1. Replace the underlined adjective with a different adjective which keeps

the same meaning.

1. I had great difficulty with it.

2. What’ s your main concern?

3. Was there extensive damage?

4. Why is there strong criticism?

5. It’ll be total chaos.

6. It’s a perfect example of his writing.

2. Complete the dialogues.

1. Were you proud to meet her? - Yes, it was a great ____________.

2.Did you know anyone at the event? - Yes, there were one or two familiar________.

3. Can you give us the details? - No, but I'll give you a brief ___________.

4. Did you try hard enough? - Yes, everyone made a real ____________.

5. Many people disapprove of it. - Yes, there's been widespread ____________.

6. Did they know what to do? - No, it was utter_____________.

7. Does she still sound very foreign? - Yes, she has quite a strong _______________.

8. The car missed me by inches. - So, you had a very narrow________________.

3. Complete the text.

(1) _________ rain and (2) ___________ winds have caused (3) __________ chaos on many roads. The emergency services have had (4) __________ difficulty clearing some of the roads, and have been out all night in a (5) ___________ effort to help stranded motorists. The Highway Agency has said their (6) __________ concern now is to clear the roads of abandoned cars. It is feared that local villages will also have suffered (7) ___________ damage, and there is already (8) ____________ criticism of the authorities.

Exercise 11. Complete these short conversations using compound nouns or noun phrases made from the words in brackets.

A. A: I hear you've got a new job. Congratulations!

B: Thanks, but it's nothing special - it's just an ordinary (1) nine-to-five job (job which starts at nine and goes on until five).

A: It's in a (2) (shop which sells books), isn't it?

B: Yes, Red Lion Books in the (3) (part of town that is in the centre).

B. A: So, tell me again. What do I need to make Chicken Tonnato?

B: OK, you'll need some (4) (breasts which are from a chicken) and a (5) (tin which contains tuna). You'll also need to get some (6) (puree which is made from tomatoes).

A: OK, how much? B: Two (7) (cups which are full).

С. A: I'm making a (8) (list of things to buy at the shops). Is there anything you want me to get?

B: We need some tea and some coffee.

A: Do you want (9) (bags which contain tea) or (10) (leaves from a tea plant)?

D. A: Have you seen my (11) (case I keep my glasses in)?

B: I think I saw it lying on the (12) (table in the kitchen).

A: I've looked there and I didn't see it.

B: Have you looked in the (13) (bedroom which the children sleep in)?

Exercise 12. Choose the more natural compound nouns and noun phrases in these texts.

A.

(1) Warm-up exercises / Exercises for warm-up lower (2) blood pressure/pressure of blood, improve (3) the flow of blood /the blood flow to the heart, and increase (4) muscle temperature / the temperature of muscles You should do (5) a five-minute warm-up/a warm-up of five minutes at an easy (6) walking pace / pace of walking before stretching Never stretch cold muscles or you risk tearing them.

В.

S ure, you've heard of the Internet, but what is it exactly? Simply put, the Internet is a (7) computer network / collection of computers that are ail connected to each other. Some people, typically at universities and large companies, have (8) 24-hour connections / connections open for 24 hours a day, while others use a modem to link their (9) home computers / computers they have at home for a certain amount of time each day.

С. MINISTER ACCUSED OF (10) FINANCIAL FRAUD COVER-UP / COVER-UP OF FINANCIAL FRAUD.

d. Supermarket launches (11) free school computer handout scheme / scheme to hand out free computers to schools.

Exercise 13. A number of compound nouns are created from one particular meaning of a related phrasal verb. That gives you an opportunity to learn two words instead of one.

Cover the compounds below and read the meanings. Do you know the compounds or can you guess them?

1. The course has been a real let-down. Some people have dropped out already, and last night the turnout was awful. There could be quite a shake-up at the end of the year.

2. A car broke down on the side of the road and a lorry crashed into it; we were held up in the ensuing tailback. Fortunately no one was injured, but the car was a write-off.

3. The breakup of their marriage was a real setback for Paula…

Glossary
let down	a disappointment. let sb down v.
drop out (of sth)	leave school, college, a course, etc. without finishing your studies. dropout n.
turnout	the number of people who attend an event. turn out v.
shake-up	large changes made in an organization to improve it. shake sth up v.
break down	(of a vehicle or machine) stop working. breakdown n.
hold sth/sb up	delay sb/sth. hold-up n.
tailback	a long line of traffic moving very slowly. tail back v.
write-off	a vehicle that is so badly damaged that it's no worth repairing. write sth off v.
break-up	the ending of a relationship or association. break up v.
setback	a problem that delays or prevents progress, or makes a situation worse for sb. set sth/sb back v.