Bài mở rộng vốn từ về chuyển động của cơ thể và giao thông / di chuyển, gồm nhiều động từ gần nghĩa, từ dễ nhầm, phrasal verbs và thành ngữ.
Chú ý sắc thái: grab/snatch (chộp lấy), rummage/fumble (lục lọi), clutch/cradle (ôm chặt/nâng niu), creep (rón rén), stride/march (sải bước/bước rầm rập), leap (nhảy vọt), skip (tung tăng), wander/roam (đi lang thang), slip/skid/trip (trượt chân/trượt bánh/vấp).
ascend/descend/clamber (leo lên/xuống/trèo trầy trật), emigrate/immigrant/refugee (di cư đi/người nhập cư/người tị nạn), pier/quay (cầu tàu dạo chơi/bến cảng), pedestrians/passersby (người đi bộ/người qua đường), pilot/steer (lái máy bay/bẻ lái xe), cargo/load (hàng hóa vận chuyển/kiện hàng).
move over/along/aside, step back, cordon off (phong tỏa), head sb off (chặn đầu), fall behind (tụt lại phía sau), tip over (đổ nghiêng). Thành ngữ: as the crow flies (theo đường chim bay), in the middle of nowhere (nơi hẻo lánh), make a beeline for (đi thẳng một mạch tới), stop dead in one's tracks (đứng sững lại), off the beaten track (nơi ít người lui tới).
accelerate, approach, ascend, bounce, clamber, clench, clutch, crawl, creep, dash, descend, drift, emigrate, float, flow, fumble, gesture, glide, grab, grasp, hop, immigrant, jog, leap, march, migrate, point, punch, refugee, roam, roll, rotate, route, sink, skid, skip, slide, slip, step, stride, trip, velocity, wander, wave.
airline, cargo, carriage, charter, commute, destination, hiker, hitchhiker, jet lag, legroom, load, passerby, pedestrian, pier, pilot, quay, return fare, round trip, steer, steward.
cordon off, creep up on, fall behind, go astray, head off, hold back, move in (with), move on, move out, move over, pull over, slip away, step aside, stop off, tip up, walk out.
back into/onto, come to a conclusion/decision, come to power, come into view, come true, drive sb crazy, drive (your point) home, drive at, drop sb at, fall in love, fly at, follow suit, follow sb's lead.
raise sb's hopes/expectations, raise your voice, raise a smile, run a business/campaign, run the risk of, run into problems, in a rush, hold sth steady, keep track of, on track, on the way, lose your way, get sth out of the way.
as the crow flies, in the middle of nowhere, make a beeline for, stop dead in your tracks, off the beaten track, follow your nose, lose your way, a stone's throw, scenic route, take/cut a short cut.
access/accessibility/(in)accessible, come/overcome/comeback/newcomer/outcome/incoming, go/undergo/outgoing, land/landing, mobile/(im)mobility, motion/motionless, move/movement/(im)movable, pass/(im)passable.
progress/progressive, rapid/rapidity/rapidly, speed/sped/speeding/speedy, stable/(de)stabilise/(in)stability, stand/withstand/outstanding, steady/(un)steadily, transit/transition/transitional, up/upper/upwardly. Prefix focus: de-.
Topic vocabulary: Movement. Complete using the correct form of the words in the boxes.
I ______ my school bag from the table and rushed out of the house.
Grace ______ in her bag for her car keys and finally found them.
A man ran from the burning house, ______ a baby in his arms.
The old man ______ his finger straight at me and I felt a chill go down my spine.
As the train left the station, Charlie ______ goodbye.
Jamie came home from school with a black eye because someone had ______ him.
I asked Karen where the phone was and ... she ______ lazily in the direction of the kitchen.
Lina ______ her fists tightly in anger but managed to control herself.
He ______ my hand firmly and I could see that he was trying to thank me.
The burglar ______ very quietly along the corridor, trying not to wake anybody.
