Answers of Unit 1: 1-b 2-a 3-b 4-c 5-a 6-c 7-c 8-c 9-a 10-b
Unit 2- Dreams Never Die
Choose the correct answer.
1. He _______________ his family. His wife and children never saw or heard from him again.
a. abandoned b. yearned for c. traveled with
2. The tennis player didn’t win a game this season. He was always ____________.
a. dilapidated b. tormented c. defeated
3. The old house was falling apart. It was ____________.
a. dilapidated b. defeated c. tormented
4. He could not sleep. His ______________ dreams woke him in a terror every night.
a. meager b. tormented c. light
5. There is very little food in the house. We will have a ____________ dinner tonight.
a. meager b. sordid c. tormented
6. The young girl believed that life was miserable and that there was no possibility for a better life. She lived in ______________.
a. hiding b. shame c. hopelessness
7. The father’s alcoholism brought ______________ on the family name. People in the town talked about how drunk and irresponsible he was.
a. misery b. shame c. hopelessness
8. The young boy was in terrible physical and emotional pain. He was in ______________ .
a. misery b. shame c. hopelessness
9. When their father spent all their money on alcohol, the family had to live in _______________. They had no money to buy food or pay their electricity bill.
a. misery b. poverty c. shame
10. The young woman wanted to return to her home in Ireland. She ______________ her family and village.
a. yearned for b. hoped for c. defeated
NorthStar, Second Edition, Reading/Writing, High Intermediate: Vocabulary Exercise, Unit 2 Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
UNIT 1 VOCABULARY EXERCISE
Choose the correct answer.
1. A(n) ______________ presents news stories and interviews expert guests on a TV news show.
a. editor b. anchor c. celebrity
2. A ______________ writes opinions about news events for newspapers and magazines.
a. columnist b. correspondent c. politician
3. A(n) ______________ travels around the world and reports back news stories.
a. anchor b. correspondent c. celebrity
4. A(n) ______________ reviews all the news stories, decides which stories are included, and makes language corrections.
a. reporter b. journalist c. editor
5. A(n) ______________ is any person who is famous.
a. celebrity b. journalist c. politician
6. People vote for the ______________________ who will best represent their interests in
government.
a. editor b. affiliate c. politician
7. A(n) ______________ writes articles for newspapers and magazines.
a. editor b. anchor c. journalist
8. The small local radio station was a(n) ______________ of a large media corporation.
a. tabloid b. network c. affiliate
9. A(n) ________________ covers news stories for print media, radio, or television.
a. reporter b. columnist c. editor
10. A ________________ is a newspaper that focuses on sensational news with lots of photographs
and short articles.
a. affiliate b. tabloid c. network
NorthStar, Second Edition, Reading/Writing, High Intermediate: Vocabulary Exercise, Unit 1 Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.
1. A(n) ______________ presents news stories and interviews expert guests on a TV news show.
a. editor b. anchor c. celebrity
2. A ______________ writes opinions about news events for newspapers and magazines.
a. columnist b. correspondent c. politician
3. A(n) ______________ travels around the world and reports back news stories.
a. anchor b. correspondent c. celebrity
4. A(n) ______________ reviews all the news stories, decides which stories are included, and makes language corrections.
a. reporter b. journalist c. editor
5. A(n) ______________ is any person who is famous.
a. celebrity b. journalist c. politician
6. People vote for the ______________________ who will best represent their interests in
government.
a. editor b. affiliate c. politician
7. A(n) ______________ writes articles for newspapers and magazines.
a. editor b. anchor c. journalist
8. The small local radio station was a(n) ______________ of a large media corporation.
a. tabloid b. network c. affiliate
9. A(n) ________________ covers news stories for print media, radio, or television.
a. reporter b. columnist c. editor
10. A ________________ is a newspaper that focuses on sensational news with lots of photographs
and short articles.
a. affiliate b. tabloid c. network
NorthStar, Second Edition, Reading/Writing, High Intermediate: Vocabulary Exercise, Unit 1 Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Vocabulary
Ladies and gentlemen, for this blog entry, you are supposed to write 2 fill-in-the-blank style questions using the words you learned in the vocabulary activity we finished today. Just write two sentences in the comments part, but do not give the answers please. :)
P/S: We are going to discuss the ELT journal article on Thursday. Please come prepared.
Monday, November 30, 2009
UNIT 1 VOCABULARY ACTIVITY
Choose the best answer and write your answers in the comments part.
The answer will be announced here later this week.
