ACTIVITY SHEET

EPISODE 8: SPEAKING FLUENTLY

Practise and consolidate your learning about fluency by completing our activities. The answers for all activities are on the last page. ACTIVITY 1 Change the order of the information in these sentences to emphasise a particular piece of information. Make any necessary changes by using the word in the bracket or by joining the two sentences. The first one has been done for you. 1. The shop is closed. Thats the problem. The problem is that the shop is closed. 2. Jane moved from Sydney because of the great job offer in Japan. (why)

_____________________________________________________________ 3. It was the plumber who left the message. (person)

______________________________________________________________ 4. White water rafting in the mountains was much more exciting. _____________________________________________________________ 5. We didnt sell the collection of CDs. Thats the only thing. ______________________________________________________________ 6. Palm Beach is where you can buy the best chilli prawns. (place)

_______________________________________________________________ 7. She doesnt want to study. Thats the trouble. _______________________________________________________________ 8. The happiest day was when John completed his MBA. (when)

_______________________________________________________________ 9. They mixed up the dates. Thats a fact. _______________________________________________________________ 10. The smoke from the fire was so intense that I couldnt breathe. ________________________________________________________________

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ACTIVITY 2 Match each of the words on the left with a suitable word or phrase on the right. The first one has been done for you. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 healthy crash catch health stretching suffer splitting develop keeping follow-up A B C D E F G H I J a stomach bug exercises headache fit appetite an allergy treatment a breakdown diet warning

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ACTIVITY 1 ANSWERS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The problem is that the shop is closed. The reason why Jane moved from Sydney was the great job offer in Japan. The person who left the message was the plumber. Much more exciting was white water rafting in the mountains. The only thing (that) we didnt sell was the collection of CDs. The place where you can buy the best chilli prawns is Palm Beach. The trouble is she doesnt want to study. The day when John completed his MBA was the happiest. The fact is that they mixed up the dates. So intense was the smoke from the fire that I couldnt breathe.

ACTIVITY 2 ANSWERS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. E I A J B H C F D G healthy appetite crash diet catch a stomach bug health warning stretching exercises suffer a breakdown splitting headache develop an allergy keeping fit follow-up treatment

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