Module 1

Exercise 1: COME REACH GET MAKE

Exercise 2: Phrasal Verbs 1

Alex _______ a lot of money and it changed her life completely went through was over came into

While cleaning the bedroom I ____ my old diary was about to came across went off

Can you __________ tomorrow so that I can show you what I need? go over are about to come round

Is that the best excuse you can __________? come up with go with come round

When I was 10, I __________ typhoid fever. went off came down with was up to

They’ve decided to _________ with plans to build 50 new houses on the site. be about to come into go ahead

He _______ working until he was 91. came down with went on was about to

Let's __________ the plan again. go over go on come round

That scarf ____ that suit nicely. is over comes round goes with

We all know where the bomb __________. went off be over came down with

While visiting Moscow, we ____ all the major archaeological sites. were off came across went round

I __________ it when I was your age. went through came round was over

You can't imagine what's __________ here. going round coming up with going on

What ____ this weekend at the Bolshoy theater? is on comes into goes off

President promised that the hard times would _____ soon. come into go off be over

Maria _____ leave home when her friends arrived. was about to was up to came to

I ____ the mayor's plan to build a play area in the park. come across go with am for

I must ____ now. My parents are expecting me for lunch soon. be off go round come into

I'm telling you, those two __________ something. go over are up to come round

Exercise 3: Words with prepositions 1

He is excellent ____ solving difficult math problems in with at

I am experienced _____ working with computers in to for

I'm very happy _____ you, Gwen. to for at

I'm not happy _____ this, Jim. at/about with/at with/about

Be proud _____ your sister, for once. to at of

Today, Africa is asking to be loved and respected _____ what it is. for to of

Each Government is ultimately responsible _____ its own people. at for of

I've been seeking an answer _____ your question. for in to

I'm an expert _____ poisons, Watson. on/in/at with/about to/for

We should all take pride _____ our achievements. in of at

The information given below is a reply _____ this request. at in to

He hoped the Working Party would receive a report _____ this matter. for on to

Games and songs provide an opportunity ___ classroom interaction. for to with

Shoppers tend to associate certain brand names ____ high quality. at with on

Now you should concentrate _____ your exam preparation. on for at

Today I will congratulate Kate _____ her outstanding performance. at to on

All he wants is to cooperate _____ me. at on with

We'll discuss this after I deal _____ Frankenstein. with to of

A free guide book is included ___ the price of the excursion in of for

Villagers praised God _____ good harvest. with on for

We will provide our students _____ any materials they needed for with on

School budget for this year will provide ____ 10 excursions. In for with

James thinks that he will never succeed _____ science. in to for

Numerous crafts supply people _____ subjects of use and art products. for at with

Government needs to supply food and water ____ citizens. to for with

My sister is working part-time _____ the hospital. on at in

There is a comfortable sofa _____ the corner of the room. in at on

Ann sits _____ the front of the class. in at on

Morty went on a boat ride _____ the lake. on in at

Homeless people sleep _____ the streets of most world capitals. at/in in/on on/at

Jake had to stay _____ hospital for a 2 weeks after his operation. at on in

My dog is waiting for me _____ the corner. at/in in/on at/on

The robbers parked their car _____ front of the jewelry store. on in at

Jake had a lot of pigs _____ his farm. at on in

Simon spends most of his time _____ work. in on at

Jim returned to the village and realized that he had lost a suitcase _____ town. at in on

.A lot of good things happened _____ my university. in on at

Obama is the first African American president _____ the country. on in at

You have to go straight for 500 meters and this statue will be _____ the right. on at in

As a kid I used to live _____ the north of the state. in at on

We lived _____ 17 Tverskaya Street for over two years. on at in

Today there was a fire _____ the outskirts of the city. in on at

This TV show was filmed _____ an island. at in on

The tightest control is _____ this prison. in on at

Katya always feels sick if she travels ___ the back of the car. at in on

The mat always lay _____ the door. on at in

Such a sunset can only be seen _____ the mountains. at in on

My house is _____ the crossroads of two streets. at in on

I had to spend two hours waiting ___ a queue to the checkout in Auchan on the 31st of December at on in

