Complete the sentences with six words from the box.

There are 2 extra word you do not need.

side great relatives ancestors roots extended inherited related
1. I don’t know much about my father’s           side        of the family.
2. She                               her mother’s brains and her father’s blue eyes.
3. Most of his                               family live in Manchester.
4. They found out that their                               were mostly artists and musicians.
5. My                               -grandparents emigrated to Australia in the 1920s.
6. We only see our                               at Christmas.

Make three more collocations for each verb. Use the words in the box
a course / grey / angry / five minutes / for a meal / the housework / married / me a favour / after/ on a diet / up golf / here
DO exercise, your best,   ____________________________________________________________________
TAKE photos, a holiday,                                    _                                                      _____________________________________________
GET a degree, a job,        ____                                                                    ________________________________________________
GO mad, off coffee,                                                                                       ________________________________________________    

Complete the blanks with the words from the box.

work / vaccinations / out / off/ washing / order / cleaner / power / vacuum / nuclear / machine /down / stick / electricity
1. He’s late because his car’s broken ____________
2. I tried switching it on and ____________, but it still doesn’t _____________.
3. We can’t use the lift. It’s out of _________________
4. Do you want me to print _____________the photos or save them onto a memory _______?
5. I switch off the ___________when I go away. I turn off all the lights and appliances at home.
6. My grandmother used to spend hours doing the laundry before she got a                                       .
7. People think that                                                             isn’t as safe as solar power.
8. The carpet’s dirty – where’s the                                                             ?
9. Babies are usually given several                               to prevent common illnesses.

Give the names of films.

1. A film about a life of a famous person: …………………………opic
2. A documentary about true events with some of the parts acted : …………………………drama
3. A film about a particular time in history, often with actors wearing historical costumes: ……………drama
4. A film about unusual events or interesting events that happened to some people: …………ure film

Underline the correct preposition.

1. He always works on / by his own.
2. We got there in / at five o’clock on / in Saturday morning.
3. Last night I watched a film by / for Peter Jackson on / at TV.
4. Some people in Britain go by / for a swim on / in Christmas Day.
5. She’s always in / on a hurry, but she never arrives at / on time.
6. I didn’t break it for / on purpose. I put it in the dishwasher by / for mistake.
7. I bought it in Rome at / in 1990 when I was there on / by business.
8. We met on / by chance at / for lunchtime and decided to go to the cinema.
9. Have they settled down / up yet?
10. Simon didn’t come because he and Tom don’t get in / on.
11. We don’t need to dress up / down. It’s a very informal party.
12. If you click in / on this icon the computer will shut down / off.
13. I saw her chatting you off / up last night.
14. He s very trustworthy. I can always rely on / with / of him.
15. Polish people often complain for / about / at the weather.
16. Our happiness depends about / on / for your relationships with people.
17. Who does this bag belong to / with /on?

Choose the correct alternative.

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1. If you want to work in such practical professions as a baker, shoemaker or a carpenter, you don’t have to go to
university but you have to complete …………………………..
a) a PhD b) an apprenticeship
2. If you are a student of history, you are going to get …………………………when you finish your studies.
a) a BSc or MSc b) a BA or MA
3. The document that proves that you can drive a car is called ……………………
a) a driving licence b) a driving certificate
4. A BSc or a BA are ……………………..
a) degrees b) grades

Put the letters in order to complete the sentences.

