ideas into words 52 using a noun entry 53-5 using a verb entry 56-7 using an adjective entry 58-9 common verbs I 0-1 I natural disasters 512 criminal justice 512 education 513 driving 513 politics 514 jobs 515 money 516 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 82 IDEAS INTO WORDS Look at the entry for idea, sense (plan/suggestion) Look at the adjectives section (labelled ADJ) Find adjectives you might use to express the following ideas Sometimes more than one adjective is possible You may want to use another dictionary to check the meaning of any words you don't know a an idea that is helpful, rather than being negative b an idea that IS slightly crazy, in a good c an idea that IS completely crazy, in a bad way d an idea that has not been carefully thought e an idea that seems very impressive or impractical way out but is not really very practical Now look at the section marked VERB + IDEA Find verbs that you might use to express the following ideas Usually more than one verb is possible a to find an idea b to suggest an idea C to suggest an idea in a very forceful d to think about e to talk about an idea for a while before a number of different you really want you decide ideas before whether you decide people to accept or not it is a good which it idea Ideas are the best Look at the section marked IDEA + VERB Find verbs that you might use to express the following: a when you think of an idea b when an idea develops c when an Idea does way because into something not develop important into anything Finally, look at the PHRASES section and find the expression the beginning © Oxford University Press that means of an idea Gilm:m:mil'l!m~ Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark S3 USING A NOUN ENTRY adjectives Match each of the adjectives on the left with a suitable noun from the facing column Look at the entries for the bold nouns for help ambition array of goods chance chasm rain sum of money win wind a bewildering a biting a burning a convincing driving a fighting a gaping a staggering a blazing a crushing a haunting a nagging a piercing raging a sprawling a sweeping defeat inflation pain row over money scream statement suburb melody quantifiers Quantifiers are words used to talk about the amount of something, such as a drop of water or a piece of information a Complete each sentence with a suitable quantifier Look at the bold noun entries for help There were just a few w~ b The recent s~~_ of cloud in the sky of attacks has made residents afraid to leave their homes c He is 'on medication to ease his frequent b~ d Ijust caught a brief s e The constant s~~_ f A p~~_ g He's been off school all week With a bad d of depression of their conversation as I walked by their table of traffic past our house makes it difficult to cross the road of stray dogs was wandering around the abandoned plant h A couple of c~~_ of flu of garlic will improve the flavour of the soup The manager terrified the younger staff with his The burglars stole several p~~_ of temper of jewellery verb + '" Cross out any verbs which not normally a He got jnto/had/~ b He had to two jobs to clear/pay off/pay up his debts an argument with the barman and was thrown out of the hotel c Someone come up with/presented/put d The scientists failed to arrive at/decide/draw (onward the suggestion that we should have an auction any firm conclusions e The company agreed/come f A meeting g The supervisor refused to accept/receive/shoulder h He drummed/rattled/topped from the study to/struck a deal with the union after lengthy negotiations has been arranged/programmed/scheduled We did/took/went collocate with the bold noun for next week the blame for the accident his fingers nervously on the desk as he spoke on a trip to a nearby island on a fishing boat I put up my hand to shade/shelter/shield my eyes from the sun © Oxford University Press ft'ltd,.J3+iflnD Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 84 + verb Complete the story with a suitable verb in each gap Look at the bold noun entries for help I lay In bed, unable had f to sleep, The wine freely at the party, and now my head was t and my stomach _ the wind h Outside the _ was c and rain I against My nerves were window e the _ as I remembered all the horror films I'd ever seen, Suddenly I heard the key t front in the My heart began door h in my chest footsteps e to as heavy on the stairs, My mind was door c open out a figure , trying at the end of the It was my neighbour to think how I could slowly, and as my eyes a bed.The man's I was in the wrong save myself.The to the darkness mouth d open when bedroom I could make he saw me, house, + noun Choose a suitable word from the box on the right to complete each sentence Look at the bold noun entry for help a We had to queue b In economy for ages at the taxi class you don't get enough leg c The traffic was held up by a massive protest d He was seriously traffic e They're collecting I stopped injured money in a horrific for famine to buy a magazine © Oxford leavers University with no qualifications Press _ _ _ _ at the newspaper g It's a small office with very little shelf h