KOÇ UNIVERSITY – ELC FALL 2023

UPPER INTERMEDIATE REFLECT 6: UNIT 2 VOCABULARY PRACTICE

EXERCISE 1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parenthesis. Be careful of
spelling.

1)After a long period of recession, new __alignments _______________ have been created in the business
community. (align)
2)Studies show that there seems to be an influential relationship between aerobic exercises and
____cognative_______________ ability. (cognition)
3)Due to the huge increase in prices, we need to cut back on our __consumption_________________ of
fuel by using public transportation more. (consumer)
4)The result of the election was declared to be ___invalid__________________. Consequently, we will
have another election next month. (valid)

EXERCISE 2: Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions to create collocations.

1) James persists __in_____________ asking awkward questions at every meeting. I get so annoyed
with him when he does that.
2) The recent decline in exports will have a damaging impact ____on______________the economy in
the coming months.
3) As a mother of four young children, I have to cope ___with _______________ unexpected
problems every single day.
4) Everyone needs to understand the importance __of_________________ having a balanced diet in
order to live longer and healthier lives.

edıted by Stephen Palubiski (09, 2023)

Adapted from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ by Khatereh Tabar

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KOÇ UNIVERSITY – ELC FALL 2023

Adapted from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ by Khatereh Tabar

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