TEXTS 3

Ex.1. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits the gap. The first (0) is given as
an example.
A CHALLENGE FOR EUROPE
Although recently there has been a small reduction (0 reduce) in the number of people out of work in
Europe, .................... (1 employ) is still the number one .................... (2 society) problem facing the 15
number states of the European nion. !oreo"er, .................... (# equal) of opportunity between men
an$ women is still an issue that .................... (% political) in many countries ha"e not come to grips
with. &n .................... (5 profess) such as the law an$ engineering women are still noticeable by their
absence. .................... (' employ) still $iscriminate against female .................... (( employ) in a number
of ways e"en if their .................... () qualify) are the same as those of men. &t woul$ be a pity if
the .................... (* achieve) of the E on an economic le"el were marre$ by ..................... (10 fail) in
the "ital area of social policy.
Ex.2. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits the gap.
A FORMAL LETTER.
+ear ,ir or !a$am,
& rea$ your .................... (1 advertise) in &nternational -usiness maga.ine an$ & am writing for more
information concerning entry .................... (2 require) for the course in English /anguage ....................
(# improve). 0oul$ you tell me what language .................... (% qualify) are re1uire$2 & $o not possess
the 3irst 0ertificate an$ woul$ like to if .................... (5 accept) on the course $epen$s on ha"ing the
3,E2 &n fact, as & am an ....................(' account) for an international .................... (( invest) company &
woul$ be intereste$ in a course which focuses on language .................... () develop) for both social an$
.................... (* busy) purposes. & woul$ also like to know the .................... (10 distant) from the
college to /on$on an$ if .................... (11 attend) at all classes is obligatory, or whether an$ occasional
.................... (12 absent) for purposes of tra"el be acceptable. & look forwar$ to hearing from you.
4ours faithfully,
5elson 3ernan$e..
Ex.. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits the gap. The first (0) is given as
an example.
HOW TO LEARN VOCABULARY.
,tu$ents are un$er enormous pressure (0) to learn huge amounts of "ocabulary but they are rarely
gi"en ................... (1 guide) as to how to go about it. 6hey ha"e a .................... (2 tend) to try an$ learn
long lists by heart, but this is har$ly the most .................... (# efficiency) approach to the problem. 6he
gol$en rule is to $o lots of .................... (% revise) at regular inter"als. ,econ$ly, stu$ents shoul$
concentrate on wor$s with the highest .................... (5 frequent), particularly e"ery$ay wor$s which
also impro"e the stu$ents7 spoken ................... (' fluent). 6hey shoul$ also take e"ery .................... ((
opportune) to use the wor$s in communication 8 there is consi$erable .................... () psychology)
e"i$ence that learners who like using the foreign language impro"e their oral .................... (* perform)
an$ their o"erall .............9...... (10 acquire) of the language much more rapi$ly than stu$ents who
are .................... (11 reluctance) to practise the language in real situations.
Ex.!. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits the gap. The first (0) is given as
an example.
6o be a goo$ teacher, a teaching qualification (0) is not all you nee$. 4our .................... (1 person)
plays a big part in the .................... (2 effective) of your work, so it7s best to make a
thorough .................... (# examine) of your own character before taking the .................... (% decide) to
take up this challenging .................... (5 occupy). Apart from .................... (' patient), you also nee$
the (( able) to accept others7 i$eas an$ a .................... () willing) to learn from your own
mistakes. .................... (* sensitive) to the nee$s of your stu$ents is also important. .................... (10
know) is not enough 8 who you are is much more important.
Ex.". #ead the stor$. Using the words at the end of it write derivative no%ns.
:hilst at college, & remember listening to a lecture gi"en by a rather pompous (1) who was $iscussing
the "alues of strong (2) in politics. 3irstly he presente$ his (#) of (%), then continue$ by arguing that (5)
by a political lea$er was a positi"e attribute as resolute $ecisions coul$ be ma$e but that the basic (')
in society coul$ still be maintaine$. ;e felt strongly that schools $i$ not pro"i$e the kin$ of (() nee$e$
for the $e"elopment of goo$ lea$ership 1ualities which shoul$ be instille$ from early ()). ;e felt also
that mo$ern society encourage$ 1ualities such as (*) an$ (10) an$ ga"e no positi"e (11) to the young.
;owe"er, when an earnest young stu$ent e<plaine$ that he woul$ like to become a (12) or a (1#) in
in$ustry, an$ aske$ about courses to follow, the politician sai$, with a curt (1%), =6hat7s a stilly
1uestion to ask me> & am a politician not a careers a$"iser>?
1) politics politician
2) lea$er ...............
#) $efine ...............
%) lea$er ...............
5) $ominate ...............
') free ...............
() encourage ...............
)) chil$ ...............
*) la.y ...............
10) cynic ...............
11) gui$e ...............
12) politics ...............
1#) manage ...............
1%) $ismiss ...............