Vocabualary practice

BLOCK I

1. Fill in the gaps with prepositions.

1. When I entered I heard somebody speak …. a ringing voice. Such a voice is typical …. young age.

2. Your aunt looks young …. her age.

3. When she smiled, two pretty dimples appeared .… her cheeks.

4. The newcomer was a short stout man, carefully dressed, … a round good-natured face.

5. His thin face was dark and ended … a short beard that looked Spanish.

6. Why are you shouting … the top … your voice? Can’t you talk … a whisper?

7. Jane was eleven years old, tall … her age, and very dark.

8. The girl has a pretty face … brave brown eyes. She is … medium height and has a slender figure. Her elder sister Pauline is quite different … her.

2. Complete the sentences with the suitable words. More than one answer is possible.

1. She’s got blond………………………………………

2. He’s got very pale……………………………………

3. They have both got curly…………………………….

4. I would say he was medium…………………………

5. Her brother has got very broad………………………

6. She doesn’t like men with hairy……………………..

7. Last time I saw him he had grown…………………..

8. He has got very muscular……………………………

9. Both men were very good-…………………………..

10. All of them have got dark……………………………

3. Complete the sentences with the correct words.

cool, lazy, rude, sweet, friendly, sporty, stupid, selfish, shy

1. He never gets angry or nervous, doesn’t lose his temper even in a difficult situation. He is___________.

2. She doesn’t like to work. She just sits and watches TV. She is so_______________!

3. She is sincere, she always smiles and talks to you. She’s _____________________.

4. He doesn’t know anything. And he doesn’t want to study. He’s ________________.

5. She really cares about other people. She’s always helpful. I find her very _________.

6. He plays football, basketball, tennis and rugby. He goes jogging every morning. He is really very _____________.

7. She only thinks about herself and never cares about others. She’s ________________.

8. It’s difficult for him to talk to some people, especially girls. He’s so ______________.

9. She never says “please” or “thank you”. She is so _______________!

4. From these jumbled words, find combinations to describe people, as in the example. Some of the combinations are hyphenated. Use a dictionary if necessary.

Model: good-looking

5. WANTED! MISSING! Complete the gaps in these police posters.

BLOCK II

1. Match these words with their opposites.

clever introverted

extroverted tight-fisted

rude courteous

cruel gregarious

generous kind-hearted

unsociable half-witted

2. Form nouns of the following adjectives. Use a dictionary to help you.

Model: kind – kindness

punctual optimistic reliable lazy

confident generous ambitious stupid

sensitive strong flexible shy

3. Translate the sentences using the words and phrases from the box.

tiring, boring, thriftiness, self-confidence, important, feel at ease, patience, persistence, capacity for small talk, sense of humor

1. Шкода, що мені не вистачає …

2. Їм вдалося так швидко купити цей будинок завдяки … його дружини.

3. У його дружини зовсім немає … Вона така …

4. Ця робота дуже … і вимагає великого …

5. … – дуже ... риса науковця для досягнення мети.

6. Вона має … Вона … в будь-якій компанії.

4. Read the text and do the activities that follow.

Body Language. From Head to Toe

English has many colloquial expressions to do with the body – from head to toe! Here are some of the most common ones.

To keep your head is to remain calm, but to lose your head is to panic and do something foolish.

An egghead is an intellectual, and someone who has their head screwed on is very sensible.

If you split hairs you are very pedantic, but if you don’t turn a hair you are very calm. To be scatterbrained is to be very forgetful, but to have a brain-wave is to have a very clever idea. If you have something on the brain, you can’t forget it, and if you pick someone’s brains, you talk a problem over with them to see if they have any good ideas.

To pay through the nose is to pay a very high price for something, but if you turn up your nose at something you despise it. If you are all ears, you listen very attentively, and if you keep your ear to the ground you listen and watch out for signs of future events. To see eye to eye with someone is to agree with them, and if you don’t bat an eye, you show no surprise or excitement.

If you are down in the mouth, you are rather depressed. A stiff upper lip is a traditionally British quality of not showing any emotions in times of trouble. To have your tongue in your cheek is to say one thing and mean something else. To have a sweet tooth is to have a taste for sweet food, and to do something by the skin of your teeth is to manage to do it.

To stick your neck out is to do something risky or dangerous, and to keep someone at arm’s length is to avoid getting too friendly with them. To be high-handed is to behave in a superior way, but to lend someone a hand is to help them. If you have a finger in every pie, you are involved in many different projects, and if you have green thumb you are very good at gardening. To be under someone’s thumb is to be under one’s influence.

If you have a heart to heart with someone, you have an intimate talk, and if you learn something by heart, you learn it completely.

If your blood boils, you are furious about something, and if it freezes in your veins, you are terrified. If you put your back into something, you put a lot of effort into it.

If you pull someone’s leg, you tease them, and if you don’t have a leg to stand on, you have no reason or justification for what you do. To put your foot down is to insist on something and to land on your feet is to be very fortunate.

1. Translate from the text colloquial expressions given in the bold type.

2. Complete the sentences with the suitable expressions from the text.

See eye to eye, by the skin of your teeth, has his head screwed on, by heart, pick your brains, green thumb, have a finger in every pie, pulling my leg, on the brain, under her thumb.

1. We got up so late this morning that we had to run to the station, and we just caught the train … .

2. All the children had to learn the poem … .

3. I’ve got a problem I’d like to discuss – can I come and … this afternoon.

4. John does everything his mother says – he’s certainly … .

5. Tom and his sister disagree about everything – they simply don’t … .

6. I never know whether Sam is being serious or whether he is … .

7. Sue certainly has … – her plants grow very well.

8. You really … – you are involved in so many things!

9. James is very sensible – he certainly … .

10. I can’t forget that song – I’ve got it … .

c) Match expressions having the same meaning.

1. keep one’s head	a. put one’s back up
2. keep a stiff upper lip	b. think about something all the time
3. have one’s hair stand on end	c. not to turn a hair
4. blood boils	d. not to bat an eye
5. be down in the mouth	e. be in a bad mood
6. have something on the brain	f. move away because of fear
7. get cold feet	g. make blood freeze in one’s veins
8. put one’s feet in it	h. do or say the wrong thing

BLOCK III