Unit 1| FAMILY LIFE

Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. husband B. household C. housework D. housekeeper
2. A. sweep B. feed C. split D. need
3. A. burden B. budget C. nursery D. nurture
4. A. generation B. grateful C grocery D. glance
Exercise 2: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A. breadwinner B. psychologist C. homemaker D. laundry
2. A. benefit B. expert C. contribute D. divorce
3. A. involved B. enormous C. responsible D. critical
4. A. atmosphere B. finance C. extended D. domain
Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence.
1. Being the....................of the family, she is responsible for the family finances and has to work hard to
provide for her children. A. breadwinner B. housewife C. housewife D. child minder
2. That washing machine....................It broke down this morning.
A. isn't working B. doesn't work C. didn't work D. wasn't working
3. Most women used to be....................of the family in the old days. They only managed the home and
raised the children instead of earning money from a job. A. breadwinner B. mothers C. homemakers D. wives
4. Women whose husbands do not contribute.....................the household chores are more vulnerable
………….. illness and tend to think more about divorce.
A. to - with B. for - to C. to - to D. for - with
5. Mary: Did you post the letter for me? Bill: Oh, I'm sorry. I completely forgot. I…… it now.
A. am going to do B. will do C. am doing D. do
6. I ………….. of selling my car. Would you be interested in....................it?
A. think / buy B. am thinking / to buy C. am thinking / buying D. will think / buying
7, There's somebody behind us. I think we ……. A. are followed B. are being followed C. will be D. followed
8, Homemaking can't only be the job of the wife or the husband. Both should ………….. hands to provide
for the family and to make it happy. A. change B. shake C. give D. join
9, The trouble with you is that you're …….. complaining. A. forever B. often C. still D. each time
10, I don't go swimming very much ….A, in those days B. recently C. now and again D. nowadays
III. WORD FORM A HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY
When Ann decided to move her house, it was mainly because she was tired of the (1) …………..
(NEIGHBOUR) she lived in. It was crowded, there was a (2)........................(SHORT) of parking places,
and the view from her (3)........................(STAIRS) windows was of distant factory chimneys. Luckily she
arranged the (4) …………..(SELL) of her house very easily, and with a small (5).......................(LEND)
from the bank, was able to buy a house in the country. It was an old farm building, which had been (6)
………….. (BUILD) and turned into a modern house. After loading all her belongings in a van, Ann
managed to get them into the new house (7).......................(DAMAGE).
She (8) ………….. (FURNITURE) most of the rooms with what she alreadyowned. Even her curtains were
the right (9) …………..(LONG) for the windows and she only had to buy a new (10)
………….. (COOK) for the kitchen. It seemed too good to be true. Surely something would go wrong!
Exercise 1: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
A family unit is the unit which builds up a person's personality. How you behave and what you become in
life is very much (1).........................................on your family life. Psychologists believe that a child learns
the most (2)........................his or her family life. The way your family members deal with you has a lifelong
(3) …………..on your personality. Keeping in view all these facts the importance of your family life cannot
be (4) …………Family unit happens to be the most important part of your life till you (5)
………….. The children are usually (6)........................to their parents and their siblings (sisters or brothers)
than to any other person in the world. As the children grow up they find good friends, spouses (husbands or
wives), their own kids and colleagues to (7).………….. their lives with. Although time brings this change,
the importance of family (8)………there.
1. A. dependent B. independent C. independence D. dependence
2. A. in B. from C of D. about
3. A. effective B. influence C. effect D. affect
4. A. refused B. denied C. declined D. turned down
5. A. wake up B. grow up C. grow old D. get up
6. A. closer B. nearer C. close-knit D. next to
7. A. support B. share C. build D. live
8. A. exists B. keeps C. is D. remains
2: Read the text and questions below. JAMES
My name is James, I'm fourteen, and I moved to this town with my family three months ago. My parents
lived here when they were young, but my brother and I didn't know anyone here except a few aunts and
uncles we'd met when we spent a couple of weeks with my grandparents, during school holidays. When I
started school, one of my cousins, Sophie, who was in my class, was very friendly for the first week and I
was happy to have a friend in a strange place. Then, for no reason, she stopped talking to me and I felt very
hurt and lonely for several weeks.
