word games with english plus

About this book ® Word Games With English Plus is the fourth book in the Word Games With English series.. Pedagogical Basis ® Word Games With English Plus corresponds to the standard de

Titles in this series include:

Word Games with English 1 Deirdre Howard-Williams & Cynthia Herd 0 435 28380 4 Word Games with English 2 Deirdre Howard-Williams & Cynthia Herd 0435 28387 2 Word Games with English 3 Deirdre Howard-Williams & Cynthia Herd 0 435 28382 0 Word Games with English Plus Deirdre Howard-Williams & Cynthia Herd 0 435 28379 0 Play Games With English Book 1 Colin Granger 0 435 28060 0

Teacher's Book 1 0435 28061 9

Play Games With English Book 2 ColinGranger 0435 280627

Teacher's Book2 0435 280635

English Puzzles 1 Doug Case 0 435 282808

English Puzzles 2 Doug Case 0 435 282816

English Puzzles 3 Doug Case 0 435 28282 4

English Puzzles 4 Doug Case 0 435 28283 2

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© Deirdre Howard-Williams and Cynthia Herd 1989

First published 1989

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About this book

® Word Games With English Plus is the fourth book in the Word Games With English series Itis designed to stimulate upper-intermediate learners to practise, activate and extend their English vocabulary

Pedagogical Basis

® Word Games With English Plus corresponds to the standard demanded for the University of Cambridge First Certificate in English, where students are expected to have a good level of general English vocabulary in the 4000 to 5000 word range

® The words have been taken from the Cambridge English Lexicon (R Hindmarsh)

at levels 4 and 5, from First Certificate in English examination papers and from the

most widely-used English as a Foreign Language textbooks Extensive use has been

made of authentic materials, such as travel brochures, information booklets and newspapers, and patterns of use have been checked in a wide variety of modern dictionaries

® Word Games With English Plus can be used to complement any course at this level, filling lexical gaps and providing further practice

© Learners are also prepared for the type of vocabulary and the kind of language manipulation that are required for the First Certificate in English examination

® There is a wide variety of activities: matching, selecting, labelling, cloze testing etc

to encourage students to think in English

® The book is suitable for adults and teenagers, for individual or group work, and for varied further exploitation by the teacher, who can use it in class or for homework

® There is a full answer key and word list , enabling the book to be used for self-study and revision.

To do all the games in this book, you will have to use the English words you know and learn many more Read the instructions carefully before you start each game Study the example and make sure you understand what you have to do — maiching words, inserting words into spaces, finding the missing words etc

Write your answers in the book if there is room or on a piece of paper Some of the games may take quite a long time, so do not give up too easily Try to find the

answers you do not know by looking at the context, the other words in the game and the letters needed The Word List at the back of the book contains all the words used

in the games and is there to help you Use it to give you ideas and guide you towards ihe correct solution

When you have done all you can, refer to the answer key to check and correct your work Keep the book as a record when itis completed and as a check list of words you should know

And you can always rub out the answers and start again!

CONTENTS

About this book

How to use this book

Food For Thought

The Animal Kingdom

Guilty or Not Guilty

Clothing and Accessories

The Quarterly Account

A Picture Postcard

On the Road Two's Company Sayings

Mind and Body

Train of Thought

Wordboard 2 The Travel Brochure

Glidogram 2 Verb Gymnastics

For Short Verb Vertigo 2 Hazards in the Home

To Miranda Belle Argenson and Betty Goodall Stuart

| Sood for Shought

A busy restaurant serves the following: MEAT, FISH, VEGETABLE CURRY,

SAUCES, BREAD, FRUIT, WINE and COFFEE

’ Ifyou heard these complaints from diners, what would they be talking about?

