Use of English: The Tower of London

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USE OF ENGLISH 

THE TOWER OF LONDON

 

7) Give one synonym for REPEATEDLY (adverb) (l. 1)

• FREQUENTLY, OFTEN   

8) Find in the text one opposite for  EARLIER (adverb)

• LATER (line 7)           

9)   Give a noun with the same root as APPEAR (verb) (l. 5)

• APPEARANCE

10)  Find in the text the word which has the following definition:            

      “remove a king/queen from their position of power” (verb)

• DETHRONE (line 6)

11)  Turn the following sentence into reported speech:               

       James said: “People have died here.”

• JAMES SAID THAT PEOPLE HAD DIED THERE / HAVE DIED HERE

12)  Turn the following sentence into the active voice:                

       Two children were found near the White Tower.

• THE GUARDS / SOMEONE FOUND TWO CHILDREN NEAR THE WHITE TOWER.

13) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if necessary.

       Lots of tourists visit that old building every year. It is one of the major attractions in London.

• LOTS OF TOURISTS VISIT THAT OLD BUILDING EVERY YEAR SINCE / BECAUSE / FOR / AS IT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR ATTRACTIONS IN LONDON.

14)  Give a question for the underlined words:                   

       The Tower of London was built in 1066.

• WHEN WAS THE TOWER OF LONDON BUILT?
• WHAT YEAR WAS THE TOWER OF LONDON BUILT?

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