II. Give the correct form of the words in capital letters. Write your answers in the blanks. There is an example at the beginning (0)
1.endangered 2. historians 3. insensitive 4. impoverished 5. consumption
III. Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the clues at the beginning of each sentence.
1. Hardly had they arrived when they heard that terrible news.
2. I’d rather you paid in cash.
3. You needn’t have brought warm clothes as it wasn’t cold.
4. He is making an/ every effort to give up smoking.
5. Exhausted as he was, he managed to get to the destination.
IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given in brackets. Do not change the word given. There is an example at the beginning (0).
1. To (the best of) my knowledge, he is still working in New York.
2. She prides herself on being able to communicate in English effectively.
3. It makes no difference to me whether you go or not.
4. The film didn’t come up to our expectations.
5. Winning the first prize enabled us to buy a new car.
V. Use suggestions to make complete sentences. Make any changes if necessary. You can add more words but cannot omit the given words.
- I am/ I’m going to get my house decorated next week.
- It is our suggestion that each member (should) prepare one/ a part of the assignment.
- Fleming, who discovered penicillin, was awarded the Nobel Prize for/ of /in Medicine in 1945.
- Tropical forests will be completely destroyed in the future unless we can stop cutting down trees.
- In recent years, there has been a growing interest in fitness among young adults.