1. The teacher was ____________. Her students had to work very hard in her class, but they learned a lot.
a. depressed b. tough c. interesting
2. After the divorce, she felt tired, sad, and uninterested in her work. She was in a ________________.
a. marriage b. depression c. episode
3. When the baby died, her mother could not eat or speak for days. She was _______________ .
a. sober b. proud c. devastated
4. The man ____________ his behavior on alcohol. He said alcohol had made him crazy.
a. instructed b. blamed c. avoided
5. His father died of Hodgkin’s disease and now, at the age of 38, John has the same disease.
The disease is ______________
a. hereditary b. learned c. determined
6. When the young actress received her award, she wiped away a tear and said “thank you.”
She was so ______________ she couldn’t say more.
a. controversial b. choked up c. famous
7. Every afternoon the baseball coach ___________ the players on how to hit and throw the ball.
a. instructs b. chokes up c. prioritizes
8. In his final years, Mickey Mantle did not drink alcohol. He stayed ____________.
a. sober b. sick c. choked up
9. “Diamonds are forever” is a successful ____________ the DeBeer diamond company used in various advertisements to sell their diamonds.
a. piece of jewelry b. slogan c. television commercial
10. Some people do not like noise. They _____________ parties, popular restaurants, and other crowded places.
a. go to b. like c. avoid
NorthStar, Second Edition, Reading/Writing, Advanced: Vocabulary Exercise, Unit 1 Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.
The answer will be announced here later this week.
1. The teacher was ____________. Her students had to work very hard in her class, but they learned a lot.
a. depressed b. tough c. interesting
2. After the divorce, she felt tired, sad, and uninterested in her work. She was in a ________________.
a. marriage b. depression c. episode
3. When the baby died, her mother could not eat or speak for days. She was _______________ .
a. sober b. proud c. devastated
4. The man ____________ his behavior on alcohol. He said alcohol had made him crazy.
a. instructed b. blamed c. avoided
5. His father died of Hodgkin’s disease and now, at the age of 38, John has the same disease.
The disease is ______________
a. hereditary b. learned c. determined
6. When the young actress received her award, she wiped away a tear and said “thank you.”
She was so ______________ she couldn’t say more.
a. controversial b. choked up c. famous
7. Every afternoon the baseball coach ___________ the players on how to hit and throw the ball.
a. instructs b. chokes up c. prioritizes
8. In his final years, Mickey Mantle did not drink alcohol. He stayed ____________.
a. sober b. sick c. choked up
9. “Diamonds are forever” is a successful ____________ the DeBeer diamond company used in various advertisements to sell their diamonds.
a. piece of jewelry b. slogan c. television commercial
10. Some people do not like noise. They _____________ parties, popular restaurants, and other crowded places.
a. go to b. like c. avoid
NorthStar, Second Edition, Reading/Writing, Advanced: Vocabulary Exercise, Unit 1 Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Unit 7: Homing in on Education
Circle the correct answer.
1. The effectiveness of home schooling is ___________. Some people believe it provides children with a superior education but others think it is too limiting.
a. debatable b. challenging c. isolated
2. There are many different ways to ___________a student’s learning. Students may take tests, write essays, or complete projects to show what they have learned.
a. ensure b. assess c. isolate
3. The government tries to ____________all children receive a basic education, so it has standards that all schools, even home schools, must meet.
a. ensure b. debate c. state
4. Most children attend ____________schools which have teachers and large classrooms.
a. mainstream b. home c. private
5. Home schools are on the edge of community life, but their __________role may change dramatically in the next twenty years.
a. debatable b. mainstream c. marginal
6. Children in home schools ____________group-learning experiences that other children get in classrooms and on school sports teams.
a. ensure b. miss out on c. assess
7. Some critics say that home schooled children are ___________other children because they spend so much time at home with their parents.
a. busy with b. bullying c. isolated from
8. Teenagers often do dangerous things because they want to be accepted by their group. They make decisions based on __________and not their own good judgment.
a. peer pressure b. bullying c. resources
9. When children hurt, intimidate, or force weaker children to do things, they are ___________.
a. applying peer pressure b. bullying c. curious
10. Many home schools ___________in the past twenty years. It is expected even more will form over the next twenty years.
a. have disappeared b. have emerged c. have been isolated
NorthStar, Second Edition, Reading/Writing, High Intermediate: Vocabulary Exercise, Unit 7 Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.
