Day: 08.12.2024

1 Replace the underlined word with either a synonym or an opposite
example- Is he always in such a bad mood?
SYN: terrible
OPP: good

Michael is usually very sensitive.
OPP: insensitive
Why are they so miserable?
SYN: unhappy
We were amazed to see her.
SYN: astonished
He never shows his feelings.
OPP: emotions
I was terrified when it happened.
SYN: scared
I was delighted with my results.
SYN: thrilled
2 .Are these sentences logical? If not, cross out the word that is not logical and replace it with a better word
I was astonished that I passed the exam, but really miserable.
Replace miserable with delighted.
She’s very emotional, so she tends to show her feelings a lot.
This is logical.
He was furious with me, and I was thrilled.
Replace thrilled with upset.
She was so proud when her son did well, and really jealous.
Replace jealous with happy.
I was anxious before the flight, and scared stiff by the time we took off.
This is logical.
I don’t know what upset her, but she was thrilled.
Replace thrilled with miserable.
She can be very insensitive and often hurts people’s feelings.
This is logical.
I can’t talk to her because she’s insensitive and very supportive.
Replace supportive with unsympathetic.
1 One word is missing in each sentence. Where from? Write it at the end
► Paulo split / with Simone last week. up

Petros and I have nothing in common.
How did you get to know her?
I like Imran; we get on very well.
Don’t forget to keep in touch.
You can’t rely on her brother.
I don’t think they’re in a relationship at the moment.
2 Complete the sentences. Keep the meaning the same as in the sentences on the left
► Being friends with Tomi is important to me.
My friendship with Tomi is important to me.

He just likes being with people.
He’s very sociable.
I understand what happened now.
I realize what happened.
He’s been my friend in difficult times.
He’s been very supportive.
I went out for a meal with the others last week.
We got together for a meal last week.
We share a lot of interests.
We have a lot in common.
They argue a lot.
They have a lot of disagreements.
She’s sorry that it happened.
She regrets that it happened.
I can always depend on my sister.
My sister is very reliable.
Unit 9 Answers
1 Which words are being defined?
A member of your family. relative

A person who comes from a foreign country to live in your country. immigrant
A woman who married your father but who is not your mother. stepmother
Someone in your family who lived a long time ago. ancestor
Take a child into your family and make them your child legally. adopt
Have the same appearance as someone. resemble
Be like an older member of your family. take after
End a marriage legally. divorce
All the people in a family born at about the same time. generation
Complete the Text
John Lennon’s ancestors were Irish (1) immigrants who came to live in Liverpool. John was an only child in a single (2) parent family. When he was five, his mother gave John to (3) her sister, Mimi, to look after, so he was (4) brought up by his aunt. Lennon got married in 1962 to Cynthia, and had a son, Julian. Sadly, the marriage went wrong. The Lennons got (5) divorced in 1968, and Julian was brought (6) up by his mother. Lennon remarried in 1969, this time marrying Yoko Ono, who already had a daughter, Kyoko, from a (7) marriage which had ended in divorce. John and Yoko had a son called Sean. Julian and Sean are (8) half-brothers, and Julian and Kyoko are (9) step-brother and (10) step-sister.

When my neighbour Mr. Patrick died recently, I went to his (1) funeral. His wife died ten years ago, so he had been a (2) widower for a long time. He always wanted to be in the cemetery next to his wife. There were a lot of (3) mourners: mostly family and old friends. His son, Malcolm, (4) inherited his house, and I believe he’s going to move back to live in it.My cousin, Elizabeth, got married last year. She and her (5) husband, Martin, had to decide whether to have a religious (6) wedding or a (7) civil one. In the end, they chose a religious wedding. She was a beautiful (8) bride, and Martin looked fantastic. Martin’s brother, Steve, was the (9) best man. It was a very (10) traditional ceremony, and afterwards there was a (11) reception at a hotel near the church. Next week it will be their first wedding (12) anniversary, so the family is going to get together to (13) celebrate with a big party.