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SECTION 07 · Word-bank exercise

Words in context

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Part B · Text 6Book 2 · Section 7 · 36 / 50
How to solve: Words in contextA text with gaps and a word bank; each word is used once and one word is extra.

What it tests

Vocabulary in context: meaning, word class and collocation (which words go together).

In the exam: part VII, 1 tasks.

Step by step

  1. Read the whole text first without filling anything.
  2. Mark the word class of each bank word: noun, verb, adjective, adverb.
  3. For each gap decide which word class fits, then choose by meaning.
  4. Fill the gaps you are sure about first; the remaining choices get easier.
  5. One word is left over — check it really fits nowhere.

Watch out for

  • A word with the right meaning but the wrong form (rely vs reliable).
  • Collocations: pay attention, make a decision, facial expression.
  • Using the same word twice.

Example

Facial ____ and tone of voice show our feelings. Bank: rely, expression, pay, reaction…

expression — “facial expression” is a fixed collocation and a noun is needed after the adjective.

Part B · Text 6
EXERCISE TEXT

All of you are enrolled in this introductory education course because you want to become teachers. I'd like to introduce this course with a little information about the life of a teacher a century ago. I hope you'll understand this information about early teachers. 1.

Early in the twentieth century, the life of a teacher was quite different from what it is now. 2.The rules weren't just about how a teacher could conduct herself in the classroom and on the school grounds. There were also numerous rules that governed just about everything a teacher did.

Here are some of the rules. 3. For example, they were sometimes told not to wear colorful clothing, not to dye their hair or wear it loose, and not to wear their skirts above the ankle. Teachers' whereabouts during after-school hours were also strictly regulated.

4. There were rules requiring teachers to be home after 8:00 in the evening, and there were some rules forbidding them to leave town without permission. Teachers were forbidden to smoke or to drink. 5. And if they wanted to remain teachers, they couldn't get married.

FILL IN USING THE WORD BANK

Choose the best word for each gap

1 They were also sometimes forbidden to spend time with men.2 Teachers had to establish strict rules about their pupils' appearance.3 Teachers fought for their rights and won the battle.4 And I think you'll appreciate how much the life of a teacher has changed over the past century.5 There were very strict rules that governed every aspect of the teacher's life.6 There were rules forbidding teachers to go to bars. and to ice-cream parlors.7 Teachers had to follow strict rules about their appearance.