Now choose from the adjectives below to describe the following in different ways:

(some of the adjectives can be used more than once)

Follow the zigzag down and find the noun which can go with all 4 words

For example: 1 box

(4 kinds of box : signal box, window box, fuse box and witness box)

ans Freer seving dining gut

Window ot frag vao09 ving

Aus9 Mức? ah ris —

Witnes, 5 puolic Yendin, g ca0© black

wall Cnústn25 reading class Sleeping

sấy €reoiy gun Spare panes

lifes gent) 7 oper mnane Ga

Search raaiden Carg gga’ corr 8 POndEnos

x52 fami ily vào Pook

So

pithy pel pedsice loose got

melt/dissolve economic/economical clothes/cloths quite/quiet

Now use 4 of the incorrect words to describe the 4 pictures below

79 | LOTTERY IBZ ECR

On these T.V screens, you can see excerpts Írom an eveninng's viewing on several different channels The titles of the programmes watched by Adrian and by Elizabeth will enable you to identify what each of them saw Match the screens to the titles then number the screens accordingly Then look at the group of words on the page

opposite All these words are connected with T.V

ELIZABETH waiched the following programmes: 7 The Open University

Foundation Course 8 Athletics: Highlights from the Qualifying Rounds 9 Nevera Dull Moment with Desmond the Duck: Fun for Young and Old 10 The European Economic Community: A Closer Look 11 I.Q Challenge: Beat the Clock to Win the Jackpot 12 Evening Worship: Prayers and Thanksgiving

5 people who appear on the screen

4 people who work behind the scenes

3 parts ofa television

2 dann warde tar talaviainn

Take 1 letter from each word in the lists below to find 12 popular leisure activities and interests that people enjoy in their spare time The words in the lists are afl connected ,

to each activity

The same 12 words are also hidden in the word square beiow Use this to give you ideas and to check your answers

Foy example :

1 socks needles cardigan thread stitch plain pattern gloves knttting

valuable china fumiture rarity quality beauty objects shops ———————— shape decoration earthenware craft wheel fire clay —-—————

pointed aim score throw pubs —— _

championship check mate bishop castle —————

2

3

4

5

6 company tame cats stroke —_——_—

7 director critics curtain amateur applause ——.———

8 make objects display miniature collect scale ————_—

9 clubs cards diamonds spades game hearts —_— _—

10 fabrics magazines style clothing designers models changes ———————

41 recipe oven boil cake stove apron electricity ——_—_. _

12 stamina strength rhythm oxygen body fit exercise gym ——————_——

The words are horizontalc_>, vertical 0 , or diagonal đ

Treasure Hunt

Treasure is buried somewhere in and then cross them out on the picture

this garden itis NOT buried in This will tell you what the treasure is

any of the squares containing and you'll find it in the square that is left the things below (1-15)

Write the letter of each of these

squares in the boxes

For example: |

2 kennel

7 toolshed

8 rake

along the path an iP Ee

wz ND DIA 2Í 2/1 |e

18 andiUsnotonor J Se 4

Play a game of dominoes with words instead of numbers to find 17 objects from a kitchen If you play correctly you'll use all the dominoes

Fov exawople:

The Animal Kingdom

Look at all the living creatures and classify them according to one of their features The letter spaces and their position will help you Then match the animals’ names with the pictures

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All the answers to this puzzle are connected with crime and justice Find each word

by adding (when you see the symbol +) and taking away (when you see the

symbol —) the letters shown beside each picture Occasionally you may have to change the letter order as well

For example : the answer to number 1 is jail ( = |= mail

—m =ail +j =jai

Complete the Glidogram by looking at the clues The first 12 words all contain the letters OR and the second 12 the letters ENT (3 at the beginning of the word, 4 in the middle of the word and 5 at the end of the word each time)

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The Good Companions

Certain adjectives are only used with certain nouns For each of the adjectives below choose the 3 nouns it can be used with

1 high 2 expensive 3 powerful 4 remote 5 aggressive

6 dry 7 bright 8 tidy 9 steady 10 false 11 dull

12 plain 13 deep 14 heavy

For example : 1 high = &

(We talk about a high temperature, a high price and a high standard.)

