VOCABUALARY PRACTICE

BLOCK I

Fill in the gaps with prepositions.

1. When I entered I heard somebody speak …. a ringing voice. Such a voice is typical …. young age.
2. Your aunt looks young …. her age.
3. When she smiled, two pretty dimples appeared .… her cheeks.
4. The newcomer was a short stout man, carefully dressed, … a round good-natured face.
5. His thin face was dark and ended … a short beard that looked Spanish.
6. Why are you shouting … the top … your voice? Can’t you talk … a whisper?
7. Jane was eleven years old, tall … her age, and very dark.
8. The girl has a pretty face … brave brown eyes. She is … medium height and has a slender figure. Her elder sister Pauline is quite different … her.

Complete the sentences with the suitable words. More than one answer is possible.

1. She’s got blond………………………………………
2. He’s got very pale……………………………………
3. They have both got curly…………………………….
4. I would say he was medium…………………………
5. Her brother has got very broad………………………
6. She doesn’t like men with hairy……………………..
7. Last time I saw him he had grown…………………..
8. He has got very muscular……………………………
9. Both men were very good-…………………………..
10. All of them have got dark……………………………

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1. He never gets angry or nervous, doesn’t lose his temper even in a difficult situation. He is___________.
2. She doesn’t like to work. She just sits and watches TV. She is so_______________!
3. She is sincere, she always smiles and talks to you. She’s _____________________.
4. He doesn’t know anything. And he doesn’t want to study. He’s ________________.
5. She really cares about other people. She’s always helpful. I find her very _________.
6. He plays football, basketball, tennis and rugby. He goes jogging every morning. He is really very _____________.
7. She only thinks about herself and never cares about others. She’s ________________.
8. It’s difficult for him to talk to some people, especially girls. He’s so ______________.
9. She never says “please” or “thank you”. She is so _______________!

From these jumbled words, find combinations to describe people, as in the example. Some of the combinations are hyphenated. Use a dictionary if necessary.

Model: good-looking

5. WANTED! MISSING! Complete the gaps in these police posters.

BLOCK II

Match these words with their opposites.

clever introverted

extroverted tight-fisted

rude courteous

cruel gregarious

generous kind-hearted

unsociable half-witted

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