Unit 1 Test Answer key

Part A

1

a) lengthy

b) animated

c) in-depth

d) predictable

e) one-sided

f) hilarious

2

a) butted in on

b) droned on and on

c) aren’t on the same wavelength

d) put across

e) flowed

3

a) Achieving

b) satisfied

c) valuable

d) skilful

e) fulfilling

f) efficient

g) consideration

h) competently

4

a) Josie seems particularly cheerful these days.

b) Brian slammed the phone down angrily and stormed out into the garden.

c) Could you ask him politely if he’ll feed the cat while we’re away?

d) We had a lot of in-depth chats late at night when we were on holiday last year.

e) Frankly, I don’t usually like to work in my office in the evenings.

5

a) have eaten

b) have been working

c) was walking

d) have written

e) ’s already left

f) had been waiting

6

1) Fancy meeting you here.

2) So, how are things?

3) You’re looking great!

4) I’ve heard so much about you!

5) Pleased to meet you.

Part B

7

a) F

b) T

c) T

d) F

e) T

Order of Adjectives

Try these activities to practise the order of adjectives: Quiz 1, quiz 2, interactive exercise, expand the sentence.

How To Argue Productively

Arguing is a normal part of any relationship - and can make your relationship stronger. Relationship psychotherapist Paula Hall gives her top tips for having a productive argument.

Step 1: Work out what you're really arguing about
Be self-aware. Are you really arguing about the washing up, or is there a deeper issue under the surface? If so, stop arguing about the washing up and have the discussion.

Step 2: Confront the issue, not each other
Many couples start arguing about an issue but end up arguing about who's fault it is. Keep the initial issue at the forefront of your mind, and don't resort to blaming each other.

Step 3: Always stick to the matter in hand
Don't bring up the past, other issues, or other peoples' opinions. Argue about one thing at a time.

Step 4: Be adult
You might find that you sound like a strict parent or rebellious child when you argue. Imagine having the same conversation with your boss and think about how you would respond. Bring that "adult" self into the conflict with your partner.

Step 5: Check yourself
Be aware of how you're feeling. If you're tired, stressed, ill or irritable, give your partner some warning so that they can give you space.

Talk Club

As I mentioned in class, the Talk Club is meeting every Tuesday at 7pm in room B12.
The topic next week is "The end of the world". More info here.

Men are the weaker sex

Traditionally, women are generally known as 'the weaker sex' so people say they need to be protected. However, in terms of health, women are the strong, healthy ones - so, men are supposedly the weaker sex. Yvonne and Rob have been discussing this.

This week's question:
Compared with the early 1960s, each year, the number of men who enter medical schools in the UK has doubled. But how many women enter medical school each year?
a) About the same number
b) Triple the number
c) Ten-fold (=10 times as many)

Listen to this podcast from BBC 6 minute English to answer the question.

Adverb games

Here are a couple of adverb games:

• Adverbs that Describe Actions -Hangman Game

• Adverbs of Frequency Hangman Game

   

   

Young Spaniards see no hope

CNN's Phil Han spoke to three Barcelona residents about how they are dealing with record youth unemployment.

Learning to understand news reports: New York snow chaos

Listen to the audio

Now do the exercise:

Complete each of these sentences from the BBC news report.


1.______________ snowstorms have hit America's East coast.

2. Some say _________________________ played a Halloween trick on 60 million people. Only four times in the last 135 years has New York's Central Park seen snow this early.

3.The ___________________ caused power cuts and some deaths as roads became ___________________.

4. More than a thousand flights were cancelled with some passengers trapped on ___________________ planes for hours.

Now watch the video