Vocabulary and reading skills

Resolutions and advice: back to the text

Look back at the text in Period 4. Then answer the questions.

Why is 'I think I'd like to be a better person' not a good resolution to make?

Which piece of advice is especially useful for students in general?

Which advice might seem strange to most readers?

Which suggestion relies on people's personal pride?

Compound adjectives: a man with dark hair

Look at the example. Then answer the questions below.

a How is the underlined compound adjective made?

b What kind of word is dark?

c What kind of word is -ed added to?

d What is used to join the two parts?

How would you describe these people using the adjectives in the box?

curly pink blue wide large long

Away: what the particle adds to a verb

Look at the examples. Then answer the questions below.

These are the extra meanings to choose from.

• leaving
• making someone / something afraid
• with force
• changing direction

What meaning does the particle away add to the verbs?

in a different direction ▶ to another place

Match the examples with the extra meaning added by the verbs.

Can the verbs in each pair of examples be exchanged without making a big difference to the meaning?

Practice: complete the sentences with verb + away

Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. (Make any changes to the form of the verb.)

The film's first scene was so frightening that I couldn't watch and had to ___ away.

There were dangerous animals nearby, so we lit a fire to ___ them away.

She grew up here, but her family had to ___ away from the area.

I called to the boy, but he was frightened and ___ away.

I don't need this again, so you can ___ it away.

They make great food that you can eat in the café or ___ away.

(Be) supposed to: three meanings

Look at the examples and match them with their meanings a-c. Then rewrite the sentences below using the correct form of (be) supposed to.

These are the meanings to match.

• a That's what was intended (but the result was different).
• b This is what should have happened (but it didn't).
• c This is what many people believe (though it may or may not be true).

The staff should really wear suits, but not everyone does.

The staff

I meant it to be a surprise present, but someone told her.

It

It's thought that painting your door red will bring good luck.

Painting

Life-changing: a compound adjective with -ing

Look at the example. Then answer the question.

Here are the similar expressions.

• an oil-producing country
• an English-speaking culture
• a self-driving car
• an eye-opening experience
• a breath-taking view
• a heart-stopping moment

What do you think these similar expressions mean?