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    Material Bol Express Publishing 182(T) Word Formation * Forming Nouns and Adjectives from Verbs ‘Some verbs form their nouns with the endings “ion/-afion ond their adjectives with “ve/-ative impress impression impressive inform information —_ informative NB: Nouns go before verbs as subjects or after verbs as objects. Adjectives normally go before nouns. the correct form of the words in brackets. 1 1. Sora is not o very active (od!) person. She prefers reoding fo playing sports 2. Maria is a very attractive fatract) girl. She could be o model 3. He had no explanation (explain) for the missing files. 4. She gave a description (describe} of the thief to the police. 5 | thought the lecture wos very informative (inform). 6 James has no sense of direction (diree!). He could get lost in o shopping centre. 7 This book has gol an imaginative {imagine} storyline 8 His car is his (possess) 9 Tina enjoys creative (create) pastimes like pottery and painting 10 The chairman of the company is investigation {investigate} for tox fraud most valuable possession under * Forming Adjectives from Nouns and Adverbs from Adjectives * Some common adjectives end in ditt - dirty, dust ~ dusty, ete © Most adverbs are formed by adding +y to adjectives quick - quickly, proper ~ properly ‘Present participles and pas! participles can be used as adjectives bored - boring Present participles (ng) describe what or how somebody or something is and pas! 2 Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets. 1 Aer | finished the gardening, my shoes were filthy (filth). 2 John argued bitterly {bitter} with his brother yesterday. 3 Jone was surprised (surprise) when she received ‘a bouguet of flowers in her office. 4 [elt very guilty (guil) about what | said to Tom 5. The doctor examined the baby carefully {carefull ‘nd then prescribed medication for his cough: 6 The children were having a great time sliding down the snowy snow) slopes 7 The book you gave me was so inleresting {interest} that | couldn't put it down. 8 Fortunately (fortunate), no one was hurt in the accident 9 Alter the cleaner left, the house was spotlessly (spotless) clean 10 I couldn't see clearly (clear) without my glasses. * Forming Adjectives from Nouns and Verbs Common endings for adjectives formed Irom nouns and verbs are: -able enjoy - enjoyable ible sense — sensible -dl education - educational -ic optimist ~ optimistic vant disiance - disiant ical psychology ~ var circle - circular psychological -ale temper temperate 4ous ambition - ambitous 44d commerce - commercial “ish self - selfish cent differ ~ different _-ous danger - dangerous participles (ed) describe how people feel 3 Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets. 1 There was a spectocular (spectacle) fireworks display ot the end of the concert. 2 | enjoy sampling adilional (tradition) dishes when | go abroad 3. We should encourage our children to explore their ortsic fat) abilities 4 Sonio wants to be a famous (fame) aciress one day. Word Formation 5. He has made remarkable (remark) progress at school this year. 6 You'd better take off your watch before diving info the sea, unless you're sure it is waler resistant (resist 7 Mr Smith is the most considerate (consider) teacher we've ever had. He's always there to answer our questions and help us with our problems 8 You shouldn't be so dependent (depend) on your parents at the age of thirty. 9 He spent oll of his savings to buy @ very expensive convertible (convert) car. 10 The city centre is full of historic history) buildings which attract a lot of tourists every year 11. She became very suspicious (suspicion) of John when she heard him whispering on the phone late ot night 12 His behaviour is really childish (child), even though he is 25 years old * Adjectives ending in ful and less Adjectives ending in ul show that the person/thing being described has or displays that quality. @ beautiful woman {indicates beauty) Adjectives ending in 4ess show that the person/ thing being described doesn’t have or display that quality a useless object not useul 4. Fillin the correct form of the words in brackets. 1 Tom is o very successful (success) businessman 2 Tina wos thrilled to hear the delightful (delight) news. 3. Jim is a careless (care) driver; he will couse on accident one day. 4 We found our teacher's advice very helpful (help). 5 It was very thoughtless (thought) of you not to invite Tom to the party. You'd better call him and opologise. 