WORD FORMATION
Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
The April fair in Seville
The April fair in Seville started out as a regional, not a _(0)_ festival but it 0) NATION _____national____
is now one of the most _(1)_ festivals in Spain. During the festival, 1) FAME ______
_(2)_ put up hundreds of red and white or green and white tents. Triangular 2) PARTICIPATE______
flags and other _(3)_are hung round the tents. At night, they are illuminated by 3) DECORATE______
thousands of lamps, which makes it a very _(4)_ spectacle. 4) COLOUR______
The _(5)_ begin at midnight and go on for a week. Girls and women wearing 5) CELEBRATE______
_(6)_ flamenco dresses parade through the streets. There is horseback riding, 6) TRADITION______
bullfighting, singing and dancing and all sorts of other _(7)_. During the day, 7) ENTERTAIN______:______
floats full of flowers are driven through the streets in a noisy _(8)_. Everywhere, 8) PROCESS______
there are couples dancing and guitarists playing music, both lively and _(9)_. If 9) ROMANCE______
you want to see the festival, make sure you book in advance or you'll find it _(10)_ 10) POSSIBLE______
to find anywhere to stay.
THE TRAINING PROGRAMME
If you're (1) ______in getting fit, then what you need is a training INTEREST ___ interested ___
programme. Although aimed at improving physical (2) ______, this FIT _____________
programme can also be (3) ______in such a way that it helps in the DESIGN _____________
(4) ______of particular athletic skills. There is a range of different DEVELOP _____________
(5) ______to choose from and a growing amount of scientific ACTIVE _____________
(6) ______to explain the effects of each one. KNOW _____________
When you begin training, it is important to start (7) ______, raising GENTLE _____________
the (8) ______of the programme in a gradual way. Although it is INTENSE _____________
important to work sufficiently hard to make an (9) ______on your IMPRESS _____________
physical condition, the activities shouldn't be (10) ______. It is PAIN _____________
(11) ______, therefore, to ignore warning symptoms such as sharp or WISE _____________
persistent pain in particular muscles.
AUSTRALIA
For years, Australia has had an (0) ___pattern of population REGULAR __ irregular ______
distribution, with more people living in towns and cities in (1) ___ COAST _________
areas, especially the east and south-east, than in the interior of the
country. Since the 1940s, the population has become still more
(2) ___ distributed with a significant rise in the number of people EVENLY _________
living in these cities.
Cities are now the (3) ___ centres of the country. An important ECONOMY _________
element in their (4) ___ has been the number of people from Europe GROW _________
and Asia emigrating to Australia, especially in the second half of the
twentieth century. The new (5) ___ decided to stay in the cities ARRIVE _________
because (6) ___ was easy to find there. Today, the population of EMPLOY _________
Australia includes people who originally came from over 150 countries.
At one time, what made the (7) ___ of people in Australia's cities so CONCENTRATE _________
(8) ___ was the country's dependence on the export of agricultural REMARK _________
produce - indeed, the country's economy was founded on the production of
wheat and wool. This has since changed, not only with increased (9) INDUSTRY _________
activity, but also with the rapid (10) ___ of tourist and recreational EXPAND _________
facilities. Tourism is now Australia's largest export industry.
The April fair in Seville
The April fair in Seville started out as a regional, not a _(0)_ festival but it 0) NATION _____national____
is now one of the most _(1)_ festivals in Spain. During the festival, 1) FAME _____FAMOUS___
_(2)_ put up hundreds of red and white or green and white tents. Triangular 2) PARTICIPATE_PARTICIPANTS_
flags and other _(3)_are hung round the tents. At night, they are illuminated by 3) DECORATE ___DECORATIONS_
thousands of lamps, which makes it a very _(4)_ spectacle. 4) COLOUR _COLOURFUL__
The _(5)_ begin at midnight and go on for a week. Girls and women wearing 5) CELEBRATE _CELEBRATIONS_
_(6)_ flamenco dresses parade through the streets. There is horseback riding, 6) TRADITION _TRADITIONAL_
bullfighting, singing and dancing and all sorts of other _(7)_. During the day, 7) ENTERTAIN__ENTERTAINMENT__
floats full of flowers are driven through the streets in a noisy _(8)_. Everywhere, 8) PROCESS __PROCESSION__
there are couples dancing and guitarists playing music, both lively and _(9)_. If 9) ROMANCE __ROMANTIC_
you want to see the festival, make sure you book in advance or you'll find it _(10)_ 10) POSSIBLE ___IMPOSSIBLE__
to find anywhere to stay.
THE TRAINING PROGRAMME
If you're (1) ______in getting fit, then what you need is a training INTEREST __ interested ______
programme. Although aimed at improving physical (2) ______, this FIT ___ fitness ______
programme can also be (3) ______in such a way that it helps in the DESIGN ___ designed ______
(4) ______of particular athletic skills. There is a range of different DEVELOP ____ development ______
(5) ______to choose from and a growing amount of scientific ACTIVE ____ activities ______
(6) ______to explain the effects of each one. KNOW ____ knowledge ______
When you begin training, it is important to start (7) ______, raising GENTLE ____ gently ______
the (8) ______of the programme in a gradual way. Although it is INTENSE ____ intensity ______
important to work sufficiently hard to make an (9) ______on your IMPRESS ____ impression ______
physical condition, the activities shouldn't be (10) ______. It is PAIN _____ painful ______
(11) ______, therefore, to ignore warning symptoms such as sharp or WISE ____ unwise ______
persistent pain in particular muscles.
AUSTRALIA
For years, Australia has had an (0) ___pattern of population REGULAR __ irregular ______
distribution, with more people living in towns and cities in (1) ___ COAST _COASTAL__
areas, especially the east and south-east, than in the interior of the
country. Since the 1940s, the population has become still more
(2) ___ distributed with a significant rise in the number of people EVENLY __UNEVENLY__
living in these cities.
Cities are now the (3) ___ centres of the country. An important ECONOMY __ECONOMIC___
element in their (4) ___ has been the number of people from Europe GROW __GROWTH______
and Asia emigrating to Australia, especially in the second half of the
twentieth century. The new (5) ___ decided to stay in the cities ARRIVE __ARRIVALS_____
because (6) ___ was easy to find there. Today, the population of EMPLOY ___EMPLOYMENT____
Australia includes people who originally came from over 150 countries.
At one time, what made the (7) ___ of people in Australia's cities so CONCENTRATE __CONCENTRATION___
(8) ___ was the country's dependence on the export of agricultural REMARK __REMARKABLE____
produce - indeed, the country's economy was founded on the production of
wheat and wool. This has since changed, not only with increased (9) INDUSTRY ___INDUSTRIAL__
activity, but also with the rapid (10) ___ of tourist and recreational EXPAND ___EXPANSION______
facilities. Tourism is now Australia's largest export industry.