Exercise RC9-10, page Vocabulary - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

VOCABULARY

a Circle the word that is different.

1 butterfly goat fly mosquito

2 pig sheep cow lion

3 spider shark jellyfish whale

4 marry separate divorce retire

5 basketball cycling rugby volleyball

b Complete with for or since.

1 ______ three weeks

2 ______ a very long time

3 ______ 2015

4 ______ I was ten years old

5 ______ five years

c Complete with a word from the list.

along down forward into off out past through towards up

1 We drove ______ a lot of tunnels on our way to St Moritz.

2 When it started to rain, we went ______ a café to wait until it stopped.

3 She walked ______ the street, looking in the shop windows.

4 When the cow started running ______ me, I was terrified.

5 Go ______ the petrol station, and it's the next turning on the right.

6 You have to take ______ your shoes before going into the temple.

7 If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it ______.

8 Can you turn the heating ______? It's very hot in here.

9 She's looking ______ to her holiday.

10 Can you find ______ what time the film finishes?

d Complete with nationality words.

1 The ______ are very good at judo. (Japan)

2 There are three ______ students in my class. (France)

3 I'd love to have a ______ watch. (Switzerland)

4 Some ______ speak French, and some speak Dutch. (Belgium)

5 We met a really friendly ______ couple. (Spain)

10.15

1.

I = interviewer, H = Hope

I: What animal would you most like to see in the wild, for example on a safari?

H: Oh, that's a really good question. Probably an elephant.

I: Why?

H: I think they're amazing. They're so big, and just, they sort of live in the wilderness, and yeah.

2.

I = interviewer, M = Mairi

I: Do you have a phobia?

M: I'm frightened of spiders.

I: How long have you had it?

M: Er, since I was about five or six I think, but I'm not sure.

I: How does it affect your life?

M: Um, I normally have to check a room to see if there's a big spider in it before I go to sleep, because, one time a spider, er, joined me in my bed.

3.

I = interviewer, D = Dave

I: Who's the oldest person you know well?

D: My great aunt is a hundred and four, living in California.

I: What kind of life has she had?

D: She has had a great life. She's still travelling at a hundred and four.

4.

I = interviewer, S = Sarah

I: Do you do any sport or exercise?

S: I run and I hike, and I do yoga.

I: Do you enjoy it?

S: I love hiking, hiking is my favourite, and I just love being in nature and outdoors, and experiencing nature on foot.

5.

I = interviewer, K = Kathy

I: Are you a morning or evening person?

K: Um, I'm a morning person. Um, I feel a lot more awake in the morning than in the evening, um, so I tend to get up early, even when I'm not at, even when I'm not at work. Um, and I prefer to go to bed earlier.

Лексика

a. Обведите слово, которое отличается.

Ответ:

1. goat (козел)

2. lion (лев)

3. spider (паук)

4. retire (уходить на пенсию)

5. cycling (велоспорт)

b. Дополните, используя for или since.

Ответ:

1. for (в течение)

2. for (в течение)

3. since (с)

4. since (с тех пор как)

5. for (в течение)

c. Дополните, используя слово из списка.

Ответ:

1. through (через)

2. into (в)

3. along (вдоль)

4. towards (в мою сторону / ко мне)

5. past (мимо)

6. off (снять)

7. up (посмотреть/найти)

8. down (убавить)

9. forward (с нетерпением ждет)

10. out (выяснить)

d. Дополните, используя слова, обозначающие национальность.

Ответ:

1. Japanese (японцы)

2. French (французских)

3. Swiss (швейцарские)

4. Belgians (бельгийцы)

5. Spanish (испанская)