1. The effectiveness of home schooling is ___________. Some people believe it provides children with a superior education but others think it is too limiting.
a. debatable b. challenging c. isolated
2. There are many different ways to ___________a student’s learning. Students may take tests, write essays, or complete projects to show what they have learned.
a. ensure b. assess c. isolate
3. The government tries to ____________all children receive a basic education, so it has standards that all schools, even home schools, must meet.
a. ensure b. debate c. state
4. Most children attend ____________schools which have teachers and large classrooms.
a. mainstream b. home c. private
5. Home schools are on the edge of community life, but their __________role may change dramatically in the next twenty years.
a. debatable b. mainstream c. marginal
6. Children in home schools ____________group-learning experiences that other children get in classrooms and on school sports teams.
a. ensure b. miss out on c. assess
7. Some critics say that home schooled children are ___________other children because they spend so much time at home with their parents.
a. busy with b. bullying c. isolated from
8. Teenagers often do dangerous things because they want to be accepted by their group. They make decisions based on __________and not their own good judgment.
a. peer pressure b. bullying c. resources
9. When children hurt, intimidate, or force weaker children to do things, they are ___________.
a. applying peer pressure b. bullying c. curious
10. Many home schools ___________in the past twenty years. It is expected even more will form over the next twenty years.
a. have disappeared b. have emerged c. have been isolated
NorthStar, Second Edition, Reading/Writing, High Intermediate: Vocabulary Exercise, Unit 7 Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.
Unit 6: Give and Learn
Choose the correct answer.
1. Many people __________Justin Lebo for working so hard to build bicycles for poor children.
a. admire b. challenge c. think about
2. It can be ___________to volunteer because it requires commitment, skills, energy, and time.
a. exciting b. challenging c. fun
3. I was ____________to meet the President at the Volunteers of America dinner. I was so excited I could hardly speak!
a. thrilled b. determined c. pleased
4. It is not easy to complete volunteer projects. You must be _________to get the work done.
a. determined b. thrilled c. battered
5. Mother Theresa ____________her life to her religion and to the poor of Calcutta.
a. donated b. devoted c. challenged
6. The high school students didn’t have money to give to the children’s home. Instead they_________ books, toys, and school supplies.
a. donated b. devoted c. battered
7. One good volunteer can _____________many other people to give their time and money to community projects.
a. inspire b. determine c . ask
8. You must have good ___________to make the right decisions.
a. proposals b. intentions c. judgment
9. The church committee presented a ____________for a new children’s program, but church members didn’t like the idea and said no.
a. proposal b. judgment c. commitment
10. Many volunteers get great ______________from helping others. It makes them feels good about themselves and their communities.
a. donations b. satisfaction c. proposals
NorthStar, Second Edition, Reading/Writing, High Intermediate: Vocabulary Exercise, Unit 6 Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.
1. Many people __________Justin Lebo for working so hard to build bicycles for poor children.
a. admire b. challenge c. think about
2. It can be ___________to volunteer because it requires commitment, skills, energy, and time.
a. exciting b. challenging c. fun
3. I was ____________to meet the President at the Volunteers of America dinner. I was so excited I could hardly speak!
a. thrilled b. determined c. pleased
4. It is not easy to complete volunteer projects. You must be _________to get the work done.
a. determined b. thrilled c. battered
5. Mother Theresa ____________her life to her religion and to the poor of Calcutta.
a. donated b. devoted c. challenged
6. The high school students didn’t have money to give to the children’s home. Instead they_________ books, toys, and school supplies.
a. donated b. devoted c. battered
7. One good volunteer can _____________many other people to give their time and money to community projects.
a. inspire b. determine c . ask
8. You must have good ___________to make the right decisions.
a. proposals b. intentions c. judgment
9. The church committee presented a ____________for a new children’s program, but church members didn’t like the idea and said no.
a. proposal b. judgment c. commitment
10. Many volunteers get great ______________from helping others. It makes them feels good about themselves and their communities.
a. donations b. satisfaction c. proposals
NorthStar, Second Edition, Reading/Writing, High Intermediate: Vocabulary Exercise, Unit 6 Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.
Monday, January 19, 2009
VOCABULARY EXERCISE UNITS 3 & 4
NORTHSTAR 2e Reading and Writing, High Intermediate
Vocabulary Exercises
Unit 3 and 4
Choose the correct answer.
