Second edition Unit 1 Vocabulary Practice

Level 2

What does get mean? Put the phrases in the 3 What are the inventions? Match them with

LEVEL 2 UNIT 1
box in the correct columns. definitions a–h.
get impatient get home get an idea 1 inswednerc iprews windscreen wipers h
get wet get to school get the answer 2 seedil gineen
get angry get a present get back from work 3 eokocr
4 someu tarp
arrive become receive
5 lolerr takess
get impatient
6 meerto nolocrt

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7 gcehiwn mug
8 shshdiware

a you keep it in your mouth for a long time

b it turns the TV on and off
2 Complete the sentences with the correct c you can move fast on these
form of the expressions from Exercise 1. d it makes a lorry or car move
1 Maya was getting impatient e you can catch a mouse with this
because I was taking a long time to get ready f you cook your food on it
for the party. g you can clean the dishes with this
2 Can you help me? I can’t h they clean the window on a car
to this question.
3 When I , the first 4 Circle the correct words.
lesson was just starting.
1 The remote control is a really useful / similar
4 My little sister very invention – especially if you’re lazy!
this morning – she was shouting and 2 Louis Braille invented a way for blind /
screaming at everyone! company people to read and write.
5 It was a very long film so we 3 A Walkman is useful / similar to an MP3
late from the cinema. player, because you can listen to music while
you move.
6 Wow, you’re 16 today! Did you big
4 We did an interesting failure / experiment in
from your parents?
our Chemistry class today.
7 I have to cook the dinner because my mum
5 Why does the sun always blind / disappear
and dad don’t until late this behind the clouds?
evening. 6 Mercedes is a very successful company /
8 Inventors often by looking failure that makes cars.
at things around them. 7 He is most famous for his painting, but
9 Oh no, it’s starting to rain – we’re going to Leonard da Vinci was also a great inventor /
experiment.
really .
8 I tried to make bread but it was a complete
similar / failure. It tasted horrible!

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 Second edition Unit 2 Vocabulary Practice
Level 2

Complete the adjectives. Write their 3 Find six sport words in the word snake.

LEVEL 2 UNIT 2
opposites. Write them on the lines below.
1 f _a s t slow
t rath lete n t e read i s c u s e r
2 g_ _d pr
in a m a sco c a p t a in to
ins
3 _ nt_ r_ s t_ ng
4 d _f f_c_ lt 1 sprint 4
5 n_ _sy 2 5

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6 b_ _ _ t_f_ l 3 6
7 _ xp _ ns _v_
8 y _ _ ng
4 Complete the dialogue with the expressions
9 h_gh in the box.
10 t _ d y
that sort of thing Guess what
We’re talking about an awful lot of
2 Complete the sentences with words in that’s not the point at the end of the day
Exercise 1.
1 This bus is so slow . It would be Nicky: Hi, Mark. 1 Guess what ? There’s a
quicker to walk! dance marathon on next month. Do you want
to do it with me?
2 It’s too in here. Can you be quiet,
please. Mark: Oh, I don’t know. How long do you have
to dance for?
3 It’s only €25. I didn’t realise phones were so
. Nicky: Well, I don’t know. But it says it’s a 24-
hour dance competition.
4 That dog is so . I don’t even want
to look at it. Mark: Hm. That’s 2 dancing.
It sounds really tiring.
5 The wall’s too . We can’t climb
over it. Nicky: Well, 3 , though, is it?
4
raising money for the
6 My cousin’s too for school. He’s
school. It’s for the new swimming pool
only three years old.
and the library and 5 . And
7 This is a very test. I don’t know
anyway, it’ll be a lot of fun.
any of the answers.
Mark: Yes, I suppose you’re right. It does sound
8 Joe is at Maths, but he’s even
quite good.
better at Physics.
Nicky: Exactly. And 6 , it’s about
making the school a better place. That’s what
really matters.

