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unit 0 1

Words easily confused

Use the correct form of the words in the boxes to complete the sentences in each group A-H below. You
may use some of the words more than once. In some cases, more than one word may be correct.

job occupation w ork e m ploym ent profession

1 People in the m e d ic a l______ profession w ork long hours.

2 In order to get a ( n ) _________ 12^______ as a com puter analyst, you need a degree in com puter science.

3 Betty has been o ut o f ____ work __since January.

- Employment______ agencies help people find w ork in th e ir field.

5 I was asked to w rite m y present occupation________ on the a pplication form .

B task course d uty

1 They were set the task o f cleaning the room after the m eeting.

2 It is a n u rs e 's ___ duty ______ to make the patients feel com fortable.

3 Her marks are quite high, so she can choose between a medical or a la w ________ course at university.

em ployer em ployee colleague assistant clerk o ffice r attendant

1 The shop assistant ___ helped me choose a ju m p e r th a t suited me.

2 The car park attendant_______ js responsible fo r parking custom ers’ cars.

3 All employees_______ are expected to be at w ork by 8.30. O u r ________ employer insists on it.

4 Jill w orked as a ( n ) _________clerk_______ fo r a law firm before entering politics.

5 All m y ______ colleagues_______ at the office are friendly.

6 Bob is a senior officer in the arm ed forces.

D p arty crew staff

1 A m em ber o f a p o litic a l______ party gave a speech in the tow n centre last night.

2 The teaching staff at our school have form ed a basketball team.

3 The search _ party _ had no luck in fin ding the m issing child,

4 The s h ip 's __ crew served drinks as the ship set sail.

aim goal intention challenge success a m b ition

1 The Maths problem was a ( n ) ___ challenge and to ok me over an hour to solve.

2 T h e _______ aim/goal________ 0f environm ental organisations is to stop environm ental destruction.


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3 People w ith am bition w ill always try to achieve th eir goals

4 Their firs t album was a great success and sold tw o m illion copies w orldw ide.

5 I have no intention of changing my plans fo r to nig ht.

achieve fu lfil cope deal face succeed

1 J o h n _______ succeeded________ jn convincing his boss to give him the day off.

2 He doesn’t ________deal/cope________ w ith crisis situations very well.

3 Despite his health problem s, J o e ________fulfilled___________his am bition to play in the local fo otball team.

4 The Johnstons are facing financial d iffic u ltie s after Mrs Johnston lost her job.

5 Kim put a lot of w ork into her project and achieved excellent results.

6 During his career as a teacher, he h a s ___ dealt w ith students from d iffe re n t backgrounds.

manage run operate undertake

1 You have to read the instructions carefully before y o u ______ operate __________ the photocopying machine.

2 Brett co uldn 't find experienced staff so h e _________ ________________ his business on his own fo r a few months.

3 Kate was supposed t o _______undertake_________ train in g of the new staff.

4 The com pany is managed/run_______ by tw o people w ho share the responsibilities.

H skills qualities qualifica tion s experience

1 To get the job you m ust have three years’ experience in telecom m unications and the necessary
qualifications
., one o f w hich is a university degree.
qualities __ are required by a Prime Minister, as well as c o m m u n ic a tio n . skills
2 Leadership

3 Learning to w ind surf was a fa n ta s tic ______experience_________ |

A Look at the sentences below. What part of speech (verb, noun, adjective or adverb) is each of the words
in bold type?
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Each part of speech has a d ifferen t fu n ctio n in the sentence.

n u m describe actions, events, feelings or situations.

(e.g. The tw o patterns differ from each other.)

refer to people, animals, things, actions, situations or ideas.

(e.g. There is a difference between the tw o patterns.)

JECTIVES2 describe the qualities o f nouns.

(e.g. This pattern is different from th a t one.)

VERBS describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, phrases or w hole sentences,

(e.g. The tw o patterns have been differently designed.)

A lot of English words can be used as roots fo r the fo rm a tion of other words, w hich are called derivatives.
Most adverbs, fo r instance, are form ed by adding the ending -ly to the root adjective.
careful 4 ca re fully te rrib le 4 te rrib ly d iffe re n t 4 d iffe re n tly

B Choose the correct word A, B or C to complete the following sentences.

• The zoo's main _________ attraction________ are the pandas.

