Topics

Many of  these exercises are based on the IELTS Topics eBook.

The book helps you learn useful collocations - useful for IELTS preparation and general English.

It is not enough to know the language – you must be able to use it naturally.

My advice:

Repeat the exercises until you can do them easily and without mistakes. Only then can you use the language.

IELTS Topics (IT16): Censorship: sex and violence

This exercise is based on Censorship: sex and violence (topic 16) in the IELTS Topics eBook.

The book helps you learn collocations that can be used across a range of writing and speaking topics – the collocations are not limited to the subject being discussed.

It is not enough to know the language – you must be able to use it naturally.

Complete the sentences below with collocations from the text. Often you are given the first letter(s) to help you.

The exercise should be easy – if it is not then you need to review the topic.

  1. People who arrive at work late and then spend hours chatting to their friends have no r_____  _____  c______  when they are fired!
  2. F_____  of e_____  is one of the foundations of a democratic country, because people need to be able to say what thet think without being punished or restricted.
  3. The law regarding the possession of illegal drugs is very strict in some countries, and anyone found with drugs is likely to be s_____  p_____.
  4. Many in the Labour Party in Britain want to m____  it  i_____  for a parent to smack his or her child.
  5. Even though I f____  your i_____ ap_____, I think that you have the complete right to express them.
  6. As a r_____  of  a_____ when he was a child, David has always had trouble establishing lasting relationships as an adult.

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IELTS Topics (IT15): Tourism: good or bad

This exercise is based on Tourism: good or bad (topic 15) in the IELTS Topics eBook.

The book helps you learn collocations that can be used across a range of writing and speaking topics – the collocations are not limited to the subject being discussed.

It is not enough to know the language – you must be able to use it naturally.

Complete the sentences below with collocations from the text. Often you are given the first letter(s) to help you.

The exercise should be easy – if it is not then you need to review the topic.

  1. It is h_____  f_____  to believe that the danger of climate change is possibly the biggest threat facing the planet today.
  2. I don’t think that travel broadens the mind – j_____  _____  o_____ , by encouraging a focus on difference rather than similarity I believe it narrows the mind.
  3. The industrial growth of China is a w_____  p_____  dev_____  and has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.
  4. In s_____  c______ it is quite acceptable to use drugs for recreational purposes.
  5. The fact that people travel more has not led to a g____ un_____  of each other’s culture.
  6. I c_____  di_____  with almost everything that man says!
  7. En_____  dam____  is associated with rapid development.

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IELTS Topics (IT13): Family size

This exercise is based on Family size (topic 13) in the IELTS Topics eBook.

The book helps you learn collocations that can be used across a range of writing and speaking topics – the collocations are not limited to the subject being discussed.

It is not enough to know the language – you must be able to use it naturally.

Complete the sentences below with collocations from the text. Often you are given the first letter(s) to help you.

The exercise should be easy – if it is not then you need to review the topic.

  1. It is likely that several d_____  c_____  will join the fully industrialised world within the next 20 years.
  2. John has never been interested in technology, so he can never be seen with the l____  ga_____. In fact, I don’t think he has even got a mobile telephone!
  3. Large s____  im_____  can put a strain on local services, and this sometimes causes resentment from the indigenous population.
  4. Although countries develop in different ways, the o____  pa_____  is very similar: there is mass production stage that depends on cheap labour before the country moves up the technology ladder.
  5. I have a m_____  p_____. Anne is sick, and she is due to give an important presentation today.
  6. Although it has rained today, the amount of rain that we have had this year is far below the rep____  l____ that is needed if we are to maintain our reserves.
  7. I was very lucky. My family always said that I was completel f____  to c_____  my career, and I did not have to join the family business.

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IELTS Topics (IT12): Stress in the modern world

This exercise is based on Stress in the modern world (topic 12) in the IELTS Topics eBook.

The book helps you learn collocations that can be used across a range of writing and speaking topics – the collocations are not limited to the subject being discussed.

It is not enough to know the language – you must be able to use it naturally.

Complete the sentences below with collocations from the text. Often you are given the first letter(s) to help you.

