CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR FCE
7. HUMAN ACTIONS
Task
1. GENERAL ACTIONS
Complete each of the sentences below
with the most suitable word from the box. In some cases, more than one answer
is possible.
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fainted
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shivered
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fidgeted
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sweated
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trembled
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nodded
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dived
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started
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squatted
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crouched
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dozed
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stretched
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leaned/leant
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dragged
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blushed
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1
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He woke up, stood up and ________ his
arms and legs.
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2
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The suitcase was too heavy to pick up,
so she ________ it across the platform.
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3
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We ________ down to get through the low
hole in the wall.
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4
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She ________ on the floor, trying to
get the stains out of the carpet.
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5
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He ________ in and swam across the pool
under water.
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6
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He ________ out of the car window and
was almost hit by another car coming in the opposite direction.
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7
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She ________ in fear when she saw the
lion come towards her.
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8
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She ________ with cold in the bitter
wind.
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9
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The tennis players ________ in the hot
sun.
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10
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She ________ with embarrassment when he
spoke to her.
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11
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She ________ in surprise when she heard
the loud bang.
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12
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She ________ when she saw the blood,
and remained unconscious for about ten minutes.
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13
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She ________ off for a while after
lunch and was suddenly woken up by the telephone ringing.
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14
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When he asked her if she understood the
question, she ________ yes.
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15
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After an hour, he couldn't sit still
any longer and ________ in his seat.
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Task
2. WAYS OF MOVING
Match the verbs on the left with the
person who might behave in that way on the right.
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Verbs
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Person
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hop
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A
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A man who has been injured in an
accident but is still able to walk to the hospital.
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dash
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B
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People walking in the park on a warm
summer evening
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crawl
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C
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A girl jumping across a wide stream of
water
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creep
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D
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Soldiers on parade
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tiptoe
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E
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Someone who has hurt their foot and
must move around on one leg.
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leap
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F
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A young man running home to watch the
football on television.
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dawdle
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G
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Young children running, hopping and
jumping along the road.
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stagger
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H
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A very young baby who can't walk yet.
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skip
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I
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A teenage daughter arriving home late
and walking quietly up the stairs.
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march
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J
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A boy walking quietly past a sleeping
dog
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stroll
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K
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A child walking very slowly to school
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Task 3. HAND
AND ARM ACTIONS
Choose the
correct verb in each of the following sentences.
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1
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He punched
/ snapped / grabbed me on the nose.
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2
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They all punched / slapped / shook him on the back to congratulate
him.
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3
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The nurse pointed / beckoned to / saluted her to come into the room.
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4
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She rubbed / wiped / stroked the cat as it sat in her lap.
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5
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He patted
/ wiped / folded his pocket to make sure his wallet was still there.
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6
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He snapped
/ grabbed / flexed his suitcase and ran to the train.
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7
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It was dark in the cellar and he had to
grope / scratch / grab for
a light switch.
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8
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Ordinary soldiers must salute / shake / point their
officers.
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9
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They waved / punched / beckoned goodbye as the boat left the
harbour.
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10
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He groped
/ scratched / stroked his head as he wondered what to do
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11
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He sat down and tapped / crossed / folded his arms.
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12
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Here's a handkerchief - wipe / pat / rub your nose.
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13
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You should always pat / grope /
shake the bottle before you open it.
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14
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A policeman tapped / scratched /
stroked him on the shoulder and arrested him.
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15
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He shook / rubbed / wiped his
hands together to get them warm.
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Task
4. IDIOMS, COLLOQUIALISMS AND OTHER EXPRESSIONS
Look at the expressions in bold in the
following sentences and decide if the definitions which accompany them are
TRUE or FALSE.
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1
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She made a beeline for the chocolate cakes.
She walked slowly towards the chocolate
cakes.
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2
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Once bitten,
twice shy.
Once you have had a bad experience, you
will not want to do it again.
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3
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The telephone's on the blink.
The telephone is ringing.
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4
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We all gave Brian a pat on the back.
We all congratulated Brian
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5
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She looked daggers at me.
She looked at me angrily.
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6
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He ran
like the wind.
He ran very fast.
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7
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We salute the firemen who
entered the burning building to save lives.
We are angry with the firemen.
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8
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Don't look a gift horse in the
mouth.
Don't be unkind to people who are less
fortunate than you.
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9
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In the coffee break I went into the
garden to stretch my legs.
After sitting down for a long time, I
went for a small walk.
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10
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Bob is not fully stretched.
Bob is not very tall.
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11
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There was a mad dash to buy the tickets.
Nobody wanted to buy the tickets.
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12
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Don't worry - I was only pulling your leg.
I was only teasing you.
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