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Từ vựng IELTS - Unit 31: Words for describing change

1. Listen to exam candidates 1-6 answering questions about changes. In the left-hand column, write which verb a-f is used by each candidate 1—6.

 

Candidate 1 

A. abandon

B. adjust

C. decline

D. develop

E. evolve

F. modify

 

Candidate 2 

A. abandon

B. adjust

C. decline

D. develop

E. evolve

F. modify

 

Candidate 3 

A. abandon

B. adjust

C. decline

D. develop

E. evolve

F. modify

 

Candidate 4 

A. abandon

B. adjust

C. decline

D. develop

E. evolve

F. modify

 

Candidate 5 

A. abandon

B. adjust

C. decline

D. develop

E. evolve

F. modify

 

Candidate 6 

A. abandon

B. adjust

C. decline

D. develop

E. evolve

F. modify

 

2. Listen again to candidates 1-6 in Exercise 1 on Track 20. Indicate whether the verbs a-f in Exercise 1 have a positive, negative or neutral connotation in that context by writing: +, — or 0 next to each verb.

 

3. The words below all refer to periods of time. Rewrite them in order beginning with the shortest time period and ending with the longest.

century         decade           generation           millennium            year

 

4. Verbs 1—5 below can also refer to changes. Indicate whether they usually have a positive, negative or neutral connotation by writing +, - or 0 in the spaces. Then listen to speakers 1-5 to check your answers. Listen again and write the time expression each speaker uses which includes the words from exercise 3.

 

word	connotation	time expression
1. alter		five centuries ago
2. diminish
3. refine
4. shift
5. transform

 

5. Use words from exercises 1-4 to talk about changes in your own country. Use words with a positive connotation to talk about positive changes. Use words with a negative connotation to talk about negative changes. Use neutral verbs for changes that you feel are neither positive nor negative.

 

Đáp án:

1.

1 c

2 a

3 e

4 f

5 b

6 d

 

2.

a -

b 0

c -

d +

e +

f 0

 

3. year, decade, generation, century, millennium

 

4. 

word	connotation	time expression
1. alter	0	five centuries ago
2. diminish	-	the last few years
3. refine	+	over the next decade
4. shift	0	within a generation
5. transform	+	the next millennium

 

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