EVOLVE Educational Vocational Objective Learning of Vernacular English

Academic Words 8

Task 1
 Match the words on the left to the words on the right

1. alternative	more powerful
2. constant	demonstrated
3. coordination	results
4. deduction	continual
5. dominant	a movement from one to another
6. ensure	conclusion
7. funds	to make sure
8. illustrated	specifically stated
9. initial	a reason for doing something
10. justification	financial resources
11. link	depending upon
12. location	not theoretical
13. outcomes	business shared between a small group
14. partnership	place
15. physical	connection
16. reliance	the state of working together
17. shift	another possible option
18. specified	first

Task 2
Fill the gaps with one of the words from task 1

1. There is a ............. between blood sugar and diabetes.
2. ............. reports say that everyone in the crash survived.
3. There was a .............  in support for the President.
4. Our ............. are running out and we haven’t paid for everything.
5. Anna’s  ............. on her mobile phone became a problem when she lost it.
6. Day and night, there is .............noise outside my house.
7. The ............. male in the group of orang-utans is regarded as the leader.
8. He............. his point about road safety wonderfully when he hit a tree.
9. There are various possible .............to any situation.
10. Holmes’ ............. was that the criminal remained in the room.
11. When you go abroad you must.............. that you have travel documents.
12. All of the questions must be completed within the ............. time.
13. You must write a  ............. for your project.
14. ............. fitness is as important as mental wellbeing.
15. The company is a  ............. between my colleague and I.
16. The .............of the missing submarine is not known.
17. With precise ............. we can complete the report in time.
18. The only .............is to start again from the beginning.

Task 3
Choose which word in italics is correct

1. The alternative/alterations to the plan have been made.
2. I have bad hand/eye coordination/coordinates.
3. To get your child into a good school you must live in a nearby location/locate.                                                                                                    
4. The partnership/workmanship is fantastically detailed.
5. It is said that there is a physical/mental connection between identical twins.
6. You shouldn’t have to justification/justify your country’s actions.
7. The instructions are not specify/specific.
8. I am sure that problems will ensure/ensue if we take legal action.
9. The athlete’s deduction/dedication to his fitness is what won him the gold medal.
10. There can be very different outcomes/outcasts to this experiment depending on the time of day.
11. His book is illustrated/illustrious by a famous artist.
12.  That volcano is dominant/dormant.
13. They argue constant/constantly.
14. Addiction suggests a reliance/reliant on drugs.
15. Funds/Funding is running out!
16. There was a mine shift/shaft under the house and that is what caused it to collapse.
17. The initial/prime reports show that more students are passing than ever before.
18.  My internet link/connection has been lost and I have no service.

Task 4
Write your own sentences using each of the words.

Task 4
Answers may vary