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VOCABULARY EXTRA
ADVANCED UNIT 7

7.1 Collocations

Match 18 with the endings a)h).

1 Emergency workers searched
2 I hate the summer months. I suffer
from
3 If you smell smoke, you should raise
4 In a court of law, you are presumed
5 Youre on the list for the early
6 One of my colleagues is the
subject of
7 A man formerly presumed
8 Police searched for the killer to
a) shi tomorrow.
b) hayfever really badly.
c) innocent until found guilty.
d) no avail.
e) dead has just been found alive.
f) the alarm immediately.
g) frantically for survivors late into
the night.
h) an investigation into fraud.

7.2 Idioms: relaxing

Suffixes

Complete the sentences with the

correct form of the words in the box.
clear deceptive glory elaborative
pretend reappearance scandal
suspicious
1 I love listening to Professor Chens
lectures. She speaks with such
.
2 Why do missing things always
just when you dont
need them anymore?
3 I know who you really are. You can
now.
drop the
4 Some TV shows seem to
war when its not a
positive thing at all.
5 Thats an interesting idea. Could you
a little more, please?
6 I know her tricks now. She wont
me again!
7 The money that some government
.
departments waste is
le
8 Theres only one
to interview.

Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

1 When you see the green light, dont hesitant to go.
2 I know its an impose, but I was hoping to have a moment of
your time.
3 I dont seem remember peoples names anymore. Is senile
setting in?
4 My new students are so enthusiasm in class.
5 They way Mark is talking, I think he is becoming a real
chauvinistic.
6 Im not sure what effective this new treatment will have.
7 I dont approve of frivolity behaviour in the classroom.
8 Saving that boy from being hit by that car was hero.

Complete each sentence with one word. The first letter of each
word is given.
1 I usually let my h
down by having dinner out with
friends.
2 Youve been on that computer for hours. You should have a
.
b
3 Grahams really stressed out at the moment. He needs to
.
u
off from work. Running can
4 I find it difficult to s
sometimes help though.
off your
5 Lets go for a walk to take your m
interview tomorrow.
6 Rich works hard, but he always makes sure he takes
out to be with the kids.
t
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the idioms in
the box.
burn the midnight oil burn the candles at both ends chill out
hang out while away work all hours
1 I cant carry on
. Im having fun but
Im exhausted.
the hours this
2 Im going to
weekend watching old films.
, especially
3 Its not good for you to
if that includes all day Saturday and Sunday too.
with my friends on
4 I really enjoy
Friday nights.
5 Im a bit stressed so Im going to go to the beach for a few days
.
and
to meet this essay
6 Ive been
deadline. I went to bed this morning at 2a.m.

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7.3 Risk

Put the letters in italics in the correct order to complete

the sentences.
1 Did you
eyeballtried change the
passcode on my phone?
2 You shouldnt leave those children to swim
diversepunus in the pool.
dale
3 Children need to learn how to
with danger.
4 My parents always encouraged
pencedeedinn and let me make my own decisions.
revo-corvettepisens can stop
5
children learning from their own mistakes.
6 We shouldnt be afraid to take
baleenoars risks in our lives.
esexop our
7 Obviously we shouldnt
children to unnecessary danger.
mcleodlloyd
8 Parents should not
their children too much.

Phrasal verbs

Verb + noun
1

3
4

take

Verb + noun + preposition

Other

12

13

14

10

15

11

Focus on take

Complete the spidergram with the phrases in

the box from Exercise 7.

Replace the underlined phrases in the sentences with the

phrases in the box.
take a risk take care of take effect take it from me
take note of taken on takes the easy way out
take the initiative take them on board
take things personally taken to take time out
take your mind off take your time
1 I need to look after some paperwork before I can go out.
2 My six-year-olds really started to like swimming. Hes
like a fish!
3 Thank you for your recommendations. Well accept them.
4 Its good to stop and rest from your normal routine once
in a while.
5 I think Yves is wishing he hadnt agreed to do the project.
6 You think your fluency isnt good but believe me, it is.
7 Weve got several hours yet. Dont rush.
8 You should pay attention to what Steven says. He knows
what hes talking about.
9 Be careful how you word Elinors feedback. She can be
easily offended by criticism.
10 Why dont we stop you thinking about your toothache
by playing cards or something.
11 If you have a good idea, be the first person to do
something and speak to your boss about it.
12 Edie does everything she can to avoid hard work. She
always does the thing that requires the least work.
13 Its going to take quite a long time before the changes
have an impact.
14 If you do something that could have an unpleasant
result, it can sometimes pay off.

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Complete the sentences with the correct

form of phrases from Exercise 8.
1 All Hannahs friends gave her advice, but
she
none
.
a new job at a
2 Ive just
health practice in the city.
. She makes
3 Emily never
everything as difficult as possible for
herself!
4 I find that chocolate cake can help me
my worries.
this
5 Can you help me
problem? My washing machines leaking
again.
. The comments
6 Try not to
werent directed at you.
7 The painkillers should start to
aer about thirty minutes.
what the
8 Olav didnt
teacher said about the exam and
answered the wrong questions.
9 Paulo has some great business ideas, but
and does
he never
anything about them.
.
10 Dont feel you have to rush.
11 Critics say that new action film is great,
, its really boring.
but
12 You always order the same salad. Go on,
and order something
different.
that new
13 I havent really
lady at number six. She never says hello.
and go and
14 We should
enjoy the snow with the kids.

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Crossword

10 Use the clues to complete the crossword with words

and phrases from Unit 7.

3
4

5
6

8
9

10

11

12

13

15

16

17

18

19

20

Across
2 spend time in a relaxed way (5, 4)
4 attractive and pleasant (person) (10)
6 take a rest (4, 1, 8)
7 pause (noun) (10)
9 have an illness where you lose your memory (6, 4, 7)
15 annoying, problematic (11)
16 very expensive (10)
17 relax and enjoy yourself (3, 4, 4, 4)
18 spend time (with friends) (4, 3)
19 state of keeping someone away from danger too much (4-14)
20 time when an illness becomes less severe (9)

Down
1 set off the warning noise (7, 3, 5)
3 look far and wide for
something (6, 11)
5 on purpose (12)
8 stay up late to work (4, 3, 8, 3)
10 make up a story or information (9)
11 not wanting to take any chances (4-6)
12 irony (7)
13 worried (7)
14 start the process of trying to find out
facts about something (6, 2, 13)

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