Focus: Lexis

WEEK 2

Task 1 Fill in each blank with a word from the box.

easy interested unhappy

hear necessary believe

Some people 1) _______________ beauty brings fame and happiness. They think
this is a/an 2) _______________ way to be rich. Even on the news, we 3) _______________
about new ways to get a magnificent body. I think it’s quite interesting: people have painful
operations, but they are not really 4) _______________. These people aren’t ill, they are just
5) _______________ in looking better. Are these operations always successful? Don’t these
voluntary patients ever feel 6) _______________ with their new faces?

Task 2 Look at the words and question words and write two things for each.

1. climb (what): ___________________________________________________

2. pull (what):
3. discovery (what):
4. treasure (what):
5. comedy (where):
6. kill (why):
7. return (where to):
8. scream (why):
9. front (of what):
10. revolution (when):
(why):
11. invent (what):
(who):
12. owner (of what):
13. biography (about who):
14. darkness (where):
(when):
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Task 3 Choose the most suitable alternative.

1. Last night, I left the house _____. I was very quiet and I didn’t tell my parents I was
going out.
a. quickly b. probably c. secretly d. suddenly
2. I want to go on a long _____ and experience the world with the people living in different
places.
a. flight b. journey c. event d. rest
3. Last week I watched a film about a/an _____ legend. It was about a war between Troy
and Greece.
a. ancient b. metropolitan c. changeable d. scientific
4. We _____ last month, because our old house had many problems with its water system.
a. escaped b. carried c. packed d. moved
5. The glass _____ into a million pieces when it hit the ground.
a. broke b. divided c. cut d. removed
6. To _____ another country means armies go into it by using force, for example, George
Bush and Iraq.
a. attack b. enter c. fight d. invade
7. My teacher says we should really study and try to learn new things. She says it’s
excellent to be _____ students.
a. patient b. special c. hard-working d. useless
8. I didn’t like being _____. I was very happy when I found a good job with good salary.
a. silent b. single c. poor d. dark
9. The government has a new _____ on education. From now on, nobody will pay for it.
a. honour b. policy c. charm d. meaning
10. Excuse me, I couldn’t hear you… What did you say your _____ was – geography or
architecture?
a. center b. education c. explanation d. department

Task 4 Fill in each blank with a word from the box. There is one extra word.

build care century design

final glory introduced
1. Usually architects don’t _______________ things, they just _______________ them.
2. Many discoveries and inventions happened in the last _______________.
3. On the _______________ day of my holiday, I was a little sad.
4. When my parents are busy, I take _______________ of my little brother.
5. Perhaps, when my parents come to school, I’ll _______________ them to my teacher.