1. Another word for “lawyer” is _____________.
a. accuser b. attorney c. physician
2. Another word for “medical doctor” is _____________.
a. prosecutor b. attorney c. physician
3. The state ___________________ said the Hermanson family broke the law. He took them to court.
a. physician b. practitioner c. prosecutor
4. The Hermansons had to ________________ for the murder of their daughter even though they never meant for her to die.
a. shed weight b. stand trial c. return
5. It was very hard for the Hermansons to lose their daughter. The criminal trial made them ____________ even more.
a. heal b. suffer c. feel
6. A(n) _____________ is done on a dead body when the cause of the death is not certain.
a. trail b. check-up c. autopsy
7. The Christian Scientists believe that medical _____________ can be treated with prayer.
a. ailments b. practices c. exercise
8. Alex cannot find a pair of pants big enough for him. He needs to _____________________.
a. suffer b. shed weight c. grow
9. After a long trial, the court _____________ Pamela Smart of murder. She will be in prison for many years.
a. convicted b. concentrated c. convinced
10. If you _______________, the police will probably catch you and take you to court.
a. commit a crime b. lie c. stand trial
Complete the sentences. Choose the correct answer from the words in the box.
bleakly boiling boughs dread stifling strayed
sweltering swiftly trigger utterly still
One hot evening a storm approached my house as I was in the garden. The air was _________ (1). I could hardly breathe. The heat was intense. It had been a _______ (2) day. There was no movement in the air. It was _________ (3). The _________ (4) of the trees did not move. I felt ___________ (5) grow in my heart. I knew there was nothing I could do to escape the approaching storm.
The sunlight was strangely dark. Its yellow-green light shined _________(6) on the land. The clouds began to bubble up and move like water that is ___________ (7). The storm __________ (8) moved in. I had no time to get back to the house. The wind blew sand and dirt into my mouth and eyes.
I wanted return to the shelter of the house, but I couldn’t see. I ran for several minutes,
but realized that I had run in the wrong direction. I had __________ (9) too far from the house. I survived that storm. But now the sound of a strong wind will ________ (10) my memory of that storm and I feel a sudden rush of fear come over me.
Vocabulary Exercises
Unit 3 and 4
Choose the correct answer.
1. Another word for “lawyer” is _____________.
a. accuser b. attorney c. physician
2. Another word for “medical doctor” is _____________.
a. prosecutor b. attorney c. physician
3. The state ___________________ said the Hermanson family broke the law. He took them to court.
a. physician b. practitioner c. prosecutor
4. The Hermansons had to ________________ for the murder of their daughter even though they never meant for her to die.
a. shed weight b. stand trial c. return
5. It was very hard for the Hermansons to lose their daughter. The criminal trial made them ____________ even more.
a. heal b. suffer c. feel
6. A(n) _____________ is done on a dead body when the cause of the death is not certain.
a. trail b. check-up c. autopsy
7. The Christian Scientists believe that medical _____________ can be treated with prayer.
a. ailments b. practices c. exercise
8. Alex cannot find a pair of pants big enough for him. He needs to _____________________.
a. suffer b. shed weight c. grow
9. After a long trial, the court _____________ Pamela Smart of murder. She will be in prison for many years.
a. convicted b. concentrated c. convinced
10. If you _______________, the police will probably catch you and take you to court.
a. commit a crime b. lie c. stand trial
Complete the sentences. Choose the correct answer from the words in the box.
bleakly boiling boughs dread stifling strayed
sweltering swiftly trigger utterly still
One hot evening a storm approached my house as I was in the garden. The air was _________ (1). I could hardly breathe. The heat was intense. It had been a _______ (2) day. There was no movement in the air. It was _________ (3). The _________ (4) of the trees did not move. I felt ___________ (5) grow in my heart. I knew there was nothing I could do to escape the approaching storm.
The sunlight was strangely dark. Its yellow-green light shined _________(6) on the land. The clouds began to bubble up and move like water that is ___________ (7). The storm __________ (8) moved in. I had no time to get back to the house. The wind blew sand and dirt into my mouth and eyes.
I wanted return to the shelter of the house, but I couldn’t see. I ran for several minutes,
but realized that I had run in the wrong direction. I had __________ (9) too far from the house. I survived that storm. But now the sound of a strong wind will ________ (10) my memory of that storm and I feel a sudden rush of fear come over me.
Monday, December 15, 2008
UNIT 2 VOCABULARY EXERCISE
NORTHSTAR 2e Reading and Writing, High Intermediate Vocabulary Exercises
Unit 2: Dreams Never Die
Choose the correct answers and write them in the comment section.