School chances rank _ _ have limited job room accident space kiosk gathering prospects relief stall I'6fli< aid crash rally _ GlmJ!miimmD Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 85 prepositions The sentences below can be completed using just three different prepositions Look at the bold noun entries to help you a He was lying on the fioor b Students c There d I couldn't e Please IS agony, still confusion hear what submit He died instantly She claims she killed him when writing before Friday speed, his bike hit a wall self-defence, this ralnl I'm not going out Her skill of the vote, the noise of the crowd, she was saying g I saw him a couple a disadvantage are the result your requests f h in who not have a computer Christmas, of times negotiating makes her a valuable asset, phrases Look at the phrases section in the entries for the bold nouns below to help you complete and match the heads and tails of the sentences I h_a_v_e_a word a Could b I remember in your clearly the first time c If this report d I vowed e The force never to of the impact bone I _ into the wrong _ eyes on her foot every in his body, ear? in the place again, hands, we're © Oxford in trouble, University Press Gim1t!Dmtm'lD Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 86 USING A VERB ENTRY adverbs In each of the following sentences one of the adverbs in italics is not a common collocate of the verb in bold Decide which it is and cross it out Use the entry for the bold verb to help you a She argued rercely/heotedly/~ about her right to compensation b They will rercely/heatedly/hotly defend their rights c He grinned owlishly/sheepishly/wolrsh1y d I ruefully/sheepishly/woefully at her confessed to having forgotten the map e His frugal lifestyle contrasted brutally/markedly/starkly f Her tragic story brutally/markedly/starkly with his wife's extravagance illustrates how vulnerable children can be verb + Complete each of these sentences with a verb phrase from the box You may need to change the form of the verb Use the entries for the bold verbs to help you be determined to a I was happy to accept the invitation to become patron of the charity b The company was fined when it comply with the regulations c These unanswered questions d I highlight the potential problems add that my knowledge of computers is pretty basic e We must ensure that such a disaster can never happen again f The minister resign g She when the affair became public fight for her rights h Few patients pay the full cost of treatment prepositions The following sentences can be completed using just three different Use the entries for the bold verbs to help you a Unfortunately, the plan backfired on The prosecution lawyers have been trying to prejudice the jury him b Students took to the streets to protest _ the decision c I don't feel I can comment decision e She was treated © Oxford University Press He accused them of plotting their d I think you must be mistaking me someone else sunstroke prepositions _ We have collaborated projects over the years The company is appealing ruling Nationalist leaders appealed him many the calm 4j1@i.i3+ifmO Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 87 phrases Match the two halves of these verb phrases Then use the phrases to complete the sentences below You may need to change the forms of the verbs Use the entries for the bold verbs to help you e,.;.w and pant mix ~ moan and turn toss and match a The message to drivers b There's c I spent all night no point d You can e _ drink and drive is simple: don't in ; we can't change the situation , unable to sleep colours , we heaved to create the wardrobe your own design upstairs puff crack grin You need to a halt dawn from pause bright and cold ear to a holiday before you _ The next morning ear Katy was clearly pleased Jack went about something: she was on arguing, scarcely brake collocations desert of phrasal verbs Complete the following story with words and phrases from the boxes For each gap you will need to decide whether the missing word/phrase is an adverb, a verb or a preposition You may need to change the forms of the verbs Use the phrasal verbs sections of the bold verb entries to help you The sun beat down The water holes _ cacti hang on _ had dried _ up _ on rely water I desperately have to entirely try to to mercilessly _ my sanity, clinging to the hope that I would find my way out alive © Oxford University Press Cimlm!m!!.mD Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 88 USING AN ADJECTIVE ENTRY verbs Match each of the bold adjectives with a verb that can go before it; then match the combination with a suitable subject Use the adjective entries to help you His mistake His mistake ~ The The The The The crowd driver house house roads { nearly ~ emerged lelI grew passed proved run smells stood Complete each sentence bold adjective for help with a suitable a He d rove me crazy with his constant talking b She was h months d The unions were r new laws verb Look at the entry for the unsuitable e These programmes are d for screening before 10 p.m captive by rebels for six c Several cars were s rioters fell asleep