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VOCABULARY EXTRA
ADVANCED UNIT 2

2.1 Learning and experience

Complete the conversation with one word in each

gap. The first letter of each word is given.
A: How has Eva settled into her job? Has she found
her 1f
yet?
, but
B: Well, shes still learning the 2r
so far shes shown fantastic potential.
A: Great, Im glad I recommended her. Shell be able
of far more opportunities
to take 3a
in your department than mine. By the way, Im
sorry to hear about the 4s
with your
project. Will the delay be long?
B: I hope not, but this its a new market for us and
theres always a steep learning 5c
when you move into something new.
. Theyre
A: Dont worry trust your 6i
usually right.
B: Youre right. Sometimes you have stop looking at
the facts and figures and just go with your
7
g
.

2.2 Collocations: opinions

Metaphors

Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

1 With his charm and intelligence Liam will go
further in life.
2 Ive achieved all my goals and have finally
reached the point of my career.
3 I argued with some customers and got some bad
reviews online. Since then, my business has gone
down fast.
4 Im not sure whether to go to uni or not. Im at a
real roundabout in my life.
5 My sister never thinks anything through. Her
ideas are always under-baked.
6 Abraham said he climbed Mount Fuji in an
aernoon. I found that a little hard to chew.
7 We could always go to the beach instead of the
museum. Its food for mind, anyway.
8 I make sure I put away some time to do some
yoga every day.
9 Just because Ed can memorise a lot of facts and
figures and swallow them in meetings, doesnt
make him the best employee.
10 Come on, lets not throw away precious time
chatting. Lets do some shopping!

Underline the correct alternatives.

1 If you know what youre doing, you can make a
war/killing/fight on the stock exchange.
2 I wasnt good at academic subjects, but I really
lit/shone/glowed at athletics.
3 The teachers all thought I was pretty dim/dark/dull
when it came to maths.
4 They should stop fast food companies from
targeting/pointing/aiming children in ads.
5 Rachel is obviously a bright/shiny/clear girl.
6 In a flash of idea/inspiration/thinking, Ampere
made a discovery about electromagnetic forces.
7 If those two manufacturers joined forces/teams/
groups, they could really make a great product.
8 Research evidence doesnt really approve/show/
support your theory.

Put the letters in italics in the correct order to

complete the sentences.
1 We all have
sciencetornpop about
other countries before we visit them.
2 That sitcom was awful. The characters were all
petersyesto.
3 I was planning on going travelling for six months,
codens thugshot
but now Im having
about it.
4 Ollys not interested in other cultures or ideas. Hes
warnor-denmid.
so
5 That programme showed a whole new
tricepsveep on the life of Gandhi.
6 Ken tried to change our minds, but his arguments
gnicnocniv.
werent very
7 My first visit to London as a child was certainly
eey-gonepin.
pneo dimn
8 You have to keep an
if you want to learn about different people and
cultures.
Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.
1 Its my private opinion that we should all give
more to charity.
2 You shouldnt criticise Lydia for her views.
Everyones allowed to their own opinion.
3 I dont think they had an argument as such, just a
contrast of opinion.
4 The main opinion is that global warming is having
an effect on our world.
5 Well never decide anything if opinion is shared.
6 Theres no right or wrong answer. Its just a topic of
opinion.
7 I dont care if you hate my mothers meat loaf!
Save your opinion to yourself.

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2.3 Idioms of opinion

Match a beginning in A with a word/phrase in B and an

ending in C to make sentences.

1 I love creating a good discussion by

playing

on the

mind.

2 Id like to know what you really

think, so please speak

about the advocate.

Phrasal verbs

Phrases

10

11

12
13

3 You never seem to have a clear

opinion. You just sit

your

fence.

4 Come on, tell me what you really

think. Dont beat

devils

bush.

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Focus on keep

Complete the spidergram with the

underlined phrases from Exercise 7.

keep

Match the underlined phrases with their meanings a)n).

1 I have one of those apps that keeps track of the
distances and speeds I run.
2 Youre doing really well. Keep up the good work!
3 Im trying to keep my weight down by not eating bread.
4 Giorgio keeps a low profile in meetings to stop himself
from saying anything silly.
5 Good drivers keep their cool, even when stressed.
6 How can we keep these wasps away from the food?
7 Mr Jones never keeps to the topic in his lessons. He
always goes off onto other topics.
8 Keep off the grass please. Walk on the path.
9 I hope your mums operation goes well. Keep me posted.
10 Can you keep an eye on that pan for a minute while I go
to the bathroom?
11 You should keep your opinions to yourself. Not
everyone wants to hear them!
12 Slow down, I cant keep up with you!
13 Justin promised hed be here on time and he usually
keeps his word.
14 Come on, dont stop now. Keep going!

a) not go into an area

b) move at the same speed as
c) continue moving; not stop
d) continue doing
e) let me know whats happening
f) monitor
g) stop the size or level of something increasing
h) stays with
i) do something you said you will do
j) stop (something) from going near something
k) try not to get noticed
l) watch (something)
m) not give everyone your views
n) not get angry
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Complete the sentences with the correct

form of phrases from Exercise 8.
1 Youre so quick in class. I just cant
with you.
2 Why did you get so angry? You usually
in situations like that.
3 Chas is working fieen-hour days. If he
like this, hell burn
himself out.
your shoes
4 Please
the seats or youll get
them dirty.
5 The government is trying to
the number of children who skip school.
since she told
6 Veritys been
our economics professor that he couldnt
teach.
7 You promised me wed go away this
.
weekend. Youd better
from
8 Its better if we
Alain today. Hes not in a very good mood.
9 Attached is next weeks trip schedule. Well
of any last-minute changes.
, but sometimes I
10 I usually
just have to tell people what I think.
the plan and do not
11 Try to
make any changes.
12 So, you were in Canada two weeks ago
and China last week. Wow, I cant
of all your travels!
my German
13 I really want to
lessons, but its hard to find the time.
on the time.
14 I have to
I dont want to miss my train.

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Crossword

10 Use the clues to complete the crossword with words and phrases from Unit 2.
1
2

8
9
10

11
12
13
14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Across
2 a way of looking at something (11)
4 something which makes you willing to listen to
or accept new ideas (2, 4, 4)
5 an insecure base on which to base ideas
(metaphor) (4, 11)
7 get a lot of money very quickly (metaphor)
(4, 1, 7)
9 not very intelligent (3)
12 something to think about (4, 3, 7)
15 challenging rate at which you need to learn
something (5, 8, 5)
16 too old (idiom) (4, 3, 4)
17 a delay (7)
18 having an important decision to make (2, 1, 10)
19 say how you really feel (5, 4, 4)
20 having strong views and telling others
about them (11)

Down
1 a significant impact (1, 8, 6)
3 start a series of adverts to sell something (metaphor)
(6, 1, 8)
6 difficult to believe (idiom) (4, 2, 7)
8 have no opinion either way (idiom) (3, 2, 3, 5)
10 argue a point of view just to
create discussion (4, 6, 8)
11 create (a theory) (9)
13 become accustomed
to a new situation
(5, 3, 5)
14 intelligent (6)

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