UNIT

1 Vocabulary

Personal qualities; describing Phrasal verbs: three-part verbs

personal characteristics 4 Find eight verbs in this word square. Then
1 Complete the words to match the definitions. complete the phrasal verbs.

1 My sister is amazing at making things. B G E T N T

cr eative D O C M C G
2 She’ll explain things again and again until O L O O K O
we understand. pa R G M G H I
3 He always says ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. G E E E N R
po
T T M T W U
4 We love going to parties and getting to
J U N D S N
know new people. so
L L I V E R
5 I get very excited by new things and want
to get started. en 1 do away with
6 They look so sure of themselves. 2 on with
co
3 up with
2 Are these adjectives P (positive) or 4 up to
N (negative)?
5 in for
1 aggressive P 6 out for
2 arrogant 7 out of
3 cruel 8 around to
4 grumpy
9 on about
5 likeable
10 away with
6 modest
7 outgoing 5 Complete the sentences with the correct
8 selfish form of some of the phrasal verbs in
exercise 4.
9 supportive
10 thoughtful 1 We’ve run out of bread. Can you
get some?
3 Complete the sentences with the words 2 She’s so likeable and sociable. She
in the box.
chatty clumsy competitive everybody.
determined sensitive stubborn 3 I was so busy that I didn’t
checking
1 If the team wants to win this year, we my phone.
need to be more competitive .
4 My friends don’t really
2 It’s impossible to get him to change his ball sports, they
mind. He’s . prefer water sports.
3 Not again! You broke another glass 5 I wish he’d stop
yesterday. You’re so . himself. He’s so arrogant.
4 Be careful what you say to him, he may 6 We’ve
cry. He’s quite . a great new game. Do you want to try it?
5 She’s easy to spend time with because
she’s so .
6 I’m going to be a famous scientist
whatever happens. I’m .

Get Involved! American Edition Level 5 © Macmillan Education Limited 2022 Standard
 UNIT

1 Grammar

Past tenses b we haven’t bought (not buy) anything!

1 Choose the correct option. c she (not play) for long.
d he still (not come).
1 A: Did you use to have/Had you a
favorite color? e I (work) all morning.
B: Y es, I loved/was loving the color blue
Past perfect and simple past
when I was younger.
2 A: I looked/was looking for sneakers 4 Complete the second sentence so that it
when I saw/had seen this jacket. means the same as the first. Use the simple
past and past perfect in each sentence.
B: I t’s really nice. How much did it cost/
was it costing? 1 We did the personality test and then we
3 A: Why did you wear/were you wearing read the results.
a suit when I saw you yesterday? After we ’d done the personality test, we
B: I went/was going to a job interview. read the results.
I never wore/’d never worn a suit before! 2 Before I had my interview, I filled out a form.
After I  .
2 Complete the article with an appropriate
past tense of the verbs in parentheses. 3 I read my horoscope and then I went
to school.
After I  .
How one teenager 1 started (start) his own 4 Jordan came up with ideas before he
clothing business.
wrote his essay.
Tyrell Harris 2 (used/dream) of
being a basketball player – but not anymore! Before he  .
In 2020, he 3 (become) an 5 Ellen finished her homework before
entrepreneur. I arrived.
Tyrell 4 (never/have) a business By the time I  .
before, but while his friends 5
(have) fun, Tyrell 6 (begin) to
design clothes. He also 7 (find)
Past perfect and past perfect
a name for his brand while he 8 progressive
(look) online.
5 Complete the text with the past perfect or
The business was a success. Soon, famous
past perfect progressive form of the verbs
people 9 (wear) his designs and
two weeks after starting his business, all his in parentheses.
clothes 10 (sell out)!
Several years ago, the journalist Gene Weingarten
Present perfect and present perfect did an experiment. He 1 ’d been looking (look) for
a way to find out if people could recognize musical
progressive talent. He asked Joshua Bell, a violin virtuoso, to
3 Match the sentence halves. Then complete play in a subway station.
the second sentence with the present By the end of the experiment, Joshua 2
perfect or progressive. (play) his violin for about 45 minutes. People
3 (walk) past him all the time, but
1 We’ve been shopping all morning but b only six people 4 (stop) to listen,
2 She’s won all her matches and and only twenty people 5 (give) him
money. And he 6 (collect) only $32.
3 He’s been living in Paris and
During the experiment, Bell 7 (use)
4 I haven’t finished yet but a violin worth $3.5 million, which he 8
5 We’ve been waiting for ages but (play) at an important concert only three days
a he (learn) to speak French. before!

Get Involved! American Edition Level 5 © Macmillan Education Limited 2022 Standard