Unit 1
Everyday life
Task 1 Create the definition of the following words:
CLUMSY
GENUINE
GULLIBLE
ILLITERATE
INTIMIDATING
OBEDIENT
SKILLFUL
SUPERSTITIOUS
VERSATILE
WEIRD
PLAIN-SPOKEN
TOUGH
Task 2 Create opposite adjectives from the following adjectives
COMPETENT
LOGICAL
MATURE
SENSITIVE
RESPONSIBLE
ORGANISED
SURE
LITERATE
PATIENT
DECISIVE
HONEST
RATIONAL
PLEASANT
CONSIDERATE
UNDERSTOOD
Task 3 Look at the pictures and complete theses definitions. Then describe three
people you know using the adjectives in Ex 3. Give as much details as possible.
1. A sensitive person cares about other people, and feels emotions strongly.
2. A ___________ person is always ready to do something to help you.
3. A ___________ person doesn´t talk very much.
4. A ___________ person needs a lot of attention and is not easily pleased.
5. A ___________ person thinks only about himself/herself and not others.
6. A ___________ person believes in his/her own ability.
7. A ___________ person is reasonable and practical and doesn´t take risks.
8. A ___________ person is pleasant and kind towards other people.
9. An ___________ person easily becomes upset by things people do or say to them.
10. A ___________ person doesn´t trust other people.
11. A ___________ person is nervous and embarrassed when meeting new people.
12. A ___________ person is not at all interesting.
Task 4 Choose the best word from the box to describe these people.
childish / idealistic / hard-working / reckless / sentimental / selfish / considerate /
competitive / easy-going / careless / impatient
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Rosemary is a nurse. She has been on duty in the clinic for 16 hours. Now she is
going home to study for her exams.
hard-working
1
Although Martin is 16 years old, he still plays with toys and needs a light on when he
sleeps.
____________
2
Jack loves doing dangerous sports like sky-diving, motor racing, and snowboarding.
____________
3
Julia only thinks about herself. She doesn’t care about other people. _____________
4
Ben believes that everyone is good and that bad people only need help.___________
5
Mickey can’t relax. He wants everything to happen now. _____________
6
Keith always tries to think about other people and tries to help them. ____________
7
Anna always cries during sad films and loves romantic stories. _______________
8
Mr Arnold is always happy. He never worries about anything. _______________
9
Linda loves playing games. She loves winning but she hates losing.______________
10
Nick’s work is very untidy and he makes a lot of silly mistakes._____________
Task 5 Reading. Here is a letter page from a magazine. Read the letter and choose the
best word for each gap.
Dear Geri
I used to love playing with Sam when we were
small because he´s so (1) C – he was really good at
making up exciting games to play. But we didn´t
enjoy being in large groups because he was very
(2) ...... and he didn´t like other children playing
with us. He´s a bit more (3).... now so he´s got
more friends. But we had an argument the other
day. I made a joke about his clothes and now he
won´t speak to me. He´s much too (4) ... – it´s
really easy to upset him. I don´t know what to do.
Patrick
Dear Geri
I´ve only known Trina a few months. The best thing about
her is that she´s great fun to be with as she´s always (5) ...
. She never seems to be in a bad mood. She´s always got
something to say – in fact, she´s the most (6)... person
I´ve ever met. She never gets anxious but in some ways
she´s far too (7) ... about everything – she nearly always
arrives late when we´ve arranged to meet. I don´t really
mind though. The only thing I don´t like about her is that
she can be (8)... to other people – she sometimes makes
fun of them. I want to tell her but I don´t want to lose her
as my friend. What shall I do?
Carla
1. A/easy-going
B/thoughtful
C/imaginative
2. A/shy
B/selfish
C/thoughtless
3. A/nosey
B/sociable
C/bossy
4. A/sensitive
B/sensible
C/sympathetic
5. A/big-headed
B/cheerful
C/moody
6. A/talkative
B/generous
C/considerate
7. A/outgoing
B/lively
C/relaxed
8. A/impatient
B/unreliable
C/unkind
Task 6 Read the magazine article below and use the words given in capitals at the end
of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example.
