VI. Find the words opposite meaning of these:
1. cute
2. funny
3. boring
4. fantastic
5. clever
6. outside
VII. Find the words simmilar meaning of these:
1. well-known
2. look after
3. wonderful
4. beautiful
5. exciting
2 Find these words in the passages in 1, then check their meaning.
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IV. Find the opposite meaning words.
1. cheap _______________ 6. far _______________
2. difficult _______________ 7. careful _______________
3. happy _______________ 8. old _______________
4. good _______________ 9. similar _______________
5. noisy _______________ 10. interviewer _______________
IV. Find the opposite meaning words.
1. cheap ____expensive ___________ 6. far ______near_________
2. difficult ____easy___________ 7. careful _____carelessly__________
3. happy _______sad________ 8. old ______new_________
4. good ______bad_________ 9. similar _______ different________
5. noisy _____quite__________ 10. interviewer ______respondent_________
IV. Find the opposite meaning words.
1. cheap expensive 6. far close
2. difficult easy 7. careful careless
3. happy sad 8. old young
4. good bad 9. similar different
5. noisy quite 10. interviewer replier
V. Choose the correct answers A, B, C or D.
1. La Tomatina is a seasonal to celebrate the tomato harvest.
A. celebration B. parade C. festival D. game
2. do you like about La Tomatina?
A. What B. Which C. When D. Why
3. Do you anything about music festival called Burning Man?
A. like B. know C. understand D. have
4. do people do at Burning Festival?
A. Why B. Which C. What D. How
5. often is Burning Festival held? - It’s held every year.
A. Which B. When C. What D. How
6. does the teacher say La Tomatina sounds unusual?
A. What B.When C. Why D. How
7. festival do you choose? - I choose Elephant Race Festival.
A. What B. How C. Which D. When
8. He thinks elephants are animals.
A. fascinated B. fascinating C. fascinates D. fascinate
9. It must be amazing elephants racing.
A. see B.to see C. seeing D. saw
10. La Tomatina is in Spain, in a small town.
A. holds B. hold C. holdingD. held
11. The Elephant Race Festival in DakLak is a race between elephants that are ridden by their .
A. own B. owning C. owner D. owners
12. The Samba Parade in Rio Carnival has thousands of samba from various samba schools.
A. perform B. performance C. performer D. performers
13. People in Cannes take the Cannes Film Festival a very serious way.
A. in B. at C. on D. with
14. The biggest prize of the Cannes Film Festival is the Palme d’Or, which is given the best film.
A. of B. to C. with D. for
15. The festival every year at the end of August.
A. takes B. takes place C. occur D. held
16. La Tomatina on the last Wednesday of August every year.
A hold B. held C. is held D. be held
17. Villagers voluntarily contribute money and other thing to the festival.
A. open B. celebrate C. remember D. set
18. A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to the Rio Carnival.
A. play B. take C. attend D. follow
19. In La Tomatina, people get to throw tomatoes at .
A. themselves B. once C. together D. each other
20. Which do you think are festivals?
A. season B. harvester C. artistic D. music
21. People of minorities in Phu Yen celebrate Hoi Mua Festival every March.
A. native B. local C. ethnic D. village
22. The atmosphere is felt around all the village.
A. festive B. festival C. air D. tradition
23. A lot of cultural and activities are held as part of the Flower festival in DaLat.
A. arts B. artist C. artistic D. art
24. Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light, is the holiday of the year in India.
A. more important B. most important
C. importance D. most importance
25. The Academy Awards, commonly as The Oscars, are the most famous film awards in the world.
A. know B. knew C. known D. be known
26. It is to see elephants racing in the Elephant Race Festival in DakLak.
A. amaze B. amazing C. amazed D. amazement
27. La Tomatina is a festival to celebrate the tornado harvest.
A. season B. seasonal C. year D. annually
28. People put pumpkin outside the homes during Halloween.
A. lanterns B. lights C. neon signs D. bulbs
29. Everybody has gone to the festival.
A. music B. musical c. musicians D. musician
30. The of the Rio Carnival is the Samba Parade.
A. importance B. highlight C. best D. performance
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Exercise 4. Find the opposite meaning words.
