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 0 435 28381 2 Word Games with English 3 Deirdre Howard-Williams & Cynthia Herd 0 435 283820 Word Games with English Plus Deirdre Howard-Williams & Cynthia Herd 0435 283790 Play Games With English Book 1 Colin Granger 0 435 280600
Teacher's Book 1 0435 28061 9
Play Games With English Book 2 Colin Granger 0 435 280627 Teacher's Book 2 0435 28063 5
English Puzzles 1 Doug Case 0 435 282808
English Puzzles 2 Doug Case 0 435 28281 6
English Puzzles 3 Doug Case 0 435 28282 4 English Puzzles 4 Doug Case 0 435 28283 2 Heinemann International
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© Deirdre Howard-Williams and Cynthia Herd 1986 First published 1986
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Trang 4bout this book
rd Games with English is a series of 3 books of carefully graded language vities designed to stimulate learners to practise, activate and extend their lish vocabulary
dagogical Basis
Book 3, for intermediate students who have completed a beginners’ course in lish, presupposes a vocabulary corresponding to Threshold level as designated che Council of Europe It enriches and extends this basic general vocabulary, bling the learner to understand and express a wider variety of ideas The words have been taken from intermediate grades of the Cambridge ish Lexicon (R Hindmarsh), based on 4 major frequency counts, and also nthe most widely-used English as a Foreign Language textbooks
There are over |,500 lexical items in this book, allowing the learner to meet iriety of situations in an English-speaking context and providinga solid basis for ther study up to examination level The teacher will find it a useful and sresting way of presenting, revising and testing vocabulary
esentation
The vocabulary concentrates on a wide variety of topics: health, politics, ure, cansumer affairs, statistics, human relationships, crime and punishment etc The games develop an awareness of different language forms: prefixes and fixes, prepositional phrases, plural-form nouns, phrasal verbs etc
Acultural element is introduced: proverbs, comparisons, feast days, American alish etc
There is a built-in revision and recycling of certain lexical items in different
itexts
The book is suitable for all ages, for teaching and testing, for class and group irk and for varied further exploitation
There is a full answer key and word list, enabling the book to be used for Festudy and revision
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You will find many different types of word games in the book, including crosswords, opposites, synonyms and word squares; and you will be asked to do different things, such as match words and pictures, choose the correct word, and fill in blanks, Before each game read the instructions carefully An example is normally given to show you what to do
Write your answers on a piece of paper (or in the book, if there is room) You will find all the answers at the back of the book, starting on page 47, so you can check what you have done
At the end of the book there is also a Word List with all the words used in the games This is intended to give you ideas and to guide you towards the correct solution Refer to this if you are in doubt, before you look at the answers
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out this book
w to use this book 1e Off 2 Word Snail ords easily confused ubles | ards beginning with CAR- d One Out | ke & Do wrds & Meanings 2 Wastepaper Basket > Name Game ass it out | rat’s on the Menu? nnections 2 Family Tree ords ending in -TION 2S Connection llectives Iguage Functions mplaints werbs ubles 2 2 Weather Forecast ‘chases Festivals and Feast Days Body Talk Odd One Out 2 Verb Pieces | What's it for? GB and the US Prepositions
Crime and Punishment The Living World Sort them out | As aS Pairs Cross it out 2 Headlines Statistics Prefixes & Suffixes Links Rainbow Verb Pieces 2 Politics
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parasol swimsuit rod needle nappies line plaster
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These pairs of words are often confused
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Do you know how to use MAKE and DO correctly?