The exercise should be easy – if it is not then you need to review the topic.

  1. John needed a holiday because the pr_____ of w_____  were making him ill.
  2. If someone drinks, drives and then has an accident, I have very l_____  s______  for  t_____ .
  3. It is q_____  u_____  to say that the food at the restaurant made you ill – it was the amount of beer you drank!
  4. I have many electrical devices, and although I am sure that they must m___  l____ e_____ in many ways, I sometimes wonder whether I need them all.
  5. It is quite fashionable for people to say that they are s_____  o_____, when they want to boast that they have an important job.
  6. Keep criticising people is t____ coun_______ . It is better to look for some positive way to encourage them.
  7. I went to the doctor’s today to be pre_____  anti-d______  as a result of my completely soul destroying job!

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IELTS Topics (IT11): Modern versus traditional architecture

This exercise is based on Modern versus traditional architecture (topic 11) in the IELTS Topics eBook.

The book helps you learn collocations that can be used across a range of writing and speaking topics – the collocations are not limited to the subject being discussed.

It is not enough to know the language – you must be able to use it naturally.

Complete the sentences below with collocations from the text. Sometimes you are given the first letter(s) to help you.

The exercise should be easy – if it is not then you need to review the topic.

  1. The pr_____ of the environment is one of the major political issues of the twenty-first century.
  2. Some would argue that people over 65 should retire from work in order to _____  w_____  f_____  people from a younger generation.
  3. For many people, the few wild areas that are left in Britain are  a v_____  p_____  _____  our h_____ .
  4. The reviews said that the restaurant was fantastic, but I think it is h_____  o_____ – it is no more than average.
  5. She does not have a personal style. In fact, she has an anon_____  q_____  that makes it difficult to remember her: but she would make a good spy!
  6. If it hadn’t been for the campaigning efforts of John, this building would have been demolished instead of being pre_____  _____  pos_____.

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IELTS Topics (IT10): Nuclear power – good or bad?

This exercise is based on Nuclear power – good or bad? (topic 10) in the IELTS Topics eBook.

The book helps you learn collocations that can be used across a range of writing and speaking topics – the collocations are not limited to the subject being discussed.

It is not enough to know the language – you must be able to use it naturally.

Complete the sentences below with collocations from the text. Sometimes you are given the first letter(s) to help you.

The exercise should be easy – if it is not then you need to review the topic.

  1. Many people have used water as though it was v_____ u_____ but we are having to change our view as a result of greater environmental awareness.
  2. Early computers were very slow, but since then the processor speeds have i_____  d_____.
  3. I have no plans to travel abroad in the f_____  ______.
  4. Thanks vert much for the present – it was a_____  f_____.
  5. The world’s r_____  _____  ever increasing consumer demand is likely, eventually, to lead to a crisis.
  6. I hate my job, but at the moment a cannot think of any r______  a_____.
  7. One of the problems that Japan has had to overcome is that it doesn’t have natural resources in any s_____  q_____ .

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IELTS Topics (IT09): Immigration

This exercise is based on Immigration (topic 9) in the IELTS Topics eBook.

The book helps you learn collocations that can be used across a range of writing and speaking topics – the collocations are not limited to the subject being discussed.

It is not enough to know the language – you must be able to use it naturally.

Complete the sentences below with collocations from the text. Sometimes you are given the first letter(s) to help you.

The exercise should be easy – if it is not then you need to review the topic.

  1. When I was young I was h_____  am_____, and wanted to reach the top of my profession.
  2. Bill Clinton is a p_____  e_____  of the way a poor by can rise to the top in America.
  3. Until recently there was a lot of d_____  ag______  people with handicaps.
  4. The view that people’s intelligence is linked to race is without foundation and simply a result of b_____  p_____.
  5. These days it is fashionable to talk about the s_____  s_____ that is required for a job.
  6. Some people get angry very quickly, which makes it difficult to have a ra_____  d_____ with them about any controversial topic.
  7. Sex is no longer a t_____  subject, at least in the west.

