B2 Unit 9: Vocabulary

Listen to the recording. Read the text. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words. award separate revenge help out youngster truancy excuse adoption orphanage trip spirited head feel sorry
Language: English
Subject: English language > Vocabulary
Age: 15 - 16

B2 Unit 9: Vocabulary

Listen to the recording. Read the text. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words.
award separate revenge help out youngster truancy excuse adoption orphanage trip spirited head feel sorry

Mark is still a(1)_, as he turns 16 next month. He's a(2)_boy with lots of energy and a quick mind. He grew up in an(3)_,under great conditions and full of love by everyone surrounding him. He was always very responsible and enjoyed being the(4)_of his orphanage family. Growing up, he frequently(5)__ his caregivers by taking care of the younger orphans. He was an excellent student and by the age of 11, had developed an interest in Maths. When he turned 13, he and his best friend Louis, took part in the National Mathematic Competition and won an(6)_by acheiving the 1st place. However, soon, his dream to become a well known Mathematician would shatter, as him and Lous got(7)_by the (8)_ of the second. Mark felt so betrayed, that he wanted(9)_, so he started to self sabotage by skipping school and hanging out with kids with a bad reputation. His(10)_got so serious that he started to pick on younger kids with the(11)_of having fun. But one day, as he and his peers decided to pull a prank on a young boy by throwing butter on the floor, soon his journey to becoming a truant, came to an end. The boy(12)_ and fell so hard he broke his leg and as he screamed out of pain, Mark(13)__for all the terrible things he had done.

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