Exercise 3 Complete the sentences choosing the appropriate word or phrase from the list. Change their form if necessary.

1. in one's own eyes

2. a hall of residence

3. read through one's meals

4. to adhere to some­thing

5. to be at one with somebody

6. to go out

7. to make friends

8. to find one's way to somebody.

9. to get rid of something

10. to need somebody's company

11. beside the point

12. to be on one's guard

13. on three counts

14. no end to something

15. the concern of somebody.

1. A communicative person ... with other people very quickly and feels at ease in any company.

2. It is important ... a definite style when choosing clothes; otherwise one risks looking strange.

3. Police ask people ... when strangers approach them, try to make contact with them or ask favours of them.

4. Sharing a room with other people, one has...all bad habits: smoking, scattering things here and there, coming late.

5. Having passed the exam, she grew .... The exam was very difficult and being through with it meant success.

6. The teacher tried... a little boy in primary school; she spoke with him, made him speak and play too, but he remained aloof and constrained.

7. The child seemed not ... ; he liked to stay all by himself, with no companions to play with.

8. Most British students live either in ... or share flats with other students.

9. In the evening most British students .... They go to pubs, discos or just walk around with their friends.

10. Doctors do not recommend.... It may lead to indigestion.

11. The athlete's physical power was almost.... It was his men­tal discipline that really made him a champion.

12. There was ... her friend's advice: she always had new ideas and poured them out incessantly.

13. Her success rested ...: she was President of Students' Soci­ety, she had only excellent marks and she won a scholar­ship from the British Council.

14. Hurrying up to the university in the morning, she ... all the rest of the students: she was an integral part of this moving mass.

15. His constant failures soon became ... every lecturer. No­body knew what to do in a situation like this.

Exercise 4 When do we say the following about people? Give answers, using the pat­tern.

► Pattern: She never misses classes. - 'She never misses classes' if she attends classes regularly.

1. Nick has a good command of English.

2. Richard has done well in his exams.

3. Brenda keeps up with the rest of the group.

4. Susan has failed in her exam.

5. Ray is burning the midnight oil.

6. Sara can't learn English just by picking it up.

7. David and Steve never disrupt classes.

8. Max never cribs at exams.

9. Brandon lacks fluency.

10. Helen is fond of playing truant.

Exercise 6 Write what you feel when:

► Patterns: I feel like a failure when I fall behind the group.

1. you get a bad mark

2. you fall (lag) behind the group

3. you fail (in) an examination

4. you read up for an examination late at night

5. you miss classes

6. you come late to classes

7. you keep up with the rest of the group

8. you have to retake an examination

9. you work in the library at the week­end

10. you look up all words in a dictionary reading an English book

11. your essay is well-received

12. another student cheats at an examination or test.

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