How long do you think you could ______ on one leg?
I ______ in the park most mornings because I like to keep myself in shape.
Just ______ this way, sir ...
When we heard the noise, we quickly ______ round the corner to see what had happened.
Before he learnt to walk, my younger brother used to ______ everywhere on all fours.
The army ______ for two days before they came to the outskirts of the city.
The speaker ______ onto the stage and smiled confidently at the audience.
When he saw me coming, our dog ______ over the gate and came to greet me.
Polly was so happy she ______ along the pavement to school.
When the men were finally found, they had been ______ at sea in a tiny boat for days.
Wolves used to ______ this whole area, looking for food.
I was bored so I ______ into the centre of town and did a bit of window shopping.
I didn't see the oil on the floor and I ______ on it.
This wardrobe is really heavy, but maybe we can ______ it along the ground.
I didn't see the step and I ______ over it.
The road was wet, so when I pressed the brakes the car ______.
Complete using the words in bold in the correct form.
(ascend, clamber, descend)
I ______ over a rock ... We had ______ to 6,000 metres ... and I knew we would have to ______ soon to get medical treatment.
Write 3 answers, comma-separated.
(accelerate, approach, flow, glide, sink, velocity)
The plane was ______ towards the airfield ... didn't have the ______ ... no way she could ______ ... air would continue to ______ ... stop her from ______ too low ... She ______ the runway ...
Write 6 answers, comma-separated.
(float, migrate, route)
It ______ thousands of miles each year, stopping occasionally to ______ on the ocean ... remembers the ______.
Write 3 answers, comma-separated.
(bounce, roll, rotate)
In basketball, you must ______ the ball ... let the ball ______ off your fingers so that it ______ in the air.
Write 3 answers, comma-separated.
(emigrate, immigrant, refugee)
In the 1950s, many people ______ from the West Indies ... hard for these ______ ... welcomes ______ from parts of the world affected by war.
Write 3 answers, comma-separated.
Topic vocabulary: Transport. Complete using the correct form of the words in the box.
People started to ______ to work ...
... travelling home in a crowded train ______ each day.
Now a new ______, Officeways, plans to extend the idea ...
... could afford to ______ a plane or helicopter ...
... travels to ______ throughout Europe ...
You might have less ______ than on the train ...
... claims their ______ are specially trained ...
... no risk of ______!
Select the correct word or phrase.
... a short concrete pier / quay, where a dozen fishing boats bobbed ...
Quite a few resorts have long piers / quays ...
This area is for passersby / pedestrians only ...
After the accident, passersby / pedestrians described the driver ...
Keep both hands on the wheel and you'll find it easier to pilot / steer the car.
I'm hoping to train so that I can pilot / steer commercial aircraft.
... I saw a hiker / hitchhiker with his thumb out ...
Local hikers / hitchhikers insist that they have the right to walk across the field ...
... so the return fare / round trip takes seven hours.
A single is €40, but the return fare / round trip is actually only €55.
A lorry lost its cargo / load on the motorway ...
The area where the cargo / load is stored on a plane ...
Phrasal verbs. Write one word in each gap.
... told the homeless man to move ______ ...
... maybe we can still head him ______ before he gets home.
Would you mind moving ______ so that I can sit here?
... everyone was forced to step ______ to let him go past.
The area has been cordoned ______ following a bomb threat.
... it tipped ______ and I fell over.
... my sister's moving ______ to go to university next week.
... eventually he started to fall ______.
Complete using a phrasal verb with a word from box A and a word from box B.
Dimitri thought he heard a funny noise ..., so he ______ to investigate.
The police ______ the crowd ______ so that the ambulances could get through.
The show was so boring that we ______ after half an hour.
Remind me to ______ on the way to your grandma's ...
I wish you wouldn't ______ on me like that!
... she just ______ quietly without anyone noticing.
Are you really thinking of ______ with Josie?
