Web viewA person who watches a sport or an event rather than takes part in it is called a _____
Transcript of Web viewA person who watches a sport or an event rather than takes part in it is called a _____
Section One: People
Types of people 1
Write the missing words in the sentences below. Choose from the following:
acquaintance employer optimist spectatorbachelor fiancée partner spinsterboyfriend lodger pedestrian touristcolleague motorist pessimist vegetarianemployee neighbor racist widow
1. She is always expecting the best to happen. She is such an _____________
2. A person who watches a sport or an event rather than takes part in it is called a ________________
3. Mrs. Brown has been a ________________since her husband died seven years ago.
4. Pamela and Frank have been going out with each other since they met at university. He is the first ___________ Pamela has ever wanted to marry.
5. Amanda and I own and run the company together. She is my _________________
6. A ______________ is someone who visits another country or district for a holiday.
7. 'Is James married yet?'‘No, he’s still a _________________’.
8. A _________________is someone who goes everywhere on foot .
9. I work for IBM. They are my ___________________.10. She never eats any sort of meat. She's a ________________
11 Julie and I work together. She is my .12 Someone who drives a car is called a ______________.13 He is always expecting the worst to happen. He is such a ______________14 A woman who has never married is called a ________________15 Pauline and Brian have just got engaged. Pauline is Brian's ________________
16 If you work for yourself you are called self-employed. If you workfor someone else, you are called an ________________17 He thinks British people are far superior to other nationalitiesand looks down on most foreigners. He's a________________.
18 Mary lives next door to me. She's my_______________.
19 Tom rents a room in our house. He's our_______________.20 1 don't know her really well. She's just an________________.
Types of people 2
Write the missing words in the sentences below. Choose from the following:
ancestor gossip orphan successor
boss heir patient survivor
celebrity invalid predecessor tenant
client landlord refugee twin
customer opponent rival victim
1. I rent my flat from him. He is my_____________2. He has been driven from his country for political reasons. He is a
_______________
3. Who had the job before you? Who was your ______________ ?4. Her appearance on a television quiz program has made her into a local
____________, Most people recognize her when they see her.5. Mrs. Brown comes into my shop at least once a day. She is a favorite
_______________ of mine.6. Who is the person in charge here? Who is the ___________?7 . His niece, Susan, will inherit everything when he dies. She is his only
________________8. A n ________________ o f h e r s , h e r g r e a t - g r a n d f a t h e r , c a m e f r o m
Norway.9. T h e n u r s e t o l d t h e n e x t ________________ t o g o i n a n d s e e
t h e doctor.10. Peter Wi l l iams takes over a f ter me. He is my __________ 11. My uncle is an accountant. Most of the people he deals with are
actors and pop stars. Perhaps his most famous ________________ is Mick Jagger.
12. Paula and Sally were born on the same day. Paula is Sally's________________and most people f ind i t very d i f f icul t to know who is who as they look so alike.
13. An ________________ i s s ome one wh o i s d i sab led o r ve r y i l l and needs to be cared for by someone else.
14. T h e o n l y ________________ i n t h e r e c e n t p l a n e c r a s h n e a r P a r i s was a nine-month-old baby. Everyone else on the plane died.
15.In the 1992 American Presidential election, George Bush's main________________ f o r t h e p o s t o f P r e s i d e n t w a s G o v e r n o r B i l l Clinton.
16.A teenager was killed in a fight outside a local disco on Saturday,but the po l i ce have no t ye t named the ________________
17. Who is playing, against you in the tennis match? Who is your ______________18. A ________________ i s s o m e o n e w h o e n j o y s t a l k i n g a b o u t
o t h e r people's private lives.19. She became an ________________ a t t he age o f seven when
bo th her parents were killed in a car crash.20. She didn’t own her house, she was just a ________________.