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WORD FORMATION

Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

The April fair in Seville


The April fair in Seville started out as a regional, not a _(0)_ festival but it 0) NATION _____national____
is now one of the most _(1)_ festivals in Spain. During the festival, 1) FAME ________________
_(2)_ put up hundreds of red and white or green and white tents. Triangular 2) PARTICIPATE__________________
flags and other _(3)_are hung round the tents. At night, they are illuminated by 3) DECORATE____________________
thousands of lamps, which makes it a very _(4)_ spectacle. 4) COLOUR___________________
The _(5)_ begin at midnight and go on for a week. Girls and women wearing 5) CELEBRATE__________________
_(6)_ flamenco dresses parade through the streets. There is horseback riding, 6) TRADITION__________________
bullfighting, singing and dancing and all sorts of other _(7)_. During the day, 7) ENTERTAIN_______:___________
floats full of flowers are driven through the streets in a noisy _(8)_. Everywhere, 8) PROCESS____________________
there are couples dancing and guitarists playing music, both lively and _(9)_. If 9) ROMANCE___________________
you want to see the festival, make sure you book in advance or you'll find it _(10)_ 10) POSSIBLE___________________
to find anywhere to stay.

THE TRAINING PROGRAMME


If you're (1) ____________ in getting fit, then what you need is a training INTEREST ___ interested ___
programme. Although aimed at improving physical (2) ____________, this FIT __________________
programme can also be (3) ____________ in such a way that it helps in the DESIGN __________________
(4) ____________ of particular athletic skills. There is a range of different DEVELOP __________________
(5) ____________ to choose from and a growing amount of scientific ACTIVE __________________
(6) ____________ to explain the effects of each one. KNOW __________________
When you begin training, it is important to start (7) ____________, raising GENTLE __________________
the (8) ____________ of the programme in a gradual way. Although it is INTENSE __________________
important to work sufficiently hard to make an (9) ____________ on your IMPRESS __________________
physical condition, the activities shouldn't be (10) ____________ . It is PAIN __________________
(11) ____________, therefore, to ignore warning symptoms such as sharp or WISE __________________
persistent pain in particular muscles.

AUSTRALIA
For years, Australia has had an (0) ___pattern of population REGULAR __ irregular ___________
distribution, with more people living in towns and cities in (1) ___ COAST ______________________
areas, especially the east and south-east, than in the interior of the
country. Since the 1940s, the population has become still more
(2) ___ distributed with a significant rise in the number of people EVENLY ______________________
living in these cities.
Cities are now the (3) ___ centres of the country. An important ECONOMY ______________________
element in their (4) ___ has been the number of people from Europe GROW ______________________
and Asia emigrating to Australia, especially in the second half of the
twentieth century. The new (5) ___ decided to stay in the cities ARRIVE ______________________
because (6) ___ was easy to find there. Today, the population of EMPLOY ______________________
Australia includes people who originally came from over 150 countries.
At one time, what made the (7) ___ of people in Australia's cities so CONCENTRATE ______________________
(8) ___ was the country's dependence on the export of agricultural REMARK ______________________
produce - indeed, the country's economy was founded on the production of
wheat and wool. This has since changed, not only with increased (9) INDUSTRY ______________________
activity, but also with the rapid (10) ___ of tourist and recreational EXPAND ______________________
facilities. Tourism is now Australia's largest export industry.
The April fair in Seville

The April fair in Seville started out as a regional, not a _(0)_ festival but it 0) NATION _____national____
is now one of the most _(1)_ festivals in Spain. During the festival, 1) FAME _____FAMOUS___
_(2)_ put up hundreds of red and white or green and white tents. Triangular 2) PARTICIPATE_PARTICIPANTS_
flags and other _(3)_are hung round the tents. At night, they are illuminated by 3) DECORATE ___DECORATIONS_
thousands of lamps, which makes it a very _(4)_ spectacle. 4) COLOUR _COLOURFUL__
The _(5)_ begin at midnight and go on for a week. Girls and women wearing 5) CELEBRATE _CELEBRATIONS_
_(6)_ flamenco dresses parade through the streets. There is horseback riding, 6) TRADITION_TRADITIONAL_
bullfighting, singing and dancing and all sorts of other _(7)_. During the day, 7) ENTERTAIN__ENTERTAINMENT__
floats full of flowers are driven through the streets in a noisy _(8)_. Everywhere, 8) PROCESS __PROCESSION__
there are couples dancing and guitarists playing music, both lively and _(9)_. If 9) ROMANCE __ROMANTIC_
you want to see the festival, make sure you book in advance or you'll find it _(10)_ 10) POSSIBLE ___IMPOSSIBLE__
to find anywhere to stay.

THE TRAINING PROGRAMME

If you're (1) ____________ in getting fit, then what you need is a training INTEREST __ interested ___________
programme. Although aimed at improving physical (2) ____________, this FIT ___ fitness ___________
programme can also be (3) ____________ in such a way that it helps in the DESIGN ___ designed ___________
(4) ____________ of particular athletic skills. There is a range of different DEVELOP ____ development _______
(5) ____________ to choose from and a growing amount of scientific ACTIVE ____ activities ___________
(6) ____________ to explain the effects of each one. KNOW ____ knowledge __________
When you begin training, it is important to start (7) ____________, raising GENTLE ____ gently _____________
the (8) ____________ of the programme in a gradual way. Although it is INTENSE ____ intensity _________
important to work sufficiently hard to make an (9) ____________ on your IMPRESS ____ impression _________
physical condition, the activities shouldn't be (10) ____________ . It is PAIN _____ painful _______
(11) ____________, therefore, to ignore warning symptoms such as sharp or WISE ____ unwise _________
persistent pain in particular muscles.

AUSTRALIA

For years, Australia has had an (0) ___pattern of population REGULAR __ irregular ___________
distribution, with more people living in towns and cities in (1) ___ COAST _COASTAL__
areas, especially the east and south-east, than in the interior of the
country. Since the 1940s, the population has become still more
(2) ___ distributed with a significant rise in the number of people EVENLY __UNEVENLY__
living in these cities.
Cities are now the (3) ___ centres of the country. An important ECONOMY __ECONOMIC___
element in their (4) ___ has been the number of people from Europe GROW __GROWTH_______
and Asia emigrating to Australia, especially in the second half of the
twentieth century. The new (5) ___ decided to stay in the cities ARRIVE __ARRIVALS_____
because (6) ___ was easy to find there. Today, the population of EMPLOY ___EMPLOYMENT____
Australia includes people who originally came from over 150 countries.
At one time, what made the (7) ___ of people in Australia's cities so CONCENTRATE __CONCENTRATION___
(8) ___ was the country's dependence on the export of agricultural REMARK __REMARKABLE____
produce - indeed, the country's economy was founded on the production of
wheat and wool. This has since changed, not only with increased (9) INDUSTRY ___INDUSTRIAL__
activity, but also with the rapid (10) ___ of tourist and recreational EXPAND ___EXPANSION______
facilities. Tourism is now Australia's largest export industry.

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