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ADVANCED UNIT 3 Adjectives

3.1 Landscapes
3 Underline the correct alternatives.
1 Some secluded/sprawling Japanese cities just seem to go on forever.
1 Put the letters in italics in the correct 2 You can find many quaint/sprawling little villages in the west
order to complete the sentences. of France.
1 Lake Windermere’s busy in summer, 3 Some people say Guangzhou, with over 11 million inhabitants,
but perfectly quartnil is secluded/overpopulated.
in the autumn. 4 At nearly 6,500 kilometres long, the Amazon River can only be
2 There are canminegift described as vast/quaint.
mountain views from the Great Wall 5 Route 19 around the island of Hawaii is thought to be the most
of China. scenic/vast road in the world.
3 The beautiful walled city of 6 La Sagesse Bay in Grenada is home to one of the world’s most
Carcassonne is almost ramshackle/secluded beaches.
steedred in early December. 7 Everyone should visit the awe-inspiring/ramshackle waterfalls at
4 Ravenna has such a Yellowstone National Park.
tublings market square. It’s well 8 A lot has been written about life in the scenic/ramshackle
worth a visit. favelas of Brazil.
5 I’m glad we visited that fishing
village. It was so Prefixes
scriptqueue.
6 Ireland has many beautiful, 4 Find and correct seven mistakes with prefixes in the sentences.
pilotsun beaches to
1 The cave art in Ardèche, France is misreplaceable.
enjoy.
2 The malbehaviour of some tourists has resulted in the historical
7 The antnice tomb of
site being temporarily closed.
Agamemnon is a popular tourist
3 Parts of the city were uninhabitable in the last decade, but have
attraction in Greece.
since been redeveloped.
8 I quite like this city, but some areas
4 The non-war demonstrations played a part in ending the conflict,
are a bit nru-wond.
but to say they were the main cause is an understatement.
5 The debate started off well, but soon disgenerated into chaos.
3.2 -y adjectives 6 This city was mismanaged in the 90s and is still suffering the
results today.
2 Complete the text with the words in 7 The best parts of any city are always a little hidden away. You
the box. have to be postactive to find them.
airy chilly dreary gloomy poky 8 The company’s failing due to maladministration.
roomy shady 9 The best players in the world should all be inmortalised as a
statue outside national stadiums.

Apple Tree Cottage 5 Complete the sentences with the correct prefixes.
1 It’ll be far quicker if we take the way.
Apple Tree Cottage is a beautiful home which
offers several attractive features to buyers. It has 2 We’ve missed the bus. We’ll have to get a cab
a large and 1 garden with many instead.
mature trees. It has modern central heating 3 Daniella says she’s seen a ghost, but I don’t believe in the
and an open fire in the living room for those natural.
2
winter evenings. Unlike other 4 The straps on my new watch are -changeable.
similar older properties that can seem a little 5 I’m going to start drinking -skimmed milk rather
dark and 3 , Apple Tree Cottage than full fat.
has many large windows making it feel light and 6 We lost the match. In fact, the other team played
4
. No 5 rooms us rather easily.
here either, with each offering plenty of floor 7 Every passenger needs to know that they have a capable
space making them feel very 6 . captain and -pilot.
Even on 7 , rainy days, the views 8 My favourite graphic novel is published -monthly.
of the hills from this house are magnificent.
Viewing advised.
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3.3 City life 9 Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the words from Exercise 8. Decide if the word
6 Complete the article with the words in the box. should include the prefix in- or not.
abandonment amenities congestion 1 Numbers of course bookings are
infrastructure regeneration tolls and we will therefore be required to cancel the
course.
2 There are a lot of in your report.
Redevelopment in our city has turned it into a Can you correct them?
place fit for 21st-century living. There is a range of 3 We would like to invite you to our
1
for inhabitants and visitors to enjoy wedding on 10th October.
including galleries, museums, sports stadiums and 4 Yves very gave Greta feedback on
a concert hall that attracts world-famous names. her work so he didn’t upset her.
In recent years the city council has worked hard to 5 I’m really sorry, I can’t eat this food. It’s
improve the 2 . Transport facilities are .
much more convenient as a result and the cycle
6 I have a real to grow plants. They
scheme in the city centre has also helped ease
just seem to die as soon as I start to look aer
3
. The reduction in the 4
them.
on the motorway nearby has also encouraged more
motorists to use the motorway and has helped to 7 The number of students studying physics has
reduce through-traffic to the city. dropped , by almost thirty percent.
Despite an 5 of smaller shops on 8 My piano skills are for a hobby,
the high street some years ago, the building of a but I could never be a professional.
shopping centre in the city and free parking on 9 Thom’s expertise on this project is .
Wednesdays means there is a thriving shopping We just wouldn’t be able to do it without him.
scene. Finally, housing 6 has really 10 There are many in the world.
increased the number of quality homes for local Poverty and inequality are just two of them.
residents. 11 Jobs just aren’t anymore.
Companies oen make people redundant.
12 Don’t you think you’re dressed?
I’m not sure jeans are acceptable at the
Focus on in- restaurant.
7 Cross out the words in the box that do not go with 13 Our old heating system was very
It cost us a fortune, but the house never felt warm.
.
the prefix in-.
14 Maria’s of keeping a tidy house.
ability accuracy adequate appropriately Everywhere you look there’s mess.
attractive capable descript edible efficient
exposed formally justice managed possible
secure sensitively significantly sufficient
valuable