1. I often     ____________  (arnw) my parents about the dangers of smoking, but they ignore me.
2. My children       __________              (nmao) about doing their homework and then               ____________      (ahtc) on
the internet for hours!
3. She               __________      (sbtaos) about her new clothes, but never             ___________        (nmopcistlme) other
people on how they look.
4. Peter           ______________          (lgodeaopsi) for losing his brother’s iPod.
5. It’s very hard to work with Bill. He’s too   _______________ive (poeveticmti).
6. What this country needs is a good                               _________er(dleera).
7. Emma’s very                               _______ (civesindei). She can never decide what to do.
8. My teacher expresses himself really clearly. He’s a very good                               _______or(mncotormuica).
9. She’s quite happy to live a simple life. She’s never been                             _________us  (bausitiom).
10. They don’t really know what they want to do, so they aren’t very                               _______ed (atedivomt).
11. The main problem is that he doesn’t            ___________     (eevebli) in himself.
12. The team is getting           ____________      (tbeert) at working together.
13. I don’t think they’ve ever had the        ________________        (nypopoitrtu) to travel abroad.
14. I’m sure he’ll do well in his career. He’s always been a high              _____________   (ierevcah).
15. If the company could         ____________        (ucfso) more on its aims, it would be more profitable.

Complete the adjectives.

1. Their new house is lovely and absolutely e_ _ _ _ _ _ s. (very big)
2. I love his books. His ideas are really f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _g. (very interesting)
3. It’s a w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ l place. You’ll love it. (amazing)
4. Wear a coat. It’s f _ _ _ _ _ _ g outside. (very cold)
5. I can’t afford to go out every night. My salary is really t_ _ _. (very small)
6. The traffic’s terrible. It’ll be i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _e to get there in time. (extremely difficult)

Complete the adjectives using the correct -ed or -ing form.

The film was so boring that we walked out of the cinema.
These instructions are terrible. I’m even more confus          ______ now.
It was very satisf        _______  to find out she’d won the competition.
He started to get worr          _________ when his daughter wasn’t home by 10.30.
It was so embarrass          _________ when we didn’t have enough money to pay the bill.
I’m very annoy        _________  about his rudeness to everyone at the party.

Underline the correct alternative.

1. Jim’s just lost his work / job.
2. Does he win / earn a lot of money?
3. Did you hear / listen that funny noise?
4. I’ve forgotten / left my purse at home.
5. The party last night was great funny / fun.
6. Why didn’t you remember / remind me to buy some milk?

Complete the words in the headlines.

1. Heavy rain causes serious f l o o d s

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2. City destroyed by huge e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _e
3. Thousands protest in anti-war d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _n
4. Ten h _ _ _ _ _ _s rescued from gunman
5. Motorway c _ _ _ h kills six
6. Man a_ _ _ _ _ _d by mad dog
7. Murder f_ _ _ _ _ _e back in prison
8. Transport s_ _ _ _ e causes travel chaos

Which words go with SAY and which with TELL?

SORRY / A WHITE LIE / A FUNNY STORY / THE TRUTH / SOMETHING / WHAT YOU MEAN

Cross out the incorrect word / phrase, or the odd word out, in each group.
 say hello / do a prize / tell a lie / go crazy
 on my own / by chance / on a hurry / by mistake
 in the winter / at night / on Friday night / on May
 biopic / mentor / docudrama / disaster
 go in holiday / take sugar / tell jokes / get excited
 niece / nephew / godmother / cousin

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

1. What ____________________(you, do)? Stop it! It is dangerous.
2. We ____________________(see) him yesterday.
3. You can turn off the TV. I ______________________(not watch) it now.
4. Every day she _________________(start) her work at 8 o’clock. That’s her daily routine.
5. Malysz ______________________(win) 3 Olympic medals.
6. Sorry I _________________ the phone earlier. I _________________ . (not answer / sleep)
7. He ________________ with his parents at the moment because he       _____________              much money. (live /
not earn)
8. _________________ you _________________ that strange noise a few minutes ago? It _________________ like a
baby crying. (hear / sound)
9. Their children all _________________ tennis very well. They _________________ after their mother. (play / take)
10. We _________________ dinner at a friend’s house when they _________________ last night. (have / call)
11. I _________________ much about my grandparents. They_________________ when I was very young. (not
remember / die)

Write questions for the underlined part.

