1. improved a. something that helps someone or something to
improve
2. development b. someone who drives a car, etc.
3. driver c. someone who is travelling in a car, etc. but not
driving it
4. passenger d. the amount of space a trolleybus has to hold people
5. booster e. better than before
6. capacity f. a change that makes a product better
Vocabulary Development
A. Complete the table below using a dictionary. The first one has been done for you.
| Noun (for people,device) | Noun (idea) | Verb | Adjective |
| holder | hold | hold | holding holded |
| equipped | |||
| number | |||
| production | |||
| provider |
B. What suffixes can you add to these words?
a. finish b. break c. pollute d. make
Vocabulary Exercises
A. Do you know why the British drive on the left? Read this information with a dictionary and find out. ***
Traffic in London differs from that of the Continent. In England they keep to the left but not to the right.
In England people say: If you go left, you go right. If you go right, you go wrong.
They say that once upon a time people kept to any side of the road they liked. But then they decided to make it a rule to keep to the left. As Napoleon hated the British very much, he decided that in France the people should keep to a different side. And later on in all the countries which he conquered he made the traffic keep to the right.
There is another idea why the British keep to the left.
Look at this table and pictures and read the information attentively.
| 1. The heart is on the left side of the body. 2. Hundreds of years ago soldiers fought with swords. 3. They used shields to protect their hearts. The shields were naturally held in the left hand. |
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| 4. The sword was therefore held in the right hand. 5. It was therefore natural to put the sword away on the left side of the body. 6. If you have a sword hanging down on the left, which side do you get on a horse from? Not from the horses right. 7. You get on from the horses left. 8. If you are getting on to a horse from its left, which side of the road do you stand on? Not on the right. 9. You stand on the left hand side of the road, get on the horse in comfort, and ride away on the left? Its logical. 10. Now can you explain why foreigners drive on the right? |
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B. Here are the names of different vehicles:
| ship plane car bus lorry tank pram train motorbike bicycle |
a. Complete these sentences.
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1. . has got the most wheels.
2. . and . have got the fewest wheels.
3. . can carry people.
4. ... can carry... people.
5. ..... is the fastest.
6. .....is the ....
7. A ..... is the lightest.
8. A ...
9. A .. expensive.
10.A ... cheapest.
b. Now write the sentences about these vehicles using the following structures:
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1. A .... has got more wheels than a....
2. A hasnt got as many wheels as a ..
3. A . can carry (far) more people than a ....
4. A . cant carry (nearly) as many people as a ...
5. A . is (much) faster/heavier than a ..
6. A . costs (much) more than a ..
7. A . doesnt cost (nearly) as much as a .....
(Or: A costs much less than a ...)
8. A . has got the most/fewest..........
9. A .. can carry the most/fewest ......
10. A ...... is the fastest/slowest/heaviest/etc.