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IELTS Topics (IT08): Government housing: good or bad

This exercise is based on Government housing: good or bad (topic number-8) in the IELTS Topics eBook.

The book helps you learn collocations that can be used across a range of writing and speaking topics – the collocations are not limited to the subject being discussed.

It is not enough to know the language – you must be able to use it naturally.

Complete the sentences below with collocations from the text. Sometimes you are given the first letter(s) to help you.

The exercise should be easy – if it is not then you need to review the topic.

  1. Most people believe that s_____  m_____ is a good thing, because it gives people a sense of possibility – that if they work hard they can improve their lives.
  2. Drug abuse inevitably leads to s_____  p_____ as people cannot keep a job, and turn to crime to finance their habit.
  3. If a doctor cannot cure your illness, a least he or she should t_____  to  a_____  m_____  it _____.
  4. Economists love theories, but politicians need p_____  s_____s  to problems.
  5. If a young person does not have a job for a long period of time, it can by h_____  da_____  to their self-esteem.
  6. My generation was lucky. We were able to buy houses relatively cheaply, and then over the years we got the b_____  of  r_____  h_____  p_____ that has enabled us to live very comfortably.

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IELTS Topics (IT07): Gender roles

This exercise is based on Gender roles (topic 7) in the IELTS Topics eBook.

The book helps you learn collocations that can be used across a range of writing and speaking topics – the collocations are not limited to the subject being discussed.

It is not enough to know the language – you must be able to use it naturally.

Complete the sentences below with collocations from the text. Sometimes you are given the first letter(s) to help you.

The exercise should be easy – if it is not then you need to review the topic.

  1. It is still relatively unusual for the man to b_____  _____ the children.
  2. The number of people who smoke in the UK has fallen significantly _____  r_____  years.
  3. One of the drawbacks of having a dog is that when you go on holiday you need to find someone to l_____  _____ it.
  4. Some people think, although not me, that as you get older it becomes harder  _____  a_____ to changes in society.
  5. It is unfair if the son of the boss is appointed in preference to someone else who is b_____  q_____ .
  6. I think it is p_____  r_____  that two gay people who want to get married, should be able to do so.
  7. Often people who shout a lot are trying to hide the fact that they are in_____ .
  8. The number of things we can do on a mobile phone has grown e______ in recent years.

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IELTS Topics (IT06): Festivals

This exercise is based on Festivals (topic 6) in the IELTS Topics eBook.

The book helps you learn collocations that can be used across a range of writing and speaking topics – the collocations are not limited to the subject being discussed.

It is not enough to know the language – you must be able to use it naturally.

Complete the sentences below with collocations from the text. Sometimes you are given the first letter(s) to help you.

The exercise should be easy – if it is not then you need to review the topic.

  1. One advantage of always living in the same place is that you grow up with a strong s_____ of identity.
  2. All religions have religious r_____ that create a sense of familiarity and seriousness for believers.
  3. Personally, I find issues of race and “cultural identity” very irritating. They put an emphasis on differences r_____ than s_____, and this can have extremely negative c_____ .
  4. London is one of the most c_____ cities in the world.
  5. Listening to the news on the BBC is o____ of _____ w_____ in which you can improve your English.
  6. People who live a jet –set  life may lack a sense of b_____ to a particular community.
  7. England c_____ Christmas – most importantly by giving presents and eating a lot!
  8. The e_____ in many English courses is speaking or chatting skills – with the result that many students cannot write well. I r____ this as a mistake.
  9. Many people think practical jokes are h_____< but sometimes they can have s_____ and n_____ consequences.

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IELTS Topics (IT05): English as an international language

This exercise is based on English as an international language (topic 5) in the IELTS Topics eBook.

The book helps you learn collocations that can be used across a range of writing and speaking topics – the collocations are not limited to the subject being discussed.

It is not enough to know the language – you must be able to use it naturally.

Complete the sentences below with collocations from the text. Sometimes you are given the first letter(s) to help you.

The exercise should be easy – if it is not then you need to review the topic.

