EXTRA PRACTICE VOCABULARY UNIT 4

1 Complete the sentences with the words below.

tears ■ couple ■ over the moon ■ gossip ■ swallow ■ well-being ■ move on

1 Please swallow your food before you start talking.

2 I don’t know why Dan isn’t excited about the award he has just won. He should be over the
moon!
3 Jamie said she wasn’t sad, but I could see the tears in her eyes.
4 The people at my office love to gossip. They talk about everyone, even me.
5 Parents are responsible for the well-being of their children.
6 It’s been a year since Amy and I said goodbye, but it’s still so hard for me to move on.
7 George and Jill are just friends. They are not a couple.

2 Complete the sentences with 2-4 words. Use the word in capitals in your
answer.
1 You shouldn’t have agreed to help Tammy when you’ve already got so much work to do. I
think you’re in over your head. HEAD
2 Todd and Adam didn’t have a row or anything. They just became less close and slowly
drifted apart. APART
3 Let’s bring all the chairs inside before the rain starts to pour down. POUR
4 I was angry at first, but I decided to forgive her. I don’t want to hold a grudge. GRUDGE
5 It’s OK to make a mistake. But if you make the same mistake over and over, that’s a
problem. OVER
6 Phil and I didn’t want to be together any more. We decided that we just weren’t meant for
each other. MEANT
7 I’m nervous about calling Rachel after our row last night. I’m afraid she’s going to hang up
on me. HANG
8 I can completely see through him. THROUGH
9 After years of dating, they decided to make a commitment and get married.
COMMITMENT

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 I’m envious (envy) of celebrities. They never have to worry about money.
2 Jeffrey is very forgiving (forgive). He doesn’t stay angry for long.
3 The guests were rushed (rush) into the church so the ceremony could start.
4 Whenever I’m close to him, I feel like I can’t breathe (breath).
5 They’ve been together for ten years. They are very committed (commit) to each other.