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VB1
Vocabulary Bank
1a Vocabulary from the text
Nomadic lifestyle
1 Fill in: witness , struck, assumed, migrate,
settle, flee, participate, shear , rear , attached.
1 The semi-nomadic people ............................. in
small huts for the winter.
2 The people had to ........................................ to
higher ground to escape the tsunami waves.
3 The farmers ........................... their sheep once
a year and sell the wool.
4 I was very happy to ......................... the tribe’s
peculiar way of life.
5 Everyone in the village has to ..........................
in the daily chores.
6 Every winter, the birds ........................... south
to warmer regions.
7 The local people ............................. poultry for
their meat and eggs.
8 The kindness and generosity of the people
really .............................. me.
9 The men had long swords ................................
to their waists.
10 When he saw the men on camels, he ...............
that they were nomads.
3 a) Match the words to form collocations.
b) Complete the sentences with the
appropriate collocations from Ex. 3a.
1 Ancient peoples used to ...................................
...................... with spears.
2 Every winter, the tribespeople .........................
...................... to live in.
3 The nomads .................................. of sheep for
their milk and meat.
4 The villagers .......................................... that is
very different to the national language.
5 The women ......................................................
from making and selling handicrafts.
6 In India people .................................................
to mark various transitions in life.
7 Many nomadic peoples are beginning to .........
................... and their traditions are being lost.
8 In Tuareg society, it is important to ..................
...................... and listen to them.
2 Choose the correct word.
1 A lot of people take modern conveniences for
real/granted, but wouldn’t cope without them.
2 The archaeologists were delighted to have
found an ancient/antique script in the tomb.
3 Everyone enjoyed listening to the tribesmen
reciting traditional/custom poems.
4 The late/recent drought forced a lot of people
to leave their land for the city.
5 The nomads always treat/make their guests
like family.
6 Living in the wilderness means they face/meet
problems almost every day.
7 The Tuareg are a truly unique/only people with
very interesting customs and beliefs.
8 The Mongolian nomads never fail to offer/show
hospitality to visitors.
raise
settle
hunt
speak
perform
build
make
respect
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A a dialect
B elders
C a living
D herds
E huts
F wild game
G permanently
H rituals