Unit 3 VOCABULARY Basic

Noun and adjective suffixes Extra: Facing challenges

1 Match 1–7 to a–g to make adjectives and nouns. 4 Match the sentences to the endings.
1 d invest a ic 1 a When you get better at something, you
2 realist b ance 2 Something harmful that you can’t stop doing is
3 comple c ence a bad
4 measur d ment 3 If you want to be fit, you might try to get in
5 pati e able 4 When you begin something well, it’s a promising
6 signific f tion 5 A very useful piece of advice is a top
7 enjoy g ment 6 If you want to learn something difficult, it’s a
good idea to set yourself a
2 Complete the dialogue with the words below. 7 You must stick to a goal to be
achievable ​enjoyment ​investment ​patience ​ 8 You may need some help if you struggle with
realistic ​resolution ​specific a improve.
b challenge.
Pete Is the start of the new year a good time to make
c tip.
a 1 resolution ?
d shape.
Mel Not always. Let’s be 2 , in the middle e habit.
of winter it isn’t always easy to change bad habits. f start.
Pete I didn’t mean something 3 like g motivation.
running a marathon. I was thinking of making a h successful.
small change, relevant to my life. I really need to
look after myself more.
Success and failure collocations
Mel 
I think it has to be something 4 .
A small change is a good first step. 5 Complete the dialogues with the collocations below.
Pete That’s the problem. You need a lot of dramatic improvement ​end in failure ​
5
before you see results. great success ​lose my nerve ​make progress ​
Mel It has to be something you do for 6 reasonably successful ​remarkable achievement ​
and it doesn’t need a big 7 of your total disaster ​win my Japanese friends’ respect
time or money. You could start by walking for 1 ‘How do you feel about the dance competition?’
20 minutes a day. ‘I’m afraid I’ll lose my nerve
3 Choose the correct answers. at the last minute.’
1 He plays the piano for his own … . 2 ‘Being first isn’t the most important thing.’
a patience b enjoyment c investment ‘No, the main thing is that students
.’
2 A good social life can make a … difference to health.
3 ‘He completed a 10 km race and the time was a
a measurable b specific c realistic
on his
3 What is the … of the scientists’ discovery?
personal best.’
a investment b significance c resolution
‘That’s a
4 A lot of activities are … on the weather. for someone who only started running a year ago!’
a dependent b achievable c specific 4 ‘Was your driving test a
5 On … of each lesson, this learning app gives users ?’
points. ‘Yes, I’m afraid so. I knew it would
a investment b resolution c completion when I missed a “stop” sign.’
6 My friend always takes ages to get ready before we go 5 ‘Were you
out. I usually have to wait for her. Thankfully, I have a when you tried to learn Japanese?’
lot of … ! ‘Yes, the classes were a
a enjoyment b patience c investment . I’m hoping to
!’

