For
questions 1-6, match the activities in the materials (on the following page) with their main
aims listed
A-G.
Mark the correct letter (
A-G) on your answer sheet.
There is one extra option which you do not need to use.
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Main aims
A
to increase the students' understanding
of differences in meaning
B
to help the students see that a reference resource can help with grammar
C
to build up the students' awareness of the grammatical features of
some words
D
to recycle previously learnt lexis
E
to present new vocabulary
in a lexical set
F
to give controlled practice of some antonyms and synonyms
G
to give the students some choice over
what vocabulary they learn
Activities
1
Underline the correct word(s) in italics.
1
I'd like some information / informations.
2
I haven't got any luggage / luggages.
3
I made some enquiry / enquiries at the information desk.
2
Now check in your dictionary to see which of these nouns are countable and which are
uncountable.
3
In English there are adjectives which are normal and adjectives which are extreme. For
example, good is a normal adjective and wonderful is much more extreme.
Here is a list of
extreme adjectives. Use a dictionary to find the normal adjective for each extreme
adjective
Normal
Extreme
hot
boiling
tiny
awful
4
Put the extreme adjectives into the following conversation. (Ted and Edna always agree
with each other!)
Ted says...
and Edna replies...
The sea wasn't very warm.
No, it was__freezing__
i.
But it wasn't very modern, was it?
No, it was___________
ii.
And the room wasn't very big, either.
No, it was___________
iii.
But the food was nice.
It was______________
