UNIT 2 Vocabulary practice

The future
Phrasal verbs: socializing
1 Write the bold words in the text next to the correct
definitions below. 4 Complete the sentences with suitable prepositions.
I bumped into Damien today.
What’s the biggest threat to our planet? 1 The students are meeting up ............................ their
Professor Chris Rapley and Professor John friends after college today.
Guillebaud believe that the biggest threat to the 2 Do you want to come ............................ for dinner on
planet is overpopulation. They think that other Saturday?
issues such as climate change and pollution
3 Carlo’s mum picked him ............................ after the
cannot be addressed unless we look first at the
party.
world’s ever-increasing population. Professor
4 Can you drop me ............................ on your way to
Guillebaud believes that we have to reduce the
work?
human population, or nature will do it for us through
violence, epidemics or starvation. 5 We’ll have you ........................... for lunch next month.
6 I really want to stay ............................ and go to bed
early tonight.
overpopulation a very large number of people living in an
7 We’re going to London tomorrow. Do you want to
area
come ............................ ?
1 ..................................... contamination with harmful
substances
2 ..................................... the outbreak and spread of Consolidation
contagious diseases
5 Correct the underlined mistakes in the sentences.
3 .................................... changes in the world’s weather
He did good grades at university. got
2 Translate the sentences into your language. 1 She made well in her exams last year.
1 Robots with artificial intelligence will become as clever ...................................
as humans. 2 I felt so relaxing when I was on holiday.
...................................................................................... ...................................
2 Virtual worlds can help children to practise skills they 3 We’re getting camping next week.
need in real life. ...................................
...................................................................................... 4 Will you go in with me to the cinema tonight?
3 The biggest space station is the International Space ...................................
Station. 5 You should consider herself very lucky to be alive.
...................................................................................... ...................................
6 Susie thought hang-gliding was very frightened.
...................................
Reflexive verbs
7 He got a fortune when he was a footballer.
3 Complete the sentences with reflexive pronouns and ...................................
the correct forms of the verbs in the box.
6 Complete the sentences with suitable verbs.
1 Why don’t you ........................... over tomorrow so we
arm call consider defend prepare teach
can ........................... our homework together?
2 Shall I ........................... you up from your house when
I consider myself to be Spanish, even though I wasn’t we ........................... on our date?
born here. 3 John is going to ........................... a website to show
1 Kate .......................... .......................... for the bungee how you can ........................... yourself for a war.
jump by taking some deep breaths. 4 Do you want to ........................... out later, or are you
2 They decided to .......................... .......................... in exhausted from ........................... voluntary work
case a war starts soon. today?
3 James learnt how to .......................... 5 Simon ........................... a computer course last year
.......................... in case he’s attacked. and he’s just ........................... a job as a programmer.
4 We should .......................... .......................... French 6 Let’s ........................... in tonight and I’ll
over the summer. ........................... a meal.
5 Are you going to .......................... .......................... 7 I’ve decided to ........................... fit and
Mrs Rogers after you get married? ........................... without fattening foods next year.

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