Unit II. The way we live

Vocabulary exercises

Ex. 1. Find the words from column B to match their description in column A.

A.	B.
feel sad because someone you love is not with you or you don’t have sth you had before	a) lonely
attractive, exciting and related to wealth and success	b) flat
a famous person	c) divide
a place that has no hills or mountains	d) competition
to pay money to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else	e) communicate
sth that causes problems	f) essential
the way people live, including the place they live in, the things they own, the job they do and the activities they enjoy	g) rent
to share interests or experiences	h) abroad
unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to	i) awful
in or to a foreign country	j) glamorous
having good luck	k) exhausting
exchange information, news, ideas	l) have sth in common
making you feel extremely tired	m) employ
very bad or unpleasant	n) disadvantage
extremely important and necessary	o) lifestyle
a situation in which people try to be more successful than other people	p) celebrity
to pay someone to work for you	q) lucky
to separate smth into two or more parts	r) miss

Ex. 2. Match synonymous words and expressions.

awful	a) important
essential	b) feel sad about sb or sth
divide	c) scenery
exhausting	d) star
have sth in common	e) fortunate
landscape	f) terrible
miss	g) tiring
lucky	h) share interests or experiences
celebrity	i) separate

Ex. 3. Match antonymous words and expressions.

advantage	a) useless
abroad	b) hilly
awful	c) married
lucky	d) relaxing
flat	e) at home
useful	f) pleasant
tiring	g) disadvantage
divorced	h) unlucky

Ex. 4. Complete the charts below. Mind some spelling changes.

noun	adjective		verb	noun
1. luck 2. glamour 3. ---- 4. ----	---- ---- wonderful useful		1. ---- 2. compete 3. employ 4. ----	communication ---- ---- practice

verb	adjective
1. ---- 2. tire	exhausting ----

Ex. 5. Complete the sentences with one of the words from Ex. 4.

1. I had to drive nine hours without a break – it was ….

2. It was Hollywood’s most … studio.

3. Radio was the pilot’s only means of ….

4. Some companies … people to do this on a full-time basis.

5. You’re lucky you have such … kids.

6. My … number is seven.

7. Sometimes there’s a lot of … between children for their mother’s attention.

8. The shoe factory is the largest … in this area.

9. You need to … regularly if you are going to be a good piano player.

10. Other … information is also given at the back of the book.

Ex. 6. Complete each sentence with a collocation from the box.

comfortable lifestyle, advantages and disadvantages, at home and abroad, social life, essential information, awful things, useful advice, communication technology, lucky man, rent rooms

1. Exercise classes are a good way to keep fit and improve your ….

2. Most students … in their second year.

3. They are planning to open a centre on the use of information and ….

4. The books about Harry Potter have been very popular, both ….

5. My father asked me why I said these ….

6. You can get … from the website.

7. Your son’s a …, having a father like you.

8. He enjoyed a … in his retirement.

9. Let’s discuss the … of living in a big city.

10. The bank gave us a lot of … about starting our own business.

Ex. 7. Insert the right prepositions where necessary.

1. Adam, clear … this mess before your father sees it.

2. … night the temperature drops below zero.

3. What do you think … your new school?

4. I found I had a lot … common with these people.

5. I never play tennis … weekdays, only … weekends.

6. It will take you … least 20 minutes to get there.

7. It’s really kind … them to let us use their pool.

8. In Cairo, the streets are busy 24 hours … a day.

9. He had a pleasant house with a view … the sea.

10. When Jane lived … abroad, she missed … her family badly.

11. What do you like most … living in this country?

Ex. 8. Fill in each gap with a suitable word.

1. Since he came out of prison no one would … him. a) employ b) work c) pay

2. The main … of being a nurse is working irregular hours. a) accident b) adventure c) disadvantage

3. Tammy felt very … when she first arrived in New York. a) alone b) lonely c) single

4. She … her time between New York and Paris. a) divides b) separates c) shares

5. The house is … near the college. a) occupied b) situated c) made

6. Regular exercise is part of a healthy …. a) lifetime b) lifestyle c) life story

7. Cambridge is very … and you can see for miles. a) flat b) clear c) deep

8. Without qualification it’s nearly impossible to earn a good …. a) work b) money c) wage

9. There are a lot of activities to … the kids busy. a) keep b) stay c) be

10. Ken had a(n) … at work and had to go to hospital. a) situation b) incident c) accident

Ex. 9 . Replace the underlined words with a single word or word combination.

1. The area has become very modern and fashionable and a lot of artists live here.

2. They learn skills that are extremely important for success in later life.

3. “What’s it like outside?” “It’s very unpleasant”.

4. I’d rather have my own house than pay money to live in a house that belongs to someone else.

5. She felt there was something unusual (surprising) about Dexter’s voice.

6. I did three hours in addition to my normal working hours yesterday.

7. She often goes to foreign countries on business.

8. What is the amount of space from New York to Miami?

9. People have different ways of exchanging information.

10. This bar is a good place to go out to if you want to meet some famous people.

Ex. 10. Translate into English.

1. Их университет расположен в центре города.

2. Некоторые студенты нашей группы снимают квартиры или комнаты, а некоторые живут в общежитии.

3. Из отеля “Хилтон” открывается замечательный вид на национальный парк.

4. – Хотите чашечку чая? – Это так мило (любезно) с вашей стороны.

5. Летом Ник Уилсон работает в своем саду каждый день. Это очень утомительно. Вечером у него болят руки.

6. Рита – парикмахер. Она разведена. У нее двое детей-близнецов, поэтому она работает сверхурочно в парикмахерской, чтобы заработать побольше денег.

7. Мой брат – студент, но он, в то же самое время, работает. Он делит свою жизнь между университетом и супермаркетом. Его недельный заработок составляет £ 70.

8. Когда я иду на работу в свой офис, я надеваю униформу, а когда я иду в клуб, я надеваю джинсы, майку, кроссовки.

9. Марк родом из Германии. Сейчас он живет в Италии. Марк говорит по-итальянски с немецким акцентом, поэтому невозможно получить работу учителя итальянского языка в школе.

10. Младший брат Джейн часто устраивает беспорядок у себя в комнате: он играет с игрушками и журналами сестры, но порядок наводит Джейн.

11. Когда я жил заграницей, мне было очень одиноко. Я скучал по семье, друзьям.

Follow up. Speak about someone who is living abroad now.