8 Complete the spidergram with the remaining words

in the box from Exercise 7. With which adjective
does in- not change the meaning to negative?
Nouns
1

3
Adjectives Adverbs
4 11

5 12

6 13

7 14

10 in-
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Word search
10 Find the words in the word search that match meanings 1–20.
H U N S P O I L T J P D F Q F E H B T K
C S U P E R P O W E R T O F Y A O M Y T
I N S D O S E Z E M I N I M I S E D H J
X B P E R L L J P K W N O P Q K Q A A E
R A R Q O F Y R L Y T T R A N Q U I L T
Q V A K P I R C X T P J G Q F J O R N O
S M W E H M A U K D R E A R Y D U Y G U
D D L D U B U S T L I N G A W V Q N G T
Q L I S U B Z E R O T U C K U A S U O L
I P N C Y P R E D A T E Z A L I M T V A
A V G V I R H S C U Z G E B P D Y Z E S
S A N T I E S T A B L I S H M E N T R T
T S M N O N C O N F O R M I T Y K A E G
K T B K I G A U D Y Y Q F L Q P Z U X G
C C H O S R W Y F M H Y C Q C J B S P N
P J F S B I C E N T E N A R Y W V W O V
H V Y S E C O O P E R A T E A L K O S J
R C O N G E S T I O N H F Y L H S B E M
O M Q H W F P C V V L A M D M O F A D A
F R S I S E C L U D E D F Q H U Q Z C R

1 very busy (8) 17 the day or year 200 years aer an event (11)
2 come before another time in history (3-4) 18 below 0, e.g. temperatures (7)
3 colours that are too bright and cheap-looking (5) 19 spreading over a wide area in an untidy way (9)
4 describes a room with plenty of fresh air and 20 e.g. fly, have x-ray vision or make yourself
windows (4) invisible (10)
5 dull, making you feel bored or sad (6)
6 not changed by development (positive) (8)
7 very big (4)
8 very private and quiet (8)
9 work with others to achieve a goal (9)
10 reduce something that is difficult or
unpleasant (8)
11 exist longer than something/someone else (7)
12 the state of not behaving in a way that most
others do (9)
13 appear too many times in the media so people
lose interest (13)
14 against the most important, powerful people
in a country (11)
15 very quiet and peaceful (8)
16 large amounts of traffic that moves slowly (10)

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