Unit 1
Active reading (1)
5 Match the words in the box with their definitions.
1 achieving good results (productive)
2 the fact of being present at an event, or of going regularly to school, church
etc (attendance)
3 the refusal to accept something new, such as a plan, idea, or change (resistance)
4 determined to be successful, rich, famous etc (ambitious)
5 agreement to a plan, offer, or suggestion (acceptance)
6 the written words of a play, film, television programme, speech etc (script)
7 very good, large, or showing great skill (impressive)
6 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 5.
(1)
attendance
(2)
ambitious
(3)
productive
(4)
impressive
(5)
resistance
(6)
script
(7)
acceptance
7 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the
box.
1
(mortgage)
2
(deck)
3
(surf)
4
(coastal; defy)
5
(lengthy)
8 Answer the questions about the words and expressions.
1
(b)
2
(a)
3
(b)
4
(b)
5
(b)
6
(a)
7
(b)
8
(b)
Active reading (2)