6 I've got a painful {pain} bruise on my arm 7 She was so shocked at the news that she was speechless (speech) 8 Don't be affaid of the dog - he’s harmless (harm) 9 Unless he works harder, its doubful (doubt that he'll get promoted this year. 10. Thousands of people were left homeless (home) 8 a result of the tornado, * Forming Adjectives with Negative Meaning Negative adjectives are ofien formed with the prefix um able - unable [not able} Other prefixes commonly used to make negative foims ate: im inconsistent; dis (disused); mis (mistaken); anti (antiseptic); non [non-stop]; over fovercrowed) NB: mis: is generally used in negative forms to ‘mean that something has been done inconectly or badly. 5 Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. My dog is very disobedient (obedient); he won't do anything | say. 2 John must be the unluckiest (luckiest) person | know. Everything chways goes wrong for him. 3 Mary is always late; she’s so. unreliable {reliable} 4_ Spending hours on the Internet and not speaking to others is very ontisocial (social) behaviour. 5 She got her dog from an animal shelter. He had been mistreated (treated) in the post, but he's happy with her. 6 The doctor told him that he was rather overweight [weight] and should slat a diet immediately. 7 He finally got a job after being unemployed employed) for six month. 8 Please, put out your cigarette. This is o nom smoking [smoking] area 9 The buses are on slike today which is very inconvenient [convenient 10 The adverisers were criticised for misleading (leading) information giving 183(T) 184(T) Word Formation Many negative adjectives are formed by doubling the frst eter of the word and placing an i before i especially words beginning with r, Lor m fineversible = not reversible, logical = no! logical, immoral = ‘not moral) Root words beginning with p usually form negolives with the prefix im impatient = not patient, imperlect = not perfect. 6 Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets. 1 It is iresponsible (responsible) not to put out your campfire properly when you are camping in the woods 2 Tom's handwriting is so bod that it is almost illegible (legible) 3 | don't really want to go to the porty, but i would be impolite (polite) 10 refuse the invitation 4 It is impossible (possible) for unauthorised people to get past our new security system 5 Iris illegol (legal) not 1o wear a seot belt when you are driving in Britain, 6 Nick's suggestion wos impractical [practical) 7 Bob is very immature [mature]; he acts like a teenager a times, not @ grown man of forty 8 The seminar was o waste of time because @ lol cof the information was irelevan (tlevant) wellmeaning but * Forming Nouns from Verbs ‘Some verbs form nouns which end in -ance or -ence. accept ~ acceptance, exist - existence 7 Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets. 1 Helen gave an amazing performance (perform) inthe ploy. 2 I wish | had more confidence {eonfide) in. my own abilities, 3 The twins are so alike i's hard to tell the difference (difer) between them The attendance (attend) at last week's meeting was the highes! ever recorded. ATV appeal was launched after the litle girs disappearance (disappear) This building locks like a hotel, but i's actually «© private residence (reside) Her last employer gove her such a good reference (refer), | don’t think she will have a problem getting another job I haven't got a preference (prefer); you choose. * Revision Box 10 uv 12 13 14 15 Fill in the correct form of the words brackets. Tom's brother is o famous {fame} singer Simon never studies, so it is doubtful (doubl) that he will poss his exoms Advertisements should not give misleading (leading) information about a product. We realised thot we had been driving in the wrong direction (direct) for half an hour. James felt very guilly Iguit} about lying to his boss. The video was so interesting linteres!) that | watched it twice. The acttess was wearing o speciocular (spectacle) dress ai the awards ceremony, It was very foggy, so we couldn't see clearly (clear) There is very litle difference (difer) between the hwo shirts. They are olmost identical You should take out travel insurance (insure) in cease anything goes wrong on your trip It is illegal legal) to pork on double yellow lines in Britain. The door is locked. It will be impossible (possible) fo open it without a key. Daisy is good at painting. She has a lo! of onistic fan talent. Read the instructions carefully {eoreful) so that you don’t make any mistakes. All restaurants in Britain have a non-smoking (smoking) area Word Formation 9 Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space on the same line. In 1999, the U.S. Surgeon General stoted that the h nwmber of 0} overweight American children had WEIGHT ouc increased by an 1) alarming 50 percent in jus! one ALARM generation, Children spend an 2) increasing amount of INCREASE time in front of the television, eating their 3) favourite FAVOUR 0 ato snacks, They keep themselves busy during 4) commercial breaks by playing computer gomes. | COMMERCE ° They need 