Academic Word List Sublist 8
Here we move on to practice exercises for the academic word list sublist 8, words 21 - 30.
Words 21-30
Deviate Displace Drama Eventual Exhibit
Exploit Fluctuate Guideline Highlight Implicit
Exercise 1
Which of the above AWL words do you know?
Match the definitions to the word:
Exercise 2
Choose which word will fit in the gap:
1 . Many multinational corporations are
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fluctuated
guidelines
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implicit
workers in developing countries by paying them very low salaries.
2 . Though they have not verbally agreed anything, the business owners have an
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eventual
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understanding that they will not try to steal each other’s customers.
3 . They
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the sculptures he had made at the local art gallery. A lot of people were keen to see them.
4 . He
the sculptures he had made at the local art gallery. A lot of people were keen to see them. .
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from the original topic of his presentation. It was supposed to be about obesity but he spoke about back problems as well.
5 . The
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cost of the holiday was much more than we had planned. At first we thought it would be around £700 but it ended up at over £1000.
6 . The number of people buying bottled water
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markedly at the end of the period.
7 . The redevelopment of the area for the Olympics led to the
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of many of the original residents. They had to move to areas outside of the city.
8 . The
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of the holiday was when we went to Disneyland. It was amazing.
9 . The rescue of the family who were caught in the floods was very
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. Many people were watching and they had to try and lynch them out of the river with a helicopter.
10 . If you go to an IELTS school you will be given some useful
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on how to write a good essay.
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