Vocabulary and reading skills

1 Look at the examples. Then complete the task below.

Replace the underlined words with phrasal verbs made from the verbs in the box +out (You may need to change the tense of the verbs.)

get … of grow … of miss … on run stick work

1. She lost that habit when she was about six years old. ___
2. We’d better turn back before all the water is gone. ___
3. It took me a long time to solve the maths problem. ___
4. The animal escaped from its cage. ___
5. Of course I’m coming. I don’t want them to not be present for the fun. ___
6. I wear a suit because I don’t want to look different from everyone else. ___

2 Look at the examples from the texts in this Unit. Then answer the question below.

Examples

A Fitting in is boring. But it takes you nearly your whole life to work that out.

B This feeling is something that most people grow out of.

C There’s no coffee left. We’ve run out. And I think we’ve run out of tea too.

Everyone agrees that a feeling of belonging is ‘a good thing’. In contrast, fitting in is presented as something we need to avoid.

Standing out can be an advantage. After all, to stand out is to be outstanding.

People acting together had a better chance of surviving. In fact, being left out of the group could lead to death.

Black wool was seen as worthless. As a result, farmers used to be disappointed …

Living a free life isn’t as important as survival. In other words, poorer people just don’t have time to be black sheep.

The underlined linking phrases are all used to show the connection with the sentence before. Which phrases are used to show the connections below?

1. The next sentence is even stronger than the last one. ___
2. Because of this / For this reason ___
3. The next sentence is the opposite of the sentence before. ___
4. The next sentence means the same as the last one, but may be simpler. ___
5. Here is a good reason why the sentence before is true. ___

MODERN LIVING | LIFESTYLE

Community today

For many people, the word community has a nice sound. It makes them think of small towns or villages where everyone knows everybody else, people look after their neighbours and of course nobody locks their doors. (1) After all / In contrast, people don’t steal from their friends.

In our modern times, these kinds of communities are disappearing. (2) In other words / In fact, they might never have existed in such a perfect form. But the human need to belong still exists, and the Internet has helped people to form new types of community.

Communities in the past depended on geography. (3) After all / In other words, they referred to a particular area where people shared a lifestyle. (4) In contrast / As a result, the Internet allows us to contact people all over the world. (5) As a result / In other words, online communities, where people who have never met can share their interests, are becoming more and more popular.

3 Complete the sentences with the linking phrases in the box.

After all As a result In contrast In fact In other words

1. You can trust me. ___ , we’ve been friends for a long time.
2. It will be very difficult. ___ , it may be nearly impossible.
3. There has been a lot of rain recently. ___ , some roads have been closed.
4. People who don’t belong to a group tend to get ill more often than those who do. ___ , belonging is good for your health.
5. When you see her, she’s always chatting to her friends. ___ , her sister is very quiet.

4 Circle the best linking phrases to complete the text about online communities.