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 Second edition Unit 3 Vocabulary Practice
Level 2

Match 1–8 with a–h. 3 Read the clues. Write the words in the

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puzzle. What is the mystery word?
1 environmental a warming
2 traffic b down 1 lots of cars moving slowly

3 exhaust c change 2 area with many trees in tropical countries

4 global d up 3 the weather

5 clean e levels 4 pieces of paper and other waste

6 cut f problems 5 the air around the planet

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7 climate g fumes 6 things that you throw away

8 pollution h jams 7 using things again, like glass, paper, etc.

8 a building where things are made

2 Complete the sentences with the words in 8

the box. 1
T R A F F I C J A M
2
environment waste climate change
3
are disappearing continue to rise
pollution levels exhaust fumes 4

1 It is important to reduce pollution levels 6

in all major cities. 7

2 Millions of trees are cut down every year and

rainforests .
3 Global warming means that temperatures 4 Match the phonetics with words from
around the world. Exercises 1–4.
4 There are too many cars on the roads, causing 1 /tməsfiə/ atmosphere
problems with . 2 /pəluʃən/
5 More storms and other unusual weather are 3 /klaimət/
signs of dramatic .
4 /risaikl/
6 Many people think that global warming is the
5 /invaiərənmənt/
biggest problem for our .
6 /litə/
7 Don’t water or electricity!
7 /raiz/
8 /r biʃ/

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 Second edition Unit 4 Vocabulary Practice
Level 2

Find ten pairs of words and write them in 3 Read the definitions and write the words.

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the table.
1 a hat with a flat piece at the front c ap
pants elevator biscuits soccer 2 an American sport played with a small ball
underground lorry trousers garbage b
sidewalk subway lift candy truck
3 your mother or father p
rubbish flat cookies football
4 a system of things, e.g. computers
subway sweets pavement
n

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British North American 5 where you put rubbish b
1 trousers pants 6 a jacket and trousers s
2 7 a drawing on your skin t
3
4
4 Complete the dialogue with the expressions
5 in the box.
6
you’re not supposed to What do you reckon
7 the kind of thing in the middle of
8 No wonder have a look
9
10 Jan: Hey, 1 you’re not supposed to be in my
homework. What do you want?
Simon: Sorry, sis. I just need to use your
2 Circle the correct words. computer for a while. I want to
3
1 In some American cities the sidewalks are at something.
covered in rubbish / garbage. Jan: Can’t you look in a book or something?
2 Lorries / Cookies are not allowed to travel Simon: No, it’s not 4 you
through the city centre. find in books.
3 Be careful not to step off the underground / Jan: Oh, you mean you want to play that
pavement and into the road. stupid video game again.
4 I went to the shopping mall to buy a new pair Simon: Yes, of course! Anyway, it’s not stupid.
of pants / sweets. Look at it. 5 ?
5 Soccer / Garbage is not as popular in the US Jan: It’s really boring, Simon.
6
as baseball or basketball. you haven’t got
6 My uncle lives in an apartment / a subway any friends.
building in the centre of Toronto. Simon: Thanks, sis!

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 Second edition Unit 5 Vocabulary Practice
Level 2

Match the words with the ages. 3 What are the words? Match them with the

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definitions a–h.
1 a young adult a 85 years old
1 espech speech d
2 a child b 20 years old
3 a teenager c 67 years old 2 tevo

4 a baby d 13 years old 3 feacicrtiet

5 a toddler e 8 years old 4 doorcclei

6 a pensioner f 2 years old 5 betir

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7 a middle-aged person g 6 months old 6 kluls

