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Exercises

There is one word missing in each line of this text. Where does the missing word go? What
could it be? And what type of word is it (noun, verb, etc.)? Look at the example first.
Last year I went toffor my holiday. I spent the first Spain (noun)...
week Seville staying with a couple of friends, and 0 iceeettteee
then I took a train to Barcelona where spent another eset:
ten days. It is beautiful city and Thad a marvellous 900 eee
time. I stayed in a very hotel right in the centre, but 0c
I didn’t mind spending a lot money because it is a0 weeeececceeteecteectttteecteees
wonderful and also very convenient. My brother was 0 o.sececcceeeteeettceteee
the person who recommended it; he goes Spain alot 1 eeceteeetteeee
and he staysanywhere else, adeetttttttettttttttttcttseeees

4.2 In the dialogue below, can you find at least one example of the following: an uncountable
noun; a plural noun; a phrasal verb; an idiom?
> wD : What’s the time?
Wb > : Yeah, but it’ll take us an hour to get there — you know what the traffic is like.
8 o’clock, so we’d better get a move on if we’re going to meet your sister at the airport.
: That’s alright. Her flight doesn’t arrive until 8.30.
We
: OK. Pll just go and get changed.

: I don’t like driving in shorts. I’m going to put some jeans on.
> : What’s wrong with those shorts?
4.3 Look at the underlined verbs in these sentences. Which are transitive, which are intransitive?
1 She broke her leg. 4 Take off your jacket.
2 I got up at seven thirty. 5 She doesn’t like Chinese food.
3 We arrived late. 6 He told me to sit down.

4.4 How many syllables are there in each of the words in the box?

English noun informal education
understand adjective decide pronunciation
before opposite preposition comfortable

Now mark the main stress on each of the above words.

4.5 Look at these words, then answer the questions below.
happy correct lucky sure possible
1 What part of speech are these words?
2 Change each one into an adverb,
3 Can you write down a synonym for at least three of the words?
4 Which prefix do you need to form the opposite of each word? (three different ones)
5 Which word has the main stress on the second syllable?

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