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Use of English
Vocabulary
1 Read the title of a survey on an international students’ website.
What do you think it means?
Are you a soap addict?
2 Read the survey and answer the questions in it. Then work with a
partner and compare your answers.
4 Form nouns from these words. Use the suf xes -ght, -th and -ief. Write
the nouns in the correct column.
believe
broad
grieve
high
long
see
strong
think
warm
wide
young
-ght -th -ief
5 Complete the blog with the correct form of the words in capitals.
2) HEALTH and worthwhile, like sport. But I’m 3) DEFINITE hooked. I have to
keep watching to see what happens next. It’s 4) POSSIBLE to miss an
episode!
6 Find words and phrases in the blog that mean the following.
1 I am unable to stop watching (TV)
2 valuable
3 addicted
4 a very exciting point
5 not real
6 I must go
Speak up
Who is your favourite character in a soap opera or other regular TV
programme? Why