Vocabulary Activity

Match the nouns with their definitions below the context examples.
1. A proportion of the Belgian population speaks French as their first language.
2. The new treatment can delay the onset of the disease
3. The documentary I watched gives you a glimpse into what it’s like to be rich.
4.The scientists tested their hypothesis by conducting several experiments.
5. Steel has a higher density than most metals.

Proportion a. the moment when something starts to happen

Onset b. a measure of mass per unit of volume
Glimpse c. the amount or size of one thing when compared to
Hypothesis another
d. a partial or quick look into something
Density
e. a suggested explanation for a group of facts
Vocabulary Activity
Choose the correct definition or synonym for the vocabulary words
below.

I should start confronting my mental health issues instead of avoiding

them.
confront means... a. face b. influence c. require

It’s usually tough for me to distinguish Australian English from

British English.

distinguish means... a. challenge b. emphasize c. differentiate

Vocabulary Activity
Choose the correct definition or synonym for the vocabulary words below.

Security is often heightened in areas of the city where big events take
place.

heightened means... a. higher b. risky c. dramatic

She's proficient in two languages.

proficient means... a. inexpert

b.skilled and experienced
c. incapable
Vocabulary Activity
Choose the correct definition or synonym for the vocabulary words below.

My doctor takes a holistic approach to disease.

holistic means... a. having a big or critical impact on something

b. without care or attention to detail
c. studied or viewed as a whole, complete subject
Speaking Activity

Hi! My name is Gabriella. I am

originally from Spain. When I was
two years old, My parents
immigrated to US. So, I began to
learn English and Spanish at the
same time.

.......... Bilingual
Speaking Activity

Hi! My name is Carlos. I am

Gabriella's brother. I am sixteen
years old now. I was six years old
when my parents immigrated to US
from Spain. I learned how to speak
English in school. I talk English with
my friends, but at home I speak
Spanish.
.......... Bilingual
Speaking Activity

Hi! We are parents of

Gabriella and Carlos. We
immigrated to US ten years
ago. Our native language is
normally Spanish but we
speak English more here.
That affects our speaking.

.......... Bilingual
 UHU
In 1932, a German named August Fischer (1.invite) .......... the
world's first synthetic resin adhesive, UHU. Before then, they
(2.make) ......... glues mainly of natural materials and, unlike
UHU, they (3.not,be) ............ waterproof. Fischer (4.name).............
his sticky substance UHU, after the German name for the
eagle owl, the magnificient bird which (5.inhabit)........... the
Black Forest near his factory in Bühl. He (6. design)............. his
glue to stick to any surface, although today UHU
(7.come)........... in a straggering 184 types.
 By the Second World War, the glue (8.gain)............such
popularity that the firm (9.cease).............the production of
other office accesories to devote more resources to UHU.
UHU glue was originally mixed and filled into tubes and
jars by hand but now, the German plant (10.be) ......... fully
automated. It (11.produce)....... five million kilos of glue a
year. UHU is the leader of the glue market not only in
Britain but in eighteen other countries.