Page 20 Objects & actions answers A. 1. rotate 2. spin 3. revolve 4. slide 5. subside 6. evaporate 7. congeal (for blood, we use the word
clot )
8. flow 9. freeze 10. melt 11. wobble 12. escape (we can also say
leak ) 13. bounce 14. vibrate 15. grow
16. fade 17. rise 18. set 19. turn 20. change 21. erode 22. spread 23. meander 24. burn 25. smoulder
26. crumble 27. expand 28. contract 29. stretch 30. crack 31. spill 32. explode 33. ring 34. sink 35. float
36. erupt 37. trickle
Note: Several of these verbs can also be nouns, and in many cases the meaning of the word changes. Compare, for
example,
a contract and to
contract .
B.
1. stretched 2. exploded 3. float 4. rising 5. fade 6. cracked 7. subsided 8. revolved 9. set 10. slid
Other words and expressions you might find useful include: move / run / stop / fall down / come in / get up / break / bend / dance / cool / solidify / thaw / trickle / drench.
(Also see page 6:
How something works )
Page 22 Likes & dislikes answers A. Positive connotations: yearn for / passionate about / fond of / captivated by / fancy / keen on / look forward to / long
for / appeal to / attracted to / fascinated by / tempted by
Negative connotations: loathe / dread / detest / cannot stand / repel / disgust / revolt / cannot bear
Answers
answers 107 For reference, see the
Easier English Dictionary for Students (978 0 7475 6624 3)
B. 1. A + B =
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2. A =
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B =
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3. A =
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B =
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4. A =
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B =
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5. A + B =
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6. A =
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B =
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7. A =
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B =
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8. A =
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B =
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9. A + B =
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10. A =
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B =
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11. A =
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B =
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12. A =
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B =
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13. A =
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B =
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14. A + B =
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15. A + B =
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16. A + B =
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17. A + B =
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18. A + B =
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19. A + B =
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20. A =
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B =
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