We can get some work done while the kids are _____ school. on at in

It was a sweet little house _____ the suburbs. on at in

At the parade soldiers marched _____ a row. at in on

Every Saturday my family walks _____ Park Avenue. at/on at/in in/on

You can take your assignments _____ Friday. at in on

_____ the very last day of our holiday we kissed. on at in

Kate is afraid to get a tattoo because it's _____ life. out from for

Let's start in an hour. _____ the meantime, you can relax. on in at

_____ the beginning Jacob did not want to have a car. on at in

I was happy to see all the friends _____ my birthday. on/for at/out in/by

DVD-players are already _____ of date. on in out

Before doing tests, you should read the introduction _____ the beginning of the book. in by at

______ on now, no one is allowed to leave the school building during the lessons. For From By

I haven’t seen Jane _____ ages. for by from

I’m going to visit my grandma _____ the weekend. by at/on in

It’s a pity I have to work in office ____ such a nice day. at on in

I can’t talk to you _____ the moment, I'm working in my garden. at in on

Ring me back ____ a while, I'm busy right now. on in by

It’s difficult to see stars in the sky _____ day. in by at

I’m really worried about Ivan, he should have been here _____ now. for by from

Exercise 4: Words Easily Confused 1

People in the medical ___ often work long hours profession occupation employment job

In order to get a ____ as a NASA scientist, you need a degree in biology. work job profession

Jenny has been out of ____ since June. profession job work

____ agencies help people find work in their cities. Occupation Profession Employment

I was asked to write my present ____ at the top of the application form. occupation job employment

They were set the ____ of decorating the room for the birthday party. task course duty

It is a nurse's ____ to make patients feel safe and comfortable. task course duty

You need to prepare hard to be accepted to a law ____ at university. task course duty

The shop ____ helped me choose a dress that suited me. attendant employee assistant

The school ____ is responsible for discipline in a school. officer employer attendant

All ____ are expected to be at work by 8.30. clerks assistants employees

Our _____ insists that we all have to take part in the company's life officer employer clerk

Katie worked as a(an) ____ in a law firm before entering university. She says she hated all the paperwork. clerk colleague employee

Some of my ____ at the office are not very friendly. colleagues clerks assistants

John is a senior ____ in the armed forces. attendant clerk officer

A member of a political ____ gave a speech in our school last week. staff crew party

The teaching ____ at our school have formed an art class. staff crew party

The search ____ could not find a missing boy. party crew staff

He joined the _____ of a large fishing boat. party staff crew

The math problem was a(an) ____ and none of my classmates managed to solve it. success ambition challenge

The ____ of environmental organisations is to stop environmental destruction. intention goal success

People with ____ will always try to become a leader. intentions ambitions goals

Jake's ___ is to lose 20 kilograms in one year. goal success ambition

Alla Pugacheva's last album was a great ____. intention success ambition

Selma has no ____ of changing her plans for weekends. aim goal intention

Peter ____ in convincing his boss to give him bonus for hard work. achieved succeded fulfilled

The Baggins are ____ financial difficulties after Bilbo Baggins lost his job. facing dealing fulfilling

Oleg doesn't ____ with his emotional crisis very well. deal face achieve

Despite her health problems, Jasmin ___ her ambition to play in the local drama theatre. achieved faced fulfilled

Maria put a lot of work into her history project and ____ excellent results. dealed faced achieved

During Max 's career as a P.E teacher, he has ____ with students from different backgrounds. succeeded dealt faced

Everyone has to read the instructions carefully before ____ the printing machine. running undertaking operating

Vladimir decided to ____ his own business. operate manage run

Ellen was supposed to ____ training of the new staff. undertake operate run

The company is ____ by four people who share the responsibilities. undertaken managed operated

To become a chef you need to have ____ in cooking all kinds of dishes. experience skills qualities

Exercise 5: Word Formation 1

The zoo's main ____ are flamingos attractions attractive attractively

I love sitting on this chair. It is so ____! comfortably comfortable uncomfortable

Mom was ____ with Peter because he didn’t do his homework. anger angry angrily

Before I passed driving exam, my mom told me to drive ____. safe safety safely

What's the ____ between DNA and RNA? difference differently different

My mom hired a ____ to take pictures at my prom. photography photographic photographer

Scientist say that people have to live ____ life to be healthy. activity activity active