8 an elderly person h 48 years old 7 moneycre

8 dastmiu

2 Complete the sentences with the words in

the box. a a formal event that happens on a special
occasion
have a go permission grounded
turn at least a couple of b a group of people with a traditional way
fed up with come of age of life
c where you go to watch a big sports event
1 I’m bored of playing this game now. Do you d a talk given to a group of people
want to have a go next?
e the hard part of your head
2 My parents my sister again.
f a big reptile with lots of teeth
Now she can’t go out for a week.
g a piece of paper with your exam results on it
3 Sam went to the party without his parents’
h to choose in an election
. They were really angry
with him.
4 My mum says she’s the mess 4 Match the phonetics with words from
Exercises 1–3.
in my bedroom.
5 My parents are going to pay for me to do 1 /eldəli/ elderly
driving lessons when I 17 next 2 /seriməni/
year.
3 /pəmiʃən/
6 My brother’s going to Australia for
4 /tɒdlə/
months to work on a farm.
5 /spitʃ/
7 When you stop being a child and start being
an adult, you . 6 /beibi/

8 I think you have to be 14 to 7 /tineidər/

fly on a plane without an adult. 8 /sk l/

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 Second edition Unit 6 Vocabulary Practice
Level 2

Circle the correct words. 3 Read the definitions and write the words.

LEVEL 2 UNIT 6
1 It was a great party last night – I had / made 1 a funny story j oke
a really good time! 2 a stupid person f
2 My uncle always has / makes us laugh – he 3 the sound or act of laughing l
knows so many good jokes.
4 something that makes you better when you’re
3 We had / made fun swimming and surfing on ill m
holiday last summer.
5 happy about something g
4 The teacher told Toby off for making /

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6 an angry discussion a
having funny faces at Sara during the lesson.
7 the look on your face when you’re annoyed
5 I felt really stupid when I fell over but we
f
made / had a good laugh about it later.
6 It’s not kind to make / have fun of somebody
4 Complete the dialogue with the expressions
just because they’re different from you. in the box.
7 When I started at this school I had / made
Tell me about it As long as In other words
friends quite easily.
what’s the point of come on know what

Laura: Hi, James. How did you do in the Maths

2 Circle the correct words.
test?
1 Molly’s always laughing – she’s got a great
James: Terrible – I only got 40%. I mean, I
sense of humour / laughter.
studied pretty hard. But that was a really
2 You’ll soon feel better if you remember to difficult test, wasn’t it?
take your argument / medicine.
Laura: I know. 1 Tell me about it . I revised for
3 Jack made a fool / joke of himself when he three hours last night and I still only got 45%.
danced on the table in the restaurant. I mean, 2 studying for hours?
4 I knew my dad was annoyed because of the It doesn’t do much good.
big frown / fool on his face. Eve: Oh, 3 Laura. You’re not
5 It’s important to remember the end of the telling me that studying doesn’t help.
story if you want to tell a joke / humour. Laura: Not really, no.
6 I’m fool / glad you did well in your exams – Eve: 4
, if you don’t do any
you worked really hard. studying you’ll get the same results?
7 I had a big laughter / argument with my James: You 5 ? I think I might try
parents because they wouldn’t let me go out. that for the next exam.
Eve: Well OK. 6 you don’t
mind getting 20% next time!

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 Second edition Unit 7 Vocabulary Practice
Level 2

What are the words? Complete the 3 Circle the correct words.

LEVEL 2 UNIT 7
sentences.
1 The sea is very rising / rough. I don’t think it’s
1 An enormous wave destroyed the village in a good day to go sailing.
the tsunami (imansut) of 2004. 2 We need to reduce / refuse the amount of oil
2 The Second World War was ended when we use because there isn’t much left.
two (erlanuc ombbs) were 3 People on the island are worried that the
dropped on Japan. volcano will erupt / refuse again.
3 Several houses on the island were blown 4 Sea levels are rising / uninhabitable and

