Unit 1 Wider World 4

Name:  ________________________

Class:  ________________________

VOCABULARY

1  Complete each sentence with a word from the box. There is one extra word.

annoyed         confident         creative         disappointed        relaxed         stressed         surprised

0  After their long holiday they felt very relaxed and ready to start work again.

1  Jenni was _____________ with me because I didn’t tell her about Abi’s party.

2  We were _____________ that they couldn’t come to the party. It was quite sad that they missed it.

3  Philip is a _____________ person. He’s very sure of himself.

4  Gemma always has lots of new ideas. She’s a very _____________ person.

5  Everyone is _____________ because there is too much work to do and not enough people.

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2  Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

0  He doesn’t express / challenge / tell himself very well. His ideas are confusing.

1  She told / challenged / made herself climb the wall although she’s scared of heights.

2  Just make / be / know yourself when you meet him. Don’t try and change your personality.

3  Amy was so cold she couldn’t stop sweating / shivering / yawning.

4  Why don’t you try sailing? You might surprise / congratulate / express yourself and really enjoy it.

5  She always makes / expresses / tells herself that she can do anything she tries and that nothing is impossible.

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3  Complete the paragraph with one word in each gap. The first letter is given.

Mary is quite brave and is always prepared to ⁰give something new a go. She is a very ¹ c__________ person who never gets angry or anxious about anything. As result, she’s very good in difficult situations. She gets a ² b__________ out of solving unexpected problems. She believes that nothing can boost your ³ c__________ like dealing with difficult situations. She loves to ⁴ h__________ adventures and she’s always ready to ⁵ g__________ you her opinion about facing challenges.

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GRAMMAR

4  Complete the dialogue using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

A:  Hi Agnes, ⁰are you studying (study) at the moment or ¹ __________________ (want) to come out for a walk with me?

B:  Hi Bea. I’m sorry, but I ² __________________ (help) my brother with his homework. He
³ __________________ (not/like) maths and he always ⁴ __________________ (have) a lot of problems with his homework.

A:  He’s lucky to have a big sister like you who
⁵ __________________ (helps) him when he needs it.

B:  I’m the lucky one because
I ⁶ __________________ (find) maths so easy, but I’m not so good at English.
I ⁷ __________________ (try) to write my English essay as well and it’s not going very well.
I ⁸ __________________ (not/know) what to write.

A:  Would you like me to help you with your essay?

B:  Would you? That’d be great. Thanks.  

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5  Complete the text using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

⁰ Have you ever done (ever/do) a challenge which you thought you would never do?
I ¹ ______________________ (do) lots of challenges in my life, but I ² ______________________ (never/want) to do any water challenges because I’m afraid of water and I can’t even swim. So when my friend asked me to go in the water with sharks,
I ³ ______________________ (not/want) to do it at first. This was my friend’s dream, but it
⁴ ______________________ (be) a really difficult challenge for me. I ⁵ ______________________ (shake) so much when they put the cage into the water, that I ⁶ ______________________ (not/look) when suddenly the big fish hit the cage and knocked the breath out of my body.
I ⁷ ______________________ (never/been) so scared in all my life.

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ENGLISH FOR SPEAKING

6  Complete the dialogue. Use one word in each gap.

Marisa: ⁰ Excuse me. Could you ¹ _____________ me, please?

Andy:  Of ² _____________. Are you lost?

Marisa: Yes, a bit. I need to find my class. It’s room B6.

Andy:  Oh it’s just at the end of this corridor. I’ll show you.

Marisa: That’s really nice ³ _____________ you, thanks.

Andy:  Can I ⁴ _____________ you a hand
⁵ _____________ your bag?

Marisa: No, I’m fine, but thanks ⁶ _____________.

Andy:  Is this your first day here?

Marisa: Yes, and it’s all very confusing.

Andy:  Oh, you must be Marisa. I’m Andy. Don’t worry. You’ll soon find your way around. Ah here’s room B6. Do you need
⁷ _____________ else?

Marisa: No, I’m fine. Thanks ⁸ _____________ your help.

Andy:  No problem. Hey, Mario, this is Marisa. Would you ⁹ _____________ introducing her to the class while you wait for Miss Simmons to arrive?

Mario:  Sure!  

Andy:  Bye. Catch you ¹⁰ _____________.

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ENGLISH FOR WRITING

7  Complete the text using the words and phrases in the box. Use capital letters where necessary.

dreamed about        experience has made me        first realised this        gasped        gradually felt        I heard about        I’m thinking of becoming       
in the end        not afraid         the problem was        when I arrived

My Personal Challenge

I’ve always ⁰ dreamed about jumping out of a plane and floating down to Earth like a bird. 
¹ ____________________________ I was scared of flying. I ² ____________________________ when I went on a family holiday to Italy when I was eight. I refused to get on the plane and my family had to cancel the holiday.

³ ____________________________ this charity challenge from a work colleague and decided to do it as I wanted to raise money for poor children. I thought I could control my nerves but,
⁴ ____________________________ at the airfield and saw how small the plane was,
I ⁵ ____________________________ and started shaking violently. At first I thought it was impossible to do, but lots of people had promised to give money to the charity if I jumped so I had to do it.
⁶ ____________________________, although I was still shaking, I got on the plane, sat down and waited. The instructor talked to me all the time and before I knew it we were in the air.
I ⁷ ____________________________ less anxious and then we jumped. It was really amazing.

The ⁸ ____________________________ much more confident and now I’m
⁹ ____________________________ of flying. I regularly jump out of planes and
¹⁰ ____________________________ a pilot so that I can take other people up for the experience.

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