Focus 4 Unit 2 Human nature | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Some working mothers look after young children. They decide to work from home. LOOKING Some working mothers ___________________

[Some working mothers] LOOKING after young children decide to work from home.

My cousins live close by. Their mum is my mum’s sister. WHOSE The cousins ____________________________

[The cousins] WHOSE mum is my mum’s sister live close by.

Families that live in houses with gardens are in a good situation to adopt a pet. LIVING Families _______________________________

[Families] LIVING in houses with gardens are in a good situation to adopt a pet.

Some children’s parents don’t allow them to have a dog. These children miss out on something very valuable. WHOSE Children ________________________________

[Children] WHOSE parents don’t allow them to have a dog miss out on something very valuable.

Dogs make great companions for only children. Dogs also help guard houses. WHICH Dogs __________________________________

[Dogs], WHICH make great companions for only children, also help guard houses.

5 Mum_________________ (lie down) for a few minutes as she ___________________(not feel) well all day.

lay down/ hadn't been feeling

4 Susan__________________(already/study) French for months when she ____________________(meet) Pierre.

had already studied/ met

3 They_________________ (get) engaged when they_________________(only/date) for a couple of months!

got/ had only been dating

2 I________________(have) a great time last night. I________________ (never/be) to a party like that before.

had/ had never been

1 We___________________(already/prepare) everything by the time they______________ (arrive).

had already prepared/arrived

My sister is ______________ _______________ but she prefers to do things on her own.

good company

She’s just a _____________ _______________. I don’t know her that well at all.

casual acquaintance

He’s always had a ______________________ _________. That’s how he can write such brilliant stories.

vivid imagination

I was _______________ _______________ at school. I would only speak to my teacher and my best friend.

painfully shy

Lucy is ____________ ____________. She believes that she can do anything, and she usually can!

supremely confident

We’ve got a _____________ ____________ so you can stay with us when you come to London.

spare room

The politicians are trying to _______________ ______________ about university fees.

reach an agreement

My brother is _____________ ____________ but he doesn’t try to do well at school. It’s very frustrating.

highly intelligent

I didn’t get the job. They told me that I don’t _____________ ____________ but I should apply again in a year.

meet the requirements

Losing the competition was a big shock. I was ____________ _____________ for days.

bitterly dissappointed

The hero of the story is ___________ than life. There’s no way you can ignore him.

larger

The examiner was quite scary. She didn’t make me feel at ____________at all.

ease

She has such creative ideas and always ____________ outside the box.

thinks

I’ve never been the ____________ and soul of the party. I’m too shy and would rather stay at home with a good book.

life

I wish I had a love of ___________. It would make studying for exams so much easier.

learning

an adventurous person who isn’t afraid of taking risks is ...

daring

someone who gets angry very easily and quickly is ...

short-tempered

someone who doesn’t have much self-confidence is ...

insecure

someone who completes tasks very carefully without missing anything is ...

thorough

someone who always knows the right thing to say in difficult situations is ...

tactful

someone who keeps calm, even in a stressful or difficult situation is ...

level-headed

He’s very _______________. I think he’d be a good judge.

fair-minded

Don’t be so _______________. You can’t believe everything someone tells you.

trusting

I’m not very _______________. I had no idea she was upset.

perceptive

Our teacher can go from happy to angry in a matter of seconds. He’s so _______________ sometimes.

moody

I wish he was more _______________. He’ll never do anything unless we’ve madea plan.

spontaneous

People who spend a lot of time reading books are often very _______________.

intellectual

I’m not surprised she’s the owner of a successful business. She’s always wanted to start a company and she’s very ____________.

strong-willed

For me, a partner should definitely be _______________. It’s so important to laugh.

witty