Historia De España

vocabulary

1 Choose the correct answer to show that you have understood the meaning of the words in bold.
1. To develop this new product,
a. the company gave free samples to consumers.
b. spent many years on research.
2. Good football coaches know how to recognise
a. signs that a player needs a break.
b. the rules of the game.
3. It’s easy for me to memorise phonenumbers,
a. but I have trouble remembering English words.
b. because I programmed them into my mobile phone.
4. She makes many mistakes in German
a. because she knows the language well.
b. because she just started studying the language.
5. I am so pleased that he called me because
a. I really like him.
b. I can’t stand him.

2 Match I to II to form logical sentences.
I
1.She needs to arrange
2. She can’t evaluate
3. She can’t live up to
4. Her most difficult subject is
5. She can’t concentrate
II
...... a. physics.
...... b. the books on her desk.
...... c. because of the noise.
...... d. her parents’ high expectations.
...... e. the applicants until she interviews them.
3 Complete the passage with the correct form of the wordsor phrases below.
train ■ realise ■ work out ■ convince ■ tool ■ unwilling
stand a chance ■ manual ■ ordinary ■ make an effort
Digital cameras, mobile phones, DVD players and other electronic devices are supposed to be helpful
1. ................................………… to make life easier. But all too often, consumers can’t
2. ................................………… how to use allthe features of these devices because the instruction
3. ................................………… are so complicated that only people with technical knowledge
4. ................................………… of understanding them. When will manufacturers 5. ................................………… that
6. ................................………… people are 7. ................................………… to 8.................................………… to follow complicated instructions or just to learn how to set the clock on their DVD player? I’m 9. ................................………… that there’s a solution to this problem: 10. ................................………… the writers of these booklets to write in clearer, simpler language.

4 Complete each sentence with the correct adjective below and the correctpreposition.
Use a dictionary to help you.
stupid ■ interested ■ sorry ■ unfriendly ■ excited ■ unhappy
1. Sara is .................................. her new school uniform. She preferred the old one.
2. It was .................................. me not to buy tickets yesterday! Now the concert is sold out.
3. We are .................................. our holiday. We can’t wait totravel.
4. I feel .................................. Gloria because her parents don’t let her stay out late.
5. Louise is .................................. tennis – let’s show her this advert for private lessons.
6. We’ve tried to be nice to Mike, but he’s always .................................. us.


5 Complete the chart below by ticking the correct columns to form phrasal verbs.Use a dictionary to help you.

| |up with |on |up to |out |off |up |
|look | | | | | | |
|catch | | | | | | |
|work || | | | | |


6 Complete each sentence with the correct form of a suitable phrasal verb from Exercise 5.
1. We have to ................................………… information for our history homework.
2. Amy exercises in order to ................................………… calories.
3. This art class will begin...