costly damp empty impatient parallel unnoticed unscathed The robbers b senseless ablaze by the the shopkeeper g His classmates mostly r eccentric powerless by the him as h The sound of a door banging j awake me adverbs dead painfully For each group find an adverb in the box that collocates adjectives in the group distinctly fiercely grossly wildly ;;~ d b with all the e aware boring competitive different enthusiastic inaccurate honest funny independent odd inaccurate inadequate shy good loyal uncomfortable optimistic offensive slow right protective uneasy popular unfair © Oxford University Press OM'''3A.If"tt Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 89 Match each bold adjective with a suitable adverb Then use each combination to complete one of the sentences on the right blissfully absent conspicuously composed eerily eefleel justly familiar a I'm not b She notoriously fickle proud outwardly silent ~ unaware by the latest figures of her achievements IS c He seems fleEl oddly unduly concerned of the trouble he's caused d The former chairman was from the guest list e Her voice sounded to me f She seemed , despite the pressure g The street was after the explosion h The world of fashion is prepositions Complete and match the heads and tails of these sentences, for the bold adjectives to help you a The scandal was damaging b I always used to be late c I need some time to get acquainted to the new software his money the latest crime statistics d She was insistent women e His good looks made him irresistible secrecy f Tickets are limited using the entries school g He's mean two per person h I was alarmed the government phrases Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable word or phrase in the 'phrases' section of the bold adjective entries for help a The missing climbers have been found alive and b I was so relieved when they got home safe and Look well _ c I'll show you a dish that's really quick and d If you need any help, I'm ready and e His hair is always so neat and f By midnight I was worried g I forgot my umbrella and I got wet h When he told me the news I was thrilled If a dog comes anywhere near me I'm scared The speaker went on and on until we were bored © Oxford UniversityPress Gl:IIlmi:IJEmD Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 810 COllOCATIONS with COMMON VERBS a crossword an appointment an accident action sb an answer damage an attempt an argument a bath sb a chance a degree the bed a bath a bite a cry of pain the dishes a cake a break a break sb a headache an exam changes breakfast the bus sb help the food for a party a decision cancer a decision sb an idea the impression that French at school dinner a chat a deep breath the garden an effort a cold sb's details sb a kiss your hair a film difficulty a dislike to sb sb lessons 'Hamlet' a fuss a drink an exam sb a lift your homework a guess a feeling a guess your opinion judo an impression fun a holiday a party miles per hour a mark a guess an interest in sth a performance nothing a mess a heart attack a look sth a polish Paris a mistake a holiday a nap sb a present a photocopy money an idea notes priority to sth research a noise an interest a photo sb a push a sketch peace a look size 10 sb a shock a translation a photocopy a meeting a tablet a sigh the washing progress a party sb's temperature a speech some writing a promise a nap a walk some thought to sth a sketch an operation a speech patience a suggestion problems your will a shock a welcome to sb a snack time Find the nouns in the lists for tasks and duties (for example the dishes) Which verb is the most often used? Which tasks are exceptions? Find expressions in each column that can be substituted by a single verb (For example you can damage to something or just damage something.) Which column has the most? Find expressions connected with the following: experiencing something make/give a speech have an accident Can you see any patterns © Oxford University Press make dinner have/take a bath emerging? Are there any exceptions? d;mi.'+Hg" Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 811 How many items can you find that collocate with more than one of the verbs (for example you can have or take a bath)? Complete each of the following sentences using do, make, have, take or give (more than one answer may be possible) If the noun in the example is not in the table above, look for a similar noun For example,fortune is not in the list but money is You can check your answers by looking up the entries for the nouns, but try to predict what the verbs will be before you this a Make sure you engine b before have/take k a look at the you buy the car After the interview I had to _ They always us a welcome when m I sometimes a siesta in the Saturday's my day for Jobs around the house f The housing priority g committee are _ The kids are Her singing one more p q to the elderly Let's He realized a short swim before we r laugh when a dislike I told her I'd run in the marathon-I'm any promises an impression open I don't know the answer, so I'll How often racket on me a twist and the door should lecture, we met we a terrible