1. She goes to the gym twice a week. ……………………………………………………….………………………………………………………...
2. They were at the meeting yesterday. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………..
3. She has read this book. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................……
4. He bought a new photocopier last week. ………………………………………………………………………………………..…………..
5. Tom is working on a difficult task at the moment …………………………………………………………………………..……………

Underline the correct alternative.

1. I haven’t seen / didn’t see any good films recently.
2. She loved / ’s loved reading when she was a girl and started / has started writing her first novel last week.
3. He never was / ’s never been very interested in fixing things but lately he ’s done / did quite a few repairs around
the house.
4. She ’s played / played the violin in an orchestra for five years before she ’s become / became a soloist.
5. He hasn’t heard the news already / yet.
6. Does this belong / Is this belonging to anybody in the class? I found / find it on the floor.
7. Did they visit / Have they visited London in 2007
8. Who does eat / eats dinner before 10p.m.? In Spain, we never do / does.
9. My grandmother’s yet / just learnt to ski. Before that, she learnt / ’s learnt to skateboard.
10. I ’m having / will have a party tonight. Do you want to come?
11. A: How are you going to go / getting to the airport tomorrow?

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 B: I’m not sure. I might phone / ’m phoning for a taxi.
12. A: I ’m going to / ’ll take you if you like. I won’t do / ’m not doing anything else.
13. A: Mel and Sue are going / will go to Italy!
B: Might they go / Are they going to Rome?
A: No, they’re staying / won’t stay with friends in Venice.
14. A: What are you going to / will you do this weekend?
B: I might not / will do anything! I think I ’ll just relax / ’m just relaxing.
15. We used / would to go dancing a lot when we were younger.
16. She didn’t use to / wouldn’t like him at all when they were teenagers, but now they’re married.
17. My sister used to buy / bought a small car when she got her first job.
18. Did he use to / Would he live in India in the 1980s?
19. I would / used to know her brother very well at school. We were in the same class.
20. They went / used to go on holiday three times last year.
21. If I’ll see / see him, I’ll tell you.
22. When people will lose / lose their jobs, they usually get depressed.
23. She’ll be worried if you won’t / don’t phone her.
24. He loves walking on the beach when it’ll be / ’s sunny.
25. I won’t come if / unless I feel better.
26. Do you shout at people when you’re / ’ll be very angry?
27. They don’t / won’t pass the exam unless they’ll study / study harder.
28. If they invite / ’ll invite you to the party, do / will you go?
29. What will / do you usually do when you’re frightened?

Write the correct question tag.

1. You already know my brother, ,                               ?
2. She didn’t call you last night,                               ?
3. They’ll be here soon,                               ?
4. He wasn’t married then,                               ?
5. We’re very late,                               ?
6. You haven’t done it,                               ?
7. They aren’t coming,                               ?
8. She won’t like it,                               ?
9. She hasn’t told him,                               ?
10. He’s already been here,                               ?
11. They’ll never find out,                               ?

Complete the table by making adjectives.

NOUN (rzeczownik) ADJECTIVE (przymiotnik)
biology
responsibility
hair
peace
care
hope
pain
home
effect
mess
knowledge
value

Complete with one word.

1. Tom thinks that the best age to settle ___________ is around 25 years old. He is planning to get married and start a
family when he finishes his studies and finds a job.

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2. Simon didn’t come because he and Tom don’t get _________________ well with each other. They don’t like each
other.
3. We don’t need to dress ___________________. It’s a very informal party.
4. If you click on this icon the computer will shut __________________ .
5. I saw him chatting you _________________ last night. I think that he really likes you and would like to date you.
6. I am so tired. I will just _________________ off my clothes, put on my pyjamas and go to bed.
7. Before I buy any clothes I always _______________ them on. I want to be sure they are the right size and suit me.
8. They liked each other and everybody though they would get married but suddenly she ____________ off him. For
some reason she stopped liking him.
9. I and my flatmate are best friends. We ________________ on with each other perfectly.
10.If you want to see an earlier page of the document, you need to scroll it ________________.