Page 12 - English Vocabulary in Use Pre Intermediate

Exercises

2.8 Organise this list of words into three groups and give each one a title.
tie put on fare blouse homeless train get on
painful scarf jumper jacket journey careful station
helpful jeans platform thoughtless ticket useless
Find the units in this book which may include these words and add more examples.

2.2 Underline the correct answer or answers.
1 A pond is:
a) bigger than a lake b) smaller than a lake c) the same size
2 I really enjoy:
a) play tennis b) to play tennis c) playing tennis
3 When we were on holiday we had:
a) lovely weathers b) lovely weather c) a lovely weather
4 The underlined letters in ache are pronounced the same as in:
a) machine b) catch c) chemist
5 She gave mea... smile.
a) strong b) big c) large
6 The past tense of fall is:
a) fell b) felt c) falled
7 You can put on:
a) gloves b) a decision c) shoes
8 Rise sharply means:
e
&
& &
ee % 2%
a) b) c) e

2.3 Look again at the list a—e in B. Which would be the best way(s) to record the meaning of
each word in the list below? What other information would be useful to record with this
word (e.g. pronunciation, part of speech, grammar, common partners, etc.)? Use a dictionary
to help you.
dream concentrate beard nearly
empty forget rescue knife

2.4 Fill the gaps with common partners for these verbs, then start a page in your own notebook
for more examples. Turn to Unit 19 to help you.
take a picture make a mistake

do your homework have a rest

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