UNIT 1: HOME LIFE

VOCABULARY
I. Matching:
A B
1. to work a. the responsibility
2. to join b. sure
3. to take c. under pressure
4. to leave d. things
5. to discuss e. long hours
6. to find f. the problems frankly
7. to be g. a hand
8. to make h. home for school
9. to give i. solution
10. to mend j. hands

II. Antonym:
A B
1. obedient a. free
2. special b. lose
3. frankly c. oppose
4. busy d. minor
5. join e. dishonestly
6. win f. ordinary
7. main g. slowly
8. support h. disobedient
9. quickly i. insecure
10. secure j. disconnect

III. Noun form:
1. mischievous: ……………… 6. willing: ………………….
2. confident: …………………. 7. special: …………………
3. possible: ………………….. 8. obedient: …………………
4. biological: ………………… 9. supportive: ……………….
5. happy: ……………………. 10. secure: …………………..

IV. Use a verb that can be collocated with the four words or phrases:
1. m…………….. house, home, friends, sure
2. c …………….. home, here, back, up
3. t ……………... responsibility, after, a taxi, place
4. w ……………. a prize, a match, money, a medal
5. s …………….. money, time, a day, two dollars
6. s ………….…. problems, puzzles, a situation, the difficulty
7. g ………….…. a hand, a present, a gift, way
8. c ………….…. one’s teeth, the house, the floor, the wall
9. l ……………... home, school, for work, early
10. l ……………. sad, happy, like, up

V. Multiple choice:
1. My mother …………… the responsibility for running the household.
A. holds B. takes C. runs D. bears
2. Dad is always willing …………….. a hand …………….. cleaning the house.
A. to help/ in B. to join/ with C. to give/ with D. to change/ in

3. Whenever the problems come ……………, we discuss them properly to find solutions quickly.
A. up B. out C. down D. across
4. My responsibility is to wash the dishes and ………………. the garbage
A. take up B. get out C. get up D. take out
5. In my family, both my parents join ………………… to give us a nice house and a happy home.
A. hand B. a hand C. hands D. their hands
6. The ………………. that our family members share closely is watching films.
A. concern B. interest C. pleasure D. entertainment
7. We are in a ……………….. family. Whenever I am in trouble, I can turn to one of them for help.
A. closely B. close-knit C. very close D. B and C
8 We share the house with my mother and father and my wife’s sister and her kids. It is a(n) ……………. family.
A. nuclear B. extended C. crowded D. single-parent
9. They are not sisters but they are very ………………… of each other.
A. related B. friendly C. intimated D. supportive
10. Family is a base from which we can go into the world with confidence.
A. part B. place C. position D. foundation






VI. Gap filling:

meal electrical washing book worker sitter table
washer computer house word time up wife piece
Tom’s wife is a social 1….………and she works for a local council and has