VOCABULARY 4-5

VOCABULARY UNIT 4

Style

1    Correct the mistakes in the sentences. Two sentences are correct.

Alicia prefers wearing practical clothes to making fashion. following

1    I don’t think that second-hand clothes look well. ___________________

2    Jessica’s style may be comfortable and practical, but she always dresses well. ___________________

3    I like to dress to impress when I go out with my friends. ___________________

4    That design jacket definitely makes a statement. ___________________

5    Those orange high-heeled shoes are very trend-on. ___________________

Clothing

2    Answer the questions.

What noun describes clothing and other equipment? gear

1    What phrasal verb describes the act of putting on an item of clothing quickly? ___________________

2    What noun can be used instead of ‘fashion’? ___________________

3    What phrasal verb describes whether different clothing items match or not? ___________________

4    What noun describes an item of clothing which is no longer wanted? ___________________

5    What phrasal verb describes wearing warm clothes to
protect yourself against the weather? ___________________

6    What compound noun describes a set of rules
regarding what clothes to wear? ___________________

7    What phrasal verb describes a fashion becoming popular? ___________________

Adjectives + prepositions

3    Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

You should be ashamed of yourself! Apologize at once!

1    I’ve heard of that clothes designer, but I’m not familiar _______ his clothes.

2    Ernest was truly amazed _______ the new shopping centre.

3    Sam is generally indifferent _______ people’s comments about his clothes. He doesn’t care what they think.

4    You’re capable _______ going there yourself.

5    Are you aware _______ the time? You were supposed to be here 20 minutes ago.

6    I’m not surprised that Ben doesn’t want to go shopping. It’s quite characteristic _______ his behaviour.

7    Even though she’s going with friends and has a new top to wear, Jodie is quite anxious _______ the party tonight.

8    I don’t think Joe is really serious _______ applying for university. He hardly studies at all.

ANSWERS

Unit 4

1    1    well good

      2    (Correct)

      3    (Correct)

      4    design designer

      5    trend-on on-trend

2    1    pull on

      2    trend

      3    go with

      4    cast-off

      5    wrap up

      6    dress code

      7    catch on

3    1    with

      2    at

      3    to

      4    of

      5    of

      6    of

      7    about

      8    about

VOCABULARY UNIT 5

Values

1    Look at the bold words and complete the sentences with the correct verb collocations.

By standing by her friends, Karen showed them her loyalty.

1    In my life, I’ve tried not to ___________________ other people for help. Self-reliance has made me an independent person.

2    My uncle is a person who ___________________. He shows a lot of compassion to people less fortunate than himself.

3    Fairness is very important in the classroom, which is why I always try to ___________________ all my students ___________________.

4    Jennifer is famous for her generosity and is happy to share all her sweets even if she has to ___________________.

5    Honesty is very important to me, so I’d appreciate it if you would ___________________.

Phrasal verbs and synonyms

2    Replace the underlined words with the correct phrasal verbs.

The teacher reprimanded one of her students because he hadn’t raised his hand to speak. told off put up

1    The people who raised me always told me to surrender my seat to elderly or disabled people on the bus.
_____________________   _____________________

2    Ben has just found some cash that his mother had withdrawn from the cash machine.
_____________________   _____________________

3    Adam finally arrived with the tickets just as the match was about to commence.
_____________________   _____________________

4    We will be able to proceed with your application as soon as we’ve done a security check.
_____________________   _____________________

Negative prefixes

3    Read the text. Then complete sentences 1–5 with the correct adjectives and negative prefixes.

Everybody who knows James says that he’s a liar. As a teenager, he never did what he was told. He frequently told lies to avoid being punished, but his stories were so ridiculous that nobody believed him. However, over the years, James has learnt to hide the truth well, and now it’s impossible to believe anything he tells you. People prefer not to rely on him because they know that he will probably let them down. His last girlfriend broke up with him because he went behind her back with another girl. Nobody will be shocked to learn that James has got very few friends.

James is a dishonest person.

1    As a teenager, James was ___________________.

2    His stories were so ___________________ that no one thought they were true.

3    People don’t like asking him for help because he’s ___________________.

4    He was ___________________ to his last girlfriend.

5    It’s ___________________ that very few people like him.

ANSWERS

Unit 5

1    1    rely on

      2    ’s got a big heart

      3    treat; the same way

      4    go without

      5    tell the truth

2    1    brought (me) up; give up

      2    come across; taken out

      3    turned up; kick off

      4    go ahead; carried out

3    1    disobedient

      2    improbable

      3    unreliable

      4    unfaithful

      5    unsurprising