Topical News Lessons

past participle
1.
to wear
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2.
to throw
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3.
to rise
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4.
to sell
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5.
to grow
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6.
to get
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7.
to take
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8.
to become
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9.
to see
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10.
to make
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Vocabulary Building – Prepositions
Fill the gaps using a preposition. Use the text to help you.
1.
Fur was very unpopular ______ the 1990s.
2.
This year’s increase is the biggest ______ the 1980s.
3.
Models ______ this year’s fashion shows have worn fur.
4.
There is a new market ______ fur.
5.
Many people still protest ______ the sale of fur.
6.
Many people are not in favour ______ selling fur.
7.
Animals are killed ______ poisoning or gassing.
8.
The supermodel received $500,000 ______ her work.

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Look at these words: 
extinct

extinction 

Mammoths lived on the earth thousands of years ago. There are no mammoths now. Mammoths are

extinct
.
The dodo was a strange bird that lived on the island of Mauritius. The last dodo died in the 18
th
century.
Dodos are
extinct
.
Today many animals are in danger of
extinction
.