VOCABULARY PRACTICE

VOCABULARY REVISION ACTIVITIES

1. Complete the sentences with a Word from the box:

Fond of- pessimistic about- good at- optimistic about- proud of- afraid of- friendly to Good for

a.       Alex is very brave but he is ................snakes

b.      I didn’t study enough for my exam, so I’m not .................it

c.       My sister is hard-working, she always keeps at so I’m ..............her

d.      Mike is..................playing the guitar; he loves playing it

e.       I’m .................languages. I can learn them easily

f.        When I arrived in this high schools all my colleagues were really..............me

g.       Sara always finds disadvantages to anything; she is quite...............everything

h.       Drinking cola is not...................you

2. Match 1-4 with A-D to make sentences:

1 .........I read a newspaper every day to

2 .........I’ve asked him to stop using his phone in class, but he

3 .........I don’t like doing this diet, but I’m going to

4 .........He’s having a private conversation with Vanesa, so I’ll

A Keep at it

B Keep out of it

C Keeps on doing it

D Keep up with the big stories

3. Translate the following sentences:

a.       Mi padre, que es fotógrafo, tiene su propio estudio

b.      Mis amigas fueron muy hospitalarias con mi prima, que vino la semana pasada

c.       Londres, donde estuve el verano pasado, es una ciudad abarrotada

d.      Soy aficionado al inglés, que es mi idioma favorito

e.       Juan, cuyo hermano está en mi clase, es bueno al baloncesto

f.        Fumar no es bueno para ti

g.       El alcalde es pesimista sobre el paro, que acaba de incrementar

h.       Penélope Cruz, que tiene una exitosa carrera en USA, ha ganado muchos premios