1.3. Time and venue

Glossary

Lead-inremarks made by someone to introduce a radio or T.V. show

To be aware (of)you realize or know of some situation (its existence)

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

To bear in mindto remember a fact or piece of information that is important or could be useful in the future

To take the floorto begin speaking at an important public meeting

V O C A B L U A R Y

1. Match the sentence halves.

Although in poor health, Although I can’t help admiring the man’s courage, You can copy down my answers, Some useful points emerged, Despite all our efforts to save the school, The trade continues despite the fact Max is hard working, cheerful, Above all else, We see each other It was not a good thing, Saturn was once thought to be unique, Two heart attacks in a year. It has not stop him smoking, Setting up a business is exciting. However, Their car was bigger and therefore Glass, on the other hand, does not have this structure: Dirty water causes diarrhea

___ but we now know that Jupiter, Uranus & Neptune likewise have rings. ___ the authorities decided to close it. ___ very occasionally. ___ do not approve of his methods. ___ although the study was too limited to reach a definite conclusion. ___ more comfortable. ___ children need security. ___ although I’m not sure they’re right. ___ though. ___ which in turn leads to the dehydration. ___ she continued to carry out her duties. ___ and above all honest. ___ it requires a great deal of effort. ___ on the contrary it was a huge mistake. ___ it is therefore not a mineral. ___ that it is illegal.

(Longman Exams Dictionary/ Your key to exam success/ Person Longman 2006)

2. Choose the correct preposition:

for	of
of	on
with	to

1. The landscape reminded her ___ Scotland.

2. They replaced the permanent staff ___ part-timers.

3. Corinne reminds me ___ myself when I was her age.

4. Our focus is ___ helping people get back into work.

5. All the organizations involved have sent urgent appeals ____ the government, asking for extra funding.

6. The police have issued a new appeal ___ information.

3. Collocations are common combinations of words. If you want and speak and write English well, you need to know them.

1. Noun + of + time

Use these nouns in the sentences:

amount matter course space length waste

These meetings аrе а complete ________ of time. Nothing is еvеr decided! Children seem tо spend аn inordinate ______ of time watching ТV - up to tеn hours а day! This new strain of flu is out of control. It's only а ________ of time before it arrives here. Standing оn оnе leg for аnу _____________of time is quite difficult for most people. His injuries аге severe but they will heal in the _______ of time. Не just needs to bе patient. Within а vеrу short ________ of time he had lost his title. Не was champion for under а month.

B. Expressions of time

Use the following expressions in the sentences:

the whole time mу usual time the first time а specific time next time some time

She kept оn talking ______________ ! She didn't stop for а minute. The body had bееn in the water for ______ which made it difficult to determine thе exact time of death. I met mу girlfriend's parents for ____________ last week. Could we arrange _______ tо discuss this рroblеm? How about 10 tomorrow? I'd try а different approach ___________ You might bе mоrе successful. Although I was оn holiday I still got up at _________________.

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