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UNIT
UNIT
EXERCISES
EXERCISES
5
5 5 5
expressed naturally as a noun + noun pattern
's
can also
of these
he
55.1 Which of these can also he expressed naturally as a noun + noun pattern or a noun + 's +
or a noun +
+
Which
55.1
pattern* (A)
noun
noun pattern? (A)

+
's + noun
noun
noun + preposition + noun noun + noun noun + + 's + noun
noun + preposition + noun
noun
noun

wool from a lamb X wool
lamb’s
1 1 wool from a lamb Uunb's wool
a headline in a newspaper
2 2 a headline in a newspaper
a nest lived in by a bird
3 3 a nest lived in by a bird
insurance for a car
4 4 insurance for a car
a hole in a wall
5 5 a hole in a wall
the uniform worn by a nurse
6 6 the uniform worn by a nurse
a request for help
7 7 a request for help
the wheel
bicycle
of a

8 8 the wheel of a bicycle
the voice of a
man
9 9 the voice of a man
for drying dishes
acloth
a cloth for drying dishes
10 0 10
on
sentences
the
related
nouns
appropriate compound
to
55.2 Complete the sentences on the right with appropriate compound nouns related to the two-word
two-word
the
with
right
the
55.2
Complete
on the
used in
the sentences
(B)
left.
verbs
verbs used in the sentences on the left. (B)

The
off for handing
in
Harry had a very strict
teacher told
me
..!*l*!™S.i*)9... and
1 1 The teacher told me off for handing in a Harry had a very strict .4Pbringing.. and
late.
my homework late. was glad to move away from his parents,
my homework
was glad to move away from his parents.
at
secret
The children have
a
The
an
escaped prisoners crept into
2 2 The escaped prisoners crept into an b The children have a secret.............0.000... at
and
barn
hid
it got
out until
the bottom of the garden.
old
old barn and hid out until it got the bottom of the garden,
of several
fault was the latest
The
engine
dark. c The engine fault was the latest of several
dark.
My mind flashed back to the time when
in the development of the car.
3 3 My mind flashed back to the time when ocieeeteeesteteeees in the development of the car.
and
I was caught in a sudden
living in Stockholm.
I was living in Stockholm. d I was caught in a sudden.................... and
I was
in central
and
born
brought up
soaked through,
She was
got
4 4 She was born and brought up in central got soaked through.

that there
We received several
London. e We received several ......0.0.0.0.0.0..: that there
London.
be
break-out
an
at the
as we got
attempted
The rain was pouring down
would
5 5 The rain was pouring down as we got would be an attempted break-out at the
out of the taxi. prison.
prison.
out of the taxi.
for
me
gave
a good
I could see
As I passed by her house,
My father
6 6 As I passed by her house, I could see f My father gave me a good.................... for
prize roses,
in
the
dancing
his
front room.
people dancing in the front room. of g The man was leaning out of the window,
people
knocking down
knocking down his prize roses.
8 8 The police were waiting for the thieves. h There are a number of......0.0........... in the
The man was leaning out of the window,
back his chances
The
set
injury has
7 7 The injury has set back his chances of
street below.
in the
final.
being fit to play in the final.
shouting at at... in the street below.
shouting
being fit to play in the
for the thieves.
The police were waiting
are a
in the
number of
There
before the robbery.
to the time
must
them
have
off.
tipped
Someone must have tipped them off.
film to the time before the robbery.
Someone
film
parts
(C)
guess
the context.
of the
underlined
from
to
sentences
of these
meaning
the
3.3
Try to guess the meaning of the underlined parts of these sentences from the context. (C)
Try
lot of pie-in-the-skv promises that I knew he wouldn't keep.
He
made
a
1 1 He made a lot ofpie-in-the-sky promises that I knew he wouldn't keep.
2 The actors gave a very _run-of-the-mill performance, and the critics expressed their 2 The actors gave a very run-of-the-mill performance, and the critics expressed their
following
the
in
day.
their reports
disapproval
disapproval in their reports the following day. few tourists had visited before.
a
of out-of-the-way
places that
went
number
to
6 Nm 5 He lived a_hand-to-mouth existence, surviving on just a few pounds a week.
We
We went to a number of_out-of-the-way places that few tourists had visited before.
3 WwW
ironing.
front of the TV while
My good-for-nothing
sat
brother just
I
in
the
did
all
4 My good-for-nothing brother just sat in front of the TV while I did all the ironing.
surviving on just
lived
existence,
a hand-to-mouth
few pounds
a
He
a week.
Behind-the-scenes negotiations were going on between the diplomats, away from the
Behind-the-scenes negotiations were
public eye. going on between the diplomats, away from the
public eye.
She stayed quite calm and spoke in a matter-of-fact way about the attack.
7 She stayed quite calm and spoke in a_matter-of-fact way about the attack.
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