the handle Everyone he to each other going to of me and your dad a guess you have to the medicine? his mistake The moment a picture n go back to the hotel h on the stock together afternoon e her fortune market we go there d affairs She a test c She's always current t else was notes but I had forgotten The BBC are visiting our school programme about in the my pen to a teaching' not like that again Put each of the following adjectives into one of the sentences in exercise 5, before a noun that it collocates with If you want to check in the dictionary you will need to look up the entries for the nouns For example: Make sure you have a clo5e look at the engine before you buy the car © Oxford University Press GmlmlmEmD Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 512 NATURAL DISASTERS In each case, only one of the pair of words in italics forms a common collocation with the word in bold Use the dictionary (looking up the bold word) to decide which is the correct collocation a The famine has already claimed/starved b The president visited the affected region in the direct/immediate hurricane c Rescue personnel/workers d A massive relief attempt/effort thousands of victims aftermath of the are still looking for survivors is underway Sentences e-h each contain two pairs of italic words You need to choose one from each pair Again, look up the bold words e Several villages have been inundated/soaked decades by the deepest/severest f The city was affected/struck midnight g The forest fires, blown/fanned h The volcano, which has been dormant/inactive late last night by on enormous/a massive earthquake by warm winds, ~ared/roged floods in shortly after out of control for weeks for SO years, began erupting/exploding CRIMINAL JUSTICE In each of the sentences, there is an example of incorrect collocation in one of the two underlined sections Look at the entries for the bold words to help you, then write a word that could be used in place of the incorrect one in the space on the right © a The accused men have been ~ b Police carried out a raid on the premises early this morning and did two arrests c The man was judged guilty of assault and sent to prison for ten years d The woman will stand trial, accused with murdering her husband e The woman was charged with threatening behaviour, an offence which holds a sentence of up to two years in jail f The judge summarized and the jury retired to consider its verdict g The jury reported a verdict of guilty and then the judge passed sentence h New evidence came to light and the original verdict was squashed on appeal Oxford University Press custody to await trial remanded in C@!ui+'H' Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 813 EDUCATION Using the entry for the word in bold to help you, cross out any of the words in italics that not form common collocations a He got full/_/top b We have to do/make/write marks in the listening test c She's busy reviewing/revising/studying d How many students have enrolled on/signed e She was always losing/missing runked the exam a vocabulary test every Friday for her exam out/skipping up for/undertaken lessons - no wonder she crashed/foiled/ He suffers badly from exam nerves/stress/worries, length/span/time g The teacher mode up/set/wrote the course? which affects his concentration a difficult exam but checked/corrected/marked it leniently h We were supposed to do/compose/write in/handed it in late the essay by Friday but I delivered it/gave it DRIVING In each case, only one ill: two of the words in italics form(s) a common collocation with the word in bold Use the dictionary (looking up the bold word) to decide which combinations are possible a The taxi ~/~/screeched to a halt at the fi;>ef/pedestrian/zebra crossing b I finished the/ran out of/used up the petrol and had to hitch/hitch·hike/thumb the nearest garage c There's always busy/heavy/strong back/minor/small roads d I realized it was a one·direction/one·way/single·way a U-turn e The demonstration brought/reduced/slowed traffic to a standstill, and some drivers began to hit/sound/toot their horns In frustration a lift to traffic on the motorway, so I usually take the A car suddenly pulled out/started on/tread on the brakes g She was banned/disallowed/disqualified o breath/a breatha/yser test h The stolen car hit on approaching/a in/burst into/caught flames out/turned street, so I had to corry out/do/make out in front of me and I had to hit/slam from driving for a year after failing on alcohol! contrarow/an oncoming vehicle and blew up © Oxford University Press Gll:amlmlD Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark S14 Complete each sentence with a verb from the left and a noun from the right You may need to change the form of the verb You can check your answers in the dictionary by looking up the entries for the nouns elections fight The opposition has accused the government of election b A week before the election, the Christian Democrats the by 12 per cent _ c Which party _ d Castorri elected lead stand rigging a campaign office the most effective election for the opinion polls five times, but was never