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Vocabulary EXTRA! Extension
Unit 5
1 Do the U.S. weather quiz. Are the sentences true or
false?
1 New York is rainier than Las Vegas.
2 Chicago is sunnier than New Orleans.
3 Boston is snowier than Miami.
4 San Francisco is windier than Washington, D.C.
5 Los Angeles is cloudier than Denver.
6 Albuquerque is foggier than Seattle.
2 Complete the sentences with these adjectives.
easy expensive famous high late
1 The math homework was easy .
2 My new MP3 player was very .
3 I was for school because my alarm
clock didnt wake me up.
4 Black Eyed Peas is a very
5 The weather was really
6 The Empire State Building is 443
meters .
3 Order the letters to complete the text.
My parents are really different. My mom is very
(1) nepo open , (2) apyph ,
and (3) cdtnefino . But my dad is a
little (4) yhs , (5) tuqei ,
and (6)ssouier . Theyre both very
(7)fulplhe and (8) frdleniy
And theyre both great parents too!
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Unit 6
1 Match the two halves of the sentences.
1 I bought g
T 2 I borrowed
3 I listened
4 I lost
5 I watched
6 I visited
7 I studied
8 I played
a to a great CD last night.
sunny
b for my history exam on the weekend.
c volleyball with some friends.
d my grandparents in the summer.
e $10 to buy a computer game.
f a terrible movie on TV last night.
band.
g some new jeans on Saturday.
yesterday.
h my cell phone last week.
2 Do the General Knowledge quiz. Choose a, b, or c.
1 Who was President of the U.S. in 2011?
a Barack Obama b George Bush c Johnny Depp
2 Who was the second man on the moon?
a Neil Armstrong b Buzz Aldrin c Jason Button
3 The host country of the 2010 Soccer World Cup was .
a Brazil b Spain c South Africa
4 Dracula was a famous . .
a pirate b vampire c explorer
, however.
5 Grand Central in New York City is a famous .
a shopping mall b park c station
6 The Guggenheim is a famous .
a museum b store c bridge
3 Choose the correct verb.
1 Spain won / saved the World Cup in 2010.
2 Michael Jackson died / killed in 2010.
3 My best friend becomes / comes from Argentina.
4 I crashed / drove to school yesterday.
5 I kissed / called my grandparents on the Internet.
6 The teacher turns / looks worried today!
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