In the end I made some more friends and since I got to know them, I've been fine. Now Sophie is
having a disco party for her birthday next week and she has invited me. I don't want to go. My brother says
he heard someone say she only asked me because her parents said she had to. But my mum and dad say it
would be rude not to accept. Some of my new friends are invited, too. How can I show Sophie that she can't
behave towards me without causing a family quarrel?
1. What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A.explain a problem B. describe a family C. offer advice D. refuse an invitation
2. Who did James know in the town six months ago?
A. no one B. Sophie's friends C. only his grandparents D. a few relatives
3. At the beginning of term, Sophie's behaviour made the writer feel
A. embarrassed B. unhappy C. grateful D. surprised
4. The writer wants Sophie to realise
A. that he still hasn't forgiven her. B. that her friend think she behaved rudely.
C. that his parents dislike her. D. that she has fewer friends than he has.
5. Which of these is an answer to the text?
A, Ask your friend to come with you and we'll have all time together
B, Why not go to the party and ask Sophie why she stopped being friendly? At least everyone will know
what's happening.
C, Please phone my parents and explain the situation to them, so that they'll stop worrying.
D, What about cooking a meal with Sophie and inviting all your relatives? That will be a good way to stop
them quarrelling.
C. WRITING Complete the second sentence using the word given. Write between 2 and five words.
1. You haven't visited Mum and Dad for weeks.SINCE = It's weeks
2. It wouldn't be a good idea to make him angry BETTER = You
3. That's the best meal I've ever eaten. NEVER= I…
4. We are meeting our friends at 9.00. GOING = We…
5. They won't pass the exam if they don't revise. UNLESS = They won't pass the exam...
Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. works B. eyes C. needs D. learns
2. A. brushes B. washes C. dedicates D. finishes
3. A. chore B. chemistry C. chance D. chilly
4. A. divorce B. grocery C. offence D. official
Exercise 2: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A. handle B. laundry C. tradition D. breadwinner
2. A. contribute B. graduate C. educate D. celebrate
3. A. burden B. critical C. nuclear D. extended
4. A. expectancy B. supermarket C. homemaker D. business
Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence.
5. 'Have you made plans for the summer?' -'Yes, ………………to Spain.'
A. We'll go B. We're going C. We go D. We've gone
6. 'Do you need this paintbrush?'. -'Ah, yes……………it to me please?'
A. Do you pass B. Will you pass C. Are you passing B. Have you passed
7. Mr. Gibbon usually drinks mineral water, but in this party he......................champagne.
A. drinks B. will drink C. is drinking B. has drunk
8. Anna........................drinks coffee, but this morning she is having one.
A. sometimes B. occasionally C. rarely B. often
9. He hates.......................after dinner and sometimes breaks a bowl or a plate.
A. doing the cooking B. taking out the rubbish C. doing the laundry B. doing the washing up
10. Our parents........................to give us a nice house and a happy home.
A. enjoy B. join hands C. lend hands B. deal with
11. I don't go swimming very much …… A. nowadays B. recently C. now and again B. in those days
12. The captain's magnificent performance........................an example to the rest of the team.
A. set B. gave C. made B. laid
13. The river has risen to........................level for this time of year. I've never seen anything like it.
A. an extremely surprised B. an extremely astonished C. a surprisingly extreme B. an extremely surprising
14. After......................, one naturally wants to put one's feed up and relax.
A. a hard-working day B. a day's hard working C. a hard day's work B. the hard work of a day
Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
A PET PARROT
From early (1) ... Jane had always wanted a pet parrot. Her parents told her that a CHILD
parrot was an (2)…..pet, but Jane insisted. She was worried about the SUIT
(3)………of the rainforests where parrots live, and she felt that parrots needed more DESTROY
(4)………….Her father argued that a parrot would suffer from (5) ……………..if it PROTECT/LONELY
lived in a house. He also explained that pet parrots are caught by (6)……., who need HUNT
money and don't care about protecting species. 'They catch the parrots and WOOD
send them to Europe in (7)…… boxes,' he told her. 'And in any case, OBEY
parrots are very (8)………….. and don't make good pets.' Jane soon made DISCOVER
an interesting (9) …………….., however. She found a pet shop which bred parrots SAVE
instead importing them. So she took all her (10) …………….. and bought a tiny
parrot, which, she called 'Pixie'.
