UNIT 1 Vocabulary practice

get, go, make & do Verbs & -ed / -ing adjectives

1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of 4 Complete the dialogue. Use -ed or -ing adjectives
suitable verbs. formed from the verbs in the box. Sometimes there is
Harry and Jonas are going backpacking around India next more than one possible answer.
summer.
excite exhaust frighten
1 Jane ............................. a bungee jump to celebrate
interest surprise worry
her eighteenth birthday last week.
2 She's trying very hard, and she's .............................
better at English every week. A: Did you hear that interesting report about Sam
Woodhead, the British student who went for a run in
3 Samira ............................. some voluntary work at the
the Australian outback and got lost?
moment.
B: Yes, I did. He was found alive, wasn’t he?
4 Charlotte hopes to ............................. an interesting
job in the future. A: Yes, after three days. That must have been such a
(1) ................................... time for his family – imagine
5 I’d like to ............................. surfing in Australia.
how (2) ................................... they must have been.
6 You ............................. lots of friends when you start
I was quite (3) ................................... when he was
university.
found alive after all that time.
7 She’s ............................. a course about modern art
B: Was he badly injured?
this month.
A: No, apparently he was dehydrated, sunburned and
8 My dad ............................. a meal for the whole family
(4) ................................... , but apart from that,
last night.
he was fine. He’s already planning his next
2 Correct the underlined mistakes in the sentences. (5) ................................... adventures – he’s going
trekking in the Himalayas!
It’s always been my dream to get sailing. go
B: If I were his parents, I think I’d be quite
1 Lionel has just made his driving licence.
annoyed to hear that!
........................
2 When I start university, I want to get a video about it
for my friends and family. ……………….. Consolidation
5 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One sentence
3 Max started to think he was never going to go a
is correct.
girlfriend. ..........................
4 I wasn’t very good at playing the guitar last year, but If you don't practise, you'll never go better get
now I’m making better. ......................... 1 The experience was frightened, and I never want to
5 The students are going to get climbing on Mount have one like that again. ............................................
Rainier. .......................... 2 She makes a lot of voluntary work for an animal
6 Jill is busy today making housework. ......................... charity. ............................................
7 I’m doing a film for my university course. ……………. 3 The students have got climbing today.
............................................
4 I made my driving license when I was eighteen.
journey, travel, trip ............................................
3 Complete the text with the correct form of journey, 5 He’s good at making friends.
travel and trip. ............................................
6 The car travel to the centre of town takes about
I watched an interesting travel programme on TV last
30 minutes. ............................................
night. The presenter's (1)…………… began in the north of
the country and ended in the south. She passed through 6 Complete the second sentence so that it has the
some major cities, and while she was there, she made a same meaning as the first sentence.
few (2)…………… to nearby places of interests. The Adam was having a boring day.
scenery on the train (3)…………… through Scotland was
Adam was bored.
amazing, and the presenter explained how difficult (4)
1 I was interested in the new book.
…………… was in the days before the railways were built.
I'd like to go on a long (5)…………… across Africa one The new book looked ......................................... .
day, but in the meantime, I'll enjoy my (6)…………… to 2 Claire found the project very exciting.
the coast this weekend! Claire was ................................................................... .
3 They found the news very worrying.
They were ............................... after hearing the news.
4 The boys were exhausted after their long journey.
The boys’ long journey was ........................................ .