UNIT 2, 2E Word Skills, Word building, page 23
Exercise 2
1 attempt
2 complete
3 achieve
4 need
5 exploration
6 experience
7 dream
Exercise 3
-tion exploration
-ure adventure
no suffix attempt
Exercise 4
1 circumnavigation
2 the same
3 attempt
4 countable attempt
uncountable thunder
not marked circumnavigation
Exercise 5
entertainment, eruption, examination, motivation, relaxation, rescue
Exercise 6
1 accomplishments
2 employment
3 preparation
4 risk
5 development
6 imagination
7 dream
UNIT 2, 2F Reading, Lost at sea, page 24-25
Exercise 2
a (… an American brother and sister … were enjoying a fishing trip in the Caribbean … when their boat sank …)
Exercise 4
1 D
2 A
3 G
4 E
5 C
Exercise 5
B doesn’t make sense because the text says ‘… in the water … After an hour, the captain and the Suskis lost each other.’
F doesn’t make sense because the Suskis only thought about sharks; they didn’t see any.
Exercise 6
1 F
2 F
3 F
4 F
5 T
6 T
7 T
Exercise 7
1 good
2 dirty
3 hungry
4 small
Exercise 8
1 awful
2 brilliant
3 stunning
4 huge
5 astonishing
6 tragic
7 terrifying
8 exhausted
Exercise 9
It was the worst food because the bananas were green (unripe) and disgusting;
it was the best food because he was starving.