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Revise & check - Unit 1

Grammar A

1. though
2. their
3. got
4. there
5. one
6. as
7. herself
8. so
9. have/get
10. because

Grammar B

1. to have them mended
2. If one learns a few phrases,
3. despite the heavy traffic / despite the traffic being heavy / despite the fact that the traffic was heavy
4. was cancelled due to the fog
5. see each other
6. by themselves
7. haven’t seen him since
8. so as not to be recognized
9. we won’t have to do the washing up
10. hasn’t got any pictures yet

Vocabulary A

1. teeth
2. mind
3. run
4. trousers
5. guns
6. terms

Vocabulary B

1. career
2. part-time
3. alike
4. half-sisters
5. take after
6. synonym

Vocabulary C

1. of
2. off, up
3. up
4. off
5. in
6. with, on

Vocabulary D

1. challenging
2. competitive
3. unsuccessful
4. rebellious
5. enjoyable
6. repetitive

Language quiz - Answers

Answers for the language quiz (pages 14-15):

Language terminology (p.14):

1. an idiom

2. collocation

3. register

4. a phrasal verb

5. slang

6. colloquial

7. a synonym

8. a metaphor

Language quiz (p.15):

1. IDIOMS

1 refuse to change your mind about something even when other people are trying to convince you that you are wrong

2 say exactly what you think in a very direct way

3 were determined to continue despite the difficult circumstances

4 don’t agree with each other

5 is the dominant partner

2. PHRASAL VERBS

1 catch up

2 put off

3 take after

4 bring up

5 grow up

3. SYNONYMS & REGISTER

a (and b)

1 E (one is more formal)

2 D (consequently)

3 F (owing to)

4 B (benefits)

5 H (omit)

6 C (however)

7 A (adhere to)

8 G (require)

4. COLLOCATION

1 completely

2 hurt

3 close

4 distant

5 security 

Revision Exercises

Here you have some revision exercises for the grammar and vocabulary on lesson 1A.

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