IELTS HOPECO Vocabulary: Unit 2 - People's lives (WB 4-5.5)

Working out the meanings of words

1. Match the first part of each sentence (1-5) with the second part (a—e).
 

1   ant, ist and er are often used at the end of a word 2   un is often used at the beginning of a word 3   able and is are often 4   re is often used at the beginning of a word 5   fy is often used at the

a   to indicate that something must be done again. b   to change a verb or noun into an adjective. c   to indicate a person, used at the end of a especially a person word with a particular job. d   to change a noun or adjective into a verb. e   to make a word end of a word negative.

2. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
 

accept             account              afford                apology          certainty          prefer             run          write          receive            identity

1. My essay on famous explorers was so bad that I had to  rewrite  it.
2. When you arrive at the hotel, the ………… will give you your key and tell you which room you're in.
3. Sylvia Earle thinks that the amount of fish we are catching at sea is …………
4. There were over 300 ………… in the race.
5. In my opinion, travelling with friends is ………… to travelling on your own.
6. Can you ………… the famous explorer in this picture? I think I recognise him, but I'm not sure.
7. Unfortunately, there's a lot of ………… about her future with the company, and she may lose her job.
8. This restaurant is not expensive. The food is good and …………
9. She was very ………… about missing the meeting and said sorry to everyone.
10. We need a good ………… to take care of our business finances.

3. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets, using the rules in Exercise 1.

1. Unfortunately, the computer I tried to order on the Internet was  l unavailable (available).
2. He gave me a horrible look. He absolutely ………… (terror) me.
3. A sportsman or sportswoman needs a good ………… (train) to help them succeed.
4. I can't see you tonight, so can we ………… (arrange) our meeting for another time?
5. The audience applauded as the world-famous ………… (piano) walked onto the stage.
6. I can't eat seafood because I'm ………… (allergy) to it.
7. There were almost 100 ………… (apply) for the job.
8. Dog, man, flower and book are examples of ………… (count) nouns. Rice, water, air and earth are ………… (count).

Key vocabulary

4. Complete the passage with words and phrases from the box.
 

account      combines      commentary      community      eventually      prove      regard      voyage

Many people 1 regard Paul Theroux as one of the world's best travel writers  The Happy Isles of Oceania, one of his classic travel books, is an 2 ………… of a long 3………… around the islands of the South Pacific. The book 4 …………stories about the people he meets with a 5 …………on how he feels from day to day. This is important, because he made the trip at a time in his life when he had a lot of personal problems. He wanted to 6 ………… to himself that he could get on with life, even when things were going badly. At first, he found the trip difficult because he missed his family and friends. However, on each of the islands he visited, he stayed with a local 7 …………, and the people he met made him realise that life could be good, even under difficult circumstances. He 8 …………returned home a happier person.


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