Solutions Unit 1 Generations

Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect, past continuous, or (didn’t) use to and the words below.

have, like, listen, lose, save, wait, walk, work

1 Josh didn’t eat much at the party because he __________________ dinner earlier.

2 I __________________ chocolate, but now I love it.

3 We arrived really late, and everyone __________________ for us.

4 Mick and Yasmina became good friends while they __________________ in the same company.

5 After Ryan and Katie __________________ some money, they bought a house.

6 Sorry, what did you say? I __________________ to you.

7 Sally __________________ to school every morning, but now she cycles.

8 So, did Max start a business after he __________________ his job?

Choose and write the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 Don’t run out of / walk out on me when I’m speaking to you – it’s very rude.

2 This house is much nicer than your old place. When did you move / settle down here?

3 I know you’re feeling quite optimistic / pessimistic about the exams, but I’m sure you won’t fail them.

4 Martin is very aggressive / arrogant, and he often shouts at people.

5 Mandy wrote me a very accusing / sympathetic email, but I didn’t break her phone.

6 Jack is very dependence / dependable. You can trust him to do anything.

Read the text and complete with missing sentences .

A summer away from home

Many companies organise summer programmes abroad for young people aged fifteen to twenty. From working with children in Africa to protecting an ancient Inca road in Peru, there are lots of different trips to choose from. Travelling without your parents is a great way to become more independent, make new friends, and see a different country. _____ We spoke to three young travellers about their experiences.

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Last summer, I got a job at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, USA. It’s a beautiful place, but it was very difficult to get there! After I’d flown ten hours from London to Las Vegas, I had to get a bus to Cedar Springs, Utah. And after someone had met us there, it was another three-hour drive to the park. When I’d finally arrived, I went to bed and slept for twelve hours! Lots of young people like me were working in the park last summer. We were helping people from the US National Park Service to repair and build things – like picnic tables andb information signs. _____ That’s important because a lot of middle-aged and elderly people visit the US national parks. I had to work really hard all summer, and get up very early in the morning. But I soon got used to that, and it was great to work outside in such a beautiful place. Bryce Canyon is famous for its red rocks and cliffs − and when the sun comes up in theearly morning, they look amazing!

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I’m really good at football, so when I heard about a football volunteer programme in Africa, I was really excited. My parents weren’t so enthusiastic at first. _____ I was feeling tired when I arrived in Lagos, and I couldn’t believe how hot it was. But it only took me a few days to get used to the weather. I stayed with the Ngembo family in an apartment in the centre of Lagos. It was very small, and I had to share a room with three boys. But everyone was really nice to me, so I soon got used to having no privacy. I worked really hard, but I enjoyed my job, too. For most of the time, I was helping a Nigerian sports coach to teach football to ten-year-old boys and girls. I had a great time there, and I really got used to living in a big, noisy African city. By the time I left, I had really started to fit in!

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Last year, I spent two weeks at a summer art school for young people in Arles. Arles is a beautiful little town in Provence, in the south of France. We were staying in a campsite and sharing tents, and most of the other students were French. I was nervous at first about speaking French to them. But everyone was very nice to me, and they didn’t criticise my mistakes. I really gained a lot of confidence after I’d been there for a week. The course was good too. We had drawing and painting lessons every morning. _____ The famous painter Vincent Van Gogh used to live in Arles. Many other artists used to visit the area too, and I can see why. It’s a really beautiful place. I think I painted some good pictures while I was staying there. When Van Gogh was painting in Arles, people didn’t used to like his work. _____ Who knows? Maybe the same thing will happen to my pictures one day.

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 Don’t          [run out, walk out] on me when I’m speaking to you – it’s very rude.

2 This house is much nicer than your old place. When did you             [settle down, move] here?

3 I know you’re feeling quite             [optimistic, pessimistic] about the exams, but I’m sure you won’t fail them.

4 Martin is very             [aggressive, arrogant], and he often shouts at people.

5 Mandy wrote me a very             [sympathetic, accusing] email, but I didn’t break her phone.

6 Jack is very             [dependence, dependable]. You can trust him to do anything.

Match the words below with the definitions. There is one extra word.

criticism, foreign, look up, to middle-aged, nostalgic, toddler

1 A very young child. __________________

2 The act of saying negative things about someone. __________________

3 To admire someone. __________________

4 Feeling sad that things in the past have changed. __________________

5 Someone in their fifties.__________________