B1 Gateway Unit 9 General Vocabulary+Phrasal Verbs

Choose the word according to its definition.

About almost anything in the world               [guidebook, encyclopaedia, atlas]

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Edward likes reading about the lives of famous people written by the people themselves.

              [biography, autobiography, fantasy]

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Tom likes stories about aliens.

                [fantasy, science fiction, play]

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My gran used to play at the theatre when she was young. She doesn't act any more but she's into reading             [novels, plays, fantasy, fairy tails, cookbooks, guidebooks].

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He needs a few items to make his gadget work. He read it in the          [fantasy, play, textbook, novel, manual]

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My dad always reads all the           [chapters, headlines, articles, index, scenes]in the newspapers to keep up to date with current events.

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The          [article, index, scene, headline, act] on the front page says : CENTURY CRASH.

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The          [chapter, article, index, contents] page said it had 4 parts.

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The last          [scene, contents, act, article]was really dramatic!

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I hate watching long plays. I love those which have not more than 4           [scenes, acts, chapters, headlines].

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A               [fantasy, fairy tale, graphic novel]is usually about a prince, a princess or a witch.

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A               [fairy tale, horror, fantasy, graphic novel] story is often about dragons, trolls and other creatures.

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When a story is good, you want to          [read on, read out, look up] to the end.

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I always               [turn over, read on, flick through] books before buying them.

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We've finished this page.               [look up, flick through, turn over] to the next one.

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Have you got a pen? I need to           [look up, dip into, note down] your address.

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At the end of the term we always            [sum up, note down, read up on] the results of our work.

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This word is incorrect.              [Sum it up, look it up, cross it out]and write another one.

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Before applying for a job you need to           [fill in, look up, note down] the application form.

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The teacher asked to            [read on, read up on, read out] so that other people could hear.

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If you don't know this word, you can          [dip into, look up, read on] in the dictionaty.

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I really wanted to know how that story ended, so I                    [dipped it up, flicked it through, read it on].

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I don't read all of the book. I just            [turn over, read up on, dip into] it to see if I like it.

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I need to            [read up on, look up, note down] Reported Speech for our test.

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 I never read           [romance/, horror /, fantasy] stories before bed because I get nightmares.

2 I like          [fantasy/, thriller] novels – they’re full of magic and mystery!

3 I’ve just read a great           [thriller/, crime]. You have no idea what’s going to happen until the last page.

4 By reading graphic            [novels/, historical] fiction you can learn a lot about the past as well as enjoy a good story.

5 I got a               [play/, graphic novel] for my birthday. It’s from Japan and the artwork is fantastic.

Complete the sentences with words for types of books.

1 You use a(n)           in class to learn about a subject and do exercises.

2 You need a(n)         to tell you how to use a new piece of equipment.

3 People use a(n)            to give them information about the sights to see in different cities.

4 A(n)       shows you where different countries in the world are.

5 You can find information about a lot of different subjects in a(n)               .

Complete the sentences with one preposition in each gap.

1 We had to cross     the wrong answers in the exercise.

2 I always flick         a book in the shop before I buy it.

3 The teacher asked us to read     the answers in class.

4 We have to fill    our application forms for the sports club soon.

5 We can’t turn      our papers until the exam begins.

Complete the text with one word in each gap.

We are interested in finding (1)      about the types of books you like reading. Do you like to read novels or do you prefer non-(2)         ? Do you prefer crime stories or fairy (3)        ? Do you like to read books by new authors or do you prefer well-(4)        ones? If you’d like to tell us more, please (5)      in the questionnaire on our website.