Give the nouns which are related to the words following. Level: lower intermediate.
Example: active = activity
1. allow
2. wait
3. excellent
4. prove
5. marry
6. strangle
7. impossible
8. know
Answer guide
1. allowance 2. waiter 3. excellence 4. proof 5. marriage 6. strangler, strangulation 7. impossibility 8. knowledge
Monday, 6 July 2009
Sunday, 5 July 2009
Vocabulary, Opposites
With reference to yesterday's reading passage, give the words or phrases which mean the opposite of the following. Level: lower intermediate.
1. forbid
2. nod
3. remember
4. ugly
5. spend
6. stay
7. always
Answer guide
1. allow 2. shake one’s head 3. forget 4. ugly 5. save 6. leave 7. never
1. forbid
2. nod
3. remember
4. ugly
5. spend
6. stay
7. always
Answer guide
1. allow 2. shake one’s head 3. forget 4. ugly 5. save 6. leave 7. never
Saturday, 4 July 2009
Reading Passage, Drama
Read through the passage and give spoken answers to the questions that follow. Level: intermediate.
For years Charles had asked his mother to allow him to marry Ethel, who was now 27 years old, but always the old widow would tell her 35-year-old son that it was impossible. She would shake her head, and s
ay: “I know how you feel, my boy, but you must try to forget her. She is only the daughter of a cafe waiter, and not good enough for a son of mine.”
Charles pointed out to his mother that Ethel was beautiful, good and kind, and an excellent cook. But nothing could change her attitude.
The years passed. Then Charles went to his mother and said: “I can prove to you that Ethel is a fine girl. Unknown to me, she has been saving over the years, and now has £3,000 in the bank. Now, will you let me marry the girl I love?”
His mother replied: “No. I will not. It is not enough. With the price of houses going up, £3,000 would not be enough for a place large enough to give me a home as well. And what would happen to me once you marry her and go off?”
Now Charles may never get married. He strangled his mother, and is charged with murder. Asked why he had not left home to marry Ethel, he replied: “As my father was dying, he made me promise that I would never leave my mother. I had to keep that promise.”
Answer
1. Would his mother nod?
2. Did she consider the girl would make a good wife?
3. Could he show she was a fine girl?
4. Why wouldn't £3,000 be enough?
5. Has he been accused of killing someone?
Answer guide
1. No. She would shake her head. 2. No. She was not good ednough for a son of hers. 3. Yes. He could prove it. 4. The price of hourses was going up. 5. Yes. He has been charged with murder.
For years Charles had asked his mother to allow him to marry Ethel, who was now 27 years old, but always the old widow would tell her 35-year-old son that it was impossible. She would shake her head, and s
ay: “I know how you feel, my boy, but you must try to forget her. She is only the daughter of a cafe waiter, and not good enough for a son of mine.”Charles pointed out to his mother that Ethel was beautiful, good and kind, and an excellent cook. But nothing could change her attitude.
The years passed. Then Charles went to his mother and said: “I can prove to you that Ethel is a fine girl. Unknown to me, she has been saving over the years, and now has £3,000 in the bank. Now, will you let me marry the girl I love?”
His mother replied: “No. I will not. It is not enough. With the price of houses going up, £3,000 would not be enough for a place large enough to give me a home as well. And what would happen to me once you marry her and go off?”
Now Charles may never get married. He strangled his mother, and is charged with murder. Asked why he had not left home to marry Ethel, he replied: “As my father was dying, he made me promise that I would never leave my mother. I had to keep that promise.”
Answer
1. Would his mother nod?
2. Did she consider the girl would make a good wife?
3. Could he show she was a fine girl?
4. Why wouldn't £3,000 be enough?
5. Has he been accused of killing someone?
Answer guide
1. No. She would shake her head. 2. No. She was not good ednough for a son of hers. 3. Yes. He could prove it. 4. The price of hourses was going up. 5. Yes. He has been charged with murder.
Friday, 3 July 2009
Vocabulary Development
[allow: allow me to help you, let me help you; widow: a woman whose husband has died; attitude: a good attitude, to have a helpful attitude; strangle: strangler, to die by strangulation; promise: to make a promise, keep a promise]
Read through the vocabulary and give spoken answers to the questions that follow. Level: lower intermediate.
allow
Young children are not allowed to stay up late.
Please keep off the grass. You are not allowed to walk on the grass.
widow
Her husband had died: she was a widow.
When a man’s wife dies, he is called a widower.
attitude
A salesman must have a positive attitude.
I don’t like the way he acts: I don’t like his attitude.
He had a good attitude towards his work, and soon got a better job and more money.
strangle
His shirt collar was too tight: it was strangling him.
To strangle someone is to kill him by squeezing the throat, and cutting off his breathing.
