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SECTION 07 · Word-bank exercise

Words in context

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Part B · Text 6Book 3 · 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

London taxi drivers know the capital like the back of their hands. Just jump into one of the city's 22,000 cars and tell the driver your destination. No matter how small and difficult to find the street is, the driver will be able to get you there without any trouble. 1. During this period, which can take from two to four years, the would-be taxi driver has to learn the most direct route to every single road and to every important building in London. To achieve this, most learners go around the city on small motorbikes, practicing how to move to and from different points of the city.

Learner drivers are not allowed to work and earn money as drivers. 2. The training period can cost quite a lot, because learners have to pay for their own expenses, the tests they take and a medical exam.

3. Drivers agree that most passengers are very pleasant, although occasionally they can be nasty. But, as Brian Turner, 53, a taxi driver for thirty years, explains: “Your job is to take them where they want to go in a polite and pleasant manner, whatever they are like. After all, if you are unpleasant to your passenger, you won't get a tip.”

4. Colin Sinclair was once attacked by a passenger who did not want to pay the fare: “He grabbed my hand and pushed me towards the window. Luckily, I managed to reach the emergency radio and within five minutes twenty drivers had come to my aid.”

5. This means that they only deal with customers who have telephoned for a taxi and who often have an account with them. The big advantage of this system is that drivers then know the name and the destination of their passengers in advance, which is very useful if something nasty happens.

FILL IN USING THE WORD BANK

Choose the best word for each gap

1 But sometimes it is not only the tip that is at risk; a taxi driver's job can also be dangerous.2 Therefore, many of them keep their previous jobs until they get their taxi driving license.3 Politicians often use taxis and this can add a bit of excitement to the lives of the drivers.4 The reason London taxi drivers are so professional is that they have all gone through a very difficult training period to get the license needed to drive taxis.5 But this is the art that London's taxi drivers have brought to perfection.6 Once a new taxi driver has a license, the next thing he or she has to cope with is the public.7 To avoid situations like this, more and more drivers are joining radio taxi companies.