For sentences 1 - 8 below, replace each of the underlined words with a word of your own
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**E. HOMEWORK**
3 For sentences 1-8 below, replace each of the underlined words with a word of your own.
1 They achieved considerable success in their working lives.
2 I derived real benefit from a university education.
3 My qualifications gave me a huge advantage at the interview.
4 His employment prospects are enhanced by the opening of the new bank.
5 Many opportunities have been wasted here.
6 There is an obvious disadvantage to concentrating on only one learning mechanism.
7 There is always scope for improvement, no matter who you are.
8 It was such an outstanding achievement to come top in the exams.
**VOCABULARY - BEAUTY & BUILDINGS**
4 Work in pairs. When you evaluate a building you can: A describe it physically; B say what effect it has on you. Look at the adjectives in the box below and decide which category they fit in, A or B.
evocative, overawed, tall, melancholic, thoughtful, ancient, spacious, dazzling, beautiful, magnificent, impressive, overwhelmed, emotional, ecstatic, high, overjoyed, stone, nostalgic, majestic
5 Complete the gaps in 1-6 below with a word made from an adjective in exercise 4.
Example:
When I saw the Taj Mahal for the first time it made a huge impression on me.
1 They tried to ______ the town centre by putting flowers in baskets and painting and renovating the buildings, but it didn’t work.
2 Standing next to the Sphinx made me feel very ________.
3 I was filled with ________ at the sight of the Himalayas. I was taken aback by their majesty.
4 Thinking of places that I love sometimes fills me with ________, but this is not a negative feeling.
5 When I look at photographs of my home country they ______ so many memories and usually make me feel homesick.
6 The sight of the old people wandering through the ruins made me ______ about life and how things can change very suddenly.
6 Work in groups. Transform at least three sentences from exercise 5 by changing the noun to a verb or an adjective where possible.
Example:
When I saw the Taj Mahal for the first time it made a huge impression on me.
When I saw the Taj Mahal for the first time it impressed me enormously.
**E. HOMEWORK**
3 For sentences 1-8 below, replace each of the underlined words with a word of your own.
1 They achieved considerable success in their working lives.
2 I derived real benefit from a university education.
3 My qualifications gave me a huge advantage at the interview.
4 His employment prospects are enhanced by the opening of the new bank.
5 Many opportunities have been wasted here.
6 There is an obvious disadvantage to concentrating on only one learning mechanism.
7 There is always scope for improvement, no matter who you are.
8 It was such an outstanding achievement to come top in the exams.
**VOCABULARY - BEAUTY & BUILDINGS**
4 Work in pairs. When you evaluate a building you can: A describe it physically; B say what effect it has on you. Look at the adjectives in the box below and decide which category they fit in, A or B.
evocative, overawed, tall, melancholic, thoughtful, ancient, spacious, dazzling, beautiful, magnificent, impressive, overwhelmed, emotional, ecstatic, high, overjoyed, stone, nostalgic, majestic
5 Complete the gaps in 1-6 below with a word made from an adjective in exercise 4.
Example:
When I saw the Taj Mahal for the first time it made a huge impression on me.
1 They tried to ______ the town centre by putting flowers in baskets and painting and renovating the buildings, but it didn’t work.
2 Standing next to the Sphinx made me feel very ________.
3 I was filled with ________ at the sight of the Himalayas. I was taken aback by their majesty.
4 Thinking of places that I love sometimes fills me with ________, but this is not a negative feeling.
5 When I look at photographs of my home country they ______ so many memories and usually make me feel homesick.
6 The sight of the old people wandering through the ruins made me ______ about life and how things can change very suddenly.
6 Work in groups. Transform at least three sentences from exercise 5 by changing the noun to a verb or an adjective where possible.
Example:
When I saw the Taj Mahal for the first time it made a huge impression on me.
When I saw the Taj Mahal for the first time it impressed me enormously.