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Speaking ~ Word Families Nouns and Verbs 1
Discuss your answers to the following questions with your partner.
Do you often complain about things? Who in your family complains the most?
Do you complain if the service in a restaurant or shop is bad?
Have you ever had to give a presentation? What was it about? Were you nervous about it?
Do you ever suffer from headaches? What do you do when you have a headache?
Have you ever suffered from toothache? How often do you visit the dentist?
Does it take you a long time to recover when you have a cold? What do you do when you have a cold?
Do you like receiving parcels through the post? When was the last time you had something delivered?
Whats the best way to improve your English ability in a short time?
Are you good at solving problems and puzzles?
Have you ever had to cancel your holiday?
Are you an indecisive person or can you make choices easily?
If you had to choose between London and New York which city would you live in?
If you could choose between a new car or a new house which one would you have?
If you could choose to have a different job what would you like to do?
What skills and abilities are required to do your job?
Do like discussing politics? What do you usually talk about with your friends and family?
If a foreign friend came to visit you what would you suggest they see and do in your city?
Nouns and Verbs 1 Answers
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Noun Verb
presentation present
suggestion suggest
improvement improve
complaint complain
discussion discuss
recovery recover
requirement require
choice choose
Noun Verb
explosion explode
suffering suffer
solution solve
distinction distinguish
cancellation cancel
anticipation anticipate
starvation starve
delivery deliver
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a. suggestions d. improvement g. requirements j. recovery
b. delivery e. presentation h. cancel k. discuss
c. solution f. choose i. complain l. suffer
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