Traffic jams are strangling the city.
promise
If you promise anything to a child, you have to keep your promise.
Promises are not made to be broken.
“Of course I’ll pay back the money,” he promised.
Answer
1. Is it permitted to walk on the grass?
2. Did he get a better job because he was the chairman’s son-in-law?
3. Why isn’t it easy to move about the city?
4. Are promises meant to be broken?
Answer guide
1. No. You are not allowed to. 2. No. He got it because he had a good attitude towards his work. 3. Because traffic jams are strangling it. 4. No. They are meant to be kept.
Read through the vocabulary and give spoken answers to the questions that follow. Level: lower intermediate.
allow
Young children are not allowed to stay up late.
Please keep off the grass. You are not allowed to walk on the grass.
widow
Her husband had died: she was a widow.
When a man’s wife dies, he is called a widower.
attitude
A salesman must have a positive attitude.
I don’t like the way he acts: I don’t like his attitude.
He had a good attitude towards his work, and soon got a better job and more money.
strangle
His shirt collar was too tight: it was strangling him.
To strangle someone is to kill him by squeezing the throat, and cutting off his breathing.
Traffic jams are strangling the city.
promise
If you promise anything to a child, you have to keep your promise.
Promises are not made to be broken.
“Of course I’ll pay back the money,” he promised.
Answer
1. Is it permitted to walk on the grass?
2. Did he get a better job because he was the chairman’s son-in-law?
3. Why isn’t it easy to move about the city?
4. Are promises meant to be broken?
Answer guide
1. No. You are not allowed to. 2. No. He got it because he had a good attitude towards his work. 3. Because traffic jams are strangling it. 4. No. They are meant to be kept.
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Vocabulary: Word Formation
Give the nouns formed from the following words. Level: lower intermediate.
1. differ
2. reflect
3. careful
4. develop
5. thicken
6. likely
7. advise
8. severe
9. complete
Answer guide
1.difference 2. reflection 3. carefulness/care 4. development 5. thickness/thickening 6. likelihood 7. advice 8. severity 9. completion/completeness
1. differ
2. reflect
3. careful
4. develop
5. thicken
6. likely
7. advise
8. severe
9. complete
Answer guide
1.difference 2. reflection 3. carefulness/care 4. development 5. thickness/thickening 6. likelihood 7. advice 8. severity 9. completion/completeness
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
Vocabulary Development, Colours
A suntan, golden-brown all over.
Which colours follow the words given below? Level: lower intermediate.
01. blood-
02. bottle-
03. brick-
04. coal-
05. milk-
06. nut-
07. pea-
08. primrose-
09. rose-
10. ruby-
11. sea-
12. shell-
13. slate-
14. snow-
Answer guide
1. blood-red 2. bottle-green 3. brick-red 4. coal-black 5. milk-white 6. nut-brown 7. pea-green 8. primrose-yellow 9. rose-pink (red) 10. ruby-red 11. sea-green 12. shell-pink 13. slate-grey 14. snow-white
Which colours follow the words given below? Level: lower intermediate.
01. blood-
02. bottle-
03. brick-
04. coal-
05. milk-
06. nut-
07. pea-
08. primrose-
09. rose-
10. ruby-
11. sea-
12. shell-
13. slate-
14. snow-
Answer guide
1. blood-red 2. bottle-green 3. brick-red 4. coal-black 5. milk-white 6. nut-brown 7. pea-green 8. primrose-yellow 9. rose-pink (red) 10. ruby-red 11. sea-green 12. shell-pink 13. slate-grey 14. snow-white
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Sentence Composition
Without reference to the passage, Direct Action, read out and complete the full sentences. Level: upper intermediate.
1. three boys/sit/him/make/lot/noise.
2. he/grab/oldest/boys/arm
3. not another sound/boys
4. I/strike/eye/mistake
5. priest/delighted/boys/come/church
6. prepare/sermon/theme/patience/keep your temper
Answer guide
1. The three boys sitting behind him were making a lot of noise. 2. He grabbed the oldest boy’s arm. 3. There was not another sound out of/from the boys. 4. I struck him in the eye by mistake. 5. The priest was delighted that the boys came to church. 6. He was preparing a sermon on the theme of patience and keeping your temper.
1. three boys/sit/him/make/lot/noise.
2. he/grab/oldest/boys/arm
3. not another sound/boys
4. I/strike/eye/mistake
5. priest/delighted/boys/come/church
6. prepare/sermon/theme/patience/keep your temper
Answer guide
1. The three boys sitting behind him were making a lot of noise. 2. He grabbed the oldest boy’s arm. 3. There was not another sound out of/from the boys. 4. I struck him in the eye by mistake. 5. The priest was delighted that the boys came to church. 6. He was preparing a sermon on the theme of patience and keeping your temper.
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