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SECTION 07 · Word-bank exercise

Words in context

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Part B · Text 16Book 2 · Section 7 · 46 / 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 16
EXERCISE TEXT

Once a poor flower-girl, quite by chance, overheard a conversation between two gentlemen. 1. He was saying to the other that he could teach an wuneducated person to speak good English. The girl was very much interested in what they were talking about. She tried to hear every word.

The fact was that she had been thinking for a long time of learning to speak correctly, and now she saw an excellent chance for herself. 2. She asked the two gentlemen to buy a few flowers from her and tried to speak to them but they didn`t listen to her and soon went away.

3. The professor was very much surprised. At first he refused to teach her, saying that it was no use even to try, but then he agreed.

4. She couldn`t produce proper English sounds and was tired to do endless exercises. 5. She took a great interest in her lessons and never missed a chance of practicing the sounds. As a result her English became so good that the people who met her thought that she was a real lady.

FILL IN USING THE WORD BANK

Choose the best word for each gap

1 The man boasted that he could speak six languages.2 The very first lesson proved that the girl was unusually talented.3 One of the gentlemen was a professor of phonetics.4 But soon the professor discovered that she was a clever girl.5 The results of the first lesson were poor.6 The next day the girl came to the professor`s house and asked him to give her lessons.7 If she improved her manner of speaking, the owners of the big flower shop would give her a job.