1 Vocabulary 1 13 Read the sentences below and match the words in bold with the definitions a-h. Then listen and check your answers 1. I can't talk to Rita about anything. Within minutes, she's shouting at me. She's so quick-tempered. 2. Andy is very bossy. He annoys everyone by telling them what to do and what not to do. 3. Karen is a confident person, so she's never nervous about anything. 4. Eric never follows other people's advice. He's very stubborn 5. Tommy! Don't be selfish. Share your things with the other kids and don't fight. 6. Brenda is very outgoing. She loves going to parties. 7. I couldn't find my mobile, so a kind woman gave me hers to call my parents. 8. I love hanging out with Lisa because she's easy-going. We never argue about what to do. OOO OO O O
1. He (did not waste) time with foolish questions like why, when and where. He did as he was told. 2. Always a punctual woman, she (comes) downstairs as the front door (is being opened) for Charles. 3. Some kind of public demonstration (is being planned) to take place at the airport tonight. 4. The flight (had not been announced) yet. It (would not be announced) for another half-hour, at least. 5. The message, as Tanya (was dictating) it, (was being typed) by a girl clerk in New York. 6. She could tell by the inclination of his head that he (had been listening) intently to everything that (had been said). 7. It (is) an old house that (is divided) into flats. 8. Julia can’t know what (is being said) about her, and someone must tell her. 9. Each apartment was usually ( shared) by two or three girls. They (were known) as stewardess’ nests. 10. Inez (occupied) a chair in the room’s centre to which she (had been/was guided) on arrival. 11. He ( saw) that the doors of Trans America Flight Two (had not been closed) yet, and a few remaining passengers were still ( checking) in.
A: Have you seen Beth and Angela recently?
B: No. I haven't seen them since last week.
A: 1) Neither of them has phoned me since
Wednesday
B: I tried to phone them yesterday, but no one was at
home
A: I think they have gone away
on holiday, but I'm not sure.
B: Did you phone any of their friends?
A: Yes, I phoned 3) all of them, but
none of them knows where Beth
and Angela are
B: Here's the postman. Look! There's a postcard here. It's
from Beth and Angela, They are 5) both
in Scotland. 6)
neither of them is having a
good time, though, because it's raining there
A: When are they coming back?
B: They are coming back next Sunday
2. Always a punctual woman, she (comes) downstairs as the front door (is being opened) for Charles.
3. Some kind of public demonstration (is being planned) to take place at the airport tonight.
4. The flight (had not been announced) yet. It (would not be announced) for another half-hour, at least.
5. The message, as Tanya (was dictating) it, (was being typed) by a girl clerk in New York.
6. She could tell by the inclination of his head that he (had been listening) intently to everything that (had been said).
7. It (is) an old house that (is divided) into flats.
8. Julia can’t know what (is being said) about her, and someone must tell her.
9. Each apartment was usually ( shared) by two or three girls. They (were known) as stewardess’ nests.
10. Inez (occupied) a chair in the room’s centre to which she (had been/was guided) on arrival.
11. He ( saw) that the doors of Trans America Flight Two (had not been closed) yet, and a few remaining passengers were still ( checking) in.