C) Put one of the adverbs from List 1 into the gaps in these sentences

1. Some parents are ______ pleased with their child’s achievements.

2. Although they had quarreled, they parted ______.

3. James ______ announced that he was leaving home to travel round the world.

4. The tennis champion’s performance was _______ good yesterday.

5. Mark’s football skills were so amazing that he ______ rose to the top of his profession.

Speaking. In pairs or small groups discuss these questions.

1. Without help of their family, do you think young people can ever succeed? Why? Why not?

2. Do your parents help you to succeed in sport, studying, etc?

5. Writing.Write about your family. Describe the personality of your family members. What are their hobbies? How do you spend your free time together? Who are you close to? Why? How do you help each other?

Vocabulary Test (Units 1-2)

Read the sentences and choose the right variant

1. Your husband’s (or wife’s) sister is your … .

a) stepmother

b) sister-in-law

c) half sister

d) cousin

2. Where are they? I can’t wait any more! – Don’t be so … !

a) understanding

b) impatient

c) lazy

d) shy

3. I … with my sister. We are very close.

a) don’t have much in common

b) appreciate

c) really love

d) get on very well

4. He is very … . He always understands how I feel.

a) dishonest

b) clever

c) sensitive

d) selfish

5. A … person is always ready to give more of something, especially money.

a) reliable

b) generous

c) greedy

d) sensitive

6. If you have the same hobbies and interests with someone, it means that you … .

a) are exhausted

b) share time together

c) get on very well

d) have much in common

7. If you … something, you tolerate or accept it, even though you find it unpleasant or unsatisfactory.

a) put off

b) put up with

c) put back

d) put about

8. He is … . You can definitely rely on him.

a) reliable

b) competitive

c) bossy

d) lazy

9. If you have done well in your life it means you have … .

a) won

b) been pushed

c) succeeded

d) received a benefit

10. If you try your best and make extraordinary efforts to do a specified thing it means that you … .

a) move heaven and earth

b) look on the bright side of life

c) succeed

d)put up with everything

11. Someone who is … is happy and look on the bright side of life.

a) sensitive

b) responsible

c) friendly

d) cheerful

12. If you behave yourself in a friendly way it means that you behave yourself … .

a) swiftly

b) cheerfully

c) amicably

d) unashamedly

13. ‘Sophisticated’ means … .

a) experienced

b) immodest

c) lonely

d) plain



UNIT 3

BRITAIN IN CLOSE-UP

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Reading.

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