5 VOCABULARY EXTRA

INTERMEDIATE UNIT 5 5.2 Information

5.1 Technology
3 Put the letters in brackets in the correct order
to complete the sentences. What synonym could
replace each word?
1 Match 1–8 with the endings a)–h).
1 That documentary made me want to

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1 My calculator works off solar (vintagestie) the topic some more.
investigate
2 It’s time to get these dirty clothes into the washing 2 There’s a job vacancy in that restaurant. It says to
3 I’d love to travel to Mars. Maybe one day space

a
inqueize (quirein) inside.
4 Some people think it’s dangerous, but nuclear 3 Claude wrote everyone an angry email. I think I
5 Can you get the vacuum should respond (endpros) with a few truths
6 Some people worry about genetic of my own!
C 7 As the IT manager, I have to make sure the 4 Simon wants me to help him research
computer (racehers) life in the 1950s for his new book.
g 8 We wouldn’t have mobile phones if
communication
5 I watched a really boring debate (teabed)
between two politicians last night. All they did was
(agreu) with each other.
a)
atravel will be possible for all of us. argue
6 Can we sit down to discuss (sicudss) your
b) cleaner out and clean the carpets?
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most recent coursebook later?
c) networks are operating properly.
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7 I wonder (drwnoe) why people are
d)
A power which means I don’t have to buy batteries. sometimes unkind to each other.
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e) engineering and how it’s used in farming.
f) power provides us with a lot of energy.
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g) satellites didn’t exist.
Word building: adjectives
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h) machine before they smell. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
the words in the box.

effect x
home hope love mess pain peace
break down -connection I
do injections
responsibility
operation plug press reboot run *
- switch F

1 Andrew, you need to tidy up in here. You’re so

1 Have you remembered to plug the TV
messy .
into the socket? Maybe that’s why it won’t work.
2 No, it’s hopeless . I can’t get any phone signal
2 Oh no! I think the car’s about to zen
at all.
out of petrol!
3 This is a great place for a picnic. It’s so calm and
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3 The computer’s crashed again. We’ll have to

peaceful .
eboot it.
4 I can’t choose between kittens and puppies.
4 I can’t get a connection . Is there something
They’re both so lovely .
wrong with the wifi?
5 Being a boss can be hard. I’m responsible for a
5 I don’t need a key to start my car. I just
lot of people.
press a button.
6 I need to pay the rent tomorrow, or I might end
6 I think I ought to get a flu jab, but I hate having
up homeless .
injections . 7 I need to see the doctor about my ankle. It’s
7 I hope the car’s OK. The last thing we want is to
quite painful now.
break down on the motorway.
8 Wear this sun block if you go to the beach.
8 I have to have a minor operation tomorrow.
It’s very effective .
I’m a bit nervous.
9 Don’t forget to switch off your phone
when you’re on the plane.
10 Scientists are going to do an
experiment on the effects of social networking.

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Word building: noun (suffixes) 8 Complete the spidergram with the noun forms of
the words in Exercise 7.
5 Complete the text with the correct noun forms
of the words in the box. + -ion/-tion (add/change/
only delete letters)
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educate employ happy imagine improve + -ation/-ition
1
responsible connection
2
exhibition
7 addition
Even though he never became president, Benjamin 8
Franklin remains a very important historical figure 3 invention Organisation
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and was one of the founding fathers of the United preparation
States of America. Benjamin Franklin was one of
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seventeen children. He attended school, but his
formal 1 education lasted only two years. delete final e change
He was a creative child who o#en wrote to the local + -tion spelling + -tion
newspaper using a fictitious character from his 4 celebration 10
application
imagination . He soon developed a sense of social
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5 location 11
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responsibility and debated at length on the description
importance of free speech. 6 12
operation explanation
Unfortunately, the 4 happiness of his childhood
soon disappeared when he became an apprentice. 9 Complete the sentences with words from
He hated the work and le# for Pennsylvania where he Exercise 7 and 8.
gained 5 employment in a printer’s shop. Benjamin 1 I have to go to hospital for a small operation
Franklin soon gathered other tradesmen together to on my knee.
form a group. Together they worked towards the
2 Think carefully about the location of your
6
improvementof their community. new home. You want to be close to shops.
It was these experiences which helped him to be a 3 Will you come with me to the new art
good leader in his later years as a politician. exhibition ?
4 Can you explain to me how this printer
5.3 Problem and solutions works?
5 I think the internet is the most important
6 Underline the correct alternatives. invention of the last hundred years.
1 You can’t buy any food. The snack machine’s out of 6 Why don’t you apply for that job?
memory/order.
-- You have all the right qualifications.
2 You need to print/save your plane ticket, so you
. . . 7 There’s a new addition to the Baker family.
have a paper copy. · Katherine’s had a little baby boy.
3 My phone’s run out of battery. It needs fixing/ 8 I’m trying to connection to the internet, but it
recharging.
- won’t work.
4 The computer’s crashed/broken down again. 9 If you don’t prepare for the interview, you
I guess I should restart it. might not get the job.
5 My games console’s broken. It needs fixing/ 10 This coat doesn’t match the descriptions on
switching off. the website.
6 I need a new laptop. Mine doesn’t recharge/work 11 You have to organise your notes well and
anymore. then learn them if you want to pass the exam.
7 My computer keeps doing/making this strange 12 Will you join us for the New Year celebration. ?
noise. Something’s not right.
8 There’s a problem with the network today. The IT
department is sorting it out/switching if off.

Focus on suffixes
7 Look at the words in the box. What type of words are
they? What suffixes are used to make them nouns?

add apply celebrate F connect describe

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exhibit explain invent locate operate
E

organise prepare
vocbs
-ition, -atiol-ion,-tion
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8 the feeling you have when you don’t enjoy being 2 talk about an issue (6)
on your own (10) 3 opposite of strength (8)
12 an injection to prevent a disease (11) 4 the feeling of deep sadness (10)
14 a road vehicle with an engine and two wheels (9) 5 something that is easy to feel affection for (7)
15 the process of people moving to another country 7 inquire (4, 4)
to live (11) 9 calm and quiet (8)
16 argue (7) 10 nice, generous behaviour towards someone (8)
17 form of power (11) 11 drugs that cure a bacterial infection (11)
19 signal, e.g. mobile phone (9) 13 the ability to create new ideas (10)
20 not showing intelligence (9) 18 the result of making something better (11)

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