B READING & WRITING 2010-2011 FALL

WEEKEND WORKSHEET 6
(Strategic Reading 2 - Units 6&7, Readings 1&2: Living with Mother & Men, Women,
and Sports)

A. WORD FORMATION: Look at the list below and write the correct forms of the words using a
dictionary.

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB

x adventure / adventurer x
arrive x x
communicative x
continuous continuously
educational / educated x
interest /
x knowledge x
marry x
preferable
relaxation / x
x similarly

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in parentheses.

1. Going camping by themselves for the first time was a real _____________________ for
the boys. (adventurer)
2. My little brother thinks that honey is _____________________ to strawberry jam.
(preference)
3. Why don't you take off your shoes, sit down and _____________________? (relaxation)
4. She went to live abroad after the break-up of her _____________________. (marry)
5. Some of my _____________________ are tennis, basketball and jogging. (interesting)
6. My older brother is a real _____________________. He spends most of his time
travelling in remote countries. (adventure)
7. The government has started a programme to _____________________ people on the
dangers of drinking and driving. (education)
8. My friend Dave and I have _____________________ tastes in music. (similarity)
9. Kemal is very _____________________ about wines. He knows almost everything about
them. (knowledge)
10. Did you meet any _____________________ people when you were studying in London?
(interest)
11. Joseph likes playing football, but Lawrence's _____________________ is baseball.
(prefer)
12. The baby cried almost _____________________ for about four hours last night, so we
didn't get much sleep. (continue)
13. Şeyda's writing skills are very good in English, but she needs to improve her
_____________________ skills. (communicate)
14. Our cat is not very _____________________, so she rarely goes outside. (adventure)
15. I hope to _____________________ working here for another five years. (continuously)
16. Research shows that more _____________________ means longer life; college
graduates live longer than people who did not complete secondary school. (educational)
17. It is very _____________________ to lie on the beach, and listen to the sound of the
waves. (relax)
18. _____________________, Hülya did not show up at her husband’s birthday party last
night. (interested)
19. The plane's _____________________ was delayed by over two hours due to a
snowstorm. (arrive)
20. Theo never _____________________ at a party on time. (arrival)
21. Cars must stop at red traffic lights. _____________________, bicycles should stop too.
(similarity)
22. They don’t have any plans to _____________________ at present. (married)
23. She lives in _____________________ pain as a result of the accident. (continue)
24. He is a very _____________________ man, with degrees in both history and geography.
(education)
25. Good _____________________ is very important in a big company. (communicative)
26. Children who have special _____________________ needs can meet with the teacher
once a week for extra help. (educate)
27. What do you do for _____________________? (relaxing)
28. Despite the twins' physical _____________________, their characters are totally
different. (similar)
29. I would like to travel to Europe next spring, _____________________ to Spain. (prefer)
30. The _____________________ of the war will only result in the death of hundreds of
more innocent people. (continuous)
31. His private life does not _____________________ me at all. I don’t care about him
anymore. (interested)
32. My son _____________________ with his classmates by e-mail during the summer
holidays. (communication)
33. How long have you been _____________________ to Nicky? (marry)
34. Her _____________________ of English literature is quite extensive. (knowledgeable)
35. I don't mind eating meat, but I really _____________________ vegetarian meals.
(preferably)
36. I used to worry too much about my career, but now I feel quite _____________________
about it. (relax)
37. I asked him if he wanted to go to the opera with me this weekend, but he said that he
wasn’t _____________________ in it. (interestingly)
C. Fill in the blanks with the words below. Do not make any changes. Use each word once.
I:
defeat limit area view property
suffer available ceremony chore join

1. The country covers a total _____________________ of over 1,725 square kilometres.

2. Mrs. Harris is in a meeting right now and won't be _____________________ before 4:00.
3. His funeral was a private _____________________ attended only by family and a few
close friends.
4. My neighbour's kids have to do _____________________ every day in order to earn
their pocket money.
5. Napoleon's _____________________ at Waterloo was a major turning point in the
history of Europe.
6. Please _____________________ the time you spend on the computer to 30 minutes so
that other students can use it too.
7. A bunch of us are going to the pub tonight. Do you want to _____________________ us?
8. These books are the _____________________ of the English Language Centre. In order
to borrow one for free, you should become a member.
9. Many people in this country _____________________ from seasonal depression during
the winter months.
10. The Eiffel Tower has three platforms from which tourists can _____________________
the city of Paris.
II:
brought up determine effect female proud
even put off recover suspect victory
relationship
1. The police believe that DNA testing will _____________________ if the man is guilty or
not.
2. Global warming has had a significant _____________________ on our climate over the
last few years.
3. When Zeynep told her fiancé that she wanted to _____________________ the wedding,
he understood that something was wrong.
4. Most of the students studying in this department are _____________________.
5. The team celebrated their _____________________ with pizza and beer at a local
restaurant.
6. After her parents’ separation, Jenny was _____________________ by her grandmother.
7. No one will _____________________ she killed her husband; they all think she is so
sweet.
8. Paul was considering breaking up with Judy because he felt their
_____________________ wasn't really going anywhere.
9. It took Joanne a few months to _____________________ from her car accident, but now
she is fine.
10. I was _____________________ of my son at his graduation ceremony.
11. We were all on time - _____________________ Chris and he's usually late for
everything.
D. Fill in the blanks with the words below. Do not make any changes. Use each word once.

focus on major experienced complicated quarrels

miss present communicate instead respond

Long Distance Relationships: How to Make it Work?