Besides our family and love life, friendship is the thing our respondents
value most _1_. They have an average of five to six good friends each,
_2_ with them once or twice a week, and
a third turn to their friends when they are feeling down. Many
women would like more friends, _3_ to socialise with. Yet with
so many calls upon our time these days, meeting new people can
be _4_. If you want to make new friends, be proactive. Get out
and do something you enjoy where there might be other people
doing the same thing. Go to places where you have the _5_
to meet people. And above all, _6_ time in your friendship.
Share your down days.
RESPONSE
HIGH
SOCIAL
PARTICULAR
DIFICULTY
POTENCY
INVESTMENT
Task 7 Read the article about number seven train. Answer questions below.
Train number 7
These immigrants came to New York to
escape poverty and war, and to have
a better life. Today, people come for the
same reasons. Manuela Garcia´s family is
typical. Her father, Tomas, came from
Mexico in 1986 and sold tacos from
a small food stall next to Corona station.
Tomas got through hard times , saved his
money and bought a bakery. Today the
jukebox there plays Mexican songs and
a satellite TV shows Mexican TV
programmes. „We´re proud of our culture,
but the bakery is not just for Mexicans,“
says Tomas. „ We have Polish and Turkish
customers, too. We all get on with each
other.“
The train speeds past LaGuardia airport
as the rain stops and the sun comes out.
Manuela looks out of the window and
watches the planes take off. People are
getting away to experience the world.
Manuela smiles. She doesn´t need to go
to faraway countries – the world is right
there on the Number 7 train.
It´s 8.15 in the morning and Manuela
Garcia is on her way to college in New
York City. She´s sitting on the Number 7
train and she´s doing her homework, but
she hasn´t got much space. Two Chinese
women are sitting next to her – they´re
laughing and chatting in Cantonese.
A young man is on the other side – he´s
listening to Shakira on his MP3 player and
eating some tacos. Then an old woman
gets on the train and sits down nearby –
she´s wearing a sari and she´s reading
a book in Hindi. At Jackson Heights, the
old woman gets off. It´s raining outside
and Manuela can see Indian and Pakistani
shops in the street below.
Welcome to the International Express, the
most international train journey in the
world. Every day, some of New York´s
three million immigrants take the Number
7 train from Queens to Manhattan and
each stop is like a different country. Get off
at Flushing station and experience China,
go to Corona and you´re in Mexico; the
next stop is India at Jackson Heights.
Many immigrants are from Latin America,
Easterm Europe, Africa or Asia. If you
listen carefully, you can hear more than
100 different languages.
So why is this train so popular? A hudred
years ago, most immigrants lived in
Manhattan, but by 1910 Manhattan was
overcrowded and life was very difficult.
Then, in 1917, things improved, thanks to
a new train to a suburb called Queens.
Immigrants moved out of the city because
there was more space in Queens, but they
could still get to work in Manhattan.
Questions:
How is Manuela’s journey similar to your own ? / How is it different ?
Task 8 Underline all the phrasal verbs in the text and write their definitions.
Task 9 Read the article again and complete the sentences. Use three words in each
sentence.
1. Manuela is on the train because she is ________________________________ .
2. The train is special because every station is like ________________________ .
3. In 1917, people moved to Queens because they wanted to ________________ .
4. People came to New York because they wanted to find ___________________ .
5. Tomas Garcia worked hard, started saving and __________________________ .
6. The people in Tomas´s bakery are from Mexico, __________________________ .
Task 10 Speaking. List five things that you value the most in your life and match
specific actions that you take that express those values.
Example: if you value good relationship with others, discuss what you do that show how you
try to be friendly, helpfull, etc.
Values
1.___________________________
2.___________________________
3.___________________________
4.___________________________
5.___________________________
Actions
-________________________________________
-________________________________________
-________________________________________
-________________________________________
-________________________________________
Task 11 Discuss how society ( your parents, your friends, your church, your
community, television, radio or newspaper ) influences your values. Give some
examples based on your experience.