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MATRIX INTERMEDIATE WORKBOOK Units: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
Unit 4 Small beginnings |
VocabularyNouns, verbs and adjectivesA These words appear in italic in the article. Group them into nouns, verbs and adjectives. Use a dictionary to help you.
• heroism • remote • starve • source • insignificant • band • neglect В Which verb from A means:1 have no food? - starve2 not take care of? - neglect 3 want to know something? - wonder 4 give up or give in? - surrender С Which of the adjectives in A could you use to describe;1 a memory? - forgotten2 a soldier? - courageous 3 a place? - remote 4 a piece of information? - insignificant
D Which of the nouns in A mean:1 someone who does dangerous or exciting things? - adventurer2 the place where something comes from or is obtained? - source 3 great courage or bravery? - heroism 4 a group of people with the same purpose - band ? 5 Word building: verbs to nounsComplete sentences 1-7 with the correct form of the word in brackets. 1 It's difficult to see the...............between Run Island and New York. (connect) 2 The famine was terrible. Many people died of ................ .(starve) 3 You need good...............skills to live on a desert island. (survive) 4 Holland's...............in the spice industry was a threat to England. (involve) 5 The peace...............were long and difficult. (negotiate) 6 Nathaniel never recovered from his ............... . (injure) 7 A ...............was established on the island. (settle) connect - connection starve - starvation survive - survival involve - involvement negotiate - negotiation injure - injury settle - settlement
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