Noises

Task 1. HUMAN NOISES

Match the words in the box with their description below. Use your dictionary to check your answers.

1.to sing a regular beat

2.to speak very quietly

3.to breathe with difficulty

4.to breathe fast

5.to make loud cries

6.to hesitate and repeat sounds when speaking

7.to make loud noises with the nose and throat when asleep

8.to send air out of your lungs suddenly because your throat hurts

9.to breathe deeply showing you are sad, relieved, etc.

10.to make a sound to show that you do not like an actor, politician, etc

11.to shout encouragement

12.to breathe in air through your nose

13.to open your mouth wide and breathe in and out deeply when you are tired or bored

14.to blow air suddenly out through your nose and mouth because of an irritation inside your nose ( a reflex action)

15.to moan deeply

16.to take a short, deep breath, showing surprise or pain.

2. ANIMAL NOISES

Match the noises on the left with the animals that make them on the right.

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Noises

Task 3. OTHER NOISES

Match the noises in the box with the things that cause them.

sizzle • rumble • boom • blare • murmur • ring • clink • whirr

1.a cork coming out of a bottle

2.somebody falling over and hitting their head heavily on the floor

3.loud music or car horns

4.a very large gun, or an aircraft breaking the sound barrier

5.bells

6.windows in the wind or a baby's toy which is shaken

7.a little bell which rings when you open a shop door

8.two glasses touching each other

9.a camera

10.sausages cooking

11.a train passing over a bridge or thunder in the distance

12.a group of people talking quietly

13.a door shutting suddenly

14.a small plane

4. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

Most of the words in the tasks above can be either nouns or verbs. Use them to complete the following sentences. If the word is a verb, you will need to change its form.

1.He ________ in surprise when he saw the bill.

2.The crowds ________ anti-government slogans.

3.His loud ________ (plural) kept her awake.

4.The crowd ________ when the first marathon runners appeared.

5.She rushed into the police station and ________ out 'he's - he's - he's after me, he's got - got - a knife'

6.We heard a faint ________ from the corner of the field and found an injured lamb.

7.The lion ________ and then attacked.

8.The dog ________ every time he hears the postman.

9.He ________ his fingers to get the waiter's attention.

10.He drives around with his radio ________ .

11.The wet logs ________ as we threw them on the fire

12.He was red in the face and ________ as he crossed the finishing line.

13.She gave a deep ________ of relief and put the phone down.

14.The cat rubbed against my leg with a loud ________.

Nouns and verbs to nouns

Some nouns can be formed by taking another noun or verb and either adding letters, removing letters or a combination of both. This is especially common when we are talking about jobs and occupations (for example: sail - sailor).

There are no rules which tell you how each word changes. You must learn each one individually.

The removal or addition of letters occasionally changes the pronunciation of parts of the original word.

Use the instructions on the right to change the words on the left to nouns in order to give the names of the people who do those things. Some of the instructions on the right can be used more than once.

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Opposites 1

A lot of verbs and adjectives can be made into opposites by adding a prefix (e.g., agree - disagree, correct - incorrect). However, in other cases, it is necessary to change some letters or use a completely different word in order to make an opposite.

Some verbs and adjectives can have more than one meaning, and so can have more than one opposite.

For example: light

The room is very light - - - The room is very dark

This book is very light - - - This book is very heavy.

Task1. VERBS

Complete these sentences by using the opposite of the word in bold. You will need to change the forms of some of the words. You will find the answers in the box.

1.She fell off the ladder and everyone ________. (cry)

2.Why do we ________ so much money on food? (save)

3.His business has ________ more than he expected. (fail)

4.A lot of private property was ________ in the war. (create)

5.What time does our coach ________? (arrive)

6.He ________ the bottle into the sink. (filled)

7.The car ________ the tree. (miss)

8.The simplest way to ________ them will be to make them pay for the damage they caused. (reward)

9.Don't ________ we're having lunch together tomorrow. (remember)

10.The exam was very difficult. Most of the students ________ . (pass)

11.We only ________ our tickets the day before we were due to leave. (sent)

12.I expect our team will ________ tomorrow. (lose)

13.He asked me if I would ________ him £5 till Monday. (borrow)

14.She flatly ________ his proposal of marriage. (accept)

15.She couldn't ________ herself against the attack. (attack)

16.The pound has ________ against the dollar. (rise)

17.He flatly ________ stealing the car. (admit)

18.Smoking has been ________ on trains. (permit / allow)

19.He ________ his shoelaces and relaxed. (tighten)

20.Napoleon ________ from Moscow in 1812. (attack / advance)

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2. ADJECTIVES

Replace the adjectives in bold with an opposite from the box. Some words in the box can be used more than once.

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