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Dealingwithunfamiliarwords

4Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.

1tomakesomeonefeelthattheydonotbelongtoyourgroup(exclude)

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2tofailtodosomethingthatyoushoulddo(neglect)

3tomentionsomethingasanexample(cite)

4tobestrongenoughnottobeharmedordestroyedbysomething(withstand)

5inmostsituationsorcases(normally)

6tobeabouttohappeninthefuture(await)

5CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity4.

WhenIlivedinBritain,oneofmyfavouriteradioprogrammeswascalled“DesertIsland

Discs”.The

formatwasalwaysthesame:Guestcelebritieswereaskedtoimaginetheyhadbeenwashed

ashoreona

desertisland,andhadtochooseninebooks–(1)excludingtheBibleandShakespeare,which

theywere

alreadyprovidedwith–totakewiththemtotheisland,tohelpthem(2)withstandthe

physicalandmental

isolation.IsometimesliketothinkwhichbooksIwouldtake.(3)Normally,likemostpeople,

Idon‟t

havemuchtimeforreading,andIcould(4)citedozensofbookswhichIhaveneverreadbut

whichI

wouldliketo.It‟sanopportunityIhave(5)awaitedallmylife,infact.ButwhatwouldI

choose?Mostly

novels,probably,butIwouldn‟t(6)neglecttoincludeavolumeortwoofpoetry.Myfirst

choice,Ithink,

wouldbeTolstoy‟sWarandPeace.I‟veneverreadit,butI‟mreadytobelievethatitisone

ofthemost

marvelousbookseverwritten.

6Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.

1Inagoodnovel,thewriterandreadercommunicatewitheachother.(interact)

2Ihavetofaceuptotheproblemsoonerorlater.(confront)

3IreadthebookinonesittingandMarydidtoo.(likewise)

4E.M.ForsterwasoneofthemostimportantandrespectedBritishnovelistsofthe20th

century.

(influential)

5Doyoubelievethataworkofliteraturecanactuallyleadtosocialc