Unit 5 & 6 vocabulary

Complete the missing words. 1 They’re predicting a heatwave. They say it will be over 35°C next week.2 The hurricanedestroyed towns in the State of Texas with high wind speeds.3 There is no convincing evidencefor the existence of intelligent life on Mars.4 In the future, doctors could use animal organs for transplant.5 Villages have been cut off by the floodand rain. Complete the words with a suitable suffix. 1 Carolyn always wears colourfulclothes. Today she’s wearing a purple skirt.2 Babies have to get an injectionto protect them from serious diseases.3 Karen hasn’t found a suitableflat yet.4 I’m a realist. I know people can’t save the world.5 We’ll have to shortenthis exercise. It’s too long.6 In heavy rain, water levels rise rapidly.7 My uncle is a carelessdriver. He’s had many accidents.8 I’ve just read the sensationalnews. Alien life has been discovered.9 Astronauts train a lot to get used to weightlessness.10 We need a responsible person for the job and you definitely qualify. Choose the most suitable word. 1 Dave’s a ... friend of mine. tight close deep I really fancy Tom. He’s tall, dark and ... . pretty nice handsome I’m looking for a ... friendship. long-lasting well-behaved hard-working The weather’s beautiful today. It’s warm and the sky is ... . fresh clear nice Being a teacher is a ... job. challenging heavy hard-working Lisa’s really ... . Men always fall in love with her. handsome attractive easy-going We visited the ... ruins of Tintagel Castle. ancient old-fashioned traditional If you want to be healthy, eat a lot of ... fruit and vegetables. brand-new fresh latest This cottage is situated in ... old village. a good-looking an ancient a charming Did you make this pizza yourself? It really tastes ... . home-made old-fashioned much-loved Complete the words with the following prefixes: dis- il- im- (x 3) in- mis- re- (x 3) un- 1 What you’re asking is simply impossible. We can’t do it.2 I can’t pay you in cash. It’s illegal.3 If you fail the exam once, you can retake it later.4 Don’t be so impatient. Lunch will be ready soon.5 Don’t throw away that envelope. You could reuse it.6 Dave’s really unlucky. He lost his winning lottery ticket.7 I don’t recognize my flat. My wife’s rearranged it again.8 You don’t have to wear a tie. It’s an informal meeting.9 Don’t be so impolite. Say thank you.10 You misunderstood. I said ‘peach cake’ not ‘beefsteak’. Complete the compound adjectives with the missing part. 1 My parents are really old-fashioned. They want to meet every girl I mention.2 Our neighbours have got really badly-behaved children. They are so rude.3 Is this car new? Or did you buy it second-hand?4 Angela’s a hard-working employee. She should get a better salary.5 Coldplay is world-famous. People in every country know the band.6 Her parents are quite easy-going. They don’t worry about what she does.7 I don’t work full-time. I only do four hours a day.8 First-born children are more responsible than their younger brothers and sisters.9 My sister’s bought me a brand-new camera. It’s much better than my old one.10 Rolls-Royce cars are not built by robots. They are still hand-made.