UNIT 5
TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS V O C A B U L A R Y ac b 1C omplete the sentences with ONE word only. In three sentences the first letter of the word is given. 1. He’s now rich and famous, but he has never forgotten his humble o______________. 2. It is believed that light and noise frighten ____________ forces away. 3. People celebrate January 1st _________ a public holiday.
ен и
ке
4. In other countries, New Year falls______ a different time. 5. It’s so nice that Big Ben a_______________ the arrival of the New Year. 6. People often promise to give _________ bad habits. 7. As we d_____________ to the cellar, it became cooler and darker.
2 In the box find a synonym and an antonym for the words below.
уџ б
За во
WORD FORMATION
____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________
за
____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________
д
1. generous 2. descend 3. tiny 4. display 5. important
climb u
p
conceal
little
kind
go down
trivial
show
mean
enormo
us
significant
Making adjectives
Change each word in capital letters to complete the sentence. The new adjective/noun will end in -ed, -ing, -y, -ance, or -tion. e.g. It’s too windy to wear a hat today.
1. Lenny looked very_____________ when he saw us. 2. We’ve got some very_____________ news for you. 3. In_________ weather, the yachts usually stay in the harbour. 4. This is a very good _____________ of an old master. 5. It’s really_____________ sitting at a computer all day. 6. Now we have central_____________ and the house is much warmer. 7. Her ___________ on the stage was a great shock for her family. 30
WIND SURPRISE SURPRISE STORM REPRODUCE TIRE HEAT APPEAR
