Check your english vocabulary for rawdon Wyatt

Page 34 Changes answers
A.
1. True 2. True 3. False: there has been an 
improvement
4. False: there has been an 
increase
5. False: there
has been a 
strengthening 
of the dollar 6. False: there has been a 
relaxation 
of border controls 7. False: we’re
increasing 
or 
building up 
our stocks of coal 8. True 9. False: there has been a 
slight
fall 10. False: they’re going
to decrease the number 11. False: there has been a 
decline
12. False: there has been a 
tightening up
of the rules
13. False: there has been a 
widening
of the gap 14. True 15. False: there has been a 
downward
trend 16. True
17. True 18. True 19. True 20. False: British people want to 
broaden
their horizons 
Most of the words in this task can be verbs as well as nouns. Use a dictionary to check which ones.
Other words and expressions which you might find useful include:
raise / lower / shrink / extend / introduce / enlarge / drop in ability / open / close / lessen / heighten / lower / deepen /
stretch / extend / spread / widen / shorten 
See also Page 4: Describing & Analysing Tables

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For reference, see the 
Easier English Dictionary for Students
(978 0 7475 6624 3) 
Page 36 Opposites answers
Verbs:
1. rejected 2. denied 3. retreated 4. refused 5. defended 6. demolished 7. simplified 8.
abandoned 9. withdrew 10. deteriorated 11. refused (to let) 12. rewarded 13. lowered 14. set 15.
fell (we can also say 
dropped
) 16. loosened
Adjectives:
1. clear 2. easy 3. graceful 4. detrimental (we can also say 
harmful
) 5. approximate 6. innocent
7. even 8. scarce 9. flexible 10. marked 11. crude (we can also say 
primitive
) 12. delicate (we can also say
mild
) 13. dim 14. compulsory (we can also say 
obligatory
) 15. reluctant
Note: A lot of words have more than one opposite, depending on their meaning (for example, the opposites of 
strong
are 
weak / feeble
(if you are talking about physical strength), 
delicate / mild 
(if you are talking about taste), 
dim /
faint
(if you are talking about light) or just 
weak
(if you are talking about the strength of a drink). Use a dictionary
to check if you are not sure.