temperature price standard

in these groups of 7 words, circle the word which includes the others and cross out the word which does not belong to the same family

For Cxampe.: 1 cirolefisec))as ant, fiy, butterfly, beetle and bee are all insects and

cross out shail as a snail is not an insect

wi 14 greed hatred jealousy gluttony vice anger patience

15 coal tin metal steel copper lead iron

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WORDBOARD |

The words you are looking for have 2 meanings You have the first letter and one of

the meanings given on the wordboard Complete the word and select another

completely different definition from those given below

DELICATE A SICK PERSON A POINTER ON ACLOCK

NOT SPARKLING ị ASMALL STALL AMEDICAL PROBLEM

CALM QUIET TO PASS A PENALTY BLONDE

i QO LOOK AFTER A PLATFORM IN A THEATRE

TA FURREAS TÀI t80Arao TY RA tam ARI Anam

SUPER TRIPS raAiR TRADING AGREEMENT'

Your contract with SUPER TRIPS 13 Seat Allocation and Specification

t 14 Smoking

1 Paying the Deposit

2 Paying the Balance tp Travel paca ns d

3 Changing Your Booking * 17 Special Diets are for the Disable

4 Cancellation R 18 Ground Floor Accommodation

5 Complaints 149 Single Ri

6 Conditions of Carriage 20 Kiểm trient

7? Carriage of Animals 21 Ba e xe

8 Price Guarantee assporis

9 If We Change Your Holiday

10 If We Cancel Your Holiday HOLIDAY INSURANCE

22 Medical and Other Expenses HOLIDAY INFORMATION 23 Cancellation and Curtailment

11 Children's Reductions Charges

12 Luggage 24 Baggage and Persona! Money

25 Personal Accident Benefit

It's Ruben’s first day working for SUPER TRIPS Travel Agency In order to answer the points raised in this letter from a disatisfied customer, which sections of the SUPER TRIPS FAIR TRADING AGREEMENT does he need to consult?

For exawple:

ot Swtinmng pet was cantly đi and 7 chipped on

AAA AAA ARS “3

the ope aval mort cant use ny Tight Cur Tie return

fig was change! at Ue lost mine, 90 7 ms0d/ my

Connection’ andl ave me an disle seal when / werled ts

be bestcle Go vwinelow Ancl when 1 2uo( 7y Coe at home, all my -z souventts were broker

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x TA a n HOW WiLL TAKE SNOWY?

Me | ~ Gf “GRANNY MANAGE SHE- WON'T

CP | a mE STAIRS? J BARK HAPPENS IF 1

es SO «BEA Disco For\|| Aeneas eS

tơ , HUSBAND HAVE A : 72 ,HY TEENIAaE S0N?/l||- ` » ABE Any MY SURCHARGE SORCHARG

‘(HF THE PouND

'| BAY THE REST AFTER CHRISTMAS ?

Sam is a good handyman and has just made this kitchen cabinet for his new flat Can you complete the word grid with the names of all the materials and tools he used Follow the numbers

Sy-Ila-ble search

There are 15 nouns in this honeycomb, divided into syllables Join the syliables by tracing through them to find the answers to the questions The first syllable of each word is marked in bold

For example:

1 = RE LATION SHIP

1 What can you astablish and

break off?

What can you light and put out?

What can you sit and get through?

What can you pay or accept?

What can you perform or

have rejected?

What can you catch and get over? What can you hold or interrupt?

