VOCABULARY O Unit 7
Match 1-8 with opposite nouns a-h.
1 politeness a humility
2 success b meanness
3 optimism c rudeness
4 generosity d poverty
5 passion e failure
6 wealth f tedium
7 pride g apathy
8 excitement h pessimism
Write the adjective form of the nouns in exercise 1.
1______________ a______________
2______________ b______________
3______________ c______________
4______________ d______________
5______________ e______________
6______________ f______________
7______________ g______________
8______________ h______________
Complete the sentences with the adjective or
noun form of words from exercises 1 and 2.
1 My sister never wants to do anything-she isn'tinterested in anything. l've never met
anyone o ______________.
2 The family has got nothing to eat, there ren't enough clothes for the children and
in winter their house is cold. They're living in _____________.
3 Her uncle is a millionaire, but he hates pending money on things! It's true that
some rich people are really ______________.
4 My best friend never feels negative about nything. He's the most______________
person I know.
5 I'm fed up with the way you speak to me. 'm ot going to tolerate your
______________ ny more!
6 I'm a______________ businessman. I lost all y money in my restaurant and had to
close it own last year.
7 Musicis my ______________. I liten to it all thetime and I play several musical
instruments.
8 My brother is studying hard at university.He wants to get good results because
______________ is important to him.
Complete the text with the verb or adjective form
of words from exercise 3.
On my first day at my new school I was so __________
I couldn't breathe, but I didn't tell
my parents. I smiled, said goodbye and walked
to school alone. The building had so many rooms
I found it really __________to work out
where I should go. It's pretty __________
thateveryone can find their way around at all! But after
a few hours I began to __________
a little,
and to look at the students around me. It was __________
to watch so many new people.
Then Josh, one of the coolest boys in the class,
invited me to have lunch with him and his friends.
Ifelt very __________
_.They laughed at my
jokes, too It felt good to be so __________
But then something terrible happened -Idropped
my lunch all over my trousers. It was so __________
-! lexpected everyone to laugh at
me, but nobody did. In fact, they were all really
kind and helpful.
At the end of the day, Mum was waiting outside
the school for me. 'Were you OK?' she asked. Yes,
Mum. It was fine. You __________
about me
too much,' |said, feeling a bit __________
that she'd come, I am sixteen after all!
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