1. He _______________ his family. His wife and children never saw or heard from him again.
a. abandoned b. yearned for c. traveled with
2. The tennis player didn’t win a game this season. He was always ____________.
a. dilapidated b. tormented c. defeated
3. The old house was falling apart. It was ____________.
a. dilapidated b. defeated c. tormented
4. He could not sleep. His ______________ dreams woke him in a terror every night.
a. meager b. tormented c. light
5. There is very little food in the house. We will have a ____________ dinner tonight.
a. meager b. sordid c. tormented
6. The young girl believed that life was miserable and that there was no possibility for a better life.
She lived in ______________.
a. hiding b. shame c. hopelessness
7. The father’s alcoholism brought ______________ on the family name. People in the town talked
about how drunk and irresponsible he was.
a. misery b. shame c. hopelessness
8. The young boy was in terrible physical and emotional pain. He was in ______________ .
a. misery b. shame c. hopelessness
9. When their father spent all their money on alcohol, the family had to live in _______________.
They had no money to buy food or pay their electricity bill.
a. misery b. poverty c. shame
10. The young woman wanted to return to her home in Ireland. She ______________ her family
and village.
a. yearned for b. hoped for c. defeated
Unit 2: Dreams Never Die
Choose the correct answers and write them in the comment section.
1. He _______________ his family. His wife and children never saw or heard from him again.
a. abandoned b. yearned for c. traveled with
2. The tennis player didn’t win a game this season. He was always ____________.
a. dilapidated b. tormented c. defeated
3. The old house was falling apart. It was ____________.
a. dilapidated b. defeated c. tormented
4. He could not sleep. His ______________ dreams woke him in a terror every night.
a. meager b. tormented c. light
5. There is very little food in the house. We will have a ____________ dinner tonight.
a. meager b. sordid c. tormented
6. The young girl believed that life was miserable and that there was no possibility for a better life.
She lived in ______________.
a. hiding b. shame c. hopelessness
7. The father’s alcoholism brought ______________ on the family name. People in the town talked
about how drunk and irresponsible he was.
a. misery b. shame c. hopelessness
8. The young boy was in terrible physical and emotional pain. He was in ______________ .
a. misery b. shame c. hopelessness
9. When their father spent all their money on alcohol, the family had to live in _______________.
They had no money to buy food or pay their electricity bill.
a. misery b. poverty c. shame
10. The young woman wanted to return to her home in Ireland. She ______________ her family
and village.
a. yearned for b. hoped for c. defeated
NorthStar, Second Edition, Reading/Writing, High Intermediate: Vocabulary Exercise, Unit 2 Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.
Monday, November 17, 2008
UNIT 1 Vocabulary Exercise
Vocabulary Exercises
Unit 1: Untruth and Consequences
Circle the correct answer.
1. A(n) ______________ presents news stories and interviews expert guests on a TV news show.
a. editor b. anchor c. celebrity
2. A ______________ writes opinions about news events for newspapers and magazines.
a. columnist b. correspondent c. politician
3. A(n) ______________ travels around the world and reports back news stories.
a. anchor b. correspondent c. celebrity
4. A(n) ______________ reviews all the news stories, decides which stories are included, and makes language corrections.
a. reporter b. journalist c. editor
5. A(n) ______________ is any person who is famous.
a. celebrity b. journalist c. politician
6. People vote for the ______________________ who will best represent their interests in
government.
a. editor b. affiliate c. politician
7. A(n) ______________ writes articles for newspapers and magazines.
a. editor b. anchor c. journalist
8. The small local radio station was a(n) ______________ of a large media corporation.
a. tabloid b. network c. affiliate
9. A(n) ________________ covers news stories for print media, radio, or television.
a. reporter b. columnist c. editor
10. A ________________ is a newspaper that focuses on sensational news with lots of photographs and short articles.
a. affiliate b. tabloid c. network
NorthStar, Second Edition, Reading/Writing, High Intermediate: Vocabulary Exercise, Unit 1 Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.
Unit 1: Untruth and Consequences
Circle the correct answer.
1. A(n) ______________ presents news stories and interviews expert guests on a TV news show.
a. editor b. anchor c. celebrity
2. A ______________ writes opinions about news events for newspapers and magazines.
a. columnist b. correspondent c. politician
3. A(n) ______________ travels around the world and reports back news stories.
a. anchor b. correspondent c. celebrity
4. A(n) ______________ reviews all the news stories, decides which stories are included, and makes language corrections.
a. reporter b. journalist c. editor
5. A(n) ______________ is any person who is famous.
a. celebrity b. journalist c. politician
6. People vote for the ______________________ who will best represent their interests in
government.
a. editor b. affiliate c. politician
7. A(n) ______________ writes articles for newspapers and magazines.
a. editor b. anchor c. journalist
8. The small local radio station was a(n) ______________ of a large media corporation.
a. tabloid b. network c. affiliate
9. A(n) ________________ covers news stories for print media, radio, or television.
a. reporter b. columnist c. editor
10. A ________________ is a newspaper that focuses on sensational news with lots of photographs and short articles.
a. affiliate b. tabloid c. network
NorthStar, Second Edition, Reading/Writing, High Intermediate: Vocabulary Exercise, Unit 1 Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.
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