Vocabulary and reading skills

Verbs and the nouns made from them

Look back at the news stories in Period 1. Then complete the table with nouns from the stories. The nouns are all made in the same way. Can you add two more verb/noun pairs similar to 1 and 2?

Verbs in the table: 1 react, 2 predict, 3 _, 4 _, 5 introduce, 6 reduce, 7 produce

Use nouns from the table to complete the sentences. Then write a sentence for each of the nouns you added to the table.

My ___ is that the company will make a profit next year.

Oil is used in the ___ of plastic.

The ___ to his speech has been generally positive.

You need to explain your aims in the ___ to the essay.

There has been a big ___ in the number of people who use desktop computers.

Then write a sentence for each of the two nouns you added (lines 6 and 7).

“The rich”, “the blind”: the + adjective

Look at the example. Then answer the question below.

What do the noun phrases the rich and the poor mean?

A some rich / poor people

B rich / poor people in general

We are collecting money to provide guide dogs for ___ .

More houses are being built to help solve the problem of ___ .

Using social media as a way of communicating is most often used by ___ .

Using sign language is a way for ___ to communicate.

This simple and clear book is the perfect guide for ___ .

Only ___ are likely to make this mistake.

Less, not more: pairs of opposites

Look at the example. Then answer the questions below.

Would a lot of readers expect people in rich countries to be more satisfied or less?

Why does the writer use both less and its opposite more in the sentence?

A to make the difference between the two clearer

B to show that the reality may be surprising to some

Far from creating greater _ , money can actually cause _ .

Perhaps it is _ rather than _ who need to change their lives.

In some countries, globalisation has created more _ , not more _ .

Instead of _ as we hoped, demand for the product is actually _ .

Reach a decision: verbs that go with nouns

Which three of the nouns below can also follow the verb reach?

destination agreement friendship decision result

Which one of these three nouns uses the literal meaning of reach?

Which two of the verb phrases below mean the same as reach and can also be used with the same nouns?

come to go towards arrive at

What time do you think we will _ our _ ?

Have you _ a _ about which car to choose?

The two sides talked for hours, but still couldn’t _ an _ about the terms of the takeover.

After a lot of thinking about the essay question, I finally _ a _ about what to write.