9 house and home idioms
Exercise 1
a He's got a huge appetite.
b They have a very good relationship.
c I could shop for a very long time.
d The drinks are free.
e The musical was a success.
f The pictures made me realize fully
the horrors of the famine. g Mum earns the money in our
family.
h Haig managed to win, although it wasn't easy.
Exercise 2
a When I saw her empty cat basket it
really brought home the fact I'd
never see her again. b We all got on like a house on fire. c They eat us out of house and home. d Apparently, it brought the house
down. e I could dance until the cows come
home.
10 Literal and idiomatic
Exercise 1
a out e down h back b away f off on i in c down g out j away d off
Exercise 2
a fell out (L) e Hold on (I)
fell out (I) hold on (L) b put up (I) f take it off (L)
put up (L) take off (I) c 've sorted g picked it up (I)
out (L) pick him up (L)
sort it out (I) d stand up (L)
stand up (I)
11 Vowel sounds and spelling Exercise 1
a friend e took i thought b English f huge j shirt c cheese g crash k chart d month h shock 1 temper
Exercise 2
lei letter weather breakfast head /i/ sick women busy building I'r.l tree jeans heat machine /a/ hug mother fun worry Ivl good woman could pullover /u:/ cool roof suit canoe 1x1 camp family accent fan /o/ log odd sausage want /a:/ horse walk daughter floor /3:i early work search worm /a:/ party father banana garden /a/ letter banana father machine
Exercise 3
a Learning a foreign language is very
useful. b It's important to have a good
dictionary.
c English spelling isn't easy. d It's good to keep lists of vocabulary. e Grammar doesn't have to be
boring. f Everyone wants to speak English
fluently.
Unit 10
1 Tina's diary
Exercises 1 and 2
a usually f rarely/ b occasionally hardly ever c used to C) g always d frequently h sometimes e rarely/ i will
hardly ever j would (•)
2 Present habit Exercise 1
Id 2g 3f 4e 5h 6c 7b 8 i 9 j 10 a
Exercise 2 (Sample answers)
a She has three a day.
b He's always telling people how
clever he is. c She won't eat anything at all
unusual.
d He doesn't play anything. e They're always buying things. f He's always sitting at his computer,
surfing the Internet. g She's always watching TV. h He always expects the worst to
happen. i They will eat with their mouths
open. j He never lets you down.
3 used to and would Exercise 1
a used to e used to
b Did you use to f didn't use to
c never used to/ g did you use to
didn't use to h Didn't you d Did you use to use to
Exercise 2
1 a,b 2 a 3 a,b,c 4 a,b,c 5 a 6 a, b, c 7 a, b 8 a 9 a,b,c
4 Criticizing other people
Exercise 1
b • d • e • h • i •
Exercise 2 My family
a My dad will mend/is always
mending... b My brother will leave/is always
leaving... c My sister will borrow/is always
borrowing... d Uncle Tom will smoke/is always
smoking ... e My grandpa would chew/was always
chewing... f Our great-grandma wouldn't turn
on/was always turning off...
5 Henry's Ј4.5 million secret Exercise 1
al b2 cl d3 e2 fl g2 hli3jlk211m3n2 o 3 p 3
Exercise 2
a believe d didn't g always b to e use h inherited c would f used
6 get, become, or be?
a get upset h became clear b became ill i got to know c 'm getting better got to like d to become j aren't used to
a pilot k has become a e '11 be ready bit of a bore 'm just getting 1 'm tired dressed m gets dark 've been ready n is becoming f 're lost more g are getting/ widespread are going to get/ have got divorced
7 Money Exercise 1 A+B
I took out a loan.
I exchanged some traveller's cheques.
I inherited my grandfather's farm.
We don't accept credit cards.
I need change for a fiver.
I earned over Ј2,000 in interest.
B + C
This new coat was a bargain.
His cheque bounced.
Inflation went up by 2%.
The exchange rate is good at the
moment.
My credit card expires at the end of
July
My piggy bank is full of 5p pieces.
Exercise 2 A lesson in thrift at the supermarket
a check-out i wallet b bar codes j cash c added k customers d bill 1 cut e pay m came to f salary n saving g cheque o change h overdrawn p receipt
8 Verb + object + preposition
a remind me so much of b invest all our money in c insured our car against d congratulated me on
e was compensated ... for f models herself on g hide the truth from h held her tightly against/to i invited 300 guests to j brainwashes people into k inherit a penny from 1 shouted abuse at m forgive him for n was accused ... of
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