First published online 22.01.2010

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Macmillan Polska 2010

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Teacher’s Notes

MAN – matura rozszerzona

by Aleksandra Prochalska

Type of activity: individual work
Focus: to check and revise vocabulary concerning man

based on “Revise ForMatura – Repetytorium”

Level: Intermediate – Upper Intermediate
Time: 20 – 25 minutes
Preparation:

1. Photocopy the test.

Procedure:

1. Explain the tasks in the test if necessary.

2. Set the time limit.

Extension / Follow-up:

You may discuss marked tests with the whole class.

KEY
The key provides just the suggestions, there might be

other answers possible.

I. Insert

only one

word / 20 points

1 I blew my

top when I found out about my husband’s

affair.

2 I put on rubber boots and an

anorak when it rains.

3 She was

over the moon when she won the first

prize.

4 Dad started going

bald when he was in his thirties.

Now he has no hair.

5 Your shirt is undone. Button it

up .

6 I am sick and tired

of your excuses.

7 My mom is fed up

with cooking for us.

8 Marlon was always embarrassed

about / by his lack

of education.

9 I must admit that before my baby was born I was

very apprehensive

about motherhood.

10 The teacher was pleased

with our work.

11 She likes Biology, but she’s not too keen

on

physics.

12 The whole town was devastated

by the tragedy, in

which fourteen schoolchildren died.

13 The king announced that whoever fit into the

slipper would get to marry the prince.

14 This dress does not

fit you any more. It is far too

tight.

15 The bride lifted her

veil with both hands and kissed

the groom.

16

This jacket does not

go with that pink dress.

17 A piece of clothing that covers the front part of

your clothes and is tied around your waist, worn to

keep your clothes clean, especially while cooking is

called a(n)

apron.

18 She has

dyed her hair red – it looks so unnatural.

19 A way of arranging your hair, popular with

Rastafarians, in which it hangs in thick pieces that

look like rope is called

dreadlocks.

20 He’s shaved off his beard and

moustache.

II. Translate into Polish / 10 points

1. a fringe –

grzywka

2. a plait –

warkocz

3. a parting –

przedziałek

4. gullible –

naiwny

5. stubborn –

uparty

6. anxious –

zaniepokojony

7. tongue-tied –

oniemiały

8. fussy –

grymaśny, wybredny

9. cords –

sztruksy

10. bossy –

władczy

III. Translate into English /10 points

1. gładki –

plain

2. w kropki –

dotted

3. szal –

scarf

4. krawat –

tie

5. skromny –

modest

6. blady –

pale

7. skarpetki –

socks

8. majtki –

pans

9. tęgi –

stout

10. toga –

robe

IV. Explain in English / 10 points

1. sincere –

honest, not lying

2. impulsive –

reacting quickly

3. indecisive –

taking a lot of time to reach a

decision

4. big-headed –

thinking that he or she knows the

best

5. thick-skinned –

insensitive

6. edgy –

nervous

7. cheeky –

impudent

8. cross –

angry

9. pierced –

having many earrings

10. frizzy –

very curly