government fulfil e impose ban plans a pledge g The Home Secretary yesterday _ _ to reform the prison system h The Prime Minister has early election hold rule out her The government is under pressure to on tobacco advertising unveil commission The Minister of Education insists that she will to cut class sizes possibility referendum any of an report The President confirmed that he intends to a on the main clauses of the new constitution The Higher Education Minister is to on the state of our universities a opposition face k launch The ocposition leader government policy a scathing Animal rights campaigners have for a referendum on hunting renew on attack backlash their _ call m The government is a decision to raise the basic rate of tax over its international issues call n deploy o honour issue An international delegation urged the government to its on human rights The UN will decide today whether to in the area p The government an all arms to be handed over by the 15th q The warring factions have agreed to while negotiations take place © Oxford University Press _ ceasefire forces peacekeeping promise to the rebels for ultimatum a djMi.13.t,i6'O Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark S15 JOBS Complete each of these sentences with an adjective entries for the words in bold to help you team a from the box Use the proven He didn't want the stress of a in-service high-powered f She Joined the company on a contract job b He couldn't stand the the production line work of g We gathered in my boss's office for a _ meeting c The company offers a salary h d Does your job allow you to work hours) Applicants should have a record in project management e She's hired an assistant to help with her workload _ All staff receive verb or phrasal a I saw an interesting ad in the newspaper and decided to b The company missed his wealth of experience when he chose to retirement c The whole union d Extra skills training could e She felt she wasn't her notice She had always wanted to her ambition h it apply in IT skills staff on duty verb Use the entries the job for early in sympathy with the sacked workers your Job prospects her full potential The company had no choice but to several important deadlines g training They only have a during the holidays Fill in each gap with an appropriate for the words in bold to help you strike track in her current Job so she her contract when she _ _ her living as a musician, and she finally when she was 42 a brief stint as a waitress when I was a student, but I wouldn't like to a living Now find collocations in the sentences with the definitions below: a a short time spent doing sth b all that you might possibly achieve c your chances of getting a good job d the valuable knowledge and skills that you have gained In your life and work from Exercise that match up brief stint © Oxford University Press C@,.tg+,tttQ" Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 816 MONEY Fill in the gaps in these sentences with an appropriate word or phrase Use the entries for the words in bold to help you Sometimes more than one answer is possible a Private health insurance might cost an a_w_fu_I penny b The shares have almost doubled lot of money, but it's worth every value since I bought them c Cigarettes are set to d The failure of the business left him price for the fifth successive year e An oil spill would financial ruin economic ruin for the local fishing industry Sentences f-j have no words in bold Read the sentences for yourself which word(s) you need to look up We've been living a carefully budget since the baby was born g It cost me more to make the chairs than I could sell them for, so I actually a loss the deal h She _ a large bank loan and then had great difficulty The favourable exchange value it means that holidays in the US are a She to decide fortune _ the stock market in the 80s Choose an adjective from the left-hand box and a noun from the righthand box and match them up with the definitions below You can look up the entries for the nouns to help you ~ small healthy false take-home pay fartune balance* a coins of low value b a lot of money c a fair amount of money in the bank d the amount of money that you have left after you have paid tax on your salary e an attempt to save money by buying something cheap that does not really save money at all because the goods are of poor quality and not last very long ~ eC()flOrnX small change * look up balance © Oxford University Press COO1'.J'+'f\OIp Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this waterm ... abandoned plant h A couple of c~~_ of flu of garlic will improve the flavour of the soup The manager terrified the younger staff with his The burglars stole several p~~_ of temper of jewellery verb +... want to check in the dictionary you will need to look up the entries for the nouns For example: Make sure you have a clo5e look at the engine before you buy the car © Oxford University Press... the form of the verb You can check your answers in the dictionary by looking up the entries for the nouns elections fight The opposition has accused the government of election b A week before