Wider World 2 Unit 8

1  If you make money from painting or drawing then you are      .

2  If you try to find work then you      .

3  Students at schools are also called      .

4  A job that is from 9 to 5, five days a week is called a       job.

5  We call someone who shows people around famous places or buildings a      .

6 The place where many people go to study after finishing school is a      .

7 If you are a shop assistant, then you work       a shop assistant.

2        Complete the sentences 

1 My dad only works four mornings every week – he has a                            .

2 My big brother isn’t working at the moment – he’s                            .

3 My little brother’s only eight so he goes to a local                            .

4 I’m good friends with some of my

                           and we see each other a lot after school.

5 There’s a very big                            at our school for students to leave their coats in.

6 My sister’s working five days a week, but only for the next few weeks – it’s a                            .

7 My dad’s company closed down last month and he                            – he’s looking for another one now.

8 The                            at school is great because there’s loads of equipment to help you keep fit.

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets

.If it ⁰ rains  (rain) this morning, I ¹                  (not walk) the dog – my mum can do it later!

I ²_________ (take) the dog out, though, if it ³                    (be) sunny and then ... 

...and then I ⁴__________ (ride) my bike to school.

. After school, if I ⁵                     (have) a lot of homework, I ⁶___________ (do) it straight away when I get home. 

I ⁷                      (feel) much happier if the teachers  

⁸___________ (not give) us any homework today – that would be a really good day!

5   Choose the correct option to complete the dialogue. 

Sam:   Gosh! There are some really good runners in this race. I will definitely / might lose!  

Mike:  You ¹ will probably/ probably won`t lose, Sam. You’re fast too. Oh hi, Tonia.  

Tonia: Hi, Mike, hi, Sam. You ² will definitely / will probably win, Sam – you’re the fastest in our class by a long way. Why are you so worried?

Sam:   Well, I ³ might / probably won’t win a race against my classmates, but look who else is running in the race! I ⁴ will definitely / definitely won’t beat them.

Tonia: Oh yes. I see what you mean. Well, you

⁵ may / probably won’t have a chance – don’t worry!

Mike: Anyway, Tonia, which race are you running in?    

Tonia: I’m in the 1,500 metres. I ⁶ probably won’t / definitely won’t come first because Sally Farmer is in the same race and she’s the English Junior Champion at 1,500 metres.

Mike:   Oh well, you ⁷ probably won’t / will definitely come second then.  

Tonia: I ⁸ will probably / will definitely come second, but Angela Edwards is quite fast too. She beat me last year, but I’m a lot faster this year so I ⁹ might / definitely won’t run quicker than her today.

Mike:   Anyway, good luck, both of you. I

¹⁰ will probably / will definitely be cheering for you both.

Tonia: Thanks, Mike.

Sam:   Yeah, thanks, Mike. Fingers crossed! See you later.

6        Complete the sentences using the adjectives and prepositions

Emma was very good      swimming when she was a child.

Dan won’t make a very good doctor – he’s

                    of blood!

I’m really interested                     history – I read loads of books about it.

Edward is very fond                      his teacher – he likes her a lot.

Claire is completely                      about music – she even listens to it at breakfast time.

   Amanda is                       at basketball – she’s the best player in the school by a long way.

Ursula is very                       on getting to university – she really wants to become an architect. 

My dad is totally                         at cooking – he always burns everything when he tries to make the dinner.

We are super excited------------ the trip.

He's famous ____________ his science experiments on YouTube.

We're very proud ______ you.

How long have you been married ____ Liam?