Keyshapmanylife

notes and exercises key 1
Written Discursive Practices I / EDI I Alicia de Paz
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3 Find the opposites of these adjectives and write them in the puzzle.
1 straight 5 full
2 thick 6 solid
3 heavy 7 wet
4 loose
Now read down the box to find another adjective shallow
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3.10 Size and shape
Read the following passages and fill in the last sentence in each.
Object One: Disc sleeve Object Two: bath (tub) Object Three: clothes hanger
Fill in the blanks with the right words or numbers.

a) This is a square. It has four straight sides. b) It is 8 centimetres in height
b) It is five centimetres high / wide c) The base is 6 centimetres long
c) It is also five centimetres in width / height d) Its area is twenty-four square centimetres.
d) Its area is twenty-five square centimetres. e) The length of the other side is ten centimetres.
a) This is a circle. It is round a) This is an oblong box.

b) It is 20 centimetres in diameter b) It is 5 centimetres deep
c) It is 10 centimetres long
a) This is a triangle with an angle of 90°. d) It is 8 centimetres wide
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LOT
2 much/many/lots of/a lot of: discrimination test Fill the gaps with much, many, lots of or a lot of
as appropriate:
1 A: Is there any beer left?
B: No, not much
2 Much / A lot of what was left in the storeroom had to be thrown away.
3 There are a lot of / lots of blackberries in our garden right now; you must come over and pick some one day.
4 I’ve got a lot of unpleasant things to say to you, Wilkins, come into my office.
5 A lot of / Many native speakers nowadays have a poor knowledge of English grammar.
6 Much / A lot of effort went into finding the ideal candidate.
7 Don’t worry about the bill; I have a lot of / lots of money with me; I’ll pay.
8 A: D’you have much work to do?
B: Yes, rather a lot , actually.
5.4E Context
Write: Put in a little, a lot of, a few, few, fewer, many or much.
DON’T CALL US, WE’LL CALL YOU!
Two years ago I moved to a new neighbourhood. There seem to be very 1 few people in this area who are
without telephones, so I expected to get a new phone quickly. applied for one as soon as I moved into my new
house. We aren’t supplying 2 many new phones in your area,’ an engineer told me. ‘3 Fewer / Few people want
new phones at the moment and the company is employing 4 fewer engineers than last year so as to save
money. A new phone won’t cost you 5 much money, but it will take 6 a little time. We can’t do anything for you
before December.’ You need 7 a lot of patience if you’re waiting for a new phone and you need 8 a few friends
whose phones you can use as well. Fortunately, I had both. December came and went, but there was no sign of
a phone. I went to the company’s local office to protest. ‘They told me I’d have a phone by December,’ I
protested. ‘Which year?’ the assistant asked.
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21 alive, life, live, lively
A- WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES?
notes and exercises key 2
Written Discursive Practices I / EDI I Alicia de Paz
1. It is a live bomb 2. It is alive / It is a lively animal 3. He is still alive
B- CONTEXTS
a. an old and experienced person b. a depressed person c. the sheriff
d. a radio announcer e. a man in love
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C- PRONUNCIATION
with side
our lives
√
she lives here
√
life
√
alive
√
lively
√
to live
√
D- CHECKING
1
a. My alive grandmother, goes swimming and horse riding every day living or lively
b. My grandmother, who is still live, lives a very lively life. alive
c. Is there any difference between live and death? life
d. In life we have to live our lives as best we can. In death we do not know if we are live or dead alive
2
a. i) not recorded ii) full of life, full of action
b. i) not dead ii) had not moved yet
E- TESTING
a. live b. living / alive c. life d. live e. lively
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F- PRACTICE
a.Is the life of a minke whale long? d. Is the programme live?
b. How long will the minke whale live? e. Is the whale still alive?
c. Are minke whales lively?
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notes and exercises key 1

Written Discursive Practices I / EDI I Alicia de Paz

Fill in the blanks with the right words or numbers.

a) This is a circle. It is round a) This is an oblong box.

Collins Cobuild Student's Usage.

pages 115 on ‘life’

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