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ADVANCED UNIT 10

10.1 Collocations

1 Complete the conversation with the words in the box.

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A: I hear that you’re 1  off on abackpacking tour of the world tomorrow.

B: Yes, I’ll be gone for a year so I’ve 2 my job.

A: Wow! That’s a lot of time to 3 travelling. Are you ready for the trip?

B: Yes. I did a small 4  run last year soI know what to take.

A: Where do you 5  off to first?B: Well, I’ll start in France, but I want to travel off the

6  track.A: Interesting. How will you travel?

B: I’ll get lis from people. I’m sure I’ll be OK.

A: So you’ll be on the 7  for weeks ata time?

B: Sure, but I’ll have plenty of time to explore.

Synonyms

2 Put the letters in brackets in the correct orderto make a synonym of a word or phrase in eachsentence. Underline the word/phrase.

1 Anne set off on her journey to the Arctic Circle.(bardmeek no)

2 I think there’s a safe hidden behind that painting.(lacedcone)

3 This room is immense. We’ll have plentyof room to practise our dance.(capoisus)

4 I love reading adventure stories of epicexpeditions to undiscovered lands.

(junerosy)5 The final scene was so thrilling. I was on the

edge of my seat!(pingprig)

6 He’s really grasped programming very quickly.(dreamset)

3 Replace the underlined words with synonyms.

1 Could you estimate the cost for me?

2 I wish my sons wouldn’t squabble all the time.

3 Peter’s been ostracised by his colleagues.

4 Her directions were very straightforward.

5 There’s a considerable amount of work to be done.

6 Lets get rid of this chair. It’s really cumbersome!

7 They sauntered down the path, hand in hand.

10.2 Ambition

4 Underline the correct alternatives.

  1 One great performance and you could be anoverweight / over there / overnight success.

  2 She’s always hankered on / in / after  a job in TV.

  3 Some people enjoy being in / on / around thespotlight.

  4 I just crave / covet / care a bit of peace.

  5 You can learn a trade on the job by being /   serving / going an apprenticeship.

  6 You have to buy  / send / pay  your dues in any careerbefore you achieve success.

7 My boss holds me in high / top / big esteem.

  8 It’s nice to be the middle / centre / whole of

attention.  9 It’s nice to build a reputation and have / be / go 

renowned for doing good work.

  10 Annie’s set down / on / in becoming a model.

5 Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

1 Aer that musical Zaid really struck the big time.

2 I think Katerina’s locked her heart on being a chef.

3 I found my lost car keys behind the sofa. What astrike of luck!

4 Look at Samantha, always holding the limelight!

5 I haven’t heard that band you like. I guess they

were a once-hit wonder.

6 When I was younger I had a flaming desire to bean astronaut.

7 I got my promotion at last. Just goes to show thathard work pays up.

8 Mara’s become world famous now. She’s become asaga in her lifetime.

10.3 Negotiating

6 Complete each sentence with one word. The first

letter of each word is given.1 You can’t always get your own way. You oen have

to make c  .2 In many markets around the world, you’re

expected to h  to get a better price.3 Could we d  the decision to a later

date? We still haven’t made up our minds.

4 Harriet knows nothing but manages tob  her way through life successfully.

5 Business partners should probably establishcommon g  early on.

6 Can’t you be more t  when you givefeedback in future?

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Focus on make

7 Match the underlined phrases with theirmeanings a)–n).

  1 I’m afraid I won’t be able to make ittonight. I’m not feeling well.

  2 It’s going to take a long time forme to make up for forgetting mymum’s birthday.

3 Stop screaming! You’re making afool of yourself in front of everyone.

4 You usually get what you want, butthis time you’ll have to make acompromise.

5 Hannah made a point of thanking

me for my, help which was nice.6 The waitress spilled coffee all downmy top. Then, to make mattersworse, she stood on my foot!

  7 I know you don’t normally upgradepeople to business class, but canyou make an exception?

  8 I’m so tired, I don’t know how I’mgoing to make it through thislesson without falling asleep!

  9  Jemima made out that she’d doneall the work, but it was actually

Ahmed who did it.  10 I know you’re busy but can you

make time for me tomorrow?

  11 These instructions just don’t makesense. Who wrote them?

  12 We’re finding it hard to make ends meetthese days, with Rob being out of work.

13 Selina makes simple pieces of clothinto beautiful dresses.

14 A: Ollie’s doing his own ironing.B: Is he? That makes a change.

a) be easy to understand

b) solve a problem by accepting youcan’t get everything you want

c) be present/arrive

d) be sure to do a particular thing

e) survive

f) look silly

g) compensate for

h) afford to pay bills, etc.

i) it’s different and better than normal

 j) deal with something in a differentway to usual

k) pretendl) to make a situation worse

m) change one thing to something else

n) put aside time to do something whenyou’re busy

8 Complete the spidergram with the phrases from Exercise 7.

9 Complete the sentences with the correct form of phrases fromExercise 8.

1 I’m worried I’m going to fall off the stage andin front of everyone.

2 The plane lands at 10p.m. and the last train’s at 10.45p.m.

I’m not sure I’ll .3 My cat’s really ill. I’m not sure she’ll

the night.

4 Sophie’s got money problems at the moment. She has to dotwo jobs just to .

5 Don’t that you’re too tired toclean the house. You slept for nine hours last night!

  6 I never seem to have time to do exercise but it’s my fault.  I should for it.

7 A: The woman at the tax offi ce was really helpful.B:  . Usually the people there

don’t seem very interested in helping anyone.

8 Let’s see what we’ve got in the fridge. I’m sure we canwhatever’s there something

edible.

  9 Dr Sharma always saying helloto his staff each day, which is nice.

10 I want to go to New Zealand, but my girlfriend wants to go tothe USA so we’ve and agreed onAustralia.

11 How am I going to droppingand breaking Tariq’s phone?

12 We don’t usually allow dogs into the shop but we canthis one time.

  13 Benjamin proposed but his girlfriend turned him down. And, it was in front of his entire

family.

  14 Does this exercise to you?I don’t understand what I have to do.

Phrasal verbs1 2 3 

Set phrases10 11 12 13 14 

Verb + noun4 5 6 7 8 9 

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Crossword

10 Use the clues to complete the crossword with words and phrases from Unit 10.

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  Across

  1 large in size, e.g. a garden (9)

  4 strongly desire something (5)  5 not heavy (11)

  6 pretend something (6)

  10 negotiate a price (8)

  11 have one big success and be unable to repeat it(3, 3, 6)

  12 delay something (5)

  15 rapidly become well known (5, 2, 4)

  18 become popular in a very short space of time(6, 2, 9, 7)

  20 take all the attention (3, 3, 9)

  Down

  2 a practice event (5, 3)

  3 thrilling, e.g. a book, film (8)  7 become very skilled at something (6)

  8 ignore (4)

  9 leave, e.g. go on a journey (4, 3)

  13 hide (7)

  14 possess a strong desire to achieve something (4, 11)

  16 embark, e.g. on a journey (3, 3, 2)

  17 travel by car (2, 3, 4)

  19 a long, carefully organised trip, oen to somewherediffi cult or dangerous (10)