A a ttra ctive ly B a ttractive (c )a ttra c tio n

2 The teacher w a s ___________angry__________w ith the student because he d id n ’t do his hom ew ork.

A anger (BJangry C a ngrily

3 Before I set o ff on my journey, my fa th er to ld me to d r iv e ___________safely__________.

A safe B safety (c )s a fe ly

4 What's t h e _________difference________ between increase and decrease?

A difference B d iffe re n tly C d iffe re n t

5 I hired a _______ photographer______ to take pictures at my wedding.

A) photographer B p ho tography C photographic

6 Despite his age, he leads an __________ active__________ life.

A a c tiv ity B acting ( ^ a c t iv e

7 She com pleted the p r o je c t________ successfully_______ and was prom oted.

A success (B )succe ssfully C successful

C Read the sentences below and decide what part of speech is missing. Then, complete the sentences with
the correct form of the words in capitals.

1 I love sitting on my new sofa. It’s so (Part of speech: adjective_______ ) _____ com fortable COMFORT

2 She chose light-coloured fu rn itu re to (Part o f speech: ve|-b ) _brighten_____ ___ BRIGHT

up her dull flat.


3 It’s ce rta inly (Part of speech: adjective ) ______ dangerous tQ drjve gt hjgh speed DANGER

4 August is a (Part of speech: __ adjective ) peaceful m onth in our city, as PEACE

everyone is away on holiday.


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noun robber
5 The (Part o f speech: _ held up the bank and ROB

stole £ 20 0 0 0 0 .
noun solution
6 N obody could find the (Part o f speech:. to the SOLVE

d iffic u lt Maths problem .


adverb
7 Even th ough they had financial d ifficulties, they were (Part o f speech:. HAPPY
happily
___ m arried.
sleepy
8 I feel very (Part o f speech:_________adjective ) today. I th in k I’ll have SLEEP

some coffee.

Examination Practice

A Read the text below and decide which answer A , B, C or D best fits each space.

F IN D IN G EMPLOYMENT

My firs t (1)^ job was as a sales (2)_ assistant at a large d epartm ent store.

I w anted to w ork part-tim e, because I was still studying (3). at ___u niversity and I was only

( 4 ) _________ able__________ to w ork a few nights a week.

I came (5). across the advertisem ent in the local

newspaper. I rem em ber the intervie w as though

(6 ) I!___________ were yesterday. The personnel

m anager sat behind a large desk. He asked me various questions

w hich surprised me because all I w anted was to w ork in sales. An hour

later, I was told th a t I had g ot the jo b and was given a co ntract to go

(7 ) over_________ . I was to be trained fo r ten days before i

to ok m y post. Also, as a m em ber of (8). s ta ff

I was e ntitled to some benefits, including discounts.

When I eventually started, I was responsible (9)_ for the to y section. I really enjoyed it there
colleagues
and I loved dem onstrating the d iffe re n t toys. I was surprised at how frie n d ly m y (10) _

were, too. They made w orking there fun even when we had to (11)________deal with custom ers who

( 12) . got
on our nerves. On the whole, w orking there was a great experience which I w ill never

forget.
1 A occupation B job C w ork D em ploym ent

2 A employee B attendant C o ffice r ( d) assistant

3 A in B on (» a t D fo r

4 A excellent B able C proud D experienced

5 A across B into C on D round

6 ( A ) it B 1 C th a t D there

7 A on B over C ahead D w ith

8 (f i) staff B crew C team D party

9 A of B at C w ith D fo r

10 A assistants B staff ( C) colleagues D em ployees

11 A control (JB) deal w ith C manage D cooperate

12 A came B w ent © got D were

Complete the text below with the correct form of the words in capitals.

AN UNUSUAL OUTING
Last week I made a (1)_______ suggestion______ tQ m y C0USjn A |ex 0f f e rjng to SUGGEST
take him to an (2 )______ amusement______ park. He was very excited because it AMUSE
was his (3 )_______ favourite________place. However, from the m om ent I picked FAVOUR
him up, he was very ( 4 ) _________ noisy__________ w hich surprised me since NOISE
his behaviour was (5 )_______ normally________ very d jfferent, At one point, NORMAL
w hile w aiting to get on a ride, he disappeared. ( 6 ) ________ Luckily_________ LUCK
the manager, w ho was very (7 )_________ helpful_________ found him an hour HELP

later am ongst a crowd. Apparently, Alex had seen a fam ous basketball player and

wanted his autograph. He (8 ) ______ apologised_______ to me immecjiate ly but I APOLOGY

was so (9 )_________ angry_________at him that we left. It was then th a t I made ANGER
the (10)________ decision________never to take Alex o ut again. DECIDE

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