Fill in the missing words in the definitions below. Choose appropriate words from the table

big shot	slavedriver
brick	smart aleck
dab hand	swot
dark horse	whizz kid

a) A (n) … is a very important or influential person.

b) A (n) … is a person who annoys others by claiming to know everything and trying to sound clever.

c) A (n) … is a person with modern ideas who works with energy and enthusiasm and achieves great success in his or her job while still young.

d) A (n) … is a very nice, dependable person.

e) A (n) … is a person who has greater capabilities than he/she shows or than people are aware of.

f) A (n) … is someone who makes people work very hard.

g) A (n) … is someone who studies very hard especially when trying to get good examination results.

h) A (n) … is a person who is very good at something.

Word partners

Ex. 6. The text contains a number of phrasal verbs. Complete the sentences using appropriate postpositions that are a part of these phrasal verbs. Consult the text if necessary.

a) I wish I could get out … going to that wedding.

b) They managed to come up … a solution to the problem.

c) He got his pupils … an examination.

d) When it comes … helping his wife with the housework, John never grumbles.

e) Don’t let this cold weather get you … .

f) I can’t answer that puzzle, I give … .

g) Much of the butter eaten in England comes … New Zealand.

h) Customers are requested to fill … a form when they check in at a hotel.

Name these phrasal verbs and find their synonyms in the list of verbs given below.

- to avoid, to escape;

- to depress;

- to surrender, to yield;

- to find, to produce (an answer);

- to help somebody do something;

- to reach the state of affairs indicated or a particular state of affairs;

- have as a birthplace, place of origin;

- to add what is necessary to make complete.

Ex. 7. Work with your partner. Choose from the table below adjectives that can be used to describe:

sociable assertive calm dominating mature intelligent sensitive wise goal-oriented formal daring thoughtful considerate hard-working enthusiastic inquisitive self-disciplined

Explain your choice and add some more words if you wish.

Focus on speaking II

Ex. 1. Study the following topic card. How many discussion points are there?

Describe someone you know or admire. You should say:

when and how you got acquainted with this person,
what kind of activity he/she is involved in and how good he/she is at it,
what are his/her strong and weak points,

and explain what you appreciate most in this person and why.

Take it in turns to describe a person you know. When you have finished speaking, your partner will ask you 1 or 2 questions.

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