OPT B1 U02 Vocab Standard

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2 OPTIMISE YOUR VOCABULARY | Standard B1

Words connected with the house 7             : become comfortable in


a new place
and home 8             : make neat and clean
1 Use the words in the box to label the
picture and complete the sentences. Word patterns
ceiling | chimney | dining room | garage 4 Choose a or b to complete the sentence.
hedge | living room | roof | study 1 Do your parents make you   
a) do the washing up?
1       
b) to do the washing up?
2 Our teacher told   
2       
a) to us to write an essay.
b) us to write an essay.
3        3 Erika’s not very keen on   
a) to go to the cinema.
4        b) going to the cinema.
4 Before you have a test, it’s worth   
5 Most people eat in the       . a) looking at your notes.
6 The room with a desk and a computer is called b) to look at your notes.
the       .
5 We might go swimming but it depends   
7 We sit and watch TV in the       .
a) on the weather.
8 The        in my bedroom is very high.
b) from the weather.
6 Jack’s mum stopped him   
Phrasal verbs a) to play on the computer.
2 Choose the correct word to complete the b) from playing on the computer.
phrasal verbs in bold.
1 Sally is settling up / in well at her new school. Unit round-up
2 I have to tidy up / out my bedroom every day.
3 John was sad when he moved out / up of his old
5 Choose the best answer (A, B or C) to fill
each gap.
house.
4 When I go to London, my cousin puts me up /
down at her house. This old house
5 We moved in / out to this house a year ago today! My parents bought an old house last year and they are
doing it (1)   . They didn’t pay very much for it and
6 They pulled the house out / down because it was
very old.
it will be worth a lot of money when they finish so it’s
definitely worth (2)   . But it really is a lot of work.
7 Some people rent out / up a room in their house
They have to replace most of the floors and (3)   , and
for students to stay there.
there is a lot of water in the (4)    so they have to find
8 My parents bought an old house and they’re out what the problem is. There are problems with the
doing it up / out. (5)    too because when it rains, water comes into the
attic. Outside, there’s an old garage that we’re pulling
3 Write the phrasal verbs from Exercise 2
(6)   . We aren’t living there while we’re doing this
next to the meanings.
work because my uncle is (7)    us up – he’s got a very
1             : repair, improve the big house. I’m really excited about (8)    in but it won’t
appearance of be this year!
2             : start living in a house
3             : stop living in a house 1 A down B in C up
4             : demolish, knock to 2 A do B doing C to do
the ground 3 A ceilings B studies C dining rooms
5             : provide 4 A basement B balcony C fence
accommodation for
5 A hedge B roof C living room
6             : make available for
6 A down B up C out
others to live in for money
7 A settling B renting C putting
8 A tidying B doing C moving

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