. ii W i ; (3 ETSISTSPNNISTTitles in this series include: Word Games with English 1 Deirdre Howard-Williams & Cynthia Herd 0 435 28380 4 Word Games with English 2 Deirdre Howard-Williams & Cynthia Herd 0 435 28381 2 Word Games with English 3. Deirdre Howard-Williams & CynthiaHerd 0 495 28382 0 Word Games with English Plus Deirdre Howard-Williams & Cynthia Herd 0 435 28379 0 Play Games With English Book 1 Colin Granger 0 435 28060 0 Teacher's Book 1 0.435 280619 Play Games With English Book 2 ColinGranger 0435280627 Teacher's Book2 0435 280635 English Puzzles 1 Doug Case 0 435 282808 English Puzzles2 Doug Case 0 435 282816 English Puzzles 3 Doug Case 0 435 282824 English Puzzles 4 Doug Case 0435 28283 2 Heinemann International a division of Heinemann Publishers (Oxford) Ltd Halley Court, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8EJ OXFORD LONDON EDINBURGH MADRID ATHENS BOLOGNA MELBOURNE SYDNEY AUCKLAND IBADAN NAIROB} GABORONE HARARE PORTSMOUTH (NH) SINGAPORE PARIS ISBN 0 435 28379 0 © Deirdre Howard-Williams and Cynthia Herd 1989 First published 1989 All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers. Mustrated by Caroline Ewen pp 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 21, 26, 30, 92, 36, 97, 40, 43 Joanna Isles pp 24, 38,39 Kim Lane pp 1, 4, 5, 8, 17, 25, 27, 34, 35, 44, 45 Brian Whitehead pp 2, 12, 13, 15, 19, 23, 31,37, 41, 46 The road signs on page 31 are reproduced fram The Highway Code with the permission of the Controlier of Her Majesty's Stationery Office Set in Helvetica Printed and bound in Great Britain by Thomson Litho Ltd, East Kilbride, Scotland 93 941098765 4About this book * Word Games With English Plusis the fourth book in the Word Games With English series. Itis designed to stimulate upper-intermediate learners to practise, activate and extend their English vocabulary. Pedagogical Basis * Word Games With English Plus corresponds to the standard demanded for the University of Cambridge First Certificate in English, where students are expected to have a good level of general English vocabulary in the 4000 to 5000 word range. © The words have been taken from the Cambridge English Lexicon (R. Hindmarsh) at levels 4 and 5, from First Certificate in English examination Papers and from the most widely-used English as a Foreign Language textbooks. Extensive use has been made of authentic materials, such as travel brochures, information booklets and newspapers, and patterns of use have been checked in a wide variety of modern dictionaries. © Word Games With English Pius can be used to complement any course at this level, filling lexical gaps and providing further practice. © Learners are also prepared for the type of vocabulary and the kind of language manipulation that are required for the First Certificate in English examination. Presentation © The vocabulary illustrates a wide variety of topic areas and semantic fields: travel and holidays, the media, leisure activities, tools and appliances, finance etc. © The games develop an awareness of different language forms: phrasal verbs, compounds, prefixes and suffixes, homonyms, homophones etc. © Special practice has been given in collocation, lexical choice and appropriacy as these are a major source of error at this level. © There is a wide variety of activities: matching, selecting, labelling, cloze testing etc to encourage students to think in English. © The book is suitable for adults and teenagers, far individual or group work, and for varied further exploitation by the teacher, who can use it in class or for homework. © There is a full answer key and word list , enabling the book to be used for self-study and revision.To do all the games in this book, you will have to use the English words you know and learn many more. Read the instructions carefully before you start each game. Study the example and make sure you understand what you have to do — matching words, inserting words into spaces, finding the missing words etc. Write your answers in the book if there is room or on a piece of paper. Some of the games may take quite a long time, so do not give up too easily. Try to find the answers you do not know by looking at the context, the other words in the game and the letters needed. The Word List at the back of the book contains all the words used in the games and is there to help you. Use it to give you ideas and guide you towards ihe correct solution. : When you have done all you can, refer to the answer key to check and correct your work. Keep the book as a record when itis completed and as a check list of words you should know, ‘And you can always rub out the answers and start again!CONTENTS About this book How to use this book Food For Thought Four of a Kind Word Perfect What's on TV Tonight? Leisure and Pleasure Treasure Hunt Dominoes 1 The Animal Kingdom Guilty or Not Guilty Glidogram 1 The Good Companions Family Gatherings Wordboard 1 Supertrips Do-It-Yourself Syllable Search Small Ads Une Vnetinn 4 The Estate Agent Dominoes 2 The British Way of Life Clothing and Accessories The Quarterly Account A Picture Postcard On the Road Two's Company Sayings Mind and Body Train of Thought Wordboard 2 The Travel Brochure Glidogram 2 Verb Gymnastics For Short Verb Vertigo 2 Hazards in the Home ReflectionTo Miranda Belle Argenson and Betty Goodall StuartA busy restaurant serves the following: MEAT, FISH, VEGETABLE CURRY, SAUCES, BREAD, FRUIT, WINE and COFFEE. If you heard these complaints from diners, what would they be talking about? For example: 8 ws Nor RIPE Now choose from the adjectives below to describe the following in different ways: (some of the adjectives can be used more than once) For example: acup of tea atype of cheese aglass of lemonade 1 _sbrong 1 1 2 _milky 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 fn tetFollow the zigzag down and find the noun which can go with all 4 words. For example: 1 box (4 kinds of box : signal box, window box, fuse box and witness box) 2 @Howard-Williams/Herd 1989 Heinemann InternationalWord Perfect These pairs of words are often confused. Look at the pictures and choose the correct word, For example: Lh ee 2 MI 2 AME HALRB RES Wy pafivine Sue f pes Marhn Pen el. Peele Mater ctess bed — Lite "ogg inear-citel| Fetcoraitr has, yo cara ta advice/information meltdissolve — economic/economical _clothes/cloths. quite/quiet Now use 4 of the incorrect words to describe the 4 pictures below. , akOn these T.V. screens, you can see excerpts from an evening's viewing on several different channels. The titles of the programmes watched by Adrian and by Elizabeth will enable you to identify whal each of them saw. Match the screens to the titles then number the screens accordingly. Then look at the group of words on the page opposite. All these words are connected with T.V. Fov example : Ss 4 ©Howard-Willlams/Herd 1989 Heinemann InternationalTV Tonight? ADRIAN watched the following programmes: 1 The World Tonight: An Up-to-the- Minute Report 2 Is it Really a Bargain? Two Teams of Antiques Experts Compete. 3 Top of the Pops—This Week's Besi-Selling Singles. 4 Use Your Vote Wisely. A Message from the Leader of the Opposition. 5 Wishona Star: A Galaxy of Top Entertainers. 6 The Masked Raiders’ Revenge: Will give you Nightmares! Don't watch alone! ELIZABETH watched the following programmes: 7 The Open University Foundation Course. 8 Athletics: Highlights from the Qualifying Rounds. 9 Nevera Duli Moment with Desmond the Duck: Fun for Young and Old. 10 The European Economic Community: A Closer Look. 11 |.Q. Challenge: Beat the Clock to Win the Jackpot. 12 Evening Worship: Prayers and Thanksgiving. abe paral game ree oS nce’ Mt “Lrriewe , dincton .