Joe completed his project ____ and was promoted. success successfully successful

James chose light-colored furniture to ____ up his dark flat. brightly brighten brighter

It is extremely ____ to drive when you are drunk. dander dangerous dangerously

July is a ____ month in Moscow, as everyone is on holiday. peaceful peacefully peace

The ____ held up the central bank and stole 1 million rubles. robbery rob robber

Alex was the first who found the ____ to the math problem. solving solution soluble

Even though Mark and Anna had financial difficulties, they were ____ married. happy happiness happily

Oleg felt very ___ in the morning so he decided to grab a coffee. sleepy sleepily sleepless

Exam Practice 1

My first ___ was as a sales ___ at a local grocery store occupation; officer work; employee job; assistant employment; attendant

I wanted to get a part time job as I was still ____ university and I was only ____ to work a few days a week. in/free in/fit at/able

I came ____ an ad in the local newspaper. around across over

I can still clearly remember the job interview as if ____ was yesterday. it this those

The personnel manager sat opposite me and asked me a number questions, and a30 minutes later, I was given a contract to go ____. away across over

As a member of ____ I had some fringe benefits, including discounts. crew staff team

Initially, I was responsible ___ the fruit section. in for at

I was pleased to work with my _____. crew assistants colleagues

They made working there fun even when we had to ____ with customer complaints manage deal with cooperate

GRAMMAR TENSES REVISION 1

My life _____ improved a lot since last year. was does has

You see, before that I _____ been working in the same job for five years and I _____ beginning to feel rather bored had/did was/did had/was

I _____ getting ready to apply for another job when one day my boss called me into her office. did was had

"Our company _____ planning to expand overseas," she said. was is did

We _____ thinking of starting with Spain, therefore we will _____ needing some of our best employees to support our new branch there. were/have are/be have/be

" _____ you think you would be interested in a transfer?" Have Do Did

Naturally I accepted, although at the time I _____ not know that they _____ also going to promote me did to assistant manager. have/have did/were did/have

By the end of this month, I will have ____ living in Madrid for a year. been did done

You can't imagine how exciting my life ____ become. has have does

Expressions and Collocations

The boss asked me to stay __________ security. in search of in charge of in trouble with on the safe side

I think you might be __________ the teacher. on the safe side in charge of in trouble with on top of

I'm sure it won't rain, but I'll take an umbrella (just) to be ____________ (= to be ready if it does rain). on the safe side in somebody's shoes on top of in search of

He immigrated to Brazil __________ a better life. on top of on the safe side in charge of in search of

James puked on his girlfriend when he was drunk, I wouldn't be _____ actually. in charge of in trouble with in his shoes in search of

After months of hard work, Michael was confident he was finally _____ the situation. on the safe side in trouble with in charge of on top of

Word Formation Exam 1

Last week I made a ____ to my brother Denis. suggestive suggestion suggestivennes

I offered him to take him to an ___ park. amusing amusement amuses

Denis was very happy because it was his ___ place. favorable favourite unfavorite

From the moment I picked him up, he was very ___ . noisily noisy noisiest

That surprised me because his behavior is ____ very different. normally abnormally normality

At one point, while waiting to get on a ride, he disappeared, but ____ I found the manager. luckless lucky luckily

Manager was very ____ and found Denis an hour later amongst a crowd. helpless helpful helpfully

Denis said, that he had seen a famous basketball player and wanted his autograph, and ____ to me. apology apologised apologetic

I was really ____ at him and we left. angrily angry anger

Then I made a ____ never to take Denis out again. decidedly indecision decision

Collective Nouns

a _____ of pyjamas pint pair swarm tube

a _____ of lightning flash bar clap flock

a _____ of beer flash/flock can/clap bar/bunch pint/can

a _____ of traffic lights tube set pair bar

a _____ of flowers bunch flash sheet pair

a _____ of paper bunch clap flock sheet

a _____ of soap bar set pair tube

a _____ of sunglasses clap swarm pair set

a _____ of birds clap swarm sheet flock

a _____ of toothpaste tube flock pint set

a _____ of scissors flock clap pair pint

a _____ of sheep flock flash pair bar

a _____ of rules sheet swarm flock set

a _____ of thunder flock clap pair bunch

a _____ of bees clap bunch swarm can