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UNIT
EXERCISES
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54.1 When Luis can't remember the exact name of something in English he describes it instead. Do
you know what he is describing in the underlined sections? The answers are compound nouns
made from the following words. (A)
bargain friend ground hunters language mother package
pedestrian pen precinct sign staff tongue tour
1 'J o n n works for an airline. He doesn't fly, but he's one of the people who work in the airport
building.' ground sfca-ff
2 'He works in town in that area where there are shops, but no cars or buses are allowed to
-go.'
3 'During the sales in the shops, there were lots of people looking to buy things at low prices.'
4 'It's someone I often exchange letters with, but I've never met.'
5 'We're going on a holiday arranged by a travel company. It includes accommodation, flights,
and so on.'
6 'Portuguese is the first language that I learned when I was a baby.'
7 'My friend can't talk. He uses hand and body movements to show what he means.'

54.2 What do you call...? (B)
1 a shelf for books a. book sHel/f 6 the pages of a book that lists the contents
2 a train which carries goods 7 an expert in robotics
3 a test to detect drugs 8 a shop which sell toys
4 a case for putting pencils in 9 an essay which is four pages long
5 a film lasting two hours 10 an issue of human rights

54.3 Michael Warren is at an interview for a job in a film production company. He has been asked
why he wants the job, and this is part of his answer. Suggest compound nouns to fill in the
spaces in this text. One of the parts of the compound is given in brackets. Choose the other part
from the -ing forms below. (C)
•jffl advertising answering breathing cutting losing mailing making
S£T
' recording selling turning waiting

Just after I left university, I met an old friend who offered me the opportunity
to join his company, Phono, selling a new type of mobile phone. I organised
a(n) (1) .<^yrMm..<*™mm... (campaign) and set up a(n) (2) (list)
with the names and addresses of people who might be interested in it. The main
(3) (point) of the phone was that it included a(n) (4) (machine),
and was the only one of its kind on the market at the time. At first the demand
was so great that there was a(n) (5) (list) of people wanting to buy one.
Unfortunately, a year later Sonex brought out its new video phone, and this
was the (6) (point) for Phono. Demand for our phone plummeted. We
did a lot of (7) (cost) to try to save money, but it wasn't long before we
knew we were fighting a(n) (8) (battle) and decided to close the
company. I've been out of work for a few months now, but this has given me
the (9) (space) to decide what I want to do next. When I worked for
Phono, I helped produce a(n) (10) (video) to advertise the product. I
enjoyed this a lot, and that's why I'd now like to get into (11) (film).

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