For me, these exercises were … easy OK difficult

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Unit 3 GRAMMAR Basic

Future continuous and future perfect 5 By the time she’s 19, she … her driving test.
a will have passed b will be passing
1 Complete the table with the words below.
be ​by ​eaten ​eating ​have ​will Making comparisons
4 Put the projects in the correct order from the least (1)
Future continuous to the most (6) interesting.
Statement Question a Mel’s project is almost as interesting as Jake’s.
We will 1 be eating 3
we be eating b 1 Dan’s project is the least interesting.
lunch at one o’clock lunch at one o’clock c Jake’s project is a little more interesting than
tomorrow. tomorrow?
Negative Mel’s, but not nearly as interesting as Jean’s.
We won’t be 2 d Jenny’s project is far more interesting than
breakfast at one o’clock Dan’s, but not as interesting as Mel’s.
tomorrow.
e Jean’s project is the most interesting.
Future perfect f Kate’s project is slightly more interesting than
Statement Question Dan’s.
We will 4 eaten Will we have 6
lunch by two o’clock lunch by two o’clock 5 Match sentences 1–5 to those with the same
tomorrow. tomorrow? meaning a–e.
Negative
We won’t have eaten 1 e A
 is far bigger a A is the most boring.
lunch 5 one o’clock than B. b B is slightly cheaper
tomorrow. 2 A is slightly taller than A.
than B. c B talks a little more
2 Complete the dialogue with the verb forms below.
3 A is the least quietly than A.
’ll be travelling ​’ll be sitting ​will you be taking ​ interesting. d B is almost as tall as A.
’ll have found ​’ll have booked ​will you be going 4 A is a little more e B is not nearly as big as A.
expensive than B.
Max This time next month, I 1 ’ll be sitting
5 A talks slightly more
on a plane. loudly than B.
Dan Lovely! Where 2 ?
Max We 3
to New Zealand. 6 Complete the dialogues with the phrases below.
Dan Wow! That’s a long, tiring journey! a lot earlier ​as important as ​
Max It isn’t only the trip, there’s a lot to plan in advance. far more easily than ​much more relevant ​
By next week, we 4 not nearly as carelessly ​nowhere near as easy as
everything.
1 ‘Sport or school, which is most important to you?’
Dan Oh, you’re very organized! as important as
‘For me, sport is
5
your cat with you?
school.’
Max No, it’s too far. 2 ‘Maths is than art.’
Dan I hope that you 6 someone ‘I think maths is less relevant to me.’
to look after her by the time you leave. 3 ‘The challenge was
Max Luckily, my cousin has already promised to do it. we’d expected.’
‘Yes, it was far more difficult.’
3 Choose the correct verb forms.
4 ‘He drives his car far more carefully than before.’
1 Will you … staying for lunch?
‘Yes, I noticed he’s driving
a have b be
as he used to.’
2 How many words will you … by tomorrow?
5 ‘You passed your driving test
a have written b be writing
me.’
3 By the end of the film, the hero … the world. ‘That’s because I started driving
a will be saving b will have saved than you.’
4 Don’t call them tomorrow before 10 a.m. because
they … yet.
a won’t have got up b haven’t got up For me, these exercises were … easy OK difficult

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Unit 3 VOCABULARY Standard

Noun and adjective suffixes Success and failure collocations

1 Complete the dialogues with the correct suffixes. 4 Complete the dialogue with the collocations below.
1 ‘Do you think you can achieve your goals?’
dramatic improvement ​end in failure ​
‘Yes, I’m sure they’re achiev able .’ great success ​lost her nerve ​make progress ​
2 ‘When will you complete your video?’ reasonably successful remarkable achievement ​
‘Soon! I’ll share it with you on comple .’ total disaster ​win my respect
3 ‘Should I invest in a gym membership?’
‘Yes, it’s a good invest .’ Ben I heard that the concert was a
4 ‘I’m not patient enough to teach my brother the
1 great success .
guitar.’ Congratulations!
‘You’re right, his music teacher must have a lot of Nadia Yes, it was a 2
pati .’ on the rehearsal, when the singer
5 ‘Do you enjoy learning languages?’ 3
and
‘Yes, I only learn them for my own enjoy .’ forgot her words! When the band practice
6 ‘Can they measure a country’s happiness?’ is a 4 like
‘This graph shows how happy people in different that, everyone’s afraid the performance
countries are, so it must be measur .’ will 5 .
Ben Do you think you’ll enter the Battle of the Bands
2 Complete the words in the text.
this year?
Think big, start small! Nadia Yes, if we 6
with our new songs and if we are
When you start a challenge, be 7
locally.
1 e a l i s t i c . Don’t make a
r
Ben You might even win! That would be a
2
r that is too difficult.
Your final success is 3 d on
8
and you’d
your ability to set 4 a goals. certainly 9 !
Don’t push yourself too hard! 5 Correct the mistakes in bold in the text.
Also, make sure that you record your progress. Notice
when you can do something 5 s Chevron-left June Chevron-right
for the first time. Learn to recognize the
Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
6
s of each small step. Chevron-left Chevron-right
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Think about how the 7 c
of each step is relevant to the challenge. Tuesday 14 June
My cooking challenge isn’t a good
1 great success, but today’s
Extra: Facing challenges meal was a total 2
improvement on last week’s reasonably
3 Put the sentences in the correct order in the dialogue. 3
disaster that ended up in
a Coach If you really want to improve your the bin. I’m certainly doing
fitness, there are some things you
4
progress. Today I cooked
can do. a big meal for a few friends and it was
dramatic 5 successful. At
b 1 Ann I really want to get in shape. least no one ordered pizza! That, dear
c Ann You mean like set myself a challenge? diary, was a total 6
d Ann Yes, I’ve got into so many bad habits, achievement! Tomorrow, I’m going to
and it’s hard to change. lose 7 their respect with
another meal – including an incredible
e 8 Coach That’s it really. You have to stick to your dessert. It’s quite complicated so I hope I
goals, or it’ll end in failure. don’t end 8 my nerve! Top
f Ann Any other top tips? Chef, here I come! ellipsis-v
g Coach Well, that would be a promising start! Add item
h Coach Oh, let me guess, you struggle with
motivation, right?
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Unit 3 GRAMMAR Standard

