THE LANGUAGES COUNCIL Formation of adjectives 1) Child 2) Boy 3) Care 4) Play 5) Hope 6) Shame 7) Gold 8) Venture 9) Dirt 10)

Storm 11) Courage 12) Glory 13) King 14) Torture 15) Laugh 16) Pardon 17) Talk 18) Combat 19) Cooperate 20) Elude

FLUENCY Fire 1 Look at these words, which are all connected with fire. Sort them into order of intensity. a. Spark fire inferno blaze flame b. to blaze to flicker to burn to glow c. smouldering burning flickering roaring blazing 2 Complete the sentences below using some of the words in exercise 1. a. It was dark so they lit the candle. Its tiny __________ was all they had. It _____________ in the light wind. b. In the fireplace, there was a huge ____________ fire. Tiny _____________ from the fire flew up the chimney. c. The bonfire was almost out. The few remaining logs were ________________, a little smoke rising from them. As he turned a log with his stick, it ____________ red from the heat for a moment. d. The fire in the skyscraper was completely out of control. It was now a ______________ _____________. Describe the relationship that the words in italics have with fire? 3 The words in italics all collocate with either fire or flames. Use the correct word, fire or flames, to complete each sentence. a. All of a sudden, the hot air balloon caught ___________. b. Eventually, using blankets and towels, they were able to put the ____________out. c. He knocked over the oil heater and it just burst into ______________. d. It was amazing. The whole place just went up in _______________. e. Because the matches were wet he couldnt light the ________________. f. Some children broke into the school and set ______________ to the sports hall. 4 These idiomatic expressions using the word fire are mixed up 1 Theres no smoke A without fire 2 Out of the frying pan B like a house on fire 3 They got on C in the fire 4 Youre playing D and into the fire 5 Hes got too many irons E with fire Now match the expressions to the definitions. a. Youre in more trouble now than you were before. b. They had a lot to say to each other and became friends immediately. c. This is dangerous. d. He is trying to do too many things. e. Im sure there is some truth in this rumour about him.
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5.What do you call the following? a. A device, which makes a noise to warn people when there is a fire. b. An organisation, which has the job of putting out fires. c. The specially equipped vehicle used in putting out fires. d. An outside staircase, which allows people to leave a burning building safely. e. A metal cylinder containing chemicals for putting out fires. f. A person whose job it is to put out fires. g. A length of pipe used to spray water on fires. h. An adjective to describe something, which cannot be damaged by fire. 6. Work in threes. Yesterday there was a fire in your town. Discuss the following questions. Where was it? How did it start? Was it a minor fire, or a terrible blaze? Listening 1. He is always trying to ______________ the boss in order to get a raise, but it hasn't worked yet. A. kiss up to B. make ends meet to C. land a job with 2. If you do some volunteer work for that organization, it might help you ________________ now and help you get a job there when something opens up. A. put in overtime B. work your fingers to the bone C. get your foot in the door 3. Even though the job interview went well, I don't want to ________________ in case they don't hire me. A. slave away B. be in line for C. get my hopes up IV. Filling in the Meaning Listen Job Hunting 2

Instructions: Listen to the short interview and fill in the blanks with the missing words.
When I was a college student, life was sometimes difficult because I had to (1)______________________ away in a low-paying job to make ends (2)_______________________. Then, a few months before I graduated, I knew I had to improve my chances of (3)_______________________ a good teaching job because there was so much competition in my field, so I decided to ask some of my professors if they had any (4)______________________________ to any of the local schools in my area. I mean, if I could just get my (5)______________________ in the door by volunteering or showing interest in a school program, then I might have a chance to show my (6)________________________ and prove that I could be a great teacher. Well, as it turns out, I had an interview with one of the principals, and I was hired a week later.
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