5) encouragement to get up off the sofa and ENCOURAGE I as do some exercise. Porents should do differen 61 activities with their chilehen and show them that ACTIVE exercise con be 7) enjoyable. They should set goals for ENOY their children, such as cycling a certain 8} distance in DISTANT set time, ond make small changes to their 9) dally DAY routine, such as walking instead of taking the car or bus. They should also ity to set a good example; they can't expect their kids io change their 10) behaviour if BEHAVE they won't make changes themselves. Feng Shui (Srcnounced ‘phung/schway) @) actuslly ACTUAL means ‘wind water’ and is part of an ancient Chinese Philosophy of nature. It is a way of understanding the ‘A relationship between nature and ourselves 60 thet © RELATION we might live 2) peacefully within our environment. It PEACE follows the idea that our lives ane deeply affected, not only by cur physical environment, but algo by cur 3) emotional surroundings. For example, if we EMOTION surround ourselves with noise and 4) ugliness, we will UGLY be 5) misereble, but if we surround aunselves: with MISERY ) beautiful objects and colours, we will enrich our BEAUTY lives end ur environment. Meking” Feng Shui work 7) successfully in your own home involves controling © SUCCESS the ®) direction in which positive energy (chi) and DIRECT negative energy (she') flow. This can cause you 8) difficulty, as filing your hame with positive energy DIFFICULT could involve @ change of 10) decoration or even DECORATE serious building work if it turns out that your doorways and windows are in the wrong positions. 185(1 Word Formation In 1957, a group of music 0) professionals in PROFESSION The Los Angeles decided to create an 1) organisation ORGANISE which would represent people who worked in the recording business. They wanted to celebrate the 2)artistic achievements, not only of ART 3) musicians and singers, but also of the people Music who work behind the scenes, such as producers Ve rer § AVWAds 5) beginning of the GRAMMY awards. Almost BEGIN half a century 6) later, the awards ceremony has LATE an annual audience of 7) approximately two APPROXIMATE billion people, who tune in to see who will be judged the best in the worldwide music community. These days the GRAMMYs are a 8) spectacular live show and the most popular ‘SPECTACLE music awards show on television. Just about every 9) famous recording artist has appeared on FAME this programme which will 10) probably PROBABLE entertain the public for many years to come. If you are looking for a flexible way to study, or a way to learn a new skill while still earning a 0) living, then the LIVE Open University may be the perfect 1) solution. The SOLVE Open University hosts a number of events each year which 2) enable you to meet with staff and find out what ABLE courses may be 3) suitable for your needs. You can learn suIT about the OU’s study methods and get 4) information on INFORM the availability of the subjects. The main study area is Europe, but Open University courses are 5) available to AVAIL students all around the world. An Open University degree is a 6) valuable asset and meets with the VALUE 7) approval of thousands of employers all over © APPROVE Britain. In fact, many companies are more than happy to sponsor their 8) employees to study EMPLOY for an Open University 9) qualification. It isa QUALIFY great way to improve your 10) education | EDUCATE without putting your career on hold. 186(T) Word Formation v ‘A new report has shown that there could be a Out Cancer } huge 0) reduction in the number of deaths from REDUCE cancer if people would 1) simply follow the SIMPLE : strategies for the 2) prevention of cancer PREVENT } described by 3) researchers. Quitting smoking, RESEARCH } taking regular exercise, maintaining a 4) healthy HEALTH weight and having regular cancer screening could { result in an 5) impressive decrease, not only in IMPRESS, the amount of people who die from cancer, but also in the number of people who develop the } disease. This is 6) hardly surprising news, as we HARD \. all recognise that certain 7) behaviour can be BEHAVE 8) dangerous to our health. So why do health DANGER + experts keep telling us the same things? Well, ; 9)apparently, the message is still not getting APPARENT through. Many people are still taking the same | risks and making no effort to change their { 10) destructive habits. Isn’t it time we started DESTRUCT _) listening to the people who know best? 2 1 Vv The Sweetest Thing Sugar is the )provider of around 13 percent of the energy we get from food, It can be found in many plants, but the only 1) commercially important sources of sugar are sugar beet and sugar cane. Sugar beet 2) production takes place in temperate or cold countries, Sugar beet is grown 3) extensively