Almost everyone has _____________________ (1) a long distance relationship in

their lives. Yet, very few people can really have a successful long distance relationship. Yes,
long distance relationships have advantages and disadvantages but that does not mean that
it is entirely out of the options.

One of the advantages of a long distance relationship is that it gives time to get to
know one another slowly and build and develop a strong relationship. You don't have to be
around the person all the time and see all their habits and routines that can get pretty
repetitive. Another advantage of a long distance relationship is that there isn’t always
enough time for _____________________ (2). This is because even if you have problems,
you would not want to spend the time you have together arguing.

However, a _____________________ (3) disadvantage of a long distance relationship

is that you don't have eye contact. Therefore, you may not be able to
_____________________ (4) what you really mean. At first, it might be difficult, but in time
you can find a balance and be happy together. It is true that long distance relationships can
get very _____________________ (5) and it is difficult to make it work sometimes, yet there
are several things to do to have a successful long distance relationship.

First of all, try to see each other as much as possible. When you meet, always make
sure that you do a lot of activities, visit lots of fun places like museums, parks and the
movies.

Secondly, send your partner something special every once in a while. It could be a
_____________________ (6) or a letter that you have written. Make sure you send
something that will show to your partner that you _____________________ (7) him/her.
And if he/she sends you a letter, do not forget to _____________________ (8) to it
immediately. Otherwise, he/she might think that you don’t care enough about him/her.

Always _____________________ (9) the good things about your relationship. Think
about the good times you’ve spent together _____________________ (10) of the days you
have felt sad and lonely because he/she wasn’t there with you.

Of course people are going to tell you that long distance relationships are no good.
Don't believe it. Have faith in yourself, have faith in your partner, and believe in your heart
that you can make it work.
E. READING SKILLS: GUESS THE MEANING

Read the sentences below. Find out what part of speech the underlined word is and
write your answer in the brackets. Then, try to guess the meaning of the word from the
context.

1. a) Heather's parents tried to force her to break up with her boyfriend because they
don't like him.

b) I went to bed very late last night, so I had to force myself to wake up this morning.

force ( ) means: ____________________________________________

2. a) The artist stood in front of his empty canvas with a paintbrush in his hand.

b) This canvas by Picasso is worth $500,000.

canvas ( ) means: ____________________________________________

3. a) The old man is in hospital. He is being treated for a heart attack.

b) His wife was treated for depression by a famous psychologist after the death of
their son.

treat ( ) means: ____________________________________________

4. a) My aim in coming to this language school is to pass the TOEFL exam.

b) The aim of this organisation is to help the victims of the earthquake.

aim ( ) means: ____________________________________________

5. a) The government hopes that by raising taxes on cigarettes, it will be able to reduce
the number of teenagers who start smoking.

b) You can reduce heat loss from your flat by making sure that all your windows are
closed properly.

reduce ( ) means: ____________________________________________

6. a) She couldn't deal with all the noise of working in the factory, so she quit her job.

b) She teaches relaxation techniques to help patients deal with the pain of their
illness.

deal with ( ) means: ___________________________________________

 Vocabulary Revision

(Weeks 1-5)

A. Use the prompts below to make one complete sentence. Add any necessary words and
make changes if needed. Do not change the order of the prompts.

1. Why / he / avoid / talk / me / often?

________________________________________________________________________

2. Children / affect / negatively / violent TV programmes.

________________________________________________________________________

3. Study abroad / can / a rewarding experience / all students.

________________________________________________________________________

4. Women / likely / spend / a lot of money / clothes.

________________________________________________________________________

5. I / able / fall asleep / despite / noise / last night.

________________________________________________________________________

6. Michael / keep on / talk / his problems / although / nobody / listen/ him.

________________________________________________________________________

B. Match the following words with their synonyms.

1. ancient a) aim, purpose

2. goal b) problem
3. reluctant c) unwilling
4. trouble d) gift
5. talent e) old
D. Collocations: Match the words below to make word associations.

1. gain a) opportunities
2. identify b) technology / learners
3. advanced c) your goal
4. ancient d) experience / weight
5. achieve e) civilisations /culture
6. career f) the criminals