Developing vocabulary and listening
Adjective suffixes 1
41 Listen again and complete the notes with one or two words, dates or numbers. Jane Austen is one of Britain’s most famous (1) and very few personal items have survived. The simple ring is (4) with a turquoise stone, which people thought was a (5) stone. It may have been made between (6) and and her books have been made into Hollywood films and (2) She died in the (3) . 1780. We don’t know if it was a gift or if Jane Austen bought herself the ring. The ring was sold at auction to Kelly Clarkson, a Texan (7) . She paid more than (8) £ . The museum started a (9) to buy the ring back. Kelly Clarkson said she was happy that fans could enjoy this national treasure at the museum. Critical thinkers 5 According to the information in the radio programme, which two definitions match the words ‘national treasure’. 1 A valuable prize, often made of gold or precious stones. 2 Something or someone that is greatly valued by the people of a country. 3 Something that has cultural significance. 4 Valuable items that have been lost. 5 Items that are in danger of being exported to another country or stolen.
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Choose the correct alternative. 1 The first time I voted, a helpful/helpless lady showed me what to do. 2 The President made a few careless/careful comments, which didn’t help the situation. 3 The conference was useful/useless for finding out more about the party’s policies. 4 Unfortunately, people install harmful/harmless software without knowing it. 5 It is doubtful/doubtless whether we will ever solve the mystery of Easter Island. Add a suffix to the nouns in the box to make adjectives and make any necessary spelling changes. Then use them to complete the sentences. colour • danger • e njoy • environment • sense • science 1 Do you think 16-year-olds are enough to vote? 2 South Africa has one of the world’s most flags. 3 When we have debates about politics, I find our citizenship classes really . 4 evidence suggests the islanders arrived on Rapa Nui between the first and sixth century. 5 Corruption is for democracy. 6 issues influence how young people vote nowadays. 41 Look at the photo and listen to the radio programme. What topic are the presenter and
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Great students’ tip
Learning new words When you write down new words, include a synonym, a definition, an example sentence or a picture to help you memorise them. Also note the type of word (verb, adjective, etc.).
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history expert talking about? The famous writer Jane Austen’s … a novels. b jewellery.
c museum.
Vocabulary extension
6 Turn these words into adjectives by adding a suffix from the box. Some words can make two adjectives. -ful • -ic • -less 1 democracy 2 romance 3 use 4 meaning 5 hero 6 success
7 peace 8 worth 9 care
10 fear 11 poet 12 thought
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