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noun adjective verb adverb

luxury -
unbelievable
help
surprisingly
price - -
different
cost
beautifully
identity
perilous
question
scarcely
master
beneficial
signify
sadly
understanding
successful
create
strongly

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Word building: Use the words in brackets to form a word that fits in the gap.

THE LONDON UNDERGROUND MAP

...................../4 points (0.5 p/correct answer)

The original London Underground Map was based on a (1 tradition) ......................................... map.
The various underground lines were laid out geographically, which meant that the (2 central)
............................... located stations were shown very close together and the out-of-town stations
spaced far apart. In the 1930s a new map made its (3 appear) ........................................ on
underground platforms. It was the brainchild of Harry Beck, a temporary (4 employ)
..................................of the London Underground Drawing Office. Harry Beck did not (5 belief)
.................................... in maps in black and white but created a full system map in colour. He was also
convinced that tube passengers were not concerned with geographical accuracy but were more
interested in how to get from one station to another and where to change trains. So he came up with
a map that was based on an electrical circuit diagram.
There was considerable (6 disagree) ............................................ over Beck’s map within the London
Underground Publicity Department because it was considered too revolutionary by many. However,
despite these doubts, the map was an enormous (7 succeed) ....................................... with the public.
Everybody found it easy to understand and quite attractive. Harry Beck’s design was an (8 innovate)
....................................... that would become essential for the comprehensibility of complex networks
of today’s transport systems all over the world.

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HEATHROW AIRPORT

..................... / 6 points (0.5 p/correct answer)

It is becoming (1) ................................................ (increase) difficult to find land on which to build

airports. One reason for this is that airplanes, despite (2) ............................................... (improve) in
engine design, are still very (3) ................................................ (noise).

In the 1930s, however, when British aircraft builder Richard Fairey looked for a plot to test airplanes,
he didn’t have great difficulty in (4) .......................................... (find) a suitable piece of land. Most
farmers of the small village Heathrow took (5) ............................................ (proud) in «their» airfield,
which they considered a symbol of progress.

The (6) ............................................................... (transform) of Fairey’s small airfield near Heathrow into
a much larger airport began during World War II. When the war ended, the Royal Air Force no longer
needed another airport and «Heathrow» was handed over to the Air Ministry as London’s new civil
airport.

At that time the terminals were primitive. There weren’t any (7) ..........................................................
(comfort) lounges where passengers could wait before their (8) ...................................... (fly) took off.
To reach their aircraft, passengers had to walk over (9) ............................................ (wood) boards to
protect their shoes from the muddy airfield. If passengers wanted a cup of tea or a newspaper they
had to go to a nearby kiosk, where the (10) .................................... (choose) was quite limited. On the
other hand, the terminals weren’t as (11) ......................................... (crowd) as they are nowadays and
most of the (12) ............................................................. (employ) there were always ready for a chat
with the waiting passengers.

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KEY
Fill in the table.

noun adjective verb adverb

luxury luxurious - luxuriously
belief (un)believable believe (un)believably
help (un)helpful help helpfully
surprise surprising surprise surprisingly
price pricy / priceless - pricelessly
difference different differ differently
cost costly cost costly
beauty beautiful beautify beautifully
identity identifiable identify identifiably
peril perilous peril perilously
question questionable question questionably
scarcity scarce scarcen (very rare) scarcely
master masterful master masterfully
benefit beneficial benefit beneficially
sign/signification significant signify significantly
sadness sad sadden sadly
understanding understandable understand understandably
success successful succeed successfully
creation/creativity creative create creatively
strength strong strengthen strongly

→ Have a look at the endings of the words! Some endings are very common. Learn them by heart and
if you have problems coming up with a word, “test” the endings and see if there is a match!

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Word building: Use the words in brackets to form a word that fits in the gap.

THE LONDON UNDERGROUND MAP

...................../4 points (0.5 p/correct answer)

The original London Underground Map was based on a (1 tradition) .....traditional.... map. The various
underground lines were laid out geographically, which meant that the (2 central) .....centrally....
located stations were shown very close together and the out-of-town stations spaced far apart. In the
1930s a new map made its (3 appear) ...appearance....... on underground platforms. It was the
brainchild of Harry Beck, a temporary (4 employ) ....employee......of the London Underground Drawing
Office. Harry Beck did not (5 belief) ...believe......... in maps in black and white but created a full system
map in colour. He was also convinced that tube passengers were not concerned with geographical
accuracy but were more interested in how to get from one station to another and where to change
trains. So he came up with a map that was based on an electrical circuit diagram.
There was considerable (6 disagree) .....disagreement......... over Beck’s map within the London
Underground Publicity Department because it was considered too revolutionary by many. However,
despite these doubts, the map was an enormous (7 succeed) ...success............... with the public.
Everybody found it easy to understand and quite attractive. Harry Beck’s design was an (8 innovate)
......innovation....... that would become essential for the comprehensibility of complex networks of
today’s transport systems all over the world.

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HEATHROW AIRPORT

..................... / 6 points (0.5 p/correct answer)

It is becoming (1) .........increasingly.... (increase) difficult to find land on which to build airports. One
reason for this is that airplanes, despite (2) .......improvements.... (improve) in engine design, are still
very (3) ......noisy......... (noise).

In the 1930s, however, when British aircraft builder Richard Fairey looked for a plot to test airplanes,
he didn’t have great difficulty in (4) ......finding.......... (find) a suitable piece of land. Most farmers of
the small village Heathrow took (5) ....pride........ (proud) in «their» airfield, which they considered a
symbol of progress.

The (6) ...........transformation.............. (transform) of Fairey’s small airfield near Heathrow into a much
larger airport began during World War II. When the war ended, the Royal Air Force no longer needed
another airport and «Heathrow» was handed over to the Air Ministry as London’s new civil airport.

At that time the terminals were primitive. There weren’t any (7) ...........comfortable............ (comfort)
lounges where passengers could wait before their (8) ......flight............ (fly) took off. To reach their
aircraft, passengers had to walk over (9) ........wooden... (wood) boards to protect their shoes from the
muddy airfield. If passengers wanted a cup of tea or a newspaper they had to go to a nearby kiosk,
where the (10) ...choice........ (choose) was quite limited. On the other hand, the terminals weren’t as
(11) ......crowded..... (crowd) as they are nowadays and most of the (12) ...........employees..........
(employ) there were always ready for a chat with the waiting passengers.