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11 VOCABULARY EXTENSION
1 Match each sentence with a verb from the list.
persuade | encourage | allow | warn | remind
invite
0. ‘You should definitely work harder if you want
to get an A.’, she told me. encourage
1. ‘John, come with me to the party, please. We’ll
have fun, I promise. You will? Oh, great!’, she
told John. __________
2. ‘Don’t run. You’re going to hurt yourselves’, the
man told us. _________
3. ‘Would you like to come to our house to have
dinner next Friday evening?’, we said to our
neigbours. _________
4. ‘Don’t forget to lock the door.’, my father said to
me. ________
5. ‘OK, you can stay with your friend.’, Jan’s
mother said to her. _________
2 Complete the dialogues with the words in the list.
There are two extra words.
off | played | fun | funny | hilarious | joke | saying at |
do | make | telling
0. I don’t like TV programmes that make fun of
celebrities.
1. Are you any good at ___________ jokes?
2. We ____________ a joke on our teacher last
April Fool’s Day.
3. A Ha-ha, he’s fallen off his horse!
B That’s not ____________. He’s probably hurt
himself.
4. The trip to the amusement park was great
_____________. Everybody really enjoyed it.
5. The comedian in the show was absolutely
______________. I couldn’t stop laughing all
night!
6. I know! I have chocolate all over my shirt. Please
stop laughing _____________ me!
7. Sorry, I didn’t get the ____________. Can you
tell it again?
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3 Complete the sentences with expressions with make.
0. A I think I’ve arranged everything.
B Just make sure there is enough food and drink
for everybody.
1. Please give money to charity. You can make a
_____________ to the lives of poor children all
around the world.
2. Harry made _____________ with Sally when they
met at school.
3. A: So when are you visiting your uncle in the
Caribbean?
B: I’m sorry. I made ____________ the story
about my rich uncle.
4. A: Why was Terry was upset?
B: Because Julie was making _________ of him in
front of his friends.
4 Complete the sentences with the correct phrases.
0. A: How did he react when you told him he
couldn’t go with you to London?
B: He was like, ‘Why not?’
1. C_____ t____ o____. It’s a photo I took yesterday.
2. A: Maybe she’s angry with me.
B: I think you should h______ a w_______ with
her.
3. Hi Mark! We’re t_____ a______ the party on
Friday. Are you going to come?
4. A: Don’t you like this dress?
B: Why are you angry? I’m j_____ s______ I think
you look better with the red dress.
5 Some of the sentences contain a mistake. Underline
and correct them.
0. Fifty pounds! It’s not worth it! correct
1. I’m just say it is very expensive. _______
2. Do you want to have a words with him?
_______
3. I get such annoyed when they charge more in
the summer. ______
4. I get crossed when you say that. _______
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11 VOCABULARY EXTENSION
Answer Key

1 3

1. persuade 1. difference
2. warn 2. friends
3. invite 3. up
4. remind 4. fun
5. allow

4
2
1. Check this out.
1. telling 2. have a word
2. played 3. talking about
3. funny 4. just saying
4. fun
5. hilarious
6. at 5
7. joke
1. I’m just say saying it is very expensive.
2. Do you want to have a words word with him?
3. I get such so annoyed when they charge more in
the summer
4. I get crossed cross when you say that.

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