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1. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES RELATING TO LOCATION/DISTANCE
A. Look at the sentence below. What do you think the phrase in bold means?
Bangkok’s bustling streets can boast some of the most
luxurious hotels in Asia, with a rich variety of properties
available in the heart of the Thai capital.
B. Use the prepositions below to complete the
prepositional phrases that have been used in the
following sentences. Some of them are used more
than once.
within -off -in -on- at
1. I enoyed my holiday last year immensely as everything
was w alking distance and I didnt need to
worry about how to get around.
2. oliday destinations that are the beaten track
are becoming increasingly popular as people seek remote
areas to escape from the drudgery of everyday life.
3. m y way to the airport I realised that I had
forgotten to take my luggage.
4. fter travelling for hours on end, I found myself
t he middle of nowhere.
5. The ski resort was perched precariously the
edge of a cliff.
6. t he top of the hill was a small monument
commemorating a historical figure of great importance.
7. s the sun set, I could see the fort etched the
horion.
2. VERBS DESCRIBING MOVEMENT AND SIGHT
A. Read through the sentences below carefully and decide
whether the verbs in bold describe movement or sight.
1. s I was trying to get to my seat, I stumbled over
somebodys hand luggage in the aisle and hit my head.
2. The old man peered intently at the departures board
trying to make out the information on it.
3. The customs officer glared at the man who had neglected
to declare the two laptops he had in his suitcase.
4. s I was going through passport control, I glimpsed
an old acuaintance but lost sight of him as he
disappeared into the crowd.
5. s I headed for the information desk, a security guard
came hurtling past in hot pursuit of a suspicious
looking man.
6. The flight attendant lurched forward as the aeroplane
encountered turbulence and lost altitude abruptly.
7. The immigration officer glanced at his watch
impatiently as I fumbled in my bag to find my passport
and visa.
8. aving nothing to do but wait, I sat in the departure
lounge gazing into the distance.
B. Now match the verbs in bold with their definition.
a. to move uickly and violently ( )
b. to look at someone angrily ( )
c. to look at somethingsomebody intently because you cannot see itthem well ( )
d. to catch sight of something or somebody momentarily ( )
e. to make a sudden uncontrolled movement forward ( )
f. to trip over something and lose your balance ( )
g. to look steadily at something without perceiving it ( )
h. to look at something or somebody uickly and then look away again ( )
3. NOUN SUFFIXES
Note:
Many nouns are formed by adding a suffix to a verb, adjective or another noun.
A. Look at the table below. Can you think of any more examples in each group?
B. Read the text and complete the blanks with the
correct form of the words in capitals.
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is always on the lookout for enthusiastic
young people who are interested in
pursuing a career in this dynamic field.
The candidates 2
is determined not only by their
ualifications, as personality and
3 a re also eually
important. oncerning personality
traits, intelligence, spontaneity,
4 a nd a polite and
friendly nature are considered of great
significance. Those with previous
eperience in working with the public
and 5 i n more than
one language are also at an advantage.
If you feel that you fit this
6 and that you have
the ualities reuired for the ob, then
send us your accompanied by a
cover letter at your earliest
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IDIOMS
A. The sentence below has been taken from the
listening activity. Read it and choose the correct
meaning of the idiom in bold.
1. My wife is very interested in ancient gypt and when
she discovered we would be visiting the alley of the
ings, she was over the moon.
a. absolutely delighted b. totally disinterested
B. Match the idioms in bold in the two groups of
sentences 1-10 with the corresponding feelings/
emotions in the boxes.
depressed- exasperation- fear - showing no sympathy -shame/embarrassment
1. I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing a hat like that.
2. enry woke up late, got a flat tyre on the way to work
and spilt coffee on his shirt during lunch. etting
stuck in the lift when he was leaving the office was
the last straw
3. whole month of cloudy skies and rainy weather has
been making me feel down in the dumps.
4. It was a cold, stormy night with endless peals of
thunder and bright streaks of lightning at one point
the wind blew the window open and I nearly jumped
out of my skin.
5. ont epect Mrs vans to feel sorry for you because
you had the flu and couldnt finish your proect on
time. hes hard as nails.
annoyance - fright/horror
happy because something wonderful happened
to cause a feeling of great anger
6. mina has been on cloud nine ever since she won the
poetry competition.
7. It makes my blood boil to see people treat animals
with such cruelty.
8. Whenever I go out, my mother wants to know every
single detail about where Im going, who Im going
with and how long Ill be out for, and it really drives
me up the wall.
9. asir has been walking on air ever since he got the
scholarship to the ondon chool of conomics.
10. The sound of the wolves howling in the distance sent
chills down my spine.
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B. Choose the word or phrase which most appropriately completes the sentence.
1. The university was famous for the o f its students, who were from all over the world and from very different
backgrounds.
a. diversity b. wealth c. resources d. fluency
2. s the plane approached the airport, the flight i nstructed the passengers to fasten their seat belts.
a. pilot b. attendant c. agent d. assistant
3. The teacher a t the students at the back of the class who wouldnt stop talking.
a. peered b. glared c. gaed d. glimpsed
4. fter work yesterday, we had dinner at inos restaurant as it was w alking distance of our office.
a. under b. in c. at d. within
5. ussein and his family prefer to stay in large hotels that offer a variety of modern f or all the family to
enoy.
a. amenities b. destinations c. resorts d. views
6. t the company, staff are f or sick pay after having worked for at least three months.
a. allowed b. reserved c. able d. eligible
7. When going to a ob interview, it is important to take care of your , as first impressions count.
a. reference b. appearance c. finances d. description
8. aris is one of the most popular tourist destinations due to the many tourist i t offers to visitors.
a. attractions b. appearances c. palaces d. resorts
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