Newsbrowsing.blogspot.hu February
2014
EXERCISES
My Countryside – Emma Bridgewater – The ceramics designer
relaxes by immersing herself in the pleasures of rural life
Read the text. For numbers 1-10 use the word given to form a
verbal structure that fits in the space.
1.
decribe-...................................................................
2.
plant-.......................................................................
3. spend-......................................................................
4. lie
down-.................................................................
5.
live-.........................................................................
6. move-......................................................................
7.
spoil-.......................................................................
8. ever come
across-...................................................
9. acquire-...................................................................
10.
allow-....................................................................
Tales from a Stone
Cottage by Aly Wilks – A Rustic Romance
Read the story. Use the word given in capitals with the
numbers to form a word that fits in the space.
1.
FREEZE-...............................................................
2.
CANDLELIGHT-..................................................
3.
EXIST-...................................................................
4. SINCERE-.............................................................
5.
WILL-....................................................................
6.
SIMPLE-................................................................
7. PILGRIM-.............................................................
8.
PRACTICE-..........................................................
9.
FEASIBLE-...........................................................
10.
PROFESSION-....................................................
Portraits Of Nature:
Winter
Read the description of the wintery landscape and find the
synonyms in the given paragraphs.
1.
find out where you are and where other things
are (paragraph 1)
-..................................................................
2.
very small pieces of white ice on the ground and
plants (paragraph 2) -.........................................................
3.
a strong feeling of wanting to find out about sg
(paragraph 2)-........................................
4.
land covered with grass where sheep, cows are
kept (paragraph 3)-.................................
5.
extremely crowded (paragraph 3)
-....................................................................
6.
decorate the interior (paragraph
4)-....................................................................
7.
a particular smell, especially a pleasant one
(paragraph 4)-...............................................
8.
a feeling of being very interested and atrracted
by sg (paragraph6)-...............................
9.
unable to leave a place because of a lot of snow
(paragraph 7)-.....................................
10.
not smooth or flat (paragraph 7)-
…..........................................................
11.
a male sheep (paragraph 8)
-..........................................
12.
a female sheep (paragraph
8)-..........................................................
13.
a feeling you have when you need to eat sg
(paragraph 8)-.................................................
14.
cook slowly at a temperature near boiling
(paragraph 9)-......................................................
15.
made bright by electric light (paragraph
9)-.............................................................................
From Little Acorns-
Clive Aslet on ancient trees
Read the text and answer the following questions.
1.
What is Richmond Park renown for in arboreal
terms?
2.
Name a few arboreal winners in the UK!
3.
What are the difficulties to date ancient trees?
4.
What
factors are Britain's ancient trees owing to?
5.
Which type
is the most sacred tree of all in Britain?