  1. I am h_____ sce_____ ab_____ claims to have discovered an easy way of getting a high score in the IELTS examination.
  2. Free trade boosts economies and makes it easier for people from different countries to _____  business to_____.
  3. Travel broadens the mind and helps to break _____ the ba_____ between different cultures.
  4. It is always best to write business agreements down on paper, as a failure to do so can easily le_____  to misu ______ later.
  5. We need an experienced negotiator to try to agree an end to the war, and I believe the ex Secretary-General of the UN is in _____  be_____ pos_____ to play this r _____.
  6. If you are learning a language it is ex_____ u_____ to visit the country.
  7. One advantage of Word for documents is that it is w _____ u_____, so it is possible to easily exchange information.

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Topics: Globalisation – good or bad

Work through the exercises carefully – make sure you can USE the language – not only UNDERSTAND it.

(1) Read the text below carefully.

In recent years globalisation has had an important effect on all our lives. The clothes we wear, the food we eat, the cars we drive: they arrive in our towns and cities from all over the world. At the same time, we listen to the same music, watch the same films and go to the same places on holiday.

Some people think that this is a bad thing because all the transport involved is damaging to the environment, local customs and traditions are replaced by a “universal culture”, and there are fewer differences between people and societies.

In my opinion this is completely wrong. Globalisation gives people choices, it allows many things to be produced at a reasonable price, and it allows countries to develop by trading with other countries in markets in which they are competitive. As they develop more these markets change. A visit to a local supermarket, or an electronics shop, brings us into contact with goods from all over the world. I believe that this is a fantastic and positive consequence of globalisation.

(2) Listen to me read it on the audio below:

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(3) Notice the collocations in the text.

(1) think about how you could use them to express your ideas

(2) what is your attitude to globalisation – do you agree or disagree with me?

(1) Try the dictation below:

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(2) Check your answer.

(3) Repeat if you have made mistakes.

(1) Complete the gaps in the text below:

In r_______ years globalisation ______ had _______ important effect _______ all our lives. The clothes we wear, the food we eat, the cars we drive: they arrive _______ our towns and cities f_______ all o_______ the world. At the same time, we listen _______  _______ same music, watch the same films and go to the same places _______ holiday.

Some people think that this is a bad thing because all the transport involved is d_______ to the env_______, local customs and tr_______ are replaced by a “universal culture”, and there are f_______ differences b_______ people and societies.

In my opinion this is c_______ wrong. Globalisation gives people choices, it allows many things to _______ produced at _______ reasonable price, and it allows countries to develop by trading with other countries in markets _______ which they are com_______. As they develop more these markets change. A visit to a local su_______, or an electronics shop, brings us into contact _______ goods from a_______ _______ _______ world. I believe that this is a fantastic and positive con_______ of globalisation.

(2) Check your answers carefully.

(1) Read the text below and find and correct the 10 mistakes.

In recent years globalisation has had an important affect on all our lifes. The clothes we wear, the food we eat, the cars we drive: they arrive in our towns and cities from all over the world. At the same time, we listen to the same music, watch the same films and go to the same places in holiday.

Some people thinks that this is a bad thing because all the transport involved is damaging on the environment, local customs and traditions are replased by a “universal culture”, and there are fewer differences between people and societies.

In my opinion this is completly wrong. Globalisation gives people choices, it allows many things to be produced at the reasonable price, and it allows countries to develop by trading with other countries in markets in which they are competitive. As they develop more these markets change. A visit to a local supermarket, or an electronics shop, brings us for contact with goods from all over the world. I believe that this is a fantastic and positive consequence from globalisation.

(2) Check your answers:

Try to find all the mistakes yourself – then look at the original carefully – this builds your noticing skills.

If you still cannot find all the mistakes look at the pdf below:

Click here to open a pdf with the mistakes marked.

 


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IELTS Topics (IT04): Divorce

This exercise is based on Divorce (topic 4) in the IELTS Topics eBook.

The book helps you learn collocations that can be used across a range of writing and speaking topics – the collocations are not limited to the subject being discussed.

It is not enough to know the language – you must be able to use it naturally.

Complete the sentences below with collocations from the text. Sometimes you are given the first letter(s) to help you.

