Use of English Japan's Ex-princess: Andalucía 2006

 

USE OF ENGLISH

JAPAN'S EX-PRINCESS

7) Give one opposite for WESTERN (adjective) (line 2)

• EASTERN

8) Give a noun with the same root as LOSE (line 3)

• LOSS, LOSER

9) Find in the text one word meaning: “give up, leave, renounce” (verb).

• ABANDON (line 7)

10) Find in the text the word which has the following definition:
      “a time of intense difficulty or danger” (noun)

• CRISIS (line 12)

11) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary.
      Sayako wore a silk dress with pearls. She had a stylish necklace.

• SAYAKO, WHO HAD A STYLISH NECKLACE, WORE A SILK DRESS WITH PEARLS.

12) Turn the following sentence into direct speech:
       My father complained that if I closed the door she would not hear us.

• MY FATHER COMPLAINED: “IF YOU CLOSE THE DOOR, SHE WILL NOT HEAR US”

13) Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning. Begin as indicated.
      Henry’s new life is too hard for him.

• Henry’s new life isn’t. TOO EASY FOR HIM / EASY ENOUGH FOR HIM / TOO COMFORTABLE FOR HIM / COMFORTABLE ENOUGH FOR HIM

14) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. Use all and only the words in the boxes without changing their form.
      MISTAKE  TRANSLATOR  BIG  A  MADE  SPELLING  THE

• THE TRANSLATOR MADE A BIG SPELLING MISTAKE

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