1. cheap ____________ 6. far ____________
2. difficult ____________ 7. careful ____________
3. happy ____________ 8. old ____________
4. good ____________ 9. clever ____________
5. noisy ____________ 10. generous ____________
1expensive
2easy
3sad
4bad
5quiet
6close
7careless
8new
9stupid
10selfish
1.expensive
2.simple
3.sad
4.bad
5.quite
6.near
7.careless
8.young
9.stupid
10.safe
1.expensive
2.easy
3.sad
4.bad
5.quiet
6.near
7.careless
8.new
9.stupid
10.selfish
Exercise 1: The words in blue below are used in the reading passage on pages 95–96. Which of these words are antonyms (words with opposite meanings)? Complete the sentences.
1. Answer: is the opposite of in danger.
2. Answer: is the opposite of fall.
3. Answer: is the opposite of warm.
4. Answer: is the opposite of under
Read the Writing Strategy and do the tasks below.
1. Divide the letter into six paragraphs.
2. Find three examples of short forms. Correct them.
3. Find words and phrases in the letter which would be bette expressed with these more formal words and phrases:
friends I would be grateful if you could inform me
I would certainly be interested receiving a reply
recommendations
4. Find words and phrases in the letter which express these things in a more formal way:
ask about soon sort out tell me about
Writing Strategy 1 Divide your letter into paragraphs. 2 In the first paragraph, which can be a single sentence, say why you are writing. 3 Each paragraph should have its own topic. It is usually best to deal with each point in the task in a separate paragraph. 4 In the final paragraph, which can be a single sentence, say that you expect a reply. 5 Avoid colloquial language and short forms. |
1. Here's a suggested division of the letter into six paragraphs:
Paragraph 1: Introduction and purpose of the letter Paragraph 2: Information about the group Paragraph 3: Dates of stay and availability Paragraph 4: Inquiring about food and drink Paragraph 5: Requesting suggestions about places to visit in Bristol Paragraph 6: Conclusion and expectation of reply
2. Examples of short forms and corrected versions:
- "we're" (we are) - "We are"
- "I'll" (I will) - "I will"
- "can't" (cannot) - "cannot"
3. Words and phrases that could be expressed in a more formal way:
- "friends" - "travel companions"
- "I would be grateful if you could inform me" - "Please inform me"
- "I would certainly be interested" - "I would be interested"
- "recommendations" - "suggestions"
- "receiving a reply" - "receiving a response"
4. Words and phrases that could be expressed in a more formal way:
- "ask about" - "inquire about"
- "soon" - "in the near future"
- "sort out" - "arrange"
- "tell me about" - "inform me about"
Read paragraphs 1 and 2 of the text quickly to find the words below. What part of speech are they? Explain their meaning in your own words.
conditions label plantation price profit |
1. The reason is that the farmers often get very little because the companies who buy bananas want to make big profits. Life isn’t easy on a banana plantation. The farmers work long hours and can get harmed by dangerous pesticides.
2. Fairtrade is an international movement that tries to help farmers and workers in developing countries. Fairtrade products include items like bananas, coffee, sugar, cocoa and rice. When you buy a product with Fairtrade label, you know the farmers received a fair price and worked in good conditions.
The words: conditions, label, plantation, price, profit are all nouns.
- conditions: the physical situation that someone or something is in.
- label: a piece of paper or other material that gives you information about the object it is attached to.
- plantation: a large farm
- price: the amount of money for which something is sold.
- profit: money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs of producing and selling.
5 Order the words to complete the sentences.
1 Can you buy some more onions? We've (them /out/ of /run)
2 I can't find my phone. (you/it/if/across / come)
tell me.