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down by the force of the there are likely to be more floods in towns
(irrchunae). near the coast.
4 Rain fell for six weeks, causing a terrible 5 When the environment of an area is
(olfosd) in some parts of the destroyed then it becomes rough /
country. uninhabitable.
5 Many towns were badly damaged in the 6 Olives are an important refuse / source of
Alaska (thareakeuq) in 1964. food in many Mediterranean countries.
6 When the (oclanov) erupted, 7 This is a big job. I can’t finish painting the
houses in the village were completely buried. house if you reduce / refuse to help me.
8 You’re not scared of a rough / tiny thing like
2 Complete the sentences with the words in that, are you? That’s the smallest spider I’ve
the box. ever seen!
cause damage on its own swarm 9 The hurricane is expected to hit the town
huge it’s no wonder harvest tomorrow. Storms and flooding erupt /
threaten to cause a lot of damage.
1 My sister plays her music so loud,
it’s no wonder that I can’t do my homework.
2 The weather has been particularly good and
4 Match the phonetics with words from
Exercises 1–4.
farmers expect an excellent .
1 /vɒlkeinəυ/ volcano
3 If you want to keep a pet rabbit it’s best
to have two. A rabbit doesn’t like to live 2 /sɔs/
. 3 /ir pt/
4 My parents love watching films and they have 4 /swɔm/
a collection of DVDs. 5 /tsunɑmi/
5 A big dog will if you 6 /hɑvist/
keep it inside all the time. 7 /θkweik/
6 Insects sometimes in very 8 /h rikəin/
large numbers, especially in hot weather.

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 Second edition Unit 8 Vocabulary Practice
Level 2

Circle the correct spelling. 3 Match the words in Exercise 3 with the

LEVEL 2 UNIT 8
1 a detached / detatched house definitions.
2 a teraced / terraced house 1 it’s on the roof of a house and helps you
3 a bungalo / bungalow watch television aerial

4 a housing estate / istate 2 a small building where you can keep a car

5 a cotage / cottage
3 a wood or metal wall between two gardens
6 a TV arial / aerial

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7 a chimney / chimnee
4 a machine that carries you up and down inside
8 stairs / staires
a building
5 a level of a building
2 What are the words? Find them in the puzzle. 6 a house with no upstairs
1 inmechy chimney 7 a kind of door in a wall
2 aliera
3 atge 4 Complete the dialogue with the expressions
4 argaeg in the box.

5 olfor there’s no point in It’s up to you

6 iftl there’s nothing wrong with Anything else?
all over the place if you say so
7 arists
8 ardgen Jodie: Oh, Mum, I can’t go to school today.
9 idwonw Mum: Oh, Jodie, 1 there’s nothing wrong with
10 ecenf you. You just don’t want to do the Science
test, do you?
G A R A N T I R D V Jodie: No, really, I feel sick and I’ve got a
N C H I M N E Y E N stomach ache ... oh and a headache. Actually
I’ve got aches 2
L I F B U R C N O W
.
G A R A G E N D G I
Mum: Hmm. 3 ?
A P T E C H L I A N
Jodie: Er ... my head’s really hot? I think I’ll have
T R O R V U F O R D to stay at home.
E C L I F T E R D O Mum: Oh, well, 4 . I was
L S T A I T N U E W going to take you to that new café after
school. But 5 doing that if
R E U L V I C J N O
you’re not feeling well.
F L O O R D E K R Y 6
, I suppose, if you’re
E S R A S T A I R S too sick to go to school.
Jodie: Oh, well. You know what? I am starting
to feel a bit better.

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 Second edition Unit 9 Vocabulary Practice
Level 2

Complete the sentences with the correct 3 What are the words? Match them with

LEVEL 2 UNIT 9
form of the verbs in the box. definitions a–h.

wonder think guess 1 uclmes muscle d

realise believe in concentrate 2 ardeg
2 igwasj
1 I think I could run a marathon, but
4 esnigd
I’m not sure.
5 ostgh
2 James made a mistake, but he soon

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and change his answer. 6 otenokbo

