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The document provides a reading comprehension exercise with questions about intensifying adverbs, adjective and adverb collocations, describing buildings and home features, emphatic structures, and expressions using the word 'wall'. The reading discusses renovating a public toilet into a flat and includes a conversation between two people talking about home features.

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Adv Unit3 Revision

The document provides a reading comprehension exercise with questions about intensifying adverbs, adjective and adverb collocations, describing buildings and home features, emphatic structures, and expressions using the word 'wall'. The reading discusses renovating a public toilet into a flat and includes a conversation between two people talking about home features.

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Unit 3

Unit 3 Revision
1 Language focus intensifying adverbs
Complete the blog with these intensifying adverbs.
There is sometimes more than one possible answer.

absolutelyentirelyextremelyincredibly
quitetotallyutterly

Tina recently converted a disused public toilet in


London into her very own subterranean flat. The
small, but its got
space is 1
everything she needs. Heres what she says about
the project:

The building hadnt been used for over ten years,


filthy. So
and the place was 2
my first task was to clean it up and clear the space.
That was 3
a big job, as you can
imagine! Being an architect, I had a clear idea of
how the space could work so I set about putting my
design ideas into practice. The work took about six
months in all by the end I was 4
exhausted, but at the same time 5
delighted with the result. My builders were brilliant
and I was 6
grateful to them for
all the extra hours they put in to finish the job. Some
of my friends didnt agree 7
with
my plan they thought it was rather off the wall.
But its amazing how much space I managed to
create and it was definitely worth it as I now have a
two-bedroom flat in the centre of London, which was
always my dream.

2 Vocabulary adverb and adjective


collocations
Complete the sentences with adjectives to make
collocations.

when
1 I think he was wildly
he said hed be finished by midday. Its nearly
two oclock already and hes only half way
through!

with
2 They were desperately
the weather: its usually beautiful in June.

3 The renovation of the house was painfully


because they had to rebuild
most of the walls brick by brick.

4 The actors face is vaguely


Have I seen him before in another film?

5 I didnt believe my parents when they said they


were going to take a gap year and rent out their
!
house, but they were deadly

6 Did the architect request payment within


30 days? I think thats perfectly
. Shes done the work
after all.

7 I didnt think the film was the funniest Ive ever


by it.
seen, but I was mildly

8 James didnt realise why Stella decided


to leave the company, but it was patently
to everyone else that shed
had enough of the long working hours.

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Unit 3
Unit 3 Revision
3 Vocabulary describing buildings and
features in a home
Complete the conversation using words to do with
buildings or features in a home. The first letter has
been given for you.

A: Hows your new flat?

flat
B: I ts great, thanks. Its a 1 m
I didnt want anything old-fashioned. And its
easy to clean because everythings new. But Id
love to have somewhere to sit out in the evening.

where
A: You mean like a 2 c
you feel as if youre outside, but youre still
sheltered if its cold? My parents have got one of
those on the back of their house.

B: N
 o, I mean to sit outside, and have a few plants
and things.

A: O
 h, isnt there a r
g

B: Yes, there is, but Im afraid of heights!

A: OK, well, did you say the block has a


4
g
. Is that right?

B: Y
 es, thats right and its perfect because I must
do more exercise and get fit this year. Ill have no
excuses now! Oh and guess what my bedroom
has a 5 w
w
which means plenty of
space for all my clothes.

4 Language focus emphatic structures


Rewrite these sentences adding more emphasis. Use
the words in brackets.

A: T
 hat sounds very useful! And does the flat have
a spare room? I know Juan wanted a
6
g
r
to put
a snooker table in the flat.

B: N
 o, the flats not that big. Hell just have to go to
Toms if he wants to play snooker!

2 The soup is very nice, but I love the bread. (it)

3 I dont often have the time to take a lunch break.


(rarely)

Rarely

4 I dont like the colour of that new office block.


(thing)

at the top of the building?

1 I like staying in a hotel when Im on holiday. (do)

5 I enjoyed visiting the new museum the


architecture was very striking. (did)

6 The town needs more green spaces for people to


spend their free time in. (what)

5 Word focus wall


Complete the sentences to make expressions
with wall.
1 It must be hard to be an author, coming up with
ideas all the time. Did you hear about that author
who
a wall and couldnt
write for ten years?

2 I m sorry, but your suggestions for the


renovation are a little
the wall for us. Our customers prefer more
traditional ideas.

3 It used to be such a successful family


business, but its lost so much money. It finally
to the wall last year and had
to close down.

4 The teacher feels as if hes banging his


against a brick wall. His
students just dont take any notice of what hes
saying.

5 He never tidies or does the washing up. The


me up the wall!
mess

6 I havent got any money. I need to go to the


in the wall before we go
and eat.
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