UNIT 1: ME, MYSELF AND I. REVIEW.

VOCABULARY: DESCRIBING PEOPLE, TALKING ABOUT SIMILARITY, MEETING PEOPLE

1. Choose the correct options.

1. My dad is a cautious / quiet driver. He never drives dangerously or too fast.

2. People who are self-conscious / assertive can express their opinions in a confident way,
but they are never aggressive.
3. Jenny felt a bit awkward / entertaining and she didn’t know what to say.
4. Paul is the most sociable / sensitive person I know – he always understands my feelings.

2. Complete the text with the words. There are two extra words.

break come give have hit pay

Why do children make friends more easily than adults?

• Children are not afraid of being themselves.

• All children (1) ____________ a lot of things in common, so they always find an
interesting topic to talk about.
• If they see a new boy or girl on the playground, they often say hello to them. That’s a
great way to (2) ____________ the ice quickly. This also helps them (3) ____________
across as friendly.
• If they like something, they will (4) ____________ the other child a compliment. For
example, they will tell their new friend that they like their drawing.

3. Complete the text with one word.

My best friend Sammy is my time twin – she was born on the same day I was born! Can you
believe it? Even though we share a birthday date, we are very different. Sammy is (1)
o____________ – she loves meeting new people and she has a lot of friends. She’s the life and
(2) s____________ of the party. I am rather (3) s____________ at school. I find it stressful to talk
to people I don’t know well. But I am a good (4) l____________, so Sammy often tells about her
problems.

4. Correct the errors in the sentences.

a) Ben and Rob are twins, but they never wear alike clothes.

b) When Carla was a little girl, she wanted to be just same her mother.
 c) My younger brother sometimes gives on my nerves.

d) My grandmother says I’m the only risk-maker in the family.

GRAMMAR: PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS; ADVERBS (STILL,
ALREADY, YET, JUST, FOR, SINCE, EVER, NEVER); VERBS + -ING AND INFINITIVE WITH TO.

1. Complete the definitions and examples with still, already, yet, just, for and since.

2. Complete the sentences with the words. There are two extra words.

ever for just since still yet

1 Have you ________________ felt awkward in public?
2 We have had this car ________________ a long time.
3 Has Richard answered your e-mail ________________?
4 I ________________ haven’t done my science homework.

3. Use the prompts to write sentences using the present perfect simple or present perfect
continuous.
1 Monica / want / to be / an artist / she / be / a little girl.
______________________________________________________________________
2 Her parents / always / support / her.
______________________________________________________________________
3 She / learn / to draw / five years.
______________________________________________________________________
4 She / be / the art museum / twice.
______________________________________________________________________
4. Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the words.

finish learn take wait

1 A Sam, I (1) _________________________ for you for 20 minutes. Where are you?
B Sorry, I’m late. I’ll be there in 5 minutes.
A OK, but hurry up! I (2) _________________________ reading my book and I’m bored.
2 A How long (3) _________________________ Mike _________________________
Spanish classes?
B For two weeks. He (4) _________________________ to name a few colours. That’s all
he can do.

5. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use three words.

1 I received my exam results a moment ago.

I _________________________ my exam results.

2 Is this your first visit to New Zealand?

Have _________________________ New Zealand before?

3 He started working on his book a year ago.

He has _________________________ his book for a year.

4 This is the first time I’ve met Mark’s sister.

I _________________________Mark’s sister before.