| big shot | slavedriver |
| brick | smart aleck |
| dab hand | swot |
| dark horse | whizz kid |
a) A (n) … is a very important or influential person.
b) A (n) … is a person who annoys others by claiming to know everything and trying to sound clever.
c) A (n) … is a person with modern ideas who works with energy and enthusiasm and achieves great success in his or her job while still young.
d) A (n) … is a very nice, dependable person.
e) A (n) … is a person who has greater capabilities than he/she shows or than people are aware of.
f) A (n) … is someone who makes people work very hard.
g) A (n) … is someone who studies very hard especially when trying to get good examination results.
h) A (n) … is a person who is very good at something.
Word partners
Ex. 6. The text contains a number of phrasal verbs. Complete the sentences using appropriate postpositions that are a part of these phrasal verbs. Consult the text if necessary.
a) I wish I could get out … going to that wedding.
b) They managed to come up … a solution to the problem.
c) He got his pupils … an examination.
d) When it comes … helping his wife with the housework, John never grumbles.
e) Don’t let this cold weather get you ….
f) I can’t answer that puzzle, I give ….
g) Much of the butter eaten in England comes … New Zealand.
h) Customers are requested to fill … a form when they check in at a hotel.
Name these phrasal verbs and find their synonyms in the list of verbs given below.
- to avoid, to escape;
- to depress;
- to surrender, to yield;
- to find, to produce (an answer);
- to help somebody do something;
- to reach the state of affairs indicated or a particular state of affairs;
- have as a birthplace, place of origin;
- to add what is necessary to make complete.
Ex. 7. Work with your partner. Choose from the table below adjectives that can be used to describe:
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| impulsive good-humoured patient polite decisive | sociable assertive calm dominating | mature intelligent sensitive wise goal-oriented | formal daring thoughtful considerate | hard-working enthusiastic inquisitive self-disciplined |
Explain your choice and add some more words if you wish.
Focus on speaking II
Ex. 1. Study the following topic card. How many discussion points are there?
Describe someone you know or admire.
You should say:
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Take it in turns to describe a person you know. When you have finished speaking, your partner will ask you 1 or 2 questions.
