The night-walkers of Uganda

Fill the gaps in these phrases from the text using prepositions. Check your answers in the text.
1. extremely interested _______ the diamond
2. it could sell _______ £15 million
3. he heard _______ the find a few days ago
4. it was found _______ Pretoria
5. the largest diamond _______ the world
6. the first seven people who looked _______ the stone
7. the British took it _______ London
8. it brings bad luck _______ its owners
Vocabulary 2: Irregular past participles
Complete the table.
6
infinitive
past participle
1. find
found
2. cut
3. see
4. know
5. think
6. keep
7. hear
8. buy
in
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 Match words from the articles with their meanings.
What’s in the Big Apple?
Level 1
Elementary
Pre-reading task
1
Key words
2
1. 
double
a. the science of food and its effect on health
2. 
triple
b. three times
3. 
currently
c. two times 
4. 
nutrition
d. inside a shop or restaurant 
5. 
in-store
e. at the moment
6. 
helping
f. very overweight
7. 
ingredients
g. a portion
8.
obese
h. someone who lives in a particular place
9. 
resident
i. the second most important person in a company 
or organization 
10. 
deputy
j. the items you need for a recipe or meal
11. 
confuse
k. to eat or drink something
12. 
consume
l. to make someone agree to do something by
giving them reasons why they should 
13. 
persuade
m. to strongly advise someone what action they
should take 
14. 
demand
n. to make someone feel they do not understand 
15. 
urge
o. to say clearly and firmly that you want something