1  Match the definitions with the phrases in the box. There are three extra definitions.

bad-tempered about     concerned about

down about     fed up with     furious with

over the moon about     pessimistic about

petrified of

1   angry and annoyed about something ……bad-tempered about……

2   always believing that good things will happen ……………………

3   worried about something ……………………

4   a little frightened ……………………

5   always believing that bad things are likely to happen ……………………

6   unhappy and depressed ……………………

7   extremely angry about something ……………………

8   annoyed or bored with something that you have experienced for too long ……………………

9   very pleased about something ……………………

10   happy and positive ……………………

11   extremely frightened ……………………

Answer

3   concerned about

5   pessimistic about

6   down about

7   furious with

8   fed up with

9   over the moon about

11   petrified of

2  Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

anxious about     cheerful about     content with

depressed     irritated by     optimistic

relieved     scared of

1   Julie is always ……anxious about…… the next exam.

2   People are often …………………… spiders but I’m petrified of mice.

3   I’m very …………………… my exam results, I think a 75% average is very good.

4   Joe was …………………… about getting in to Barcelona university.

5   You’re smiling a lot today, what are you so ……………………?

6   They’re …………………… about getting a good job when they leave university.

7   My brother gets easily …………………… the neighbours playing loud music.

8   I think Sam might be …………………… about the death of his dog.

Answer

2   scared of

3   content with

4   relieved

5   cheerful about

6   optimistic

7   irritated by

8   depressed

3  Write the word in brackets in the correct place in the sentence. More than one answer is sometimes possible.

1   Drinking lots of water helps keep my body hydrated. (definitely)

      ……Drinking lots of water definitely helps keep my body hydrated. ……

2   We have burgers or pizza for dinner on Fridays. (frequently)

      ……………………………………………….

3   I can come to your house tomorrow. I can’t come before 10am. (however)

      ……………………………………………….

4   We went on holiday to the Caribbean and it was fantastic. (last week)

      ……………………………………………….

5   He’s bad-tempered about working on the computer and gets irritated by it. (quickly)

      ……………………………………………….

Answer

 We frequently have burgers or pizza for dinner on Fridays.

 I can come to your house tomorrow. However, I can’t come before 10am.

 Last week we went on holiday to the Caribbean and it was fantastic.

 He’s bad-tempered about working on the computer and quickly gets irritated by it. / and gets irritated by it quickly.

4  Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. Add one word from the box to each sentence.

definitely     frequently     however     last week

outside     quickly

1   our food / ordered / and / came / we / it / very

      ……We ordered our food and it came very quickly. ……

2   three dogs / sleep / have / they / We / and

      ……………………………………………………..

3   visited / shopping centre / we / the new / for the first time

      ……………………………………………………..

4   I / a new phone / it / have / can’t / I / get used to

      ……………………………………………………..

5   gives us / over the weekend / The teacher / homework

      ……………………………………………………..

6   She / didn’t go / yesterday / to school

      ……………………………………………………..

Answer

2   We have three dogs and they sleep outside.

3   Last week we visited the new shopping centre for the first time.

4   I have a new phone. However, I can’t get used to it.

5   The teacher frequently gives us homework over the weekend. / The teacher gives us homework over the weekend frequently.

6   She definitely didn’t go to school yesterday.

Choose the correct options.

A:   Hi Jane! How did it go?

B:   Well, don’t (1) faint / feel dizzy / get in a panic, but I passed, first time! I’m (2) over the moon / concerned / down about it.

A:   That’s great – now you can drive anywhere!

B:   I know. I was getting (3) depressed about / fed up with / scared of taking the bus. I’m so (4) relieved / furious / irritated I didn’t mess it up.

A:   We (5) definitely / frequently / quickly have to celebrate. Where shall we go?

B:   (6) Last week / However / Frequently I went to this great little café by the river. (7) Seldom / Most weeks / Constantly they have a live band or a (8) comedian / editor / programmer telling a few jokes which is fun.

A:   Sounds good to me.

Answer

2   over the moon

3   fed up with

4   relieved

5   definitely

6   Last week

7   Most weeks

8   comedian

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