Words, vocabulary building, spelling, collocation and synonyms

There are two important steps to learning new vocabulary: First you need to understand the MEANING of the word. You
then need to know how to USE the new word. Writing the new word in a vocabulary book along with a translation will help you with the first stage. However, this will not always be enough to help you with the second stage. The best way to
achieve success here is to use the word or expression in sentences of your own. If you're wrong your teacher will
soon tell you! To help you with this Flo-Joe offers you worksheets for phrasal verbs,

HINT FROM THE EXAMINER

This week ... how improving your spelling could get you a
higher grade!
What techniques do teachers and examiners
recommend to improve spelling?
1. Read, read, read ... is the first recommendation.
Reading in English really will improve your ability to
spell so try and look at a newspaper, magazine or even a
website each day.
2. Practise with a friend. (The following idea was
recommended to us by a top examiner.)
Choose a short paragraph from a book or newspaper and ask
your friend to dictate it to you (i.e. read it out loud)
so you can transcribe (write down) what he or she has said.
You can check against the original text for accuracy.

WORD BANK TEST


the phrasal verb equivalents for the following:
'to relax in a chair'                                                 sit back
'to spread a rumour'              to go rounds         
'to not work properly'            run down
'to accumulate'                       pile up,,,,,,

other words for the following words:

'conclude'               wind up, come to a close, take to a close
'maths'                    calculations, statistics, findings
'person'                  one, individual, fellow, man, guy, chap, common man
'exhibit'                   Show, showcase, display, project, reveal, expose, bring to light
'courage'                 guts, grit, valour, vigour, boldness, the stomach to.. the belly to

the various forms of the following words:

'conclude'               concludes, conclusive, concludes, concluded, concluding           , inconclusive,      

'maths'                    maths, mathematics, mathematician, mathematical

'person'                  personality, personal, personnel, personae, personify, personification, impersonal,  
'exhibit'                   exhibited\, exhibits, verb and now, exhibition, exhibitionism, exhibiting
'courage'                 courage, discourage, discourage, courageous, encourages, encouraging, discouraging


the collocations for
'to ........ the truth' (face/watch/see/view)
'to ........ clean' (show/make/come/be)
'........ evidence' (secure/tight/stiff/firm)
'........ of breath' (frail/short/weak/fragile)
'a regular ........' (pattern/basis/foundation/standard)