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Exercises

Which (if any) of the words listed on the opposite page are familiar to you because there are
similar words in your own language?

Complete the networks below with as many other words as you can from the words listed
on the opposite page.

1 5.3 Complete the sentences with appropriate words.
1 It looks like rain. Don't forget your ................................. and your ..............................
2 I wish I could play the ..................................
3 It's ................................. in here. Let's go somewhere quieter.
4 The anarchist speaker urged all citizens to ................................. the elections.
5 What a beautiful ................................. sweater! Where did you get it?

15.4 Choose two adjectives to use with the following words.
Example: wellington red, muddy
1 hooligan 3 stetson 5 leotard
2 pamphlet 4 gypsy 6 biro

Now give two nouns that you might expect to follow each of these adjectives.
Example: denim jeans, jacket
1 suede 2 machiavellian 3 spartan 4 tawdry

And now suggest how the following sentences could end.
1 I can't stand the way he panders..,
2 She buttoned up her cardigan because ...
3 The horse cantered.. .
4 It has been agreed to boycott ...
5 A busby must be ...

Here are some more words of this type in English. Can you explain (a) their meaning and (b)
their origin?
1 herculean effort 4 jersey 7 bottle of champagne
2 platonic friendship 5 Caesarean section 8 atlas
3 teddy bear 6 July 9 magnolia

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