CAE EXTRA: Lesson 19 - Use of English - Unit 5

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4,5

Quite a difficult one this week! What could it be?

It's a make-up brush!

Idioms: Knowing and understanding

Know the ropes, learn the ropes

Know a subject well, know the ins and outs about it

Example: Don’t worry, Jane! He knows the ropes; he will help you.

Use of English -Part 3 

WORD FORMATION

Instructions:

You are given a piece of text with eight spaces.

You are also given a set of words for each space which you need to change to create the correct word for each space.

The pass mark for this exercise is 60% or over, and you need to be able to do this exercise in the exam in about 10 minutes.

 

Example:

His family is not very ....HAPPY.......... HAPPINESS

 

Page 64 - Word formation (part 3 in UoE)

1. Read the text and choose the title from the suggestions given in exercise 1. 
   
2. Read the tip box and complete the gaps in the text
3. Use an online dictionary to find the correct part of speech ie; misery (n)/ miserable (adj)
4. Check for spelling errors

       0. FORTUNE

1. MISERY (N)
2. HAZARD (N)
3. CARRY (V)
4. SCIENCE (N)
5. MANAGE (V)
6. INTERVENE (V)
7. EXPERT (N)
8. CURE (V)

0. UNFORTUNATE

• MISERABLE (Adjective with a suffix)
• HAZARDOUS (Adjective with a suffix)
• CARRIERS ( plural noun)
• SCIENTISTS ( plural noun)
• MISMANAGEMENT  (singular noun)
• INTERVENTION (singular noun)
• EXPERTLY (adverb)
• INCURABLE (Adjective with prefix and suffix) 

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VOCABULARY: 

Ex.1 Look carefully at what part of speech is missing. 

Ex.2 Tip; use a (an online) dictionary

Ex4. Write the adjectives and check spellings of the words

Ex. 5 Add prefixes to the words in ex 4

EXERCISE 1 - Key

• perfectionist 
• believer
• provision
• attendance

Exercise 4

a. forgettable

b. avoidable

c. tolerance

d. acceptable

e. desirable

f. predictable

g. agreeable

h. explicable

Exercise 5

a. unforgettable

b. unavoidable

c. intolerable

d. unacceptable

e. undesirable

f. unpredictable

g. disagreeable

h. inexplicable

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