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Word Formation
4
For questions 1-10, read the text below. Use
the word given in capitals at the end of some
of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap
in the same line. Check with a partner.
Key word transformations
5
For questions 1-6, complete the second
sentence so that it has a similar meaning to
the first, using the word given. Use
between two and five words.
1
Luke hadn’t expected the sharing scheme to
work so well.
BETTER
The sharing scheme ....................
..................... Luke had expected.
2
It was difficult to persuade Lauren to eat
mushrooms.
DIFFICULTY
I ..................................................
Lauren to eat mushrooms.
3
The park was cleaner than I expected.
AS
The park ......................................
.................................. I expected.
4
I didn’t know anyone at the clothes swap.
NOBODY
There ..........................................
.................... at the clothes swap.
5
You can’t use your mobile phone in class.
ALLOWED
You .............................................
........ your mobile phone in class.
6
John would rather not come to the party.
FEEL
John ............................................
................................ to the party.
You have had a class discussion about
country life. Now your teacher has asked
you to write an essay giving your views
in the following statement.
There are both advantages and
disadvantages to living in the countryside.
Write your
essay
(120-180 words).
b) Do the task. Exchange with a partner
and proofread each other’s work for
correct content, grammar, spelling,
tenses and a variety of interesting
language.
W
riting
6
a) Read the rubric. What do you have to
write? What must you include? What
will you write in each paragraph?
Englishman Richard Sowa has made the
0)
unusual
decision to create rather
than buy his own land. Unbelievably, he
lives on a
1)
.......................................
island in the lagoon of the Isla Mujeres,
Mexico, which he built
2)
.....................
from
3)
................................ materials
and plastic bottles.
Richard became a
4)
........................ at
an early age. He has always been very
5)
.................... and has now built his
third island named ‘Joysxee’. Joysxee is
about 25 metres wide and floats on
125,000 plastic bottles. Richard has
grown a
6)
........................ of plants on
the island so that their roots hold it
together.
Richard lives in a three-storey house on
the island
7)
.................................... a
guest room, a kitchen, two showers and
a
8)
...................................... compost
toilet. Richard
has
become
quite
9)
............................. in the local area as
he collects materials to expand his
island.
10)
............................, he
hopes that it will be strong enough
for him to float it around the world
and show others how they can
turn their trash into treasure!
USUAL
FLOAT
ENTIRE
RECYCLE
TRAVEL
CREATE
VARY
INCLUDE
NATURE
FAME
EVENTUAL
Skills Practice
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