Activity 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the following words

advice (n)           especially (adv)         exciting (adj)      get better (v phr) 

possible (adj)        prefer (v)          situation (n)        suggest (v)      well (adv)

be good at (v phr)

1. I don't want a boring job. I want to be a firefighter. That is…………..work.

2. My work………..is difficult. I work many hours a day and on weekends, too.

3. I want to be a nurse. My teacher…………that I talk to a nurse about her job.

4. Martha……………teaching. Her students are happy and learn a lot.

5.It's difficult to go to school and have a job, but it is…………to do both if you work hard.

6. I like everything about my job,...............the people I work with.

7. I……………studying at night. It's quiet then.

8. Eduardo does…………….in his art classes. His drawings are really good.

9. When I have a big problem, I ask my parents for…………….

10. I take good pictures, but I want to……………..I want to be great.

WORD FORM

This new computer software has many............... (improve).

The medication greatly reduced the patient's Answer (suffer)

I have a lot of..............(admire) for Olympic athletes.

Water ..............(flow) down my street after it rains heavily.

Damon quickly ..................(improve) in his swimming classes when he was younger.

An outside auditor will visit the factory next week to determine whether or not .............(accept) air-quality standard are being observed.

Speaking more than one language is Answer (benefit) in today's economy.

The teacher will grade our ............ (perform) on the test.

If the person you are trying to reach does not answer the telephone, please dial “0” to speak to the..............(operate).

Tallis Engineering is awaiting..............(verify) that its new water tank designs meet legal specifications.

Products made by Izmir Vitamins are designed to promote Answer(health) and well-being.

Grove Canoes’ prices may..............(occasion) vary depending on changes in the cost of raw materials

A 20 percent increase in revenue makes this the most .............(profit) year yet for the Sorvine Hotel Group.

The well-known legal firm of Peterson, Wong, and Lundgren, Inc., is.............  (common) referred to as PWL.

At Hemdom beds, our goal is to design.............. (innovate)furniture while maintaining comfort and function.

My college counselor ..............(advice) me to take geometry last semester.

Make this dialogue more natural by using suitable adverbs from the box to replace each of the expressions in bold (each adverb can only be used once and not all the adverbs will be needed).

STEVE: Not a bad party last night. Lots of old faces from college were there.

CLARE: (1) That sounds interesting; can you tell me more........?

STEVE: Yeah. Lizzie was there with her new husband. (2) This is something I’ve heard although it may not be true, .............., he’s something very high up and important in the civil service.

CLARE: Yes, I’ve heard that too. (3) This is my true opinion, although it may be shocking............ , I never really expected her to marry anyone successful. She was always so scruffy and laid back. She was never into social status or anything like that.

STEVE: (4) It is a logical deduction..............., she’s changed her outlook on life. I mean, she was very smartly dressed and she kept telling me all about how much money their new house had cost.

CLARE: (5) Do you expect me to believe that?...............

STEVE: Yes, she was really bragging about it.

CLARE: Well she never used to be interested in money at all. (6) This probably contradicts what I ‘ve just said..............,she did like eating out and travelling.

STEVE: (7) What I’m about to say isn’t really related to what we’ve been discussing...............,your old flame Simon was at the party.

CLARE: Was he? I haven’t seen him for ages.

STEVE: (8) As one would expect............, he couldn’t stop asking me questions about you.

CLARE: I think he still hopes that we might get back together one day.

STEVE: (9) That is completely accurate ...............

CLARE: Well, not much chance of that! Oh. was that obnoxious old creep Douglas Jarrold there?

STEVE: I’m afraid so. (10) I’m pleased about this .............., he was right over the other side of the room so I didn’t have to talk to him. He was trying to chat up Mary Bracknell. I can’t think why.

CLARE: (11) This is obvious ..............., he still fancies her.

STEVE: Maybe. She certainly wasn’t very interested in him, (12.) which one can sympathize with................

CLARE: Strange how some people never change, isn’t it?

Fill in the correct form: Adjective or Adverb

1. If anything goesAnswer _________________ , someone must be blamed. (WRONG)

 2. The parliament was Answer_________________ elected. (FREE) 

3. You shouldn’t go up that ladder. It’s notAnswer _________________. (SAFE)

 4. Coffee in the morning smellsAnswer _________________. (FANTASTIC) 

5. The western part of the US was colonizedAnswer _________________ by the Spanish. (MAIN)

 6. The sun was shiningAnswer _________________ in the sky. (BRIGHT) 

7. She likes to wearAnswer _________________ clothes when she goes out. (COLOURFUL)

 8. My son was Answer_________________ disappointed because he didn’t get the job. (BITTER)

Provide the correct forms of verbs in brackets

1. James quickly Answer__________________ and got into the hot bathtub. (DRESS) 

2. We made a few Answer__________________ to the design of the car. (ADJUST) 

3. We Answer__________________ the strength of their team. That's why we lost. (ESTIMATE) 

4. He is fortunate to have the Answer__________________ to listen to several people at once. (ABLE) 

5. The Answer__________________ of John F. Kennedy was one of the key events of the 1960s. (ASSASSINATE)

 6. Every student must take an Answer__________________ exam. (ENTER) 

7. According to hisAnswer __________________ of the situation we were facing a major conflict. (ASSESS) 

8. It was one of the manyAnswer __________________ they faced on the long journey. (HARD) 

9.She has been aAnswer __________________ for over 20 years. (LIBRARY) 

10.She was asked if she was taking any Answer__________________ at the moment. (MEDICINE)

11. Answer___________________, the team had never won an important game. (SURPISE)