in Russia, Poland and Germany. Sugar cane is grown in 4)tropical climates and provides more than half of the world's sugar supply. ‘Among the countries with the largest sugar production are Brazil and Mexico. People are still uncertain about how 5) valuable sugar is to our diet. Although it is used to 6) sweeten many foods, there are those who believe that sugar is 7) unhealthy and that we should not add it to food products. For this reason, there has 8)recently been an increase in the sales of sugar-free foods. However, taken in 9) moderation, sugar is a harmless and 10) tasty part of our diet. PROVIDE COMMERCIAL, PRODUCE EXTENSIVE TROPIC VALUE SWEET HEALTHY RECENT MODERATE TASTE 187(T) Word Formation People all over the world have discovered the 0) pleasure of owning gold. It is a 1) beautiful mineral and, of course, an extremely valuable one. An 2) interesting fact about gold is that it is also almost 3) impossible to destroy. In fact, it is so strong, that the amount of gold which exists, today is equal to all the gold which has been mined. It has 4) simply been used over and over again throughout the SIMPLE centuries. Gold makes great 5) jewellery, as it does not lose JEWEL shine. There are several minerals named "Foo!’s Gold’, because only a 6) foolish person would believe that they are FOOL gold! To tell the 7)truth, it is easy to see TRUE 8) shiny, gold-coloured flakes in a piece of rock and think SHINE that you have struck it rich, Real, 9) natural gold NATURE specimens, on the other hand, can be a 10) profitable PROFIT investment, as the value of gold never seems to decrease. Recent research has shown that having a pet can 0) strengthen children’s immune systems, and make them STRENGTH less I) likely to have days off school with LIKE 2) illnesses than those without animals in the home, HLL Researchers discovered that children of families who were cat or dog 3) owners had more health problems, but as OWN they grew older, their immune systems were given a boost. These children attended an 4) amazing average of nine days AMAZE more school than children who didn’t have pets. These 5) findings seem to support the "dirty hypothesis". This FIND theory suggests that being too clean in early childhood can 6) weaken the immune system. However, despite WEAK contributing to better school 7) attendance, pets can also ATTEND put children’s health at risk. One of the most 8) dangerous. © DANGER problems is roundworm, which infects dogs and can cause stomach ache and even eye damage in children. Even so, three out of ten children questioned answered that they 9) happily share food with their pets, and a HAPPY 10) shocking 21% let their pets lick their fingers! 188(T) Word Formation WV WV Do you tremble at the 0) tho of getting on a THINK plane? Do you want to overcome your fear of flying? Don't worry. There are certain methods which can 1) enable you to forget your fear and take to the skies ABLE 2) Relaxation is the key, and there are many 3) helpful RELAX exercises which can calm you down. However, it is HELP. 4) essential to remember that it is no use waiting until ESSENCE just before you board the plane. You should use these methods long before you arrive at the airport if you want them to be fully 5) effective. Firstly, start EFFECT replacing your 6) nervous thoughts with positive and NERVE calm ones. If this doesn't stop the feelings of 7) anxiety, ty breathing with the ANXIOUS 8) upper part of your chest, inhaling and exhaling uP thythmically. This leaves your body with no 9) choice CHOOSE but to calm down. Once you are 10) confident about CONFIDENCE using these techniques, your fear will simply disappear. ‘The polar bear is a magnificent animal measuring around 1.6 m in 0) and with an average HIGH 1) length of 2.5 m from nose to tail. Adult males LONG weigh between 300-800 kg but females are 2) considerably smaller, weighing 180-300 kg and CONSIDERABLE measuring 1.8 - 2 m in length, Their fur is 3) generally white, but it can appear yellowish, or GENERAL even brown or grey. Polar bears are solitary creatures, with the 4) exception of mothers who are EXCEPT nursing their cubs. The bears may also come into 5) competition with one another over food, COMPETE However, in 6) situations where bears meet each SITUATE other, the smaller bear will 7) usually run away. A USUAL female bear with cubs, on the other hand, will charge much larger males, as she is 8) protective of PROTECT her young or the food they are eating. Polar bears are thought to be 9) dangerous to humans, although, DANGER humans and bears 10) rarely come into contact as RARE the human population in areas where the bears live is very low. Word Formation V/ Re If you are setting up your own business, it can be 0) tempting to hire friends. After all, working with friends means fewer 