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English Vocabulary Exercises for B2 – Relating to people

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1. Complete the sentences with the words below.

  • close common eye sorry wary wavelength
  • 1)
    I don’t really understand Kevin or his jokes. We really aren’t on the same .
  • 2)
    Sara feels for me for failing my exam, but it was my own fault.
  • 3)
    We’ve got a lot in with each other and we share quite a few interests.
  • 4)
    My mother doesn’t see to eye with me about my plans for the weekend.
  • 5)
    Although Jack has moved to London, we are still very and are in contact every day.
  • 6)
    I’m a bit of giving my email address to people online that I don’t know.

2. Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the verbs below.

  • adore envy look down on look up to respect trust
  • 1)
    We should treat the environment carefully and not pollute it.
  • 2)
    Andy thinks very highly of his big brother Tom and wants to be just like him.
  • 3)
    Some of his friends are jealous of the success that he has had.
  • 4)
    My sister warned me not to have confidence in him.
  • 5)
    She’s afraid they think they are better than her because she doesn’t have a job.
  • 6)
    They have one son and they really love him

3. Listen and choose the correct answer (a-c).

Audio
  • 1)
    The man in dialogue 1 suggests that he and Eva
  • a)
    are very close to each other
  • b)
    adore each other
  • c)
    have nothing in common with each other
  • 2)
    The woman in the second dialogue her friend’s family.
  • a)
    looks down on
  • b)
    feels sorry for
  • c)
    adores
  • 3)
    The two people in dialogue 3 the man they see.
  • a)
    are wary of
  • b)
    are on the same wavelength as
  • c)
    respect
  • 4)
    How does the girl in dialogue 4 feel about her brother?
  • a)
    She envies him.
  • b She looks up to him.
  • c)
    She despises him.
  • 5)
    The girl in dialogue 5 feels confident that her friend Amy.
  • a)
    can trust
  • b admires
  • c)
    has a lot in common with
  • 6)
    What problem do the two speakers in dialogue 6 have with Jack?
  • a)
    They have nothing in common with him.
  • b They don’t see eye to eye with him.
  • c)
    They are wary of him.

4. Complete the sentences with the prepositions below.

  • about (x3) for (x2) on
  • 1)
    I was complimented my winning entry for the poetry competition by the head teacher.
  • 2)
    My dad is always being teased his terrible cooking.
  • 3)
    We were warned the dangers of cycling at night.
  • 4)
    Sam was told off not taking his medicine.
  • 5)
    The whole class might be lectured behaving well when in public places.
  • 6)
    We’ve all been praised our performance in the play.

5. Match the verbs below with the situations.

  • flatter insult nag praise warn
  • 1)
    ‘That’s a fantastic piece of work, Lily. Well done!’
  • 2)
    ‘I really like your new suit. You look great in it!’
  • 3)
    ‘You are a complete idiot, aren’t you?’
  • 4)
    ‘Don’t jump into the sea from the rocks. It’s extremely dangerous!’
  • 5)
    ‘Oh, please, please, please let me stay out late on Friday night. I promise that if you do, I’ll ’

6. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs below.

  • compliment nag praise tease tell warn
  • Well, it’s been a bit of a strange day. My mum 1) me off this morning for arriving home late last night, but then she 2) me for my good marks in the test! On the bus to school, my best mate Harry kept 3) me about lending him my mountain bike. He went on and on about it for the whole journey! Once at school, everyone made jokes and 4) me about my new haircut. Well, everyone except for Chloe! She 5) me on my ‘stylish’ hair and said it looked great! But then I realised that I’d left my English homework at home. My English teacher 6) me not to forget my homework again and gave me extra work as a punishment!

Extra exercises

7. Complete the sentences with a verb phrase containing the word in brackets.

  • 1)
    I Oliver. He hasn’t got any friends. (sorry)
  • 2)
    I my new neighbour. I don’t trust him. (wary)
  • 3)
    Sarah and I seem to be arguing a lot. We don’t on several things. (eye)
  • 4)
    Poppy’s my best friend because we have (common)
  • 5)
    We have similar ideas. We (wavelength)
  • 6)
    Matt adores his elder brother. He really him. (looks)

8. Complete the sentences with the words below.

  • complimented flattered lectured nagged
  • offended teased
  • 1)
    My mum me all weekend about my room. She kept on telling me that I should tidy it.
  • 2)
    You really me when you said that I’d put on weight. I was quite upset.
  • 3)
    My host family me on my English. They said it was excellent.
  • 4)
    Anna’s brother her about her new haircut. He said it made her took like a boy.
  • 5)
    You only me because you wanted something. You don’t usually say anything nice.
  • 6)
    My dad me for an hour about my exam results. He went on and on about ‘responsibility’.

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