Exercise 1: decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. MY FIRST HOME
When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn't have a lot of money for furniture.
The kitchen had a (1).……………..for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (2)
……………..an old table and a chair from market. They borrowed a sofa which was also old, but they (3)
…………….. it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful.
Outside, there was a small garden (4) …………….. the house, but in front of it there was only the road.
Luckily, the road wasn't busy, so I could cross it to (5).....................................the park on the opposite side.
We lived there (6) …………….. I was ten and we were very happy. We had to (7)...........................house
because it was too small when my twin sisters were born. We all (8)........................sad when we left.
1. A. basin B. cupboard C. sink D. bath
2. A.bought B. sold C. became D. brought
3. A. placed B. put C. covered D. made
4. A. before B. through C. by D. behind
5. A. reach B. arrive C. go D. get
6. A. when B. after C. until D. to
7. A. move B. change C. leave D. close
8. A. spent B. felt C. had D. thought
Exercise 2: Read the text and questions below. Mark the correct letter A, B, C or D for each question.
If you want to take the whole family on holiday, and keep everybody happy, then I have found just the place
for you. I recently went with a group of friends to stay at the Greenwood Holiday Village, which is open
from May until October.
Built in the centre of a forest, Greenwood is a great place to stay whatever the weather. Its main attraction
for families is the indoor World of Water, where young and old can have fun in the different pools. Some of
these, however, are for serious swimmers only.
For sporty people, the Country Club offers tennis, squash and badminton. If your children are too young to
join in these sports, there are activity clubs. Greenwood is a good place for families as it is traffic-free - you
explore on foot or by bike. Some people complained that this was inconvenient, but I was pleased to be out
in the fresh air. For evening entertainment, there are shows and cinemas.
Accommodation is in a variety of apartments of different sizes. These have up to four bedrooms, a kitchen and a
bathroom, as well as a dining area. Before going, I thought the apartments might not be big enough for all of us,
but I was pleasantly surprised - it was not too crowded at all.
I definitely go back to Greenwood next year. Why don't you give it a try? Visit their website for further
information now!
1. What is the writer's main purpose in writing this text?
A, to give her opinion of the holiday village b, to describe what her family did at the holiday village
C, to give advice to a friend going to the holiday village D, to complain about the holiday village
2. From the text, the reader can find out
A, the best way to get to the holiday village. B, the best time of year to visit the holiday village.
C, what activities are available at the holiday village. D, how to reserve accommodation at the holiday village.
3. What does the writer think about the holiday village?
A, The apartments are not big enough. B, It is not convenient because you cannot use your car.
C, It can only be enjoyed in good weather. D, There is something there for all ages.
4. What does the writer say about the apartments?
A, There is not much space between them. B, Each one has its own bathroom.
C, They all have four bedrooms. D, Not all of them have dining area.
5, Which postcard would somebody send from the holiday village?
A, Dear Jane,
The children love the beach and all the activities. We've got a lovely 4- bedroom apartment.
Love, Ann
Dear Jane,
As it's April, the weather isn't good, but it doesn't matter as there's a lovely swimming pool.
Love, Ann
C, Dear Jane,
My parents love the swimming pool, and the children love riding around the forest on their bicycles.
Love, Ann
D, Dear Jane,
We're a bit disappointed that we have to drive everywhere, but there's lots to see and do.
Love, Ann
Complete the second sentence using the word given, Write between two and five words.
1. The librarian allowed me to borrow three books. LET = The librarian
2. Would you prefer to watch a film or listen to music? RATHER= Would
3. I'm happy to teach you how to use the software. MIND= I ……………..
4. If only I hadn't fallen in love with you! WISH= I…
5. Nigel keeps interrupting me.ALWAYS = Nigel is....................

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