32 Find the missing synonyms. 1 significant, essential, central, crucial important 2 demanding, challenging, problematic, tough d 3 a benefit/plus/pro an a 4 a drawback/minus/weakness a d 5 high-priced, costly, pricey e 6 to despise/dislike/detest to h 7 to adore/admire/fancy/care for/appreciate to l 8 an opinion, a view/thought/belief an i 9 to present/indicate/demonstrate to s Decide which of the sentences (a or b) is more formal. Highlight the expressions and structures that make them more formal. 6 Use a variety of expressions and structures to show your vocabulary range and avoid repetition or prompt lifting.1 7 a b 1 I reckon it’s going to be difficult to set up rules like that. Apparently, such rules will be difficult to establish. 2 Not until the 1990s did the internet play such a vital role. The internet wasn’t really important before the 1990s. 3 It’s news to me that such measures were going to be introduced. I was completely unaware that such measures were to be implemented. 4 The purpose of this report is to discuss a survey on teenagers’ leisure activities. In this report, I want to discuss a survey on what teenagers do in their free time. 5 Evidently, there are no resources available to establish protected areas for these endangered species. It is obvious that we won’t be able to set up protected areas for these endangered animals. 6 We’ve got to deal with this matter soon. This matter needs to be dealt with urgently. 7 A similar phenomenon can be discovered when it comes to e-readers. You will find the same situation when you look at e-readers. 8 Additionally, I would strongly recommend that young people read plays by Shakespeare. I think young people should also read plays by Shakespeare. 9 People often say that they are not influenced by ads. More often than not, people claim not to be influenced by advertisements. 10 This opportunity would allow me to prove my qualifications. If you give me the chance, I can show you that I’m qualified. 11 I would like to apologise for not replying earlier. I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to answer your email. 12 This country produces a lot of food, but ordinary people haven’t got much to eat. Despite the fact that more than enough food is produced within the country, ordinary people have little to eat. 1 prompt lifting: copying expressions/chunks of language from the prompt Writing Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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