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Module 9
I.

WORK: work, labour, toil, grind, drudgery

1. Opening up of trade with newly industrialising countries (NICs) shifts demand away from
products that use unskilled intensively.
2. In Doctor Who each of the characters is plucked out of the of 21st-century London
life and made to "grow as a person" in increasingly heavy-handed ways.
3. The pump is by wind or solar power.
4. To help you relax and ease away the strains of the daily , all residential conference
delegates are free to use of all our leisure facilities.
5. Warwick Manufacturing Group, are on a number of robotics and automation
products that will vastly reduce the costs of farmers and growers.
6. As the film goes on, the sense of Curtis being down by the pressures of the world
and by his own failings and frailties grows and grows until tragedy is unavoidable.
7. Visit our site to learn about the latest news, comment and advice on and career
from the Guardian.
8. The computer was supposed to free us from the of learning, to unlock the creative
imagination. Has this really happened?
9. He away for a couple of years at a never-to-be-published novel, set in the Belgian
Congo before he realized his efforts were doomed.
10. Our learn-to-sail trip is far from being all hard and sombre lecturing, the accent is
firmly on enjoying the sailing, the company and the surroundings.
II.

HAVING AN EFFECT ON: affect, influence, impress, sway

1. The teams performance was by the rain.

2. In the 1980s the organization came under the of Christian fundamentalism.
3. Which designer do you think has most fashion in the past five years?
4. He is always trying to on me how much easier life is when you are well-organised.
5. It was an sight.
6. Trying to on my brother the importance of being punctual was never an easy task.
7. Were you by her arguments?
8. Media coverage is directly how the public responds to the war.
9. Her speech failed to her colleagues into supporting the plan.
10. Recent developments have the balance of power in the region.
III.

MAKING VISIBLE: show, display, exhibit, expose, flaunt

1. The plaster on the walls has been removed to the original bricks underneath.
2. The locks signs of having been tampered with, but no one had managed to get into
the building.
3. They their wealth by driving around in a Rolls-Royce.
4. In the summer the academy will several prints which are rarely seen.
5. The British tend not to much emotion in public.
6. He great self-control considering her rudeness.
7. Following the coup, tourists were advised to avoid the country until the new regime had
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8. It is feared that people living near the power station may have been to radiation.
9. Be careful when designing sites that convention - these innovations are often
ridiculed by the public and press. Focus on giving the user what he or she wants; bells and
whistles impress designers not users.
10. Remember to have your passport ready to at the border.
11. Its ridiculous to wealth so blatantly.
12. He used to have a very youthful appearance, but after the accident he started to his
age.
13. Is C the weapon which you say was used?
14. When she went to college, Kate was to a lot of new ideas.
15. I dont know how you dare your face in here after you said all those dreadful
things about me.
16. She her skating skills to the judges during her performance.
17. I worked for her for two weeks, and fifty pounds was all I had to for it.
18. His beliefs him to ridicule, but he wont give them up.
19. The museum has a fascinating collection of ranging from Iron Age pottery to
Eskimo clothing.
20. Our house is located in a very position on the East Coast of Kent. We spent
thousands of pounds trying to prevent the penetrating dampness through the weather-facing
side.
21. Spielbergs new film is getting a lot of in the media at the moment.
22. Edward, stop dancing on that table youre making such a(n) of yourself!
IV.

RECEIVING GOOD FROM: benefit, profit, take advantage

1. You dont expect to make much within the first couple of years setting up a
company.
2. The discovery of oil brought many to the town.
3. I certainly from the two years spent in that college.
4. Take of this weeks lower prices.
5. One of the many of foreign travel is learning how to cope with the unexpected.
6. I made use of my time, mixing with a lot of different people and practicing my
Spanish.
7. With the of hindsight it is easy for us to see where we went wrong in the past.
8. I think she of his good nature.
9. A stay in the country will be to his health.
10. There is no to be gained from endlessly discussing where we went wrong.
11. I didnt know whether his story was true or not, but I decided to give him the of
the doubt.
SYNONYMOUS PAIRS
dependable vs sound
1. If you want someone , honest, on time, works around your schedule, leaves a clean
work area I'm your guy.
2. The renewable energy sector is a investment for environmental recovery.
3. Our company sells products, tools, and services to enable the creation and maintenance of
highly computer systems and networked applications.

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4. The Graduate Diploma in Law enables a non-law graduate to develop a
knowledge of criminal law, as well as skills in relation to legal study and analysis.