3 It’s difficult to on two things 7 zuzpel

at the same time. 8 prexte
4 I don’t know the answer to the question, but
a a mark in an exam or a report
I’m going to .
b somebody who has a lot of skill in or
5 Lots of people ghosts, but I
knowledge about something
don’t.
c a picture in many pieces that you put
6 Do you ever what the world
together
will be like 50 years from now?
d part of the body connected to a bone that
helps you move
2 Find six words connected with mind in the e a book with empty pages that you can write
word snake. Use them to complete the
in
sentences below.
f a plan or drawing to show how something will
braingeniusm ncepsych work
mind emo eintellige ologist
rabl g the form of a dead person that somebody
thinks they can see
1 I couldn’t sleep because my mind
was full of thoughts. h a game or activity, e.g. a crossword or a jigsaw

2 People learn in different ways because there

are different types of .
4 Match the phonetics with the words in
3 I’ll never forget my fourteenth birthday party Exercises 2 and 3.
– it was a really day.
1 /m sl/ muscle
4 A studies the human mind
2 /nəυtbυk/
and people’s feelings.
3 /diniəs/
5 Your controls everything
4 /saikɒlədist/
you do – how you think, move and feel.
5 /kɒntsəntreit/
6 Einstein was a great and he’s
known as ‘the father of modern physics’. 6 /p zl/
7 /ekspt/
8 /rekənaiz/
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 Second edition Unit 10 Vocabulary Practice
Level 2

Complete the words. Find them in the 3 Complete the sentences with the words in

LEVEL 2 UNIT 10
puzzle. the box.
1 an _e l e_ c t r_i c g _u _i t _a r live MP4 album tour lyrics
2 a s_x_ph_n_ 1 I can play music and video on my MP4 player.
3 a v_ _ l _ n 2 It’s great watching bands because
4 a k_ yb_ _ rd they usually put on really good shows.
5 a cl _ r_ n _t 3 There are some really good songs on Adele’s

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6 a fl_t_ new .
7 d r_ m s 4 When bands go on they often
8 a p_ _ n_ travel all over the world playing concerts.

9 a t r_ m p _t 5 The music on this song is beautiful but it’s the

that make it special.
10 a s y n t h _ s _ s _ r

I N E L E C T R I C O
4 Complete the dialogue with the expressions
R E F T F L U T E N S in the box.
O K E Y B O A R D G A
I have to say check it out
N E V E T H R U N U X
I’m just saying that What do you mean
A P I A N D O M L I O
loads of got nothing to do with
V I O L D R E P I T P
1
U C L A R I N E T A H Joni: I have to say , I really like that new
T R I L U T D T O R O album by The Pink Aeroplanes.
E R N A M P I A N O N Sam: Oh, you’re joking, aren’t you? It’s rubbish.
2
A V R O S Y N T R U E Joni: , rubbish? It’s great.
S Y N T H E S I Z E R Sam: No, really. There are 3
better records around. Just because Mike says
it’s great, you like it too.
2 What are the words? Write the types Joni: Don’t be stupid. It’s 4
of music. Mike.
1 ergage reggae Sam: OK, OK, 5 there’s much
2 ockr better music to listen to.
3 azaj Joni: Like what?
4 phi-pho Sam: Like the new Megakill album. You should
6
5 untcory . It’s brilliant.

6 slasclaci Joni: OK, I will.

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 Second edition Unit 11 Vocabulary Practice
Level 2

Circle the correct words. 3 Complete the sentences with the words in

LEVEL 2 UNIT 11
the box.
1 We phoned an ambulance / antiseptic
straight away when we saw the accident. famine cure headquarters injured
2 I had to have several epidemics / injections get rid of care for backache bones
before I went travelling in Asia.
1 Many large companies have their
3 It was a large ambulance / hospital with more headquarters in Milan.
than five hundred beds.
2 Nurses sick people in hospitals
4 The doctor visited every patient /

