7 with the money he SATISFY

C Practice
was receiving, Sid decided to leave

the company.

1. Make the opposites of the adjectives below by adding 8 For some reason, she EXPLAIN

one of the following prefixes: uno, dis-, ire, i/., abo, im-, gave up her job, sold everything she

in· owned and went to live on a desert

1 plausible ---t plausible

... .. . island.

2 polite ---t polite

•• • •• • 9 All the iudqes gave her ten out of

3 scrupulous --+ •.• ••. scrupulous

ten. She had given a FLAW

4 ripe --+ .•. ... ripe

performance.

5 decisive --+ ..• .. . decisive

10 He looked terrible. Too much work

6 accessible --+ accessible

and too many nights. SLEEP

7 normal --+ normal

He had to get away.

8 orthodox --+ orthodox

11 He can be very when PERSUADE

9 logical --+ logical

he wants to. He can talk you into

10 replaceable --+ .••..• replaceable anything.

11 practical --+ practical 12 The best man was very embarrassed

12 accurate -+ accurate and very.. .... ............... about APOLOGISE

13 discreet --+ . •••.. discreet forgetting the time that the wedding

14 obedient -+ .... . obedient

0
was to take place.

15 loyal --+ •. .••. loyal

16 precise --+ precise
3. Read the textbelow. Use

17 coherent --+ coherent the word given in

18 legible -+ legible capitals at the end of

19 responsible --+ .0 ••• 0 responsible some of the lines toform

20 official --+ . 0 official

••••
an adjective thatfits the

space in the same line.

2. Complete thesentences by using theword that appears What kind of 0) experience EDUCATION
at the end of each line toform an appropriate and background should we be giving our
adjective. Remember thatyou may have to add a children? In a 1) western COMPETE
prefix from exercise 1 ora suffix from the following: economy, they need to be well-informed
and 2) In a complex ever- KNOW
-isb, -ial, -ed, -able, -ioe, -less, -ible, -ic
changing modern world, it is
3) that the task of preparing ARGUE
I may be related to the Managing the next generation cannot be carried out
Director, but believe me, I don't get within the 4) classroom TRADITION
..................... treatment. PREFER framework, because acquiring a proper
2 You are 25 years old and you are
educat ion in this way is simply
acting like a spoilt schoolboy. Stop
5) This is where computer- POSSIBLE
aided learning steps in, provid ing
being so . CHILD

children with the skills that they will need

3 Ben hated it, but I thought it was a in tomorrow 's world, in a one-to-one
very interesting and INFORMATION learner-centred environment. There are
programme. those who claim, however, that
4 This is the worst crisis ECONOMY
6) exposure to computers EXCEED
that this country has had to face in
may prove to be harmful rather than
7) to children and that it is BENEFIT
over 100 years.

more 8) for education to PRODUCE

5 Why are you being so ? ARGUE
take place in the classroom. They say
You're disagreeing with everything I
that, although computers seem to hold
say.
a(n) 9) appeal for some RESIST
6 Appearances can be DECEIVE
people, particularly young children, it is
He might look aggressive but really
10) for children to have a PREFER
person, rather than a machine, for a
he is as gentle as a lamb.

teacher.