Unit 4
Vocabulary
1 Complete the gaps with make, do, have or take.
1 Make sure to _________ notes during the lecture to help when you’re studying later.
2 Jack and Alan _________ lots of things in common.
3 Sarah’s not coming to the party. She needs to _________ a school assignment.
4 If you _________ a mistake during your presentation just stay calm and continue.
5 Darren didn’t _________ the practice test seriously but still got a good grade.
6 Alice needs to _________ well on her final exams.
7 When do you _________ your next Japanese lesson?
8 A good teacher can _________ a real difference in a student’s life.
2 Match the ages to the schools in the UK.
1 3-4 a 6th form/college
2 4-11 b secondary school
3 11-16 c university
4 16-18 d primary school
5 18+ e nursery
3 Label the pictures (1-6) with the words in the list.
• environmental science • economics • chemistry • literature • IT • drama
1 _________________ 2 _________________ 3 _________________
4 _________________ 5 _________________ 6 _________________
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4 Find eight words related to people in education.
I T Z M B N C W P K L A G L
D U R M I C N F R L R X K R
I C A P G Y O S I T O U O R
X O R D B S J P N R T T S I
M A Z H N Y U Y C N U J Z N
I C B K A P S Y I T E R P S
Q H U O L X R H P T G H N T
W K D K B E M A A K V M Y R
L M A G D C Q D L S K I O U
S X E X A M I N E R N M S C
C G P X C D I H R G E C S T
G R B V N W O N S S N R R O
J D A A S P R O F E S S O R
P U C S K K W S C M V X E J
5 Choose the correct preposition/particle.
1 I always write on/down important information during class to revise it later.
2 When does school break up/out for the winter holiday?
3 I have to hand in/out this assignment by Friday.
4 You need to put on/up your hand if you have a question.
5 I finished the project just on/in time for the deadline.
6 As she is reading, Sarah is looking up/out the new words in a dictionary.
7 Lisa shouldn’t have cheated in/to the exam.
8 Be quiet! I’m trying to pay attention at/to what the teacher is saying.
9 My sister isn’t having difficulty in/at learning Irish, she’s great at languages.
10 Helen really needs to concentrate to/on her studies to improve her grades.
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6 Complete the gaps with words derived from the words in brackets.
1 I need more ______________ about the new university programme. (INFORM)
2 My mum and her best friend have a ______________ of over 25 years. (FRIEND)
3 Jennifer has an important history ______________ due this week. (ASSIGN)
4 I love listening to my grandfather’s ______________ stories. (CHILD)
5 ______________ is the most important thing you must do before an exam. (REVISE)
7 Complete the sentences with: heart, open, flying, lesson, nose.
1 You need to go out and exercise. You always have your ___________ in a book.
2 Kate needs to pass this exam with ___________ colours to get into university.
3 It’s much better to really understand maths instead of just learning it by ___________ .
4 You always know how Mr Brady’s day is going, he’s a(n) ___________ book.
5 Jim never learns his ___________ . He keeps making the same mistakes.
Grammar
1 Choose the correct option.
1 George went to Amsterdam last summer. 4 Mrs Benson ____ Lisa to hand in
He ____ there with his school before, so everything she ____ during the last term.
he ____ his way around. A had asked, had written
A went, knew B had asked, wrote
B had gone, knew C asked, had written
C had gone, had known
5 Mark ____ the principal at 7, but she
2 ____ late for class this morning because ____ .
she____ the train? A had called, had just left
A Was Joy, missed B called, had just left
B Had Joy been, had missed C called, left
C Had Joy been, missed
6 When I arrived at the office, I ____ that I
3 After Mark ____ the assignment, he ____ the front door.
____ it to Mr Darcy’s office. A had realised, hadn’t locked
A had finished, brought B realised, didn’t lock
B finished, had brought C realised, hadn’t locked
C had finished, had brought
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2 Match the sentence beginnings (1-6) to their endings (a-f). Then put the verbs in
brackets into the past simple or the past perfect.
1 After their exams had finished,
2 Tim called Mike to ask if
3 We didn’t begin the experiment until
4 When her online course had finished,
5 I went outside to play
6 The test had just started,
a after my lesson _____________________ (end).
b all of our classmates _____________________ (arrive).
c when Curtis _____________________ (enter) the classroom.
d they _____________________ (organise) a party.
e Linda _____________________ (apply) to do a master’s degree.
f he _____________________ (hear) about the exam results.
3 Choose the correct item.
1 The book who/which I borrowed from the school library is very interesting.
2 The teacher whose/who’s class won the World Maths Championship is now working at our
school.
3 The movie Dead Poets Society, that/which we watched last night, was really great.
4 The secondary school that/where we studied is closed now.
5 Maria, who/which answered all the questions on the quiz correctly, got a prize.
6 September the 22nd is where/when college starts for first year students.
7 I couldn’t understand why/where all the students were not at school.
8 Peter, who/whose went to school with me, is now a famous scientist.
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4 Join the sentences. Use: where, whose, which, who, why. Add commas where
necessary.
1 Sarah is a talented pianist. She won the music competition.
________________________________________________________________________
2 The restaurant has amazing food. We are going there for dinner.
________________________________________________________________________
3 The professor is giving a lecture now. Her research is very interesting.
________________________________________________________________________
4 This university is the best in the country. That’s the reason Kevin wants to go here.
________________________________________________________________________
5 The laptop is expensive. I bought it for work.
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Everyday English
1 Replace the phrases in bold with ones from the box.
A I bet D Really
B I’m not so sure E If you ask me
C I guess you’re right F I think it’s fantastic
Fiona: How’s your assignment on the United Nations coming along?
Barry: It’s a piece of cake! I’m using a really cool app to help me with the assignment. 1 In
my opinion it’s really great!
Fiona: 2 I don’t know about that. An app can’t replace a good library.
Barry: 3 As far as I’m concerned, it’s really useful. It’s got lots of information and fun
graphics. My assignment already looks great.
Fiona: 4 I’m sure it’s very expensive, though.
Barry: Actually, it’s free.
Fiona: 5 Seriously? Cool! I like free apps.
Barry: Then you should try it.
Fiona: 6 That’s a good point. I’ll give it a try.
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