With the words below to help you, decide whether to use MAKE or DO to describe the pictures
DO your best and try not to MAKE a mistake
For exaniple +1, Make pragress 4 PROFITS
progress housework joke choice washing-up speech shopping
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{ Words |andjmeanin
Many words in English have more than one meaning Look at the 2 different meanings and try to find the word which describes them both S pasa N CaN nw PF w& 10 11 alter/money LILTTT] 13 14, 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 For example:
with pages/toreserve |3[O|o |K]
Sides of a river/safe for money ELIT] page ofa book/grows ona tree LLLL]
teach a person/goes on rails LLLLT]
asound in music/piece of paper money LLLT]
walkwithi/ixwithgue [_Ƒ T T TT]
green area/place and leave a car LLL1] cirele or strip of material/plays music LLLT] to go down/used to wash up in LITLT]
tohitlightly/where watercomesfrom | Ƒ ] ]
flat surface/takes off and lands LITT TL]
fight with gloves/square container | J † ] factory/intheground [[ | | [ ] apointatschool/asign [[ | | |
tonoteandremember/musical disc [| | [| [ [1] apillar/sendaletter [ [| |_|
noted with eyes/cutstrees [| | ]
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cheque application form invitation telephone message receipt q ĐpP p 8 P
memo_ advertisement
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Parts of 20 names are shown in the picture clues Fill in the names beside the correct pictures The first 12 are boys’ names For example: { hi 4 lf zz BEX, ITTITIT (20 ere, os tý
Robert Irene Philip Mary Anthony Ruth Stephen Matthew
Janice Thomas Pamela’ Janet Simon Harold James Keith Wendy Sandra Vera Peter Yvonne Richard Caroline Ernest Jim
Joan Rosemary Hugh Rachel Victor Patrick Alison Eric Martin
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Read the 15 clues and cross out the 2 correct answers each time
Finally you will be left with just | word | 2 parts of a car 2 2 colours 3 2 jobs 4, 2 religions 5, 2 things that are round 6, 2 planets 7, 2 canals
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Use all the words given below to complete this menu 2 » ⁄⁄% LS Lg EP OIE eo ay Like 5 LA , TẾ rniz2 -® cS Reentauant— “op QD STARTERS DO || C0 Eze TABLED OO AZ SW Ct 522277700 LEZ: For example: » Prawn Cocktacl ° ° Qe DESSERTS 9 SX 2 2z NN ° = ⁄4 Gv FISH OOD ⁄⁄ Ý}:—===|'.=—ƒZ Mi — - — |, — Ñ : ————— ©? DRINKS OO ⁄ Ni Œ%› MEAT QO e Ny (—— -— — Ss NY, MMe Ale LEZ ———_—-_—_— 7
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prawn cftheday minerals pie plain fresh Dover chilled steak avocado wine brussel creamed melon meringue pie
and Yorkshire pudding boiled rice fruit with parsley sauce fruit salad chocolate soup new cocktail Madras cauliflower real and kidney pie red house chicken curry sprouts English ale mousse juices
roast beef cheesecake pear bythe glass bakedham fried plaice -grilled potatoes mackerel and pineapple seafood with cream
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n you find 2 letters which will finish the first word and start the second word?
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Look at Steve’s family tree and the list of his relations
Write the names of Steve's relations
For example 1 Sidney is Steve's grandfather 4.Eoe€E fo CHE: sTOPHER 1 Deed (Died 1955) $6 PAM 15 MARY Cdivoreedi972) © 262 17 ADAM 18-IRENE 19, JUNE + 21 oY 22.VNENOY 23 TRACY
aunt first wife mother-in-law grandmother daughter
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There are some nouns which exist only in the plural form Look at this picture and see how many plural-form nouns you can find
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FUNCTIONS
Look at this picture of men busy building a factory, and note what they are saying and doing
B Way don’é | Yes they play
yeu have a well, but this
reésk pi team is beter A You should 4 get a smaller C rm not 4 one yh Ä you'll do { \ F Wow, Look aé ` tha£/ cơ 7 Hs J You can go
Mh eG home now |’ G Well cone!
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m7 Find someone expressing:
Assoc coe 1, surprise F
P Could I have | a bucket mã 2, doubt 3 certainty k 4, likes "J 5, preferences S —— 6 gratitude Cook out# 7 sympaty Ỹ M You peer mạn ˆ _ New awfi# good T
Your work isn’t
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Complain about Aas things you have bought Something is wrong ee at the pictures and use the correct words to describe them
For example :1.It's metted
melted bad blunt loose dusty slow bent stretched cracked leaking overripe dirty scratched torn broken
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Here are 8 well-known English proverbs Can you write them out in full?