The exercise should be easy – if it is not then you need to review the topic.

  1. The reasons why drugs have become widely used by young people are e_____ c_____ .
  2. Many people think that parents should not smoke in the car with children because it is h_____  d______ing  for children to be exposed to cigarette smoke.
  3. Also, for many people there is a significant s_____  st_____ attached to smoking, and it has become deeply unfashionable.
  4. In my opinion, what people do in their private life is their own business, and I do not think it is right to make m_____  j______s  about others.
  5. I was lucky to grow up in an environment where I had several p_____  m______  r_____  models.
  6. having divorced parents is not always a bad thing, and I belive that the effect p_____  v_____  f_____ family to family.
  7. G_____s about society are nearly always going to be wrong – we need to consider people as individuals.

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Topics: Home schooling – good or bad

Work through the exercises carefully – make sure you can USE the language – not only UNDERSTAND it.

(1) Read the text below carefully.

Some people sincerely believe that it is a good idea to educate their children at home. They feel that their children can learn more effectively, that they can progress at their own speed, and that their children will avoid some of the more negative aspects of school. These can include bullying by other pupils, poor teaching, drugs, bad language, and a hostile attitude towards learning.

Whilst I can understand some of these ideas, I think that the decision to home school is extremely unwise. School is not only about academic skills, but also about social skills – learning to develop good working relationships with a wide variety of people. In their future working lives our children will have to do this and it is important to learn these essential skills when they are young. In common with the rest of the world schools are not perfect, but if the school is really terrible, then changing school would be a more reasonable solution to the problem than abandoning schools completely.

(2) Listen to me read the text:

There are various ways you can use this:

Listen and read / Just listen / listen and repeat

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(3) Express yourself:

(1) What were the negative aspects of your school?

(2) Pick one – expand it – give an example (now you should have an interesting paragraph).

(1) Try the dictation below:

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(2) Check your answer.

If you have made mistakes you should repeat the exercise later.

(3) Express yourself:

(1) Think about a positive aspect of your school.

(2) Expand the thought.

(3) Add an example.

This is a very easy way to build a paragraph:

“One of the positive apsects of my secondary school was that the class sizes, especially in the sixth form, were quite small. This meant that in the classroom we had the chance to talk and discuss our ideas at length. In my history group, for example, there were about 8 of us and I remember very clearly having long interesting discussions with our teacher, Joe Fyles, about the causes of the English Civil War in the seventeenth century. Even today, and it was a long time ago, I think back to these classes with pleasure. We became a very close group and during the summer holidays we continued our lessons at the teacher’s house – he freely gave up his summer, and we gave up ours! Incredible!”

Note: the structure is very simple – any idea will do!

(1) Complete the gaps in the text below:

Some people s_______ believe that it is a good idea _______ educate their children _______ home. They feel that their children can learn more effectively, that they can progress _______ their o_______ speed, and that their children will avoid some _______ the more negative a_______ of school. These can include bullying _______ other pupils, poor teaching, drugs, bad language, and a hostile attitude towards learning.

Whilst I can understand some _______ these ideas, I think that the decision to home school is ext_______ unwise. School is not only about academic skills, but also about social skills – learning to develop good working re_______   _______ a wide variety _______ people. In their future working lives our children will have to do this and it is important to learn these essential skills when they are young. In common _______ the rest _______  _______ world schools are not p_______, but if the school is really terrible, then changing school would be a more reasonable solution _______ the problem than abandoning schools c_______.

(2) Check your answers

(3) Develop ideas:

In paragraph 1 it says that some people like home schooling because “they feel their children can learn more effectively”

Develop the idea be expanding and giving an example.

Note: this is not difficult – do not search for an unusual idea.

This is my example:

“One of the reasons why some people think that home schooling is a good idea is that they feel their children can learn more effectively. In a normal school the teacher cannot give a lot of time to any individual child, whereas at home the parent or tutor can focus on the particular childs needs, and help with any difficulties. One hour of indivdual attention in this way is probably more than normal school children receive in a day. At school I had to study Latin, but in the first year I got behind with the course and found it verydifficult to catch up later. If I had had personal tuition this would not have happened and my personal needs would have been identified much sooner.”

