Focus 2 Unit 1 Vocabulary, Grammar and Use of English GROUP A

Vocabulary

1 Complete the sentences with the missing adjectives. The first letters are given.

0 John is very s h y – he doesn’t like talking to people he doesn’t know.

1 Susan always helps people in need. She’s g _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

2 My boss is h _ _ _-w _ _ _ _ _ _. He’s always the first to arrive at work in the morning and the last to leave at the end of the day.

3 I’m an h _ _ _ _ _ person – I always tell the truth.

4 My cousin is very s _ _ _ _ _ _ – other children can’t play with her toys!

5 Alan wants to be successful at work. He’s very a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are two extra words. models, casual, focus, mood, impression, uniform, sensitive, voluntary

0 Actors are often role models for young people. 1 I’m sure that he will make a good            on you when you see him. 2 Students at my school cannot wear        clothes. 3 Angela is in a bad      today – she’s upset about something. 4 I would like to do some           work for the Red Cross. 5 Fred’s very           to criticism.

Grammar

3 Write questions asking about the missing parts of the sentences.

0 At the moment I’m reading [_____].

What are you reading at the moment?

1 Katie has bought [_____] today.

2 [_____] is thinking of moving to London.

I’m talking to [_____].

4 [_____] is the longest word in English.

5 Jason wants to study [_____] at university.

4 Choose the correct option.

0 Mrs Jones wants talking / to talk to you.

1 I never manage ... home before six.

2 I don’t mind ... to a journalist – I’m not shy.

3 I will never agree ... these sweatpants.

4 Have you considered ... a part-time job?

5 Ursula prefers ... in English to her Spanish friends

Use of English

5 Choose the correct option, A, B or C to complete the text.

My friend Mel and I are very passionate 0 about clothes but we don’t buy any from shops. Why? Because we can’t 1        [refuse, adapt, afford] to buy expensive designer clothes and there aren’t any good shops with outfits for teenagers. The shops sell 2        [so, such a, such] boring clothes! But we have found a way to have something unusual to wear. Now, instead of shopping, we spend our free time 3         [draw, drawing, to draw] sketches of clothes. We buy the material online and make our clothes on my mum’s sewing machine. I love being 4        [such a, so, such] creative and coming up with new ideas. Mel’s really good 5       [at, by, about] making dresses and skirts. She has just made a new dress. It will be a perfect dress for my birthday party. I’m really excited!

6 Choose the correct option.

0 X: Do you like him?

Y: I do. I _______ to his weekly visits.

A look after B look forward C look for

1 X: I’m not worried about James.

Y: _______. I’m sure he’ll be fine.

2 X: Why do you think John will win?

Y: He’s been really _______ in the election campaign this year.

3 X: This artist is really successful.

Y: What makes you say that? X: She is very _______ with young people.

4 X: My sister loves animals.

Y: Me too. I’m _______ cats and dogs.

5 X: How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?

Y: I never spend much time _______ the clothes I want to wear to school.