NIO Unit 3
Prepositions
1. When you frown ________ someone, you
look at them as if you are annoyed.
2. Ruth and Bill can’t walk down the street
without people staring ________them.
3. Ben and Tony are very different – in fact
they’re ________chalk and cheese.
4. When you mess ________, you behave in
a silly way.
5. This photo is precious because it reminds
me ________why I’m sponsoring Amanda.
6. Debra is sponsoring a child in India
________Action Aid.
7. Chris and his girlfriend were playing the
part of lovers so there was a lot of tension
________the set.
8. Someone who is confident believes
________themselves.
9. Someone who is considerate thinks
________what other people want or feel.
10. Someone who is impractical is not
sensible or good ________doing practical
things.
11. Someone who is independent prefers to
do things ________themselves.
12. Someone who is kind behaves in a way
that shows you care ________other
people.
Suitable words
1. The tabloid press wouldn’t leave us alone
and
made
our
lives
____________________!
2. A
radio
station
was
r____________________ a competition
called “Two Strangers and a Wedding”.
3. Someone
who
is
bossy
likes
t____________________ other people
what to do.
4. Someone who is broad-minded accepts
different
opinions
and
w____________________ of behaving.
5. Someone who is cheerful is usually in a
good m____________________.
6. Someone
who
is
d____________________ needs a lot of
attention.
Vocabulary Review
13. Someone who is independent prefers to
do things ________themselves.
14. Someone who is kind behaves in a way
that shows you care ________other
people.
15. “Loyal” is a word that means the same
________ “faithful”.
16. Your ex-wife is the woman you are
divorced ________.
17. Your husband is the man you are married
________.
18. A single parent looks ________their
children alone and has no partner.
19. David and Victoria Beckham named their
son Brooklyn ________an area in New
York.
20. Clare and Stan got in touch ________an
online dating site.
21. Their relationship didn’t work ________–
there was no real spark.
22. Bill proposed ________Ruth on the radio,
with 50,000 people listening!
23. Clare is still single and looking
________Mr Right.
7. Someone who is down-to-earth is
p____________________ and realistic
8. Someone who is hardworking works hard
to a____________________ things.
9. Someone
who
is
o____________________ is friendly and
likes meeting other people.
10. Someone
who
is
p____________________ makes sensible
decisions or choices.
11. Someone who is r____________________
says or does things that offend other
people.
12. “S____________________” is a word that
means the same as “confident”.
13. Someone who is s____________________
is aware of the needs of other people.
14. Someone who is t____________________
can be trusted to do what they say they
will do.
15. Someone
who
is
u____________________
has
relationships with other people.
16. A half-brother/sister is a brother/sister
who has e____________________ the
same mother o____________________
the same father as you.
17. Your
____________________
aunt/grandfather is the aunt/grandfather
of your mother or father.
18. An ____________________ child does not
have brothers or sisters.
19. If partners give each other space, they
a____________________ each other to
have some freedom and time alone.
20. Liz
is
so
lovely
–
she
d____________________
someone
special.
21. Couples soon go their separate
w___________________ if they don’t
have anything in common.
22. Your ex-boyfriend is the boy or man you
u____________________ to go out with.
23. Your
father
is
your
m____________________
parent.
Definitions
1. If you c____________________ someone’s opinions, you do not always accept or agree with
them.
2. Two ____________________ are two people who have a romantic or sexual relationship.
3. The ____________________ press are newspapers that are not very serious.
4. “B____________________” is a word that means the same as “arrogant”.
5. Someone who is r____________________ does what they say they will do.
6. “T____________________” means the opposite of “thoughtful”.
7. Your s____________________ is your father’s second wife.
Tenses
The tabloid press have been waiting for us to split so they can get a story
My mother-in-law hasn’t spoken to us since the day we got married!
We’ve been together for a year and are having a party to celebrate.