answers 108 Answers
For reference, see the
Easier English Dictionary for Students (978 0 7475 6624 3)
B. 1. lend 2. rent 3. hire 4. borrow 5. contribute (we can also say
donate ) 6. provide for 7. leave
8. allocate / provide 9. provide
Other words and expressions which you might find useful include: supply (somebody) with (something) / cater for / present (somebody) with (something)
Page 27 Groups answers A. People in general
huddle
throng
gang
crowd
group
People working together
company
team
platoon
staff
crew
cast
Animals
litter
swarm
flock
herd
pack
shoal / school
Objects
batch
heap / pile
stack
bundle
bunch
set
B. 1. crowd / throng 2. huddle / group 3. set 4. staff 5. company 6. herd 7. batch 8. gang / crowd
9. cast 10. heap / pile 11. group 12. shoal 13. litter 14. crew 15. flock 16. team 17. throng / crowd
18. platoon 19. bundle 20. bunch 21. stack 22. pack 23. swarm
C. A. lecture B. delegation C. tutorial D. symposium E. seminar F. tribunal
Page 28 Around the world answers A. 1. C 2. B (Antarctica is the name of the continent and is not preceded by
the ) 3. B 4. A 5. C (countries
between North and South America, i.e., south of Mexico and north of Colombia) 6. A (all countries south of the
USA where Spanish or Portuguese is widely spoken as a first language) 7. C 8. C 9. C (Mainland Europe and
Continental Europe have the same meaning. British and Irish people often refer to Continental Europe as the
Continent) 10. B 11. C
B .
-ese
(e.g., China =
Chinese)
Portuguese
Lebanese
Japanese
Burmese
Maltese
-(i)an
(e.g.,Brazil =
Brazilian)
Belgian
Malaysian (we
can also say
Malay)
Norwegian
Peruvian
Russian
Iranian
American
Canadian
Australian
-ish
(e.g., Britain =
British)
Irish
Finnish
English
Scottish
Swedish
Spanish
Turkish
Danish
Polish
-i
(e.g., Pakistan =
Pakistani)
Bangladeshi
Israeli
Kuwaiti
Yemeni
Iraqi
-ic
(e.g., Iceland =
Icelandic)
Arabic
(Adjectives with
-ic are usually
used to talk
about racial
groups rather
than
nationalities.
For example,
Slavic, Nordic,
etc.)
Others
(e.g., France =
French)
Greek
Welsh
Dutch
Thai
Swiss
Filipino
C. 1. a dialect 2. Your mother tongue is the language you first learned to speak as a child and which you continue to
use at home, with your friends, your family, etc. 3. bilingual / multilingual 4. The seven continents are: Europe /
North America / South America / Asia / Australasia / Africa / Antarctica. In some countries, more than one language is
officially spoken (for example, in Belgium some people speak French and some speak Flemish).
