UNIT

2 Vocabulary

Describing personal qualities 3 Most of my r_________ live in the UK, but

1 What negative personal characteristic is
each sentence describing? The first letter
has been given to help you.
1 Paul is always lying. He never tells the
truth. d_______
ishonest
2 Mateo seems a lot younger than his age.
He’s very silly sometimes. i_________
3 My granddad doesn’t like change at all.
He hates everything new! i_________
4 My neighbour never says hello to me.
She’s quite rude! u_________
5 Sandra told everyone my secret.
I thought she was my friend! d_________
6 My brother makes jokes about
me in front of my friends. u_________
7 My uncle never arrives on time. He’s
always late! u_________
8 I really hate waiting in a queue. It’s so
boring! i_________
Friends and acquaintances
2 Read the definitions and complete
the sentences.
1 someone who competes against you
opponent
at sport _________
2 someone who takes the same journey
with you _________
3 someone you work with _________
4 your brother or sister _________
5 someone you don’t know at all _________
6 someone you’ve met but don’t know well
_________
7 someone who lives near your house
_________
8 someone who you share a house with
(but not family) _________
my uncle and aunt live in Canada.
4 My basketball t_________ and I won the
championship in our last match!
5 I suppose you’d call Daniel my
r_________ as he’s always trying to beat
me at everything.
6 The person I trust most in the world
is my b_________ f_________ , Lucy.
7 I wish my r_________ would pick up
his dirty socks!
8 Our teacher gave me and my c_________
more time to finish our homework.
Things that friends do
4 Complete the questions with the correct
form of the verb.
1 When was the last time you _________
fell
out with someone? Why?
2 What’s the best way to _________
someone up when they’re feeling down?
3 Have you ever decided to hide the truth
and _________ for a good reason? Why?
4 Who _________ you laugh the most?
What do they do that’s so funny?
5 Is there anyone in your life you wish
you had _________ in touch with?
6 Who _________ you the most when you
need help with your studying? How?
7 Why is it sometimes difficult to _________
someone who has let you down?
Extra challenge
5 Choose five questions from exercise 4 and
answer them below.

3 Complete the sentences. The first letter has

been given to help you.
1 Batman has lots of _________
enemies , but
I suppose the Joker is his most famous one.
2 I’ve made lots of c_________ f_________
since moving to my new school.

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