1) arguments and a much more can also be rather 5) dangerous. What happens when one of your friends has a 6) different idea about how you should run the business? What if one of your friends simply can’t do the job? Firing them will 7) certainly damage your friendship. How would you tell your friends if their 8) behaviour is not what you expect from your staff? Being an 9) employer and a Looking for a job is a job in itself. It takes 0) careful planning and a lot of thought. First of all, it is important to think about your 1) personality. You need to decide what kind of work appeals to you. What kind of 2) activities do you enjoy doing? What type of position do you want? What kind of 3) employment/employer is right for you? When you have answered these questions, it is time to prepare your resume, cover letters and letters of 4) inquiry. You will also need to ask people you have worked for in the past to write letters of ) recommendation for you. Make sure that all of these documents look 6) professional. Then, it is time to send your documents to companies and businesses where you would like to work. When you attend interviews, be sure to dress 7) appropriately. Smile and speak 8) politely to everyone you meet before and after your interview. Always write and thank the 9) interviewer for their time and reply to all letters of 10) acceptance or rejection you are sent. Finally, be optimistic. The perfect job could be just around the corner! 190(T) friend is not easy. Perhaps it is better tomb 10) strangers afterall. INGE, ne ARGUE 2) comfortable atmosphere in the workplace. Friends COMFORT are also likely to work 3) cheaply, put in longer CHEAP hours, and want the business to be just as 4) successful as you do. However, employing friends SUCCESS DANGER DIFFER CERTAIN BEHAVE EMPLOY CARE PERSON ACTIVE EMPLOY INQUIRE RECOMMEND PROFESSION APPROPRIATE POLITE INTERVIEW, ACCEPH cow: Mixing Business and Pleasure Word Formation W We all like to get awoy, bul sometimes going abroad can be very 0) expensive. However, there are EXPENSE ways to cut costs and stil have an 1) enjoyable ENOY holiday. First of all, you con avoid paying travel agents’ fees and book your holiday yourself. There are . 2) wonderful bargains to be found on the Internet, from WONDER cheop 3) flights to great hotel deals, as recent price A I wors ore making companies more ond more 4) competitive. Also, some colleges and universities COMPETE olfer cheap rooms to 5) travellers during the holidays, TRAVEL f ed S z Check out schools in the area you plan fo visit and save © fortune on 6} accommodation. Staying in Youth ACCOMMODATE Hosiels is an 7) alierative option. Of course, these are ANTERNATE hardly 8} luxurious, but they are certainly kinder fo your WUXURY wallet than the average hotel. Those who love the great cutdoors can always fake o tent and sleep under the siars. Remember, however, it is always 9) advisable to ADVISE book a campsiie, as in many counties, itis 10} illegal LEGAL to camp in public ploces such as beaches and parks. Vv K. i in 1g of Cooking on a barbecue is 0) definitely not as DEFINITE easy as it looks. You may have all the right 1) equipment, and you may be a great chef in the EQUIP h e ] 1 kitchen, but things are very 2) different in the DIFFER the Gri ee ice ee naka eeeeter taare 3) tasty burgers, steaks and sausages - juicy, TASTE tender and grilled to 4) perfection. In reality, PERFECT however, we always seem to end up putting out fires, dropping the meat through the grill onto the coals, and 5) eventually, serving meat which is | EVENTUAL burnt black on the outside and pink and 6) uncooked/undercooked on the inside. The only COOKED thing that can equal our 7) embarrassment at EMBARRASS serving such terrible food is the worry that we may be poisoning our family and friends. Yet, despite the same 8) failure year after year, we dust off the FAIL barbecue every summer, full of 9) confidence that CONFIDENT this year, we will master the flames and cook a 10) successful meal on the barbecue. SUCCESS 191(T) Word Formation Complete the missing words. ‘Abstract noun Person noun Verb ‘Adjective ‘Adverb et octor/actess ‘ct linloctve ‘ctvely ot nist - ortsic atisically ctendance ctondont attend = ° atrction tract (unlottactive (unlatioctvely bitterness - - bitter binerly core corer core corelul careless carehly/carlessly childhood child - childish chldishly lari - clear (unlleor {unfeleody confidence confident confide (inlconfident/confdentiol | confidently /confidently| consideration consider linkeonsiderate considerably convenience - - lileonvenient linleorvenienty conversion conver convert convertible : creation creator creole creative creatively delight - delight delightful delightully dependence dependent depend

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