GW1 - U7 - Vocabulary

Unit 7 - Building Better Vocabulary

GREAT WRITING 1 ​

Activity 8: Word Associations

Circle or the word of phrase that is closely related to the given words.

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1. argue

• disagree

• agree

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2. 2chance

• possibility

• example

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3. continue

• stop

• go

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4. 4. focus

• confusion

• attention

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5. 5. issue

• topic

• answer

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6. necessary

• extra

• required

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7. produce

• break

• make

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8. provide

• give

• take

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9. reduce

• bigger

• smaller

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10. unfair

• equal

• unequal

Activity 9:

Collocations

Fill in the blank with the word of phrase that most naturally completes the phrase.

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1. have a bad ………………………………

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2. 2. reach a ………………………………

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3. ……………………………… the building

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4. cancelled due to a ……………………………… of interest

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5. physical ………………………………

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6. an excellent career ………………………………

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7. start a ………………………………

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8. be ……………………………… for growth

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9. ……………………………… on your studies

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10. made out of ……………………………… materials

Activity 10:

Word Forms

Complete each sentence with the correct word form. Use the correct form of the nouns and verbs.

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1. Students do not have ……………………………… to the building at night.

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2. The university is ……………………………… by bus, train, and subway.

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3. A storm ……………………………… over the ocean yesterday.

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4. Social ……………………………… is important for young children.

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5. Writing a list of things to do helps some people to be more ………………………………

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6. Coffee is a ……………………………… of Brazil.

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7. The company ……………………………… cars to employees when they travel.

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8. The Red Cross in charge of the ……………………………… of food and water after a disaster.

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9. The ……………………………… in sales means the company has to close three offices.

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10. To lose weight, people need to ……………………………… the amount of food they eat and increase their exercise.