(1) Find and correct the 10 mistakes in the text below.

Some people sincerly believe that it is a good idea to educate their children at home. They feel that there children can learns more effectively, that they can progress by their own speed, and that their children will avoid some of the more negative aspect of school. These can include bullying by other pupils, poor teaching, drugs, bad language, and a hostile attitude towards learning.

Whilst I can understand some of these ideas, I think that the decision to home school is extremely inwise. School is not only about academic skills, but also about social skills – learning to develope good working relationships with a wide variety of people. In their future working lives our children will have to do this and it is important to learn these esential skills when they are young. In common for the rest of the world schools are not perfect, but if the school is really terrible, then changing school would be a more reasonable solution for the problem than abandoning schools completely.

(2) Check your answer.

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(3) Express yourself.

The second paragraph of the text expresses my ideas. Do you agree or disagree?

 


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IELTS Topics (IT03): Alternative medicine – good or bad.

This exercise is based on Alternative medicine: good or bad (topic 3) in the IELTS Topics eBook.

This exercise should be easy – if it is not then you need to review the topic. Check your answers in th ebook.

  1. Some people think that homeopathic medicine is an appropriate way of treating illnesses, but I believe it only has a p_____  e_____.
  2. Obviously, some UK universities are much better than others and it is very difficult to g_____  a_____ the system as a whole.
  3. One f_____  that developing countries s_____ is that they lack the legal infrastructure that protects the intellectual property of innovative companies.
  4. A c_____ doctor will use medicines that have been rigorously tested u_____  s_____ c_____ to ensure that they are effect for the purpose for which they are being used.
  5. Much of what people say about politics is c_____  r_____ , based on prejudice rather than evidence.
  6. There are many types of alternative medicine including ar_____, acu_____,  ho_____ and her_____ m_____.
  7. The growing abuse of drugs and alcohol by young people is one of the h_____ d_____ features of modern life.

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IT02: IELTS Topics – Aid to developing countries: good or bad

This exercise is based on Aid to developing countries: good or bad (topic 2) in the IELTS Topics eBook.

The book helps you learn collocations that can be used across a range of writing and speaking topics – the collocations are not limited to the subject being discussed.

It is not enough to know the language – you must be able to use it naturally.

Complete the sentences below with collocations form the text. Sometimes you are given the first letter(s) to help you.

This exercise should be easy – if it is not then you need to review the topic.

  1. I think it is g_____  ob_____ that economic growth is related to capital investment.
  2. Probably the three most basic human needs are c_____ water, w_____  and sh_____.
  3. Those who advocate giving aid are usually w_____ – m_____ , but the results may be very different from their g_____  i_____.
  4. Clearly, some countries have a higher proportion of c_____ offi_____  than others, and the fact that people have to pay bribes to get want they want only reduces the overall efficiency of the country.
  5. I would advise you to think v_____ C_____ b_____ investing in that company.
  6. For me, the technological developments of the last 30 years are an unq_____  g_____ thing.

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IT01: IELTS Topics – Advertising

This exercise is based on the Advertising Topic (topic 1) in the IELTS Topics eBook.

The book helps you learn collocations that can be used across a range of writing and speaking topics – the collocations are not limited to the subject being discussed.

It is not enough to know the language – you must be able to use it naturally.

This exercise should be easy – if it is not then you need to review the topic.

Check your answers with the eBook.

  1. Name four types of advertising.
  2. The role of advertising is to _____ to _____ us to buy a particular product or service.
  3. I am h_____ s_____ about the forecasts for climate change issued by the United Nations.
  4. I _____ five years studying abroad.
  5. The role of therapy is not merely to change people’s thinking, but to change people’s b_______.
  6. She spends an awful lot of money _____ clothes.
  7. I am f_____ a_____ of the difficulty of becoming completely fluent in another language.
  8. His attempt to open a new business in London was a c_____ f_____.
  9. He fi_____ believes that he will achieve a band 7 this time!

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