Future continuous and future perfect 5 a new language by the

end of three months?
1 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. 6 For a challenge, Eva meat
1 Will you work as soon as you graduate?
this January.
before graduation / found / a job / have / Yes, / I’ll
Yes, I’ll have found a job before graduation .
Making comparisons
2 Will you be busy tomorrow?
all / working / I’ll / Yes, / be / day 4 Match the two parts to make complete sentences.
 . There are two letters that you do not need to use.
3 When will he finish the project? 1 e M
 ountain-biking a nearly as expensive as
have / Wednesday / finished / He’ll / it / by is almost as surfing.
 . 2 Climbing is b quickly than surfing.
4 Will you lend me that book on Saturday? much more c difficult than hiking.
it / have / finished / then / Sorry, / won’t / by / I 3 Chess is far d harder than bowling.
 . 4 Athletics is as e exciting as surfing.
5 Are Delia’s children grown-up? 5 Karate is not f easily as hockey.
away / from / be / soon / Yes, / home / they’ll / living 6 Walking is the g challenging as gymnastics.
 h least challenging exercise.
 .
6 Is your sister doing the Meatless Monday challenge? 5 Read the profiles and complete the sentences with the
a month / for / eating / won’t / Yes, / animal products / words in brackets.
she / be
 Name: Luke Spencer
 . Birthday: 25 July 2007
Likes: art, photography, design,
2 Put the sentences in the correct order to make a junk food, video games
dialogue.
a Tina 
So will you have found out how to get
from the station to your university
accommodation? Name: Jodie Lee
b Mark No, I’ll be going by train.
Birthday: 30 August 2006
c 1 Tina  When will you be getting ready to go to
Likes: skateboarding, surfing,
university?
football, vegan food, getting in
d Mark Yes, and I’ll also have got in touch with shape
people who’ll be staying in the same
building.
e Tina Will your parents be driving you there? 1 (far / artistic) Luke is far more artistic than Jodie .
f Mark In September because I’ll have found a 2 (nearly / artistic) Jodie 
room by then.  .
3 (slightly / young) Luke 
3 Complete the sentences with the future continuous or  .
future perfect form of the verbs below. 4 (much / long) Jodie’s hair 
I / learn ​not eat ​not wake up ​save ​walk ​  .
you / write 5 (nowhere / fit) Luke 
 .
1 By the end of the film, the hero 6 (nowhere / good at video games) Jodie 
will have saved the world.  .
2 Don’t call them before 10 a.m. tomorrow because they 7 (interested / sport) Jodie 
yet.  .
3 How many emails by 8 (eat / healthily) Jodie 
tomorrow?  .
4 This time next year, the
baby . For me, these exercises were … easy OK difficult

