Appendix

1.1. Different types of conferences

Glossary.

Venue-the place where a public event or meeting happen

Key-noterelating to the most important part of formal meeting, report, etc

Privilegeto treat some people or thing better than others

Overrunextend beyond

V O C A B L U A R Y

1. Give derivatives of the following words:

1. relevant

2. equal

3. general

4. submit

5. succeed

6. suggest

7. suit

8. vary

2. Cross out the wrong word in brackets.

1. What experience do you have that is (relevance, relevant) to this position.

2. All people have the right to (equal, equality) with man in the workplace.

3. It was (generally, general) appositive conversation.

4. All applications must be (submitting, submitted) by Monday.

5. The firm wasn’t a great (unsuccessfully, success) story.

6. We are hoping to find a (suitable, suitably) school.

7. There are too many (variables, variants) in the experiment to predict.

3. There are many expressions in English connected with “term”. Replace the phrases in italics in sentences 1-10 with the correct definition.

you are explaining or describing it only in relation to the fact or event used to show that you are describing or considering a subject in a particular way or from a particular point of view compared with other, similar things rude, loving, respectful etc language language that is very clear and angry the time someone spends doing an important job in government during the term to accept an unpleasant or sad situation and no longer feel upset or angry about it the conditions that are set for an agreement, contract, arrangement etc if you are on good, bad etc terms with someone, you have a good ,bad etc relationship with them

He is barely on speaking terms with his father. Under the terms of the agreement, the debt would be repaid over 20 years. Femininity is still defined in terms of beauty. George and Elizabeth have come to terms with the fact that they will never have children. It would be wrong to describe society purely in economic terms. Students have less money in relative terms, but spend more on books. The word “communist” had become a term of abuse. Journalists were told, in no uncertain terms, that they were not welcome. Teachers often feel overworked in term time. It was always clear that Schmidt’s third term in office would prove a difficult one.

4. Here are some words that collocate with ”focus”. Translate all these groups of words. Consult a dictionary, if necessary.

1. come into

2. bring smth into

3. shifts(from smth)

4. to/towards

5. sharp

6. of attention/concern/interest

7. t

   he main/central/primary

5. Think of the word combinations which best fit each space. Mind the tense.

1. The war in Bosnia had _________________ media attention.

2. In effect the civil wars _________________ around which other conflicts could cluster.

3. School have _________________ education away from citizenship towards training for jobs.

4. These issues have recently ____________ sharp ______.

5. It _________________, you can not see the picture clearly.

1. Provide a focus (for smth)

2. To be out of focus

3. Come into focus

4. Become the focus (of)

5. Shift the focus (of)

(Key Words for Fluency Upper Intermediate/ George Woolard p7 )