Q2 GK En Vocabulary Exercise
Chen
Date:
Watch your spelling, please.
1. Word Classes: Look at the words in the box and choose the BEST collocation below for each word.
hypocrisy, fragile, probably, legislature, provoke, introverted, perpetrator, marginally, appropriate,
marginalise, autonomously, introverted, accompanist, marginal, negotiate, culprit, deteriorate, rhetorical,
acutely, nostalgia, autonomous, marginalisation, acute, acuteness, accompany, exhilaration, approximately,
hypocritical, hypocrite, exhilarate, legislative, legislator, numerous, differentiate
Nouns
nostalgia
Parts of speech/ Word classes
Verbs
Adverbs
Adjectives
Compare your answers with your partner and then write 5 sentences using the words above. Each
word class should be used at least once. Example: A wave of nostalgia swept over me when I saw my
childhood home.
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2. Guess my words: Work in small groups and take turns, write an advanced word/phrase on a piece
of paper first without showing it to the others. Describe the word/phrase and let the others guess.
Example:
nostalgia
[nɒˈstældʒə]
It is a noun and is a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about
things that happened in the past. It also describes a longing for a certain object in the
past. What is this word?
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Q2 GK En Vocabulary Exercise
Chen
Date:
3. Discussion gap-fills: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words from the table, then chose
4-5 questions and interview your classmates.
confront
child bride
rhetoric
alone
accompany
legislature
1）Have you ever travelled ________________? If so, where did you go and how was it? If not,
by whom were you usually ________________?
2）Many ________________ are forced to leave school, exposed to violence, and pressed
into parenthood before they’re ready. How do you feel about that?
3）What ________________ devices/strategies for giving speeches do you consider effective?
4）Alabama ________________ introduces law banning gender-equitable health care for
transgender youth. Is it acceptance to you or do you take it as inhumane?
5）What actions would you probably take when ________________ the situation in which
somebody is discriminated against in front of you?
Work with a new partner and tell him/her what you found about your previous partner.
4. Vocabulary and Phrases: Note down 10-15 English words/phrases from today’s lesson you want
to use in the future.
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