For example: 1.A stitch in time saves nine
‘a Ain ©) saves 0
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Look at each picture Then put one word from column A with another word from column B to forma compound
which describes the picture It may be
Trang 31PURCHASES Look at these 4 articles and fill in the labels describing them A For example: B ide; —=—— Article: CHILDREN'S ad ticle —:1.7 litres POOL a 20/2: kw 4 MODEL “Summer fun’ —' 220 |e cloth Use 2, —— AC 490 18 ——————— No detergent 3 ee \, : Po not overfill 4 —— Ắ 4 metres * 5 > 50 om ` Article: a! Mã 38.———————~ 44 5 Beige ; Angora 60% Pure new wool 40% ‘Laker na ty, R - Gonal s, 3 — folds wm fal sands oS Phas tic Cover Bvatlable Free ela eh charge (allow 14
model size capacity voltage guarantee material accessories depth washinginstructions style storage reference number colour warning dimensions cleaning composition consumption delivery diameter (large size) diameter (small size)
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Ledivel exh Lead
What do you know about these English festivals and feast-days? Put a K] next to the correct answer
/ 7 For example:
J
1 Guy Fawkes' Day is 6 Good Friday is
a always on November Sth a the Friday before Christmas b when you eat turkey 1 b the Friday before Easter ¢ in mid-summer ( c when you give presents
d to celebrate independence d tocelebrate the Queen's birthday
2 Boxing Day is 7 A Bank Holiday is Vf
a on 26th December Oa only celebrated in Wales 0 : | b on 2nd January { b onlyaholiday for peaple who warkin banks O t ¢ different each year sc when the Queen gives money to the poor, L] I
d once a month (ld a public holiday oO ;
3 New Year's Day is 8 Mother's Day is
a_ a public holiday a always ona Saturday oO
b only celebrated in Scotland Cb when mothers give presents B © an ordinary working day Cc when mothers get presents 1:
d aholiday only for schools, Od always in May Oo:
4 Easter is 9 St Valentine's Day is :
a onthe same day every year 0 a tocelebrate the patron saint of England "; b when you eat pancakes Ob when you send romantic cards to those *
always in April n yau lave n
d when you eat chocolate eggs O ¢ a public holiday đ d the shortest day of the year h 5 Christmas is
a_ always on Sunday f1 10 A leap year is
b when you make good resolutions a when the year ends in 0 (eg 1990) O © when you have a decorated tree [9 b every 5 years O d when you eat a leg of lamb C) ¢ ayear with 366 days ¬ d when there is a new king or queen ¬
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Here are |2 useful objects Identify the pictures and, using the words below, describe what they are used for oP For example: yun ic 1 A towel is for drying œ - 9,
dry open press dig boil stir sew &
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Sometimes in English and American English there are different words for the same thing Look at the pictures and find the 15 pairs of English and American words (Ð For example : 1.TPausers (G.8) : 1 Pants CU.S.) { hộp? TT ĐT anes TINE Wwrown 7 Phopums it | | PRESENT | j
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Do you know these 12 prepositional phrases? Match the pictures with the correct prepositions There are 4 with BY, 4 with ON and 4 with OUT OF or example: 1 By oneself
heart date business doors train work oneself fire air
holiday reach sale
Trang 39CRIME is AND PL NISHMENT 7: All the answers to this crossword are connected with criminal and legal matters CaaS IN PRISON For example ` Fzlze[e[le[=TzTs]7 " Oo ae Lưng: 6 *— “T§ = bá 9 Ta m 7 12 1 7 ị _ 5 te ⁄ ACROSS =» DOWN‡ 1- @ 10 STEALING IS 2 m5 ILLEGAL, IT'S oo sỹ” AGAINST THE & pe AMMUNITION a ee ee For A PISTOL Bow, 9, — : ob á À 3 My — 6 WHAT THIEVES D0 Look our! 8 INTENTIONAL THESE ~ 1 ue KILLINGS ARG AGoUTTO 13 _
Exprope! Ca ` ot THIS LITTLE GIRL, RX 9 Aang _ ow
HAS BEEN TAKEN
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WHEN You PARK TÔ ——~T-T——~
YouR CAR IN THE PLANE THE WRONG 4
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TO PAY AL _ THIS AXE WAS THE
MURDER
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Ineyeiving,
‘ake | letter from each vord to find |3 animals,
virds and reptiles
The words in the
‘lues will help RÌ|À ) a
For example: 1.R-A-T =rak
brown tai bite 7.ears grass babies burrow field fast speak gay tropical feathers Ö.carry aggressive jump desert
multi-coloured pet long-necked
„golden king roar jungle 9 poison long scales quick tongue black forest large fur I0.pnk dirty greedy
.hunt striped growl fierce |l.small nervous quiet cheese hole courageous 12.angora horns hair mountains
.timid speedy gentle herd 13.loud cross stubborn back hooves grey