Look at these 12 short advertisements from the small ads section of a local

newspaper Anew secretary typed them and made some mistakes! Now the boss has asked you to correct them First circle the word that is out of place in the ad Then put each word with its correct small ad in the space provided

2 MUSIC CENTRE, dual cassette, turntable,

F.M radio, pump, compact disc player 8 ROOFING AND PROPERTY

——ễễ MAINTENANCE Re-tiling, chimney

servicing, rubbish cleared, — —.,

3 INSTANTAMATIC CAMERA, window cleaning, grill, pipes

_—— — _„case, ñlters, sideboard,

prints ready in minutes 9 BICYCLE, ladies, basket, pedigree,

stainless steel frame, child’s seat,

4 NATURAL FARM PRODUCE,

, home-grown fruit and vegetables, plastering, cheese, oak smoked © 10 EVERYTHING TO WELCOME THE NEW salmon, duck eggs, animals and fat-free MEMBER OF THE FAMILY: prams,

yoghurt folding pushchairs, carry cots,

„ high chairs, loudspeakers,

5 JUST PASSED YOUR DRIVING TEST? Be teddybears and other soft toys

different! Buy a Morris Minor 1954! Tax and

M.O.T — _„labels, beige 11 GOOD HOME WANTED for 8 year-old, bodywork, fog lights Two careful owners black Collie bitch Organic, , Bargain vaccinated Due to owner's illness

6 THE GARDEN CENTRE- ANNUAL 12 OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND

solid oak stereo headphones free estimates

free range 3-speed low mileage

auto-focus filing cabinets dolis

lovely temperament self-cleaning oven (-) rakes

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Verb Vertigo |

Do phrasal verbs make you dizzy? Climb the ladder step by step The two verbs share the same three prepositions or adverbs The words and pictures beside each group will heip you to find the answers

7 N | [73] Aappen(events) reveal and

Gatwick Airport, 35 miles south of London, is the fourth largest in the world To help you to be able to find your way around an international airport make sure you can put the following words and expressions into 6 groups

For example : wheelchair users = 6 (facilities at the airport)

x-ray machines L1 pastries L] security search L1 red channel L] landing card LÌ take-away L] brand names LÌ A3 trunk road LC reclaiming V.A.T LC fully sign-posted LÌ boarding card L] check-in O

The police are waiting on the second floor of Gatwick Airport terminal for Mr X who is strongly suspected of carrying a parcel containing secret documents First read the policeman’s notes on the page opposite and trace Mr X's route on the plan

When the police stopped Mr X the parcel he was carrying was empty So what do you think happened to the secret documents? Work it out alone or with a partner, then compare your ideas with the solution in the answers

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Here are 8 properties for sale Match the picture with the description and then rewrite the items in italics as you would expect to see them in an estate agent’s window Remember that you want to sell them so you have to make them sound as good as possible!

Big bungalow close to bus stop

Smail terraced house that looks unusual

An old-fashioned cottage in the couniryside

Top floor apartment in expensive area

Shop in a rather quiet area of town

A separate house in a popular area

Independent second floor flat in a modern house in town

Holiday villa with a nice view near shopping centre and sports complex with

Trr exawple.: 1 = Picture G and would be written as:

Spacious bungalow convenient for public transport,

đŒ

il

alisted period fast-growing penthouse

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What do British people mean when they talk about the following?

Circle the correct answer

for example -

1 The Union Jackis 6 AToryis

a_ the central chamber of the Houses of a anumberedticketin a lottery

œ re 13g of Great Britain and Northern ¢ asupporter of the Conservative Party

relan

c the most valuable prize in a game 7 ABuilding Society is

a anorganization that preserves historic

2 AnM.P.is buildings

a aMember of the Police b a business which lends money to buy a

b aMaster of Political Science house or flat

c aMember of Parliament c ahouse joined to the house next door

3 A public schoolis 8 G.C.S.E.is

a astate school a_asystem of examinations for school

¢ areligious school b_ the national gas and electricity boards

c the highest award given by the Queen

4 New Scotiand Yardis for bravery

a_ the material used to make bagpipes „

b_ the headquarters of the police in 9A Trade Union is

London a animport export agreement

c ameasurement of length b an exhibition of commercial products

c anorganization of workers

5 Azebracrossingis

.@ aplace to cross the road safely 10 A public convenience is

b atelevision screen for black and white a acharity

reception b apublic toilet