1 Making a difference Extra practice

1.1 Vocabulary

Personality adjectives

1 * Complete the adjectives with a, e, i, o or u. 3 *** Complete the text with the adjectives.
1 Helen is k _ n d. She says and does nice things. dedicated enthusiastic kind optimistic sympathetic truthful

2 Lucy is always t r _ t h f _ l. She never tells lies. I’m really (1) ………………………… about hockey. It’s my favourite sport and I
3 Mark is s _ n s _ b l _ . He doesn’t do silly things. play for a local hockey team.
4 Talk to Matt about any of your problems. He’s very Our coach, Anna, is completely (2) ………………………… to our team – she
s y m p _ t h _ t _ c. does everything to make us the best. She is a positive person too and is always
5 When I need help, I ask Joseph. He’s d _ p _ n d _ b l _ and always there for (3) …………………………… about our chances of winning matches. Anna is
me. always (4) ………………………… with us and says exactly what she thinks of
6 Emily is very _ p t _ m _ s t _ c. She’s positive about everything. our abilities. However, she does this in a (5) …………………………… way – she

2 ** The underlined words are in the wrong sentences. Write them next to is never horrible or unfriendly. After every match, we get together and talk for a
the correct sentences. short time. Anna is (6) ………………………… when we lose and doesn’t get
1 Claire enjoys meeting new people. She’s very dedicated. angry. Fortunately, we don’t lose very often!
………………………
2 My parents always listen and give me helpful advice. They’re very
enthusiastic. ………………………
3 Thanks for my present. It’s really supportive of you. ………………………
4 I’m really outgoing about cooking. I love it! ………………………
5 John works very hard because he wants to do well. He’s very kind.
………………………

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Past simple, past continuous and used to

1 * Choose the correct option. 3 *** Complete the texts. Use while, when or the correct past simple or past
continuous form of the verbs in brackets for 1–6. Use the correct form of
1 They played / were playing football when it started to rain. used to for 7–10.
2 My parents met / was meeting at primary school.
I (1) …………………………………… (look) at Susie’s Facebook page
3 My brother didn’t use / used to like coffee, but he likes it now.
(2) ……………… I saw some photos of her holiday. (3) ……………… I was
4 I wasn’t seeing / didn’t see Leo this morning.
waiting for the bus to arrive, I (4) ………………………… (decide) to send her a
5 You used / use to cry a lot when you were a child.
text. Just when I (5) ……………………………………… (look) for her number,
6 Hannah didn’t work / wasn’t working when I phoned her.
my phone (6) ………………………… (ring). It was Susie!
2 ** Tick () the sentences with the correct underlined verbs. Correct the
wrong ones.
Did you (7) ………………………… go to the same primary school as Jason? I
1 They didn’t used to have a TV. ………………………
didn’t. I only met him six months ago. I (8) ………………………… think he was
2 While I wrote a text, my phone rang. ………………………
unfriendly because he didn’t (9) ………………………… say much. Now I realize
3 Just when I was feeling hungry, I found a café. ………………………
that he’s actually very shy. I (10) ………………………… be like that, but now I’m
4 Was Emma living in London when she was meeting Ben? ……………………
really outgoing.
5 We was switching on the radio and heard the news. ………………………
6 I used to love that TV programme when I was a child. ………………………

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Collocations: get and make

1 * Choose the correct option. 3 *** Choose the correct option and then complete the expressions.
1 get / make a difference to 4 get / make an effort Job interview tips
2 get / make used to 5 get / make an impression • Think about your appearance. You should (1) get / make a _ e _ _ _ _ _
3 get / make permission 6 get / make involved to look clean and well-presented.
• Make sure you arrive on time. You won’t (2) get / make a g _ _ _
2 ** Complete the expressions in the dialogue.
a difference an effort permission the feeling the most of used to i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ if you are late.
• You want to appear dependable. Explain that you like to (3) get / make
Jane Have you spoken to that new student, Alex, yet?
t_____ d _ _ _ quickly and efficiently.
Luke No, I haven’t. I get (1) …………………………………… that he isn’t very
• You want to appear outgoing and enthusiastic. Explain how you
outgoing.
(4) get / make i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in activities in your local community.
Jane Well, it can take a long time to get (2) ………………………………… a new
• It will (5) get / make a d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ if you appear keen to learn new
school. I think that we should make (3) ………………………………… to
skills. Explain that if you aren’t good at something, you keep trying until
invite him to a party.
you (6) get / make b _ _ _ _ _ at it.
Luke Good idea! If Alex meets us outside school, it might make
(4) ………………………………… .
Jane Let’s make (5) ………………………………… the good weather on
Saturday and have a barbecue at my house.
Luke Are you sure?
Jane Well, I need to get (6) ………………………………… from my parents first,
but I’m sure it’ll be OK.

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Verb and noun collocations

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1 It’s important to make / cause / record information about the number of

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Present perfect continuous and present perfect simple

1 * Tick () the sentences that talk about an action which has finished. 3 *** Complete the text with for, since or the correct present perfect simple
or continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Alice has read three books this summer. ……
Olly (1) …………………… (work) as a paper boy (2) …………………… three
2 We’ve been learning English for five years. ……
years now. He does it every weekday before school. His alarm goes off at 6
3 The charity has been helping children since 1994. ……
a.m., but he doesn’t mind. He (3) …………………… (get) used to waking up
4 We’ve raised £50 for a school in Africa. ……
early! It’s 6.45 a.m. right now and he (4) …………………… (deliver) twenty
5 Look! I’ve done all my homework. ……
newspapers so far.
6 Ben has been playing video games for hours. ……
Olly (5) …………………… (not spend) any of his money so far – in fact, he
2 ** Choose the correct option.
(6) …………………… (save) over £1000. He’s going to use the money to visit
Emma Look at this blog. It’s by a young British woman called Rachel. She’s
his two brothers in Australia. They (7) …………………… (travel) around the
(1) been living / lived in a small village in Tanzania (2) for / since ten
country (8) …………………… last December and Olly wants to see them.
months.
Max Has she (3) been working / worked there?
Emma Yes, she has. Apparently, she’s (4) been knowing / known about this
village (5) for / since she was eighteen and it didn’t use to have a
primary school.
Max Has she (6) been opening / opened a school there?
Emma Yes, she has. It’s (7) been being / been open (8) for / since three
months now.
Max That’s incredible!

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