Navigate Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary slide 62, ex-es 6a, 7

ex. 6a / Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. One word is used twice.

  1. Online or virtual communities are used to set people with similar interests together.
  2. Many people who have an unusual medical condition can now chat with others who have the same condition.
  3. Being able to communicate online makes all the difference to the learning experience.
  4. Cosplay conventions are places where everyone can get dressed up.
  5. Cosplayers take dressing up very seriously.
  6. BookCrossers talk about giving their books free.
  7. StreetBank neighbours give their neighbours permission to borrow things.
  8. Bad advice from people online can do a lot of damage.

ex. 7 / Rewrite the underlined part of each sentence using the word in brackets and one of the verbs from the Vocabulary focus box.

  1. He needed to make sure of (be certain of) his facts. (sure)
  2. Have you set a date for (decided when your wedding will be) your wedding yet? (date)
  3. He couldn’t make himself understood (get anyone to understand him). (understood)
  4. She put the blame on (said it was all his fault) him. (blame)
  5. She gave it some thought (thought about it carefully). (thought)
  6. I’m tired, so I’m going to have a lie-down (lie-down) for a while. (lie-down)