Language practice

28. Find the words in the text in 13 that mean the following:

· a serious lack of food that continues for a long time and causes many people to die

· to choose something from a range of possibilities

· to fall suddenly and very sharply

· a sudden increase in number or amount

· a principle or statement that you consider to be true and that you base other ideas and actions on

· morally right

· knowing and understanding a lot about a subject (eg culture, fashion, the modern world)

· a way of expressing strong feelings that you would not normally express

· an occasion when a lot of people are asked their opinions about something

· a feeling of having no interest in or enthusiasm about anything

29. One word in each of the groups does not collocate with the head word. Which one?

1 _________ -ridden A crime B debt C injustice D disease

2 to call for _______ A a boycott B an election C an image D an inquiry

3 to prompt ________ A a rethink B a brand C a boycott D a change of heart

4 to generate _______ A income B profits C outrage D effectiveness

30. Many English nouns consist of two parts: an adverbial particle, such as out or up, followed by a verb, or in some cases a noun.

The basic directional meaning of the adverbial prefix is usually preserved. Words beginning with out, for example, often have a sense of outward movement, and words beginning with in often have a sense of inward movement or inner position. For example, an outcry is a burst of public protest, and an inmate is someone kept in a prison or mental hospital. In speech, the adverbial prefix is always stressed. List all the words of this type that you know.