It seems that the explorers ______ after losing their map ...
Tick the words that can complete: 'The area has been ___ off by police' with a similar meaning to 'cordon off'.
block
close
line
fence
put
rope
seal
take
Complete using the phrases in the box in the correct form.
Look at the time! We'd better ______ or we're going to be late.
My parents say they ______ when they met on holiday in Turkey.
It's obvious to me that you ______, rather than taking your time.
I've always wanted to fly and I would ______ to visit the pilot in the cockpit.
... this house is that it ______ the river.
I don't want to ______, but there's a chance we might be flying to America!
I can't believe you ______ Ben what I said about him.
There's no need to ______ me - I wasn't the one who crashed the car!
I've got a lot of homework, so let me ______ first ...
You travel so much! I can't ______ all the countries you've been to.
... could you ______ my house?
... take them off in the pool or you'll ______.
Write one word in each gap.
In the distance, a steam train ______ slowly into view.
Don't ______ your voice at me!
We need to book our ferry tickets ______ some point ...
Suddenly, the door flew ______ and there stood Mrs Singh.
It's the ______ hour, so there'll be a lot of traffic ...
My dad's beginning to ______ grey, and he's only 35.
... Jake still managed to ______ a smile.
Do you know the ______ to Ed's house from here?
... Isabelle's ______ the way, so she should be here soon.
... just tried to ______ the queue and get to the front first.
For each question, write one word which can be used in all three sentences.
what ______ Michael ... / almost ______ me crazy / ______ his point home
______ towards the town / appointed to ______ the committee / ______ the list
______ to the conclusion / ______ to lose your passport / ______ as a shock
a ______ pace / a very ______ relationship / a ______ look
make a ______ of / a sore ______ / beside the ______
Sandra ______ 50 / officer ______ her gun / I ______ to say ...
______ his doctor's advice / soon ______ suit / I ______ the speaker's argument
involved in ______ a campaign / advantage of ______ on electricity / avoid ______ into problems
Idioms. Write one word in each gap.
... four miles as the ______ flies.
... actually in the ______ of nowhere.
... the kids made a ______ for the shop selling ice creams.
... I stopped dead in my ______.
... a bit off the beaten ______, isn't it?
... just follow your ______ until you see the stadium ...
... I lost my ______, so I had to ask the way ...
... only a ______ throw away from the beach.
... if we take the scenic ______ you'll be able to take photos.
Turn right here and we'll ______ a short cut ...
Word formation. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in each gap.
... provide access to the ______ floors of buildings ... (UP)
... often, in fact, make them ______. (ACCESS)
... with limited ______, getting upstairs can be a daily problem ... (MOBILE)
... a daily problem to be ______. (COME)
Designs have ______ many changes over the years ... (GO)
... stairlifts have become ______ safer and easier to use. (PROGRESS)
... controls how ______ the seat moves ... (RAPID)
... from the bottom of the stairs to the ______ at the top. (LAND)
... the ______ is controlled by computers ... (MOVE)
... designed to ______ constant use. (STAND)
Each of the words in bold is in an incorrect form. Rewrite them correctly.
The situation has been getting unsteady worse ...
... the mountain roads were passage for over a week.
... because of the outgoing conflict.
... made a very sped recovery ...
The service at the hotel was upstanding ...
Every child needs security and unstable in their life.
... make the transitional from primary school ...
I sat completely motion as the spider crawled ...
The prefix de-. Tick the words which can be made negative by adding de-.
caffeinated
direct
form
hydrate
motivate
regulate
satisfy
sensitise
understand
value
Complete the sentences using words formed in exercise N.
Drinking alcohol when it's very hot can ______ you.
The government should ______ this industry.
I have to drink ______ coffee or I can't sleep.
... it can ______ them.
... violent films ______ people to violence in real life?
You'll ______ your feet if you don't get shoes that fit properly.
They've decided to ______ the currency ...
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