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around the world.
vaccination on a Monday morning.
3 I’m sure the doctors will find a
5 Hundreds of people caught the disease as for your illness.
the epidemic / injection spread through the
4 Some diseases are hard to
country.
without modern medicine.
6 That patient / surgeon is the best doctor in
5 My dad had really bad after
the hospital.
lifting lots of heavy boxes.
7 You should put some epidemic / antiseptic
6 Did you know there are 26 different
on that cut – it looks quite a bad one.
in your foot?
8 Children have to get a number of surgeons /
7 There was a serious in Africa
vaccinations to prevent diseases.
and people didn’t have enough food.
8 My friend was badly when she
2 Put the letters in order to find out what’s fell from a tree.
wrong with these people.
1 I’ve got a sore throat (rose torath).
4 Match the phonetics with the words from
2 I’ve got a Exercises 1–3.
(pemtrateeru).
1 /bk.eik/ backache
3 My (seye truh).
2 /sdən/
4 I’ve got a (dolc).
3 /hedkwɔtəz/
5 I’ve got (ottocaheh).
4 /tuθeik/
6 I’ve got a (nipa) in my
5 /indəd/
(ecsth).
6 /vksineiʃən/
7 My (lenka tsruh).
7 /hɒspitəl/
8 I’ve got (mostcha chea).
8 /peiʃənt/

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 Second edition Unit 12 Vocabulary Practice
Level 2

What are the words? Find them in the puzzle. 3 Circle the correct words.

LEVEL 2 UNIT 12
1 owrep adle power lead 1 This café has got Wi-Fi so you can
2 erscen log on / plug in to the internet here.
3 eykobrad 2 I can’t turn your computer on because I don’t
4 BUS ickst know your network / password.

5 DC rived 3 I think there’s something wrong with my MP3

player – the battery runs out / crashes very
6 padrota
quickly.

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7 usmoe
4 Our school has hundreds of computers so it’s
8 uthoc dap
quite a large network / password.
9 entirpr
5 Oh no! I was in the middle of working and my
10 SUB tosl computer crashed / saved again.
6 If you’re writing something on the computer,
P R I N A D A P T O R E
remember to save / run it regularly so that
A K R B Y M N U I C O T
you don’t lose anything.
R E M N A M O U S E U O
7 Jake didn’t have his adaptor so he was
B Y L P O W E R A D S U
running / plugging the laptop on batteries.
E B S C R E E V C O B C
8 Gemma crashed / downloaded the new
M O U S T E S I D V S H
Rihanna single last night but she said it wasn’t
C A D A P O C E D N L P very good.
P R I N T E R U R T O A
9 I know why the printer isn’t working – it’s not
E D K E Y B E R I D T D plugged in / logged on!
F A L E A D E N V Y M N 10 You can find the answer to almost anything if
R U S T B E N F E R G H you surf / save the net for a while.
A V Y M U S B S T I C K

2 Find eight verbs connected with computers

in the word snake. Write them on the lines
below.

printtruno nloadysavendcrashasurft
ginto ut t
p lu logonedow

1 plug into 5
2 6
3 7
4 8

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 Second edition Unit 13 Vocabulary Practice
Level 2

Complete the puzzle. 2 Add a suffix to each word in the box and

LEVEL 2 UNIT 13
write it in the correct column.
Somebody who:
teach science collect special
1 repairs and connects water pipes, baths
astronomy explore tour psychology
and toilets
write travel archaeology
2 paints houses and puts up wallpaper create think work drive advise
3 looks after animals and grows food
4 rides a bicycle -ist -er

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5 throws balls in the air and catches them scientist
6 writes for a newspaper or magazine
7 welcomes visitors to an office or hotel
8 designs and makes new things
9 paints and draws pictures
-or -r
10 introduces parts of TV or radio programmes

10

1
P L U M B E R
2
D
3
F 3 Match the phonetics with words from
4
C Exercises 1 and 2.
5
J 1 /titʃə/ teacher
6
J 2 /ɑkiɒlədist/
7
R 3 /pl mə/
8 4 /draivə/
I
9 5 /iksplɔrə/
A
6 /raitə/
7 /əstrɒnəmə/
8 /risepʃənist/

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