3 If you don't know the meaning of a word, (up/it/should/ you/look).
4 Listen to this idea. (up/my/came/friend /it/with)
5 I can use these paper plates again, (don't/ away/so/ them/throw).
1 We've them out of run
2 If you across it come tell me
3 you should look up it
4 My friend came up with it
5 so don't throw them away
1 run our of them
2 if you come across it
3 you should look it up
4 my friend came up with it
5 so don't throw them away
1.They tried to find a way of bettering their lives. The SYNONYM meaning of the underlined word is _____.
A. moving B. changing C. achieving D. improving
2.They tried to find a way of bettering their lives. The OPPOSITE of the underlined word is …….
A. improving B. worsening C. achieving D. surprising
3.She was born and grown up in a picturesque fishing village in Ha Long Bay. The opposite of the underlined is …….
A. ugly B. dangerous C. poor D. wealthy
4.She was born and grown up in a picturesque fishing village in Ha Long Bay. The underlined means ___
A. pretty B. dangerous C. poor D. wealthy
5.Many peasants find it difficult to make ends meet. The underlined means …..
A. get plenty of food B. better their life C. earn enough money for living D. apply new farming method
6.At last, the discussion came to an end with the sound conclusions. The OPPOSITE of the underlined is____.
A. complete B. finish C. begin D. arrive
7.How can she find a way of making her life better? The underlined means ………….
A. bettering her life B. earn money for her living C. being good at her life D. making it bad
8.After the meal, the picnickers put all the leftovers in plastics bags before putting them in a nearby dustbin.
A. remains B. eating things C. paper cups D. rubbish
9.The cottage is surrounded by the most glorious countryside. The underlined means ____
A. beautiful B. ordinary C. gloomy D. honorable
10.The contest aimed to stimulate the spirit of learning English among students. The OPPOSITE of the underlined word is _______ A. increase B. gain C. discourage D. encourage
11.The mechanization of farm work has helped farmers to grow more cash crops.
A. money for farming B. crops grown for their own use
C. crops grown for selling D. money put in the bank
12.Thanks to the new farming methods, the farmers have had bumper crops in recent years.
A. very large B. very poor C. unusually bad D. extremely poor
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1.They tried to find a way of bettering their lives. The SYNONYM meaning of the underlined word is _____.
A. moving B. changing C. achieving D. improving
2.They tried to find a way of bettering their lives. The OPPOSITE of the underlined word is …….
A. improving B. worsening C. achieving D. surprising
3.She was born and grown up in a picturesque fishing village in Ha Long Bay. The opposite of the underlined is …….
A. ugly B. dangerous C. poor D. wealthy
4.She was born and grown up in a picturesque fishing village in Ha Long Bay. The underlined means ___
A. pretty B. dangerous C. poor D. wealthy
5.Many peasants find it difficult to make ends meet. The underlined means …..
A. get plenty of food B. better their life C. earn enough money for living D. apply new farming method
6.At last, the discussion came to an end with the sound conclusions. The OPPOSITE of the underlined is____.
A. complete B. finish C. begin D. arrive
7.How can she find a way of making her life better? The underlined means ………….
A. bettering her life B. earn money for her living C. being good at her life D. making it bad
8.After the meal, the picnickers put all the leftovers in plastics bags before putting them in a nearby dustbin.
A. remains B. eating things C. paper cups D. rubbish
9.The cottage is surrounded by the most glorious countryside. The underlined means ____
A. beautiful B. ordinary C. gloomy D. honorable
10.The contest aimed to stimulate the spirit of learning English among students. The OPPOSITE of the underlined word is _______ A. increase B. gain C. discourage D. encourage
11.The mechanization of farm work has helped farmers to grow more cash crops.
A. money for farming B. crops grown for their own use
C. crops grown for selling D. money put in the bank
12.Thanks to the new farming methods, the farmers have had bumper crops in recent years.
A. very large B. very poor C. unusually bad D. extremely poor