Aim High 5 Unit 8 Exercises: When in Rome

Vocabulary Page 67
conversationalist styles - what sport are you?
Match highlighted words in the text with these definitions.

1.	Statements that are not accurate because they are not too General.
2.	Behavior that shows that you respect someone.
3.	The formal rules of polite behavior.
4.	To throw carelessly.
5.	To have the right to speak during discussion or debate.
6.	An understanding between people.
7.	To happen at the same time or to partly cover.
8.	Got on very well with.
9.	Unwilling to tell people about things.
10.	Moving the ball along with several short bounces or kicks.
11.	How high or low a sound is.
12.	To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
13.	To try and the take the ball for an opponent in a game.
14.	Happening at the same time.
15.	Loyalty and warm feeling between friends.

a	Hold the floor
b	Toss
c	reticent
d	Deference
e	Overgeneralizations
f	Rapport
g	Camaraderie
h	Hit it off
i	Simultaneously
j	Pitch
k	Tackle
l	dribbling
m	etiquette
n	Overlap
o	Grab

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Completely sentences with the correct for of the words from the box.

tackled   ·  tossed   ·  camaraderie   ·  hit it off   ·  simultaneously   ·  pitch   ·  dribbled   ·  hold the floor   ·  overlaps   ·  reticent   ·  deference   ·  grabbed   ·  overgeneralizations   ·  rapport   ·  etiquette  

1.	She was about joining in the conversation because she wasn't familiar with the topic.
2.	The best teachers develop a good with students.
3.	We were running late so we a sandwich at the station before getting on the train.
4.	Mobile Phone varies from country to country, but you should switch off your phone during the play.
5.	Although Ellie and I haven't met before, we immediately and the became friends.
6.	When talking about human behavior, it's important not to make because everyone is different.
7.	Elephants can hear sounds with a much lower than humans can.
8.	The players skillfully the ball to the net without being , and scored.
9.	He opened the letter but quickly it in the bin when he realized it was junk mail.
10.	I can't attend the last day of the course because it with the school basketball tournament.
11.	It's acceptable to as long as you point is relevant to the discussion.
12.	Speaking out of turn is rude and shows a lack of .
13.	They used a split screen to broadcast two games .
14.	The aim of the training course was to develop a sense of team spirit and in the new group.

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Verbal communication
Match the words with their definitions.

1.	Whisper
2.	Gossip
3.	Chat
4.	Mutter
5.	Protest
6.	Discuss

a	To say something in a quiet voice that is hard to hear, especially because you are annoying.
b	To talk about something with one or more people, in order to agree on something or to make a decision.
c	To say or do something to show that you strongly disagree or disapprove of something.
d	To talk about people's private lives, usually in a unkind way.
e	To speak in a very quiet voice.
f	To talk in a friendly and informal way.

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Complete the sentences with the correct phone of a the form the previous exercise.

gossips   ·  protested   ·  muttered   ·  whisper   ·  discussing   ·  chatting  

Click and Drop click on a word or phrase in the box above and then on the appropriate gap.

1.	They spent all night the details of the deal, and finally the contract was drawn up and signed.
2.	Don't tell any of your secrets to Gail. She a lot, so everyone will know if you tell her.
3.	The students loudly then they were told to come to school at this weekend.
4.	It's bad manners to continue with your classmates when the teacher comes into the room.
5.	You can't talk the library, but it's okay to quietly.
6.	She was angry, and something as she left the room.

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Match the idioms bold (1 - 7) with definitions (a - g).

1.	My mom hit the roof when I told her I had broken her favorite antique vase.
2.	Gemma, who knows her brother very well, hit the nail on the head when she said that he likes to always be the center of attention.
3.	After two years of playing for small clubs, Harry hit it big when he was signed up to Manchester United.
4.	Jane has had a lot of experience of living in foreign countries, so she will hit the ground running when she begins working for the United Nations.
5.	I am not feeling very well, so I am going to hit the hay and hope I feel better in the morning.
6.	Although Sean had been a successful actor, his career hit the buffers when he appeared in a poorly-rated film.
7.	We've got a long way to go tomorrow, so we are planning to hit the road quite early in the morning.

a	To become very angry suddenly
b	To suddenly stop being successful, especially in a career
c	To start doing something successfully immediately
d	To start a trip or journey
e	To say something that is exactly right.
f	To go to bed
g	To become famous or very successful

To be continued...