Page 248 - English Vocabulary In Use upper intermediet and advance

Suggested words:
1 hiss 2 clatterorcrash 3 rustle 4 thud 5 bang 6 roar 7rumble

verblnoun typical source(s) of the sound
hum an electrical appliance when switched on, e.g. computer, freezer, record player
rattle small stones in a tin being shaken
bleep the alarm on a battery-driven clock
screech a car's tyres when the brakes are applied very suddenly or when the car drives
off with extremely high acceleration
chime an old-fashioned pendulum clock or a big public clock on a building when they
are sounding the hour or quarter-hour

1 It was a police officer holding a flashlamp. 3 Then it died, leaving us in complete darkness.
2 I'd never seen such a beautiful bracelet. 4 It was clearly time to get up and move out.

Unit 62

Suggested questions:
1 Do you rent this house?
2 Could I possibly borrow your camera? /Would you lend me your camera?
3 Which room have I been allocated?
4 Does the school provide exercise books and things?
5 Would you like to contribute to our collection for the disabled?
6 What sort of property do you have / live in / own?
7 Is it possible to hire a room for a meeting?
62.2 1 The millionaire donated a swimming pool to the school.
2 The Director was allocated the best parking-place.
3 My mother's cousin left me £5,000 in her will.
4 A farmer nearby provided us with logs for the fire.
5 When I retired they presented me with a camcorder.
6 The restaurant catered for vegetarians.
1 handed down 2 give out 3 let go of 4 gave ... away 5 hand over

1 your walletlhandbaglmoney 4 hand-outltests
2 jewellerylfurniture 5 an antique 1 a set of books
3 a book / a picture of someone
62.5 1 properties 4 tenants 7 borrowed 10 belongings/possessions
2 loans 5 ownerlproprietor 8 properties
3 landlords 6 estate 9 possessions

English Vocabulary in Use 243