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Unit 3 VOCABULARY Challenge

Noun and adjective suffixes 


1 Write the nouns. 
1 resolve resolution 5 What bad habits do your friends have? How can you
2 enjoy help them kick these habits?
3 significant 
4 patient 
5 invest 
6 complete
7 depend Success and failure collocations
8 achieve
4 Complete each sentence so that it means the same as
2 Complete the text with the correct form of the words the first sentence. Use the correct form of the words in
below. There are three extra words that you do not brackets.
need to use. 1 The concert was very successful. (great)
achieve ​complete ​depend ​enjoy ​invest ​ The concert was a great success .
measure ​ real ​resolve ​specify 2 Did it improve dramatically? (improvement)
Was there  ?
3 He’s progressing at school. (progress)
Always choose a 1 realistic challenge and
He  .
remember to write down the 2
steps that you need to take to make your 4 They achieved something remarkable with their
goal 3 . Success is also victory. (achievement)
4
on the time and money that Their victory  .
you can invest. It also helps when progress is 5 How do you get someone to respect you? (win)
5
, so keep a diary or use an app to How do you  ?
record it. Whatever your challenge is, make sure you 6 The team’s plan failed in the end. (failure)
can get some 6 from it. The team’s plan  .
7 My driving test was very unsuccessful. (disaster)
My driving test  .
Extra: Facing challenges 8 Their blogs did quite well. (reasonably)
Their blogs were  .
3 Answer the questions. Write two or three complete
9 He wanted to go bungee jumping, but at the last
sentences.
minute, he didn’t have the courage. (lost)
1 Do you have any bad habits? Why are these habits a
He wanted to go bungee jumping, but at the last
problem? How could you stop doing them?
minute, he  .
I’m often late. This annoys my friends because they have
to wait for me. I could set alarms and allow myself more 
time for my journeys. Consolidation
2 How can people improve their health? What’s the best 5 Complete the sentences.
way to get in shape? 1 This year, I’ve made progress in maths, English and 
 history .
 2 I want to improve my 
  .
3 Describe a challenge that you have set yourself. How 3 I am realistic about 
did you make a promising start? What are your top  .
tips for sticking to a goal? 4 You can win my respect if you 
  .
 5 When something is not achievable, I 
  .
4 How much have you improved this year in school, 6 When I stick to a goal, I 
sports or interests? How do you measure the progress  .
that you have made?
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Unit 3 GRAMMAR Challenge

Future continuous and future perfect Lionel Messi

1 Correct the mistakes in bold in the text. Born: 24 June 1987
Height: 1.69 m
Scientists often predict the future. Here are two of Family: 3 children, 2 brothers, 1 sister
their predictions. Earns: over $40 million a year
In a few years, we won’t have driven
1 won’t be driving our cars, because our cars Marta Vieira da Silva
drive 2 themselves. We
Born: 19 February 1986
are stopping 3 driving cars
Height: 1.63 m
that need a human driver! So we won’t be passing Family: 0 children, 2 brothers, 1 sister
4
a driving test because we Earns: $400,000 a year
will need 5 a driving licence!
We don’t eat 6 very 1 (famous) Marta is not nearly as famous as Lionel .
much meat. Food scientists are going to create 2 (rich) Lionel  .
7
other sources of food by 3 (old) Marta  .
2050. Will we have eaten 8 4 (short) Marta  .
insects at every meal? Only time will tell!
5 (big) Marta’s family  .
6 (play / well) Marta  .
2 Complete each sentence so that it means the same as 4 Write a paragraph comparing two different challenges
the first sentence. Use the words in brackets. that you have faced. Include answers to these questions:
1 We’ll finish the project on Thursday. (by Friday) • Which challenge was much more difficult?
We ’ll have finished the project by Friday . • How did you feel about each challenge?
2 Lunch is from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow. (having) • How long did it take to complete each challenge?
At 1.30 p.m. tomorrow, we  • Which challenge was less interesting?
 . • Which challenge will be more useful to you in future?
3 The students graduate this year. (next) Learning Japanese was much more difficult than learning 
The students  French.
 . 
4 Will we solve the climate problem in 2025? (have) 
By 2030,  
 ? 
5 It’s July and it hasn’t rained since February. (won’t / 
months)
By August, it  Consolidation
 .
6 It’s a holiday for students tomorrow. (won’t / study) 5 Write six more predictions comparing today’s world
Students  with the world in 2050. Use some of the words below
and your own ideas.
 .
7 She won’t miss the tennis match on television tonight. big ​cars ​cheap ​clean ​computers ​
(watching) dangerous ​fast ​food ​population ​robots ​
She  smart ​useful
 .
Computers will be far faster in the future.
8 I’ll be staying with friends, not in a hotel. (won’t /

hotel)

I
 . 

Making comparisons 

3 Read the fact files and write sentences to compare the
two footballers. Use the words in brackets and phrases
to talk about small and big differences. For me, these exercises were … easy OK difficult

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