Ex. 1. Find the words from column B to match their description in column A. A. B. 1) owe money to someone a) pollute 2) a thing that you do to help sb b) fluent 3) to become a member of an

A.	B.
1) owe money to someone	a) pollute
2) a thing that you do to help sb	b) fluent
3) to become a member of an organization, company, club etc	c) destination
4) to get money for work that you do	d) debt
5) to make air, water, soil etc dirty or dangerous	e) path
6) be worried or upset	f) crowded
7) the natural world in which people, animals and plants live	g) desire
8) a narrow track that people walk along	h) favour
9) able to speak or write a language very well without stopping or making mistakes	i) earn
10) to make a firm decision to do sth	j) carefree
11) a strong wish to do or have sth	k) be bothered
12) someone who likes sth very much and does it a lot	l) escape
13) the place that you are travelling to	m) join
14) to get away from a place or situation	n) addict
15) full of people or things	o) be determined to do sth
16) having no worries or responsibilities	p) environment

Ex. 2. Match synonymous words and expressions.

1) gap year	a) stop sb liking sth
2) awful	b) be on good terms with sb
3) salary	c) run away
4) put sb off sth	d) a year long break
5) addiction	e) destroy
6) escape	f) typical
7) wood	g) terrible
8) normal	h) dependence
9) ruin	i) run after
10) get on well with sb	j) forest
11) chase	k) wage

Ex. 3. Match antonymous words.

1) awful	a) unusual
2) mess	b) empty
3) normal	c) stay
4) save	d) troubled
5) escape	e) wonderful
6) willingness	f) restore
7) carefree	g) spend
8) crowded	h) order
9) ruin	i) unwillingness

Ex. 4. Complete the charts below. Mind some spelling changes.

noun	adjective		verb	noun
1. norm 2. ---- 3. stress 4. addict 5. ----	---- wooden ---- ---- environmental		1. ---- 2. sail 3. ---- 4. consult 5. ----	pollution ---- readjustment ---- reference

Ex. 5. Complete the sentences with one of the words from Ex. 4.

1. Is this cold weather … for the time of the year?

2. It takes time to … after a divorce.

3. Moving to a new house is a very … experience.

4. Air … can cause breathing problems for some people.

5. We went for a walk in the ….

6. Ben’s father was a …, he spent most of his life at sea.

7. What does all this … to in the third sentence?

8. He’s left his job as a computer programmer and is working as a … for a German firm.

9. My nephew is a complete video game ….

10. Some of these companies are polluting and destroying the ….

Ex. 6. A. Use the right word from the box to complete each collocation.

huge, stressful, crowded, drug, wild, money

1. A … lifestyle may lead to a number of medical problems.

2. Her father’s last years were difficult, he had some … worries.

3. It was not a good time to go sightseeing around a … city.

4. When he left university, he had … debts.

5. He was never bothered by … animals.

6. At 20 Steve was a … addict, unemployed and lonely.

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