The document discusses ownership, lending, borrowing, and related terms. It provides examples of how different nouns like landlords, tenants, loans, and mortgages can complete sentences about owning and renting property. It also discusses verbs that can show reason or result, and gives examples of connecting the first part of a sentence with a second part using terms like "due to", "as a consequence", and "in order to".
The document discusses ownership, lending, borrowing, and related terms. It provides examples of how different nouns like landlords, tenants, loans, and mortgages can complete sentences about owning and renting property. It also discusses verbs that can show reason or result, and gives examples of connecting the first part of a sentence with a second part using terms like "due to", "as a consequence", and "in order to".
The document discusses ownership, lending, borrowing, and related terms. It provides examples of how different nouns like landlords, tenants, loans, and mortgages can complete sentences about owning and renting property. It also discusses verbs that can show reason or result, and gives examples of connecting the first part of a sentence with a second part using terms like "due to", "as a consequence", and "in order to".
The document discusses ownership, lending, borrowing, and related terms. It provides examples of how different nouns like landlords, tenants, loans, and mortgages can complete sentences about owning and renting property. It also discusses verbs that can show reason or result, and gives examples of connecting the first part of a sentence with a second part using terms like "due to", "as a consequence", and "in order to".
1. The law ensures that …………… respect the privacy of the people who live in their houses and flats.
2. …………… of restaurants across the country protested when the government announced it was going to impose a tax on some foods.
3. When private car …………… sell their vehicle, they must produce a certificate to prove the car has been paid for in full.
4. The price of commercial …………… in the city centre has doubled in the last three years.
5. Mornington Park, a 250-acre private …………… in Wenfordshire, is open to members of the public at weekends.
6. Many families in the area lost their home and all of their …………… when the river flooded.
7. Please put your …………… in the lockers provided, and hand your key to the receptionist for safekeeping.
8. We took out a …………… to help pay for our trip.
9. A lot of people lost their homes when interest rates rose so high they were unable to continue paying off their …………… .
10. Only a few people in the apartment block actually own their flat. Most of them are council …………… .
11. The law does very little to protect families who are evicted from their homes because they are unable to pay the monthly ………….. .
12. I make a small monthly…………… to a local charity for homeless people.
2 Most of the verbs in bold below are in the wrong sentence. If the verb is correct, put a tick ( ) at the end of the sentence. If the verb is wrong, write the correct verb at the end of the sentence.
1. Banks will usually refuse to present money to anyone unless they have a regular job. ……………
2. The best way to see the country is to a provide car for a couple of weeks. ……………
3. Companies who allocate heavily from banks to keep their business going are rarely able to pay it back. ……………
4. If you want to rent a room in the city centre, you should be prepared to pay a lot of money. ……………
5. After her speech, the principal will lend prizes to the students who have made the greatest contribution to the school. ……………
6. I believe that everyone should donate money to charities. ……………
7. Local councils will borrow accommodation to the most needy on a first-come, first-served basis. ……………
8. Many charitable organisations hire free medical help and support to areas hit by disasters. ……………
39 general vocabulary Reason & result 1 Join the first part of a sentence in the left-hand column with a second part from the right-hand column, using an appropriate word or phrase showing reason or result from the central column. In some cases, more than one answer is possible.
1. The police asked him his... ...ensued... ...pass his exams.
2. He failed his exam... ...wake anyone. ...effects of... 3. A persistent cough... ...was unable to enrol for the 4. She started haranguing ...prompted him to... course. the crowd... ...on account of... ...speeding through the town. 5. He spent the whole weekend revising... ...upsetting me like that? ...as a consequence... 6. They came in quietly... ...his lack of revision. ...affect... 7. He refused to lend ...starting a riot. anyone money... ...owing to... ...its low turnover and poor 8. The bank manager sales history. refused to lend the ...reason for... company more money... ...its action. 9. The school was forced ...on the grounds that... ...when the police officers on to close... trial were acquitted. ...so as not to... 10. What were your... ...a large earthquake? 11. What are the... ...with the aim of... ...people rarely repay a loan. 12. Stress and overwork can... ...in order to... 13. The army attacked without ...seek professional medical considering the... ...consequences of... help.
14. He failed to send off his ...different people in different
...motives for... ways. application form and... 15. Riots and street fighting... ...due to... ...poor student attendance.
2 Now complete these sentences with an appropriate word or phrase from the central column of the table above.
1. Panic buying .................................................... when the stock market crashed.
2. People often do things without considering the .................................................... their actions.
3. The government raised the income tax rate .................................................... curb inflation.
4. The government raised the income tax rate .................................................... curbing inflation.
5. The government raised the income tax rate .................................................... the rapidly rising rate of inflation.
6. When questioned, many racists cannot give a logical .................................................... their attitudes towards other racial groups.
7. The soaring crime rate alarmed the police superintendent and .................................................... adopt a zero-tolerance policing policy.
8. He was arrested .................................................... he was a danger to others and himself.
9. The family was forced to economise .................................................... go heavily into debt.
10. The fumes from motor traffic .................................................... people in many different ways.
