VOCABULARY -ING/-ED ADJECTIVES LA Underline the correct alternative. 1 In three days we cycled 250 km. twas really exhausted/exhausting. 2 Everyone is very worried/worrying about losing their jobs. 3 The instructions were so confused/ confusing that no one understood them. 4 Iwas annayed/annoying because the class was cancelled again. 5 The car was travelling at a frightened/frightening speed. 6 | felt embarrassed/embarrassing about how untidy the house was. 7 He was totally confused/confusing by the tax orm, 8 I'm going to have a nice, relaxed/relaxing bath, 9 I'm not really satisfied/satisfying with the way he cut my har. 10 We were so frightened/frightening by the film we didnt sleep very wel. B Find adjectives in Exercise 14 to match definitions 1-8. 1 feeling fear 2 angry or irritated 3 very tiring. 4 content, pleased 5 unclear or difficult to understand feeling uncomfortable and shy unhappy and nervous calming, helping you to rest 2 A Youare going to read an article about why people get angry, and what happens. Before you read, number the events in the box according to categories 1-3 below. 1 Reasons 2 Consequences 3 Solutions You start to shout. 2 You'e irritated with someone. 1 You throw things around. You do physical exercise, You're frustrated about something. You feel tense. You try meditation, People criticise you. You distance yourself from the situation, B Read the article and check. Ie felulie TAKE CONTROL We all now how it feels to get angry. Sometimes anger is mild, when you'e just iitated with someone, But at other times ‘anger can be more extreme, with explosive rages. You start to shout and throw things around. You lose contol. Your blood pressure increases, your heart races and you can’t think about anything else. But what exactly is anger? ‘Anger is @ normal response to a situation where you feel you are being attacked, treated unfsiry, let down by others, hurt or rejected. Anger can help you to defend yourself, deal with the problem and let others know how you feel. But anger can also cause problems. f you always lose control, people might stat to avoid you. Friends and colleagues may be afraid of your temper and leave you alone. Getting angry might make you feel better; giving you energy and making you feel lke you're in control. But itmight also leave you feeling hurt and misunderstood. Also, getting angry doesn't usually sohe the problem. EM kee elie 1 Work out what makes you angry ~You need to understand what situations make you angry Ist when people make comments about your work or criticise you? Isit that you get angry when you're frustrated and can't do the things you want? Do you get angry when you're tired? Understanding, 4 What makes you angry can help you ta deal with the problem. 2 Understand the signals - Learn to identify the signs that you'e getting angry. Do you start to shout and feel tense? Do you pace about the room? You need to recognise your own signs before you can change your behaviour. 3 Take control of your mind and body ~Try taking 0 step back and distancing yourself from the situation, both physically and emotionally. Check your breathing and take some deep breaths to slow you down and calm your heartbeat. ‘Ask yourself ‘Am I overreacting?’ Am listening to what people are saying? Can you find a way to be assertive, rather than ‘aggressive? Try to speak calmly, rather than shout. Try the sit worth i? test. Ask yourself, ‘Will really matter in one month, Cone year?’ Da some physical exercise, lke going fora run or a ‘swim. Or try some meditation or listen to music. Do whatever helps to calm you down, NOILOWS (( ON 3 Complete the statements with information from the article. 1. When you get angry, your blood pressure and your heart speeds up. 2. Being angry about something can help others to how you feel. 3. Getting angry is not usually a good way to problems. 4 It5.a good idea to understand what angry. 5 Ifyou recognise the signs that you are getting angry, then you can start to your behaviour. 6 When you are angry, you should try to yourself from the situation. 7 Deep will help to calm your heartbeat. 8 Tryto speak rather than shout. make youGRAMMAR REAL CONDITIONALS 4 A Complete the sentences with the correct form of ‘the verb in brackets. 1 When Marianne (leave) home. (find) a job, she 2 Thomas (get) a promotion if he (work) harder. 3 If people (exercise) regularly, they tend to (live) longer. 4 ifwe (leave) early enough, we (miss) the traffic 5 We (start) the meeting as soon as everybody (be) here. 6 Ifthe music (be) loud, people always (ance), 7 When the weather (be) good, we usually (eat) outside 8 Ifyou (use) sun cream, you (not get) burned when we go sailing, B For each sentence in Exercise 4A, decide if the situation is general (what normally happens - zero conditional), or specific (a possible situation in the future ~ first conditional). 1. specific - first conditional 2 '5 Tick two correct sentences. Correct the wrong sentences. will IF find the book, | { send it to you. IF you will go to England, you will improve your English. tell him you called when | will see him Ifyou give the plant too much water, it will die. IF they arrive early, will you to ask them to wait? | you will come to the party tonight, will you bring a friend? ‘When | go to Krakow, | usually will see my aunt, | always call my sister when there's a problem. 9 She will get angry if you will say that! 10 Igo to the doctor tomorrow if | feel worse. Weole VOW NATE MULTI-WORD VERBS 6 A Circle the correct option to complete the sentences. 1 Don't forget to when you've finished. a) click on b) takeoff =o) logoff 2 She's my best friend. We really well. a) get off b) getover —¢) geton 3 used to love Indie music, but then | it a) went off b) got on ©) logged off 4 lots of different outfits, but I didn’t like any of them. a) tried off ) dressed up) tried on 5 You have to your shoes when you go inside. a) log off b) take off) dress down 6 He's nearly forty Its about time he a) settled down b) went off) got on 7 Canyou ?Icantt read what it says at the bottom of the screen, a) scroll on b) scroll over ¢) scroll down 8 don't like going into bars on my own. I'm worried someone will try to a) geton with me b) chat me up settle down with me B Complete the multi-word verbs with a suitable particle. 1 Id loveto settle 2 Unfortunately, | don't get mother very well. 3 Avery good-looking young man started to chat me in the nightclub, he went me when he met my and have children, with his 4 Athi family! 5 Why don't you try will really suit you. 6 Scroll our contact details. 7 Doyou mind if take boiling in here. 8 Sorry, | didn't realise you needed the computer. Ive Just logged it? | think it to the top of the page to find my jacket? It's