Wait

Write the words.

_________________

_________________ _________________ _________________

Label the parts of the body.

e_______________
c_______________

f_______________ n_______________

t_______________ k_______________

a_______________
t_______________
Unit 12 Sport (2)

Complete the table.

Verb Noun Adjective


amazement
create
attractive
compete
organised
success
encourage

Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings.

1. Warm up a. To do exercise to improve fitness


2. Drop out of b. To quit, stop
3. Knock out c. To disappoint
4. Work out d. To make someone unconscious
5. Let down e. To do light exercise before doing a more difficult
physical activity

Complete with: play, go, do

1. ____________ tennis
2. ____________ baseball
3. ____________ athletics
4. ____________ golf
5. ____________ swimming
6. ____________ boxing
7. ____________ skiing
8. ____________ rock climbing
9. ____________ karate
10. ____________ football

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