CEL 2101 VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR FOR COMMUNICATION

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Vocabulary: Collocations
A. Complete the following table with collocations for the adjective given.
Adjective

Verb + Adjective

Adverb + Adjective

conventional

seem conventional

somewhat conventional

e.g.

Feel amazed

Quite amazed

Show remarkable

Very remarkable

Become frantic

Outrageously frantic

Is speechless

Really speechless

Experience rewarding
activity

Never rewarding

Learn fundamental

No more fundamental

amazed
remarkable
frantic
speechless
rewarding
fundamental

B. Choose 7 collocations from the table in A and construct a sentence for each
collocation.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

The audiences feel amazed with the show of magician on the stage.
The athlete shows a very remarkable result in the competition.
Chelsea fans look really speechless to see their team lose.
No more fundamental class for English subject this semester.
Until now, there is no news about the earthquake in Bangladesh so that the
family members become frantic.
6. Climbers experience rewarding activity when climbing Kinabalu Mountain.
7. The technique used in farming looks somewhat conventional.
Grammar: Simple Past
A. Fill in each blank with the correct verb form of the word.
Raj

: Hey, Amir. How are you doing? I heard you _went________ (1. go)
overseas for holidays.

Semester 1, 2015-2016

CEL 2101 VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR FOR COMMUNICATION

SCL - WORKSHEET 4
MUHAMMAD ADLI ADLAN
182861

Ami
r

: Hi Raj! Long time no see, buddy! I ___spent______ (2. spend) a week in

Turkey. I ______took___ (3. take) a plane in Paris and _flied________ (4.
fly) for three and a half hours to Izmir. What about you? Did you go
anywhere for your holidays?
: Yes, my family ___visited______ (5. visit) my uncle in Egypt who works

Raj

there. The trip _____was____ (6. be) fantastic. We __stayed_______ (7.

stay) there for a week. The hot sun almost ___burn______ (8. burn) me to
death! But the people there ___is______ (9. be) very warm and friendly.
Ami
r
Raj

: Im so glad that you _____enjoy____ (10. enjoy) your holidays. Oh, our
lecturer is beginning the lesson. Lets pay attention.
: Yes, sure.

B. In 50 words, describe the most memorable trip that you had before and circle the
verbs in past tense forms.
On previous Chinese New Year, my wife and I went for honeymoon in Langkawi Island.
We left Kuala Lumpur at night by Sani Express bus and safely arrived at dawn. At
Langkawi island, I booked a rental car from a famous company named Matrix Car
Rental. There, among the places that we visited are cable car station, island trip,
museum and chocolate valley

Semester 1, 2015-2016