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ADVANCED UNIT 7

7.1 Collocations

1 Match 1–8 with the endings a)–h).

1 Emergency workers searched

2 I hate the summer months. I sufferfrom

3 If you smell smoke, you should raise

4 In a court of law, you are presumed

5 You’re on the list for the early

6 One of my colleagues is thesubject of 

7 A man formerly presumed

8 Police searched for the killer to

a) shi tomorrow.

b) hayfever really badly.

c) innocent until found guilty.

d) no avail.

e) dead has just been found alive.

f) the alarm immediately.

g) frantically for survivors late intothe night.

h) an investigation into fraud.

Suffi xes

2 Complete the sentences with thecorrect form of the words in the box.

clear deceptive glory elaborativepretend reappearance scandalsuspicious

1 I love listening to Professor Chen’slectures. She speaks with such

.

2 Why do missing things always just when you don’t

need them anymore?

3 I know who you really are. You candrop the now.

4 Some TV shows seem towar when it’s not a

positive thing at all.

5 That’s an interesting idea. Could you  a little more, please?

6 I know her tricks now. She won’t  me again!

7 The money that some governmentdepartments waste is .

8 There’s only one leto interview.

3 Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

1 When you see the green light, don’t hesitant to go.

2 I know it’s an impose, but I was hoping to have a moment of

your time.3 I don’t seem remember people’s names anymore. Is senile

setting in?

4 My new students are so enthusiasm in class.

5 They way Mark is talking, I think he is becoming a realchauvinistic.

6 I’m not sure what effective this new treatment will have.

7 I don’t approve of frivolity behaviour in the classroom.

8 Saving that boy from being hit by that car was hero.

7.2 Idioms: relaxing

4 Complete each sentence with one word. The first letter of eachword is given.

1 I usually let my h  down by having dinner out withfriends.

2 You’ve been on that computer for hours. You should have ab  .

3 Graham’s really stressed out at the moment. He needs tou  .

4 I find it diffi cult to s  off from work. Running cansometimes help though.

5 Let’s go for a walk to take your m  off your

interview tomorrow.6 Rich works hard, but he always makes sure he takes

t  out to be with the kids.

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the idioms inthe box.

burn the midnight oil burn the candles at both ends chill outhang out while away work all hours

1 I can’t carry on . I’m having fun butI’m exhausted.

2 I’m going to the hours this

weekend watching old films.

3 It’s not good for you to , especiallyif that includes all day Saturday and Sunday too.

4 I really enjoy with my friends onFriday nights.

5 I’m a bit stressed so I’m going to go to the beach for a few daysand .

6 I’ve been to meet this essaydeadline. I went to bed this morning at 2a.m.

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7.3 Risk

6 Put the letters in italics in the correct order to completethe sentences.

1 Did you eyeballtried change thepasscode on my phone?

2 You shouldn’t leave those children to swimdiversepunus in the pool.

3 Children need to learn how to dale with danger.

4 My parents always encouragedpencedeedinn and let me make my own decisions.

5 revo-corvettepisens can stopchildren learning from their own mistakes.

6 We shouldn’t be afraid to take

baleenoars risks in our lives.7 Obviously we shouldn’t esexop our

children to unnecessary danger.

8 Parents should not mcleodlloyd their children too much.

Focus on take

7 Replace the underlined phrases in the sentences with thephrases in the box.

take a risk take care of take effect take it from me

take note of taken on takes the easy way outtake the initiative take them on boardtake things personally taken to take time outtake your mind off take your time

1 I need to look after some paperwork before I can go out.

  2 My six-year-old’s really started to like swimming. He’slike a fish!

  3 Thank you for your recommendations. We’ll accept them.

4 It’s good to stop and rest from your normal routine oncein a while.

5 I think Yves is wishing he hadn’t agreed to do the project.

  6 You think your fluency isn’t good but believe me, it is.7 We’ve got several hours yet. Don’t rush.

8 You should pay attention to what Steven says. He knowswhat he’s talking about.

9 Be careful how you word Elinor’s feedback. She can beeasily offended by criticism.

10 Why don’t we stop you thinking about your toothacheby playing cards or something.

  11 If you have a good idea, be the first person to dosomething and speak to your boss about it.

12 Edie does everything she can to avoid hard work. Shealways does the thing that requires the least work.

  13 It’s going to take quite a long time before the changeshave an impact.

14 If you do something that could have an unpleasantresult, it can sometimes pay off.

8 Complete the spidergram with the phrases inthe box from Exercise 7.

9 Complete the sentences with the correctform of phrases from Exercise 8.

  1 All Hannah’s friends gave her advice, butshe none .

2 I’ve just a new job at a

health practice in the city.  3 Emily never . She makes

everything as diffi cult as possible forherself!

  4 I find that chocolate cake can help me  my worries.

  5 Can you help me thisproblem? My washing machine’s leakingagain.

6 Try not to . The commentsweren’t directed at you.

7 The painkillers should start to

aer about thirty minutes.  8 Olav didn’t what the

teacher said about the exam andanswered the wrong questions.

9 Paulo has some great business ideas, buthe never and doesanything about them.

  10 Don’t feel you have to rush. .

  11 Critics say that new action film is great,but , it’s really boring.

  12 You always order the same salad. Go on,  and order something

different.  13 I haven’t really that new

lady at number six. She never says hello.

14 We should and go andenjoy the snow with the kids.

Verb + noun1 2 3 4 

Verb + noun + preposition

  7 8 9 

10 11 

Phrasal verbs

5 6 

Other 

12 13 14 15 

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Crossword

10 Use the clues to complete the crossword with wordsand phrases from Unit 7.

 

Across

  2 spend time in a relaxed way (5, 4)

  4 attractive and pleasant (person) (10)

  6 take a rest (4, 1, 8)

  7 pause (noun) (10)

  9 have an illness where you lose your memory (6, 4, 7)

15 annoying, problematic (11)

  16 very expensive (10)  17 relax and enjoy yourself (3, 4, 4, 4)

  18 spend time (with friends) (4, 3)

  19 state of keeping someone away from danger too much (4-14)

  20 time when an illness becomes less severe (9)

1

3

5

8

10 11 12 13 14

2

4

6

9

7

15

16

19

20

18

17

  Down

  1 set off the warning noise (7, 3, 5)

  3 look far and wide forsomething (6, 11)

  5 on purpose (12)

  8 stay up late to work (4, 3, 8, 3)

  10 make up a story or information (9)

  11 not wanting to take any chances (4-6)  12 irony (7)

  13 worried (7)

14 start the process of trying to find outfacts about something (6, 2, 13)