Vocabulary in use vocabulary reference and practice Third Edition Elementary Michael McCarthy Felicity O’Dell

Answer these questions. Use a dictionary to help you.
1 Do you have a healthy diet? 
2 What exercise do you do?
3 Do you often feel stressed?
4 Have you ever been in hospital?
5 Do you get hay fever in summer?
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
Very well, thanks.

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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Feelings
7
Love, like and hate
A
I 
love
my family and my best friend.
I 
like
my job.
I 
don’t like
horror films. 
I 
hate
spiders. 
Happy, sad and tired
B
++ 
+ 
– 
– –
love 
like 
don’t like 
hate
Prefer, hope and want
I prefer
coff ee 
to
tea. (= I 
like
coff ee 
more than
I like tea.)
I 
hope to do
well in my exam. 
I 
hope
(
that
) my friend does well in his exam.
I 
want
a new car. [
I would like
]
I 
want to buy
a new car. 
Note:
I 
want my mother to buy
a new car. 
Expressions 
C
D
Common
 
mistakes
I am very 
happy about
your news [
NOT I am very happy for your news
]. BUT You did very well in your 
exam – I’m very 
happy for
you.
Common
 
mistakes
[
NOT I very like football / it. 
or
I like very much football / it.
]
Common
 
mistakes
I 
want you to help me
[
NOT I want 
that you help me
].
A
Do you like
football?
B
Yes, 
I really like
football / it. 
No, 
I don’t like
football / it very much.
A
How’s your grandfather?
B
He’s 
very well
, thanks.
B
She’s 
a bit 
/
 a little tired
.
A
And 
how about
your grandmother?
happy
angry
cold
sad
upset
hot
thirsty
well
tired
hungry
ill
surprised

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Exercises
21
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Do you love, like, not like or hate these things? Write sentences.
1 chocolate
I love chocolate. 
5 football
2 cowboy films 
6 cats
3 flying 
7 cars
4 tea 
8 jazz music
Which do you prefer? Write answers. 
1 tea or coffee?
I prefer coffee to tea. 
4 cars or bikes?
2 dogs or cats?
5 strawberry or chocolate ice cream?
3 sunbathing or sightseeing? 
6 watching sport or doing sport?
Answer these questions using 
want
 or 
hope
.
1 You’re thirsty. What do you want?
I want glass of water.
2 The lesson feels very long. What do you hope?
3 You’re hungry. What do you want?
4 Your friend feels ill. What do you hope?
5 You’re tired. What do you want to do? 
6 You’re upset. What do you want to do?
7 It’s very cold weather. What do you hope?
8 Your friend feels sad. What do you want?
Look at the pictures. How do the people feel? Use words from B opposite.
1
Jessica 
4
Sunita 
2
Nicholas 
5
Fiona 
3
Max 
6
The children 
Correct the mistakes.
1 I very like basketball.
I like basketball very much.
2 I am happy for my sister’s good news.
3 The teacher wants that we learn these new words.
4 I like really spiders.
5 My brother has a good new job. I’m very happy about him.
6 My parents want that I go to university.
7 I feel very well. How for you?
8 Priya is bit tired this morning.
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
is hungry.
7.5
Over to 
you
When did you last feel …
1 surprised 2 hungry 3 tired 4 angry
I felt surprised yesterday when I saw the news.

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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Conversations 1: Greetings and wishes
8
Every day
A
When we leave someone we usually say 
Goodbye
and also perhaps 
See you soon!
See you soon is 
quite informal.
When someone goes to bed, we usually say 
Goodnight
. We sometimes also say 
Sleep well
. 
Don’t say 
Goodnight
when you arrive somewhere, only when you leave. 
If you ask for something you usually say 
Please
.
If someone does something nice for you, you say 
Thank you 
or
 Cheers 
(informal). 
Special days
When:
you say:
it’s someone’s birthday
Happy Birthday!
it’s Christmas
Happy / Merry Christmas! 
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it’s New Year’s Day