UNIT 1 - Topic Vocabulary, Phrasal Verbs, Collocations, and Word Formation

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Unit 1 provides B1-level vocabulary and language practice focused on describing personality, using common phrasal verbs, and mastering frequent adjective collocations. It includes example sentences for each word, phrasal verb meaning and usage, and collocations such as “deep voice,” “wide awake,” and “in big trouble.” The unit also teaches word formation patterns, especially noun forms with -ity and -ness, showing how to build related words from core verbs and adjectives.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages7

Reading Time18 min

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Topic Vocabulary

Phrasal Verbs

Collocations

Word Formation

UNIT 1 | TOPIC VOCABULARY | Words connected with personality | | | --- | --- | | Word | Example | | creative (adj) | Tina’s quite creative – she loves making things out of plastic bottles. | | curious (adj) | Dan’s very curious – he always asks questions starting with‘why’! | | dependable
(adj) | Amira’s totally dependable – if she says she’ll be there, then she will. | | friendly (adj) | Our new teacher is very friendly, she always tries to help everyone. | | generous
(adj) | My uncle and aunt are quite generous – they always give me great birthday presents. | | negative (adj) | Don’t be so negative – we can still win the game! | | polite (adj) | Jill’s so polite – she always says ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ and never says rude words. | | popular (adj) | Leila’s very popular – she has lots of friends. | | serious (adj) | Mr Black is very serious – he never smiles. | | shy (adj) | Dana is quite shy and doesn’t like talking to people at parties. | | unreliable
(adj) | Gareth’s a bit unreliable, so he’ll probably be late tomorrow. | | PHRASAL VERBS | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example sentence | | look after
(Type 3) | take care of | A babysitter usually looks after us on Friday evenings. | | look forward to
(Type 4) | be excited about something in the future | I’m really looking forward to my birthday! | | look into
(Type 3) | investigate | The police are looking into the cause of the accident. | | look up
(Type 1) | (try to) find information
in a book, dictionary, etc. | If you don’t know the meaning of the word, look it up in a dictionary. | | turn into
(Type 3) | change from
one thing into another | It takes many years for a tiny acorn to turn into a big oak tree. | | turn off
(Type 1) | make a
machine (e.g. aTV or computer) stop working
temporarily | Turn off the computer when you’ve finished with it. | | turn on
(Type 1) | make a
machine
(e.g. aTV or computer) start working | Turn on the laptop, then enter your password. | | turn over
(Type 1) | proceed to the next page
of a book or magazine | If you turn over the page, you’ll see a map of Egypt. | | COLLOCATIONS | Collocations with adjectives | | | --- | --- | | Collocation | Example sentence | | a long time | Have you lived in that house for a long time? | | deep voice | My dad’s got a really deep voice. | | fast asleep | The cat was fast asleep in its basket when we got home. | | feel small | I felt really small when my best friend told me I was selfish. | | in big trouble | You’ll be in big trouble if you don’t tidy your bedroom soon! | | wide awake | When I heard a noise downstairs, I went from being fast asleep to being wide awake in about one second! | | WORD FORMATION | Nouns with-ity /-ness | | | --- | --- | | Core word | Derivatives | | create (v) | creative (adj), creation (n), creator (n), creativity (n), creatively (adv) | | curious (adj) | curiosity (n), curiously (adv) | | depend (v) | dependable (adj),(in)dependent (adj), dependability (n),(in)dependently (adv) | | friend (n) | (un)friendly (adj), friendship (n), friendliness (n) | | generous (adj) | generosity (n), generously (adv) | | negative (adj) | negativity (n), negatively (adv) | | person (n) | personalise (v),(im)personal (adj), personality (n), personally (adv) | | polite (adj) | impolite (adj), politeness (n),(im)politely (adv) | | popular (adj) | unpopular (adj), popularity (n), popularise (n),(un)popularly (adv) | | rely (v) | (un)reliable (adj),(un)reliability (n),(un)reliably (adv) | | serious (adj) | seriousness (n), seriously (adv) | | shy (adj) | shyness (n), shyly (adv) | |
UNIT 2 | | | TOPIC VOCABULARY | Words connected with the house and home | | | Word | Example sentence | | attic (n) | Dad got a ladder and climbed up into the attic to find some old boxes. | | balcony (n) | Juliet stood on the balcony and waved to Romeo. | | basement (n) | I felt nervous as I went down into the basement becau

FAQs

What topics are covered in Unit 1?

Unit 1 covers personality-related vocabulary, phrasal verbs, adjective collocations, and word formation with -ity/-ness.

How does the unit present phrasal verbs?

Each phrasal verb includes a meaning and an example sentence showing how to use it in context.

What word-formation patterns are taught in Unit 1?

The unit focuses on nouns formed with -ity and -ness, giving derivatives from core words and showing how meaning changes.

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