Lesson 2. Further Practice

1 Lesson 2.
THE WRITING PROCESS
Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement
ACTIVITY 1| Practicing subject-verb agreement

Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
1. After tragic events, people often (react) ____________________ quite differently.
2. NATO (consist) ____________________ of 29 member states.
3. Of all the surveys regarding people’s daily habits that were conducted last year, two in particular
(stand out) ____________________ as examples of good survey methods.
4. The primary cause of global warming (be) ____________________ human activity.
5. Vietnam (have) ____________________ a very interesting history.
6. The largest countries in South America (be) ____________________ Brazil and Argentina.
7. The ingredients in this soup (be) ____________________ listed on the can.
8. The life cycle of the butterfly, from egg to larva to chrysalis to adult, (provide)
____________________ a vivid example of the complexity of nature.
9. Both face-to-face and online courses (share) ____________________ the same goal.
10. Another way to increase people’s sense of personal happiness (involve) ____________________
their perception of job satisfaction.
ACTIVITY 2| Practicing subject-verb agreement

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
Aziz Abu Sarah 1 ____________________ (be) a National Geographic Explorer and cultural educator. His
work 2 ____________________ (center) on conflict resolution. In particular, he looks for ways to build
bridges between groups of people that 3 ____________________ (have) historically been separated. He
4 ____________________ (use) stories and cross-cultural learning to foster understanding in order to
generate positive social change. During the 2014 World Cup Finals in Brazil, Aziz reflected on the way
sports 5 ____________________ (promote) unity and cross-cultural learning. While the media often 6
____________________ (portray) an image of destructive or violent fans, Aziz witnessed goodwill
among spectators from different nations. Aziz and a business partner 7 ____________________ (be) the
founders of MEJDI Tours, a company that 8 ____________________ (send) tourists to different parts of
the world to experience first-hand how the people in these places actually 9 ____________________.
(live)
Putting tourists in direct contact with locals not only 10 ____________________ (help) to break down
stereotypes but also 11 ____________________ (promote) understanding, friendship and peace.
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2 Lesson 2. THE WRITING PROCESS
Building better vocabulary
ACTIVITY 3| Word associations

Circle the word or phrase that is most closely related to the word or phrase on the left.
1. anticipate expect increase
2. at once correctly immediately
3. bargain win deal
4. desire purpose want
5. minor less interesting less important
6. occupational work play
7. shift accept change
8. thereby as a result in order to
9. tragic colorful sad
10. virtually nearly graphically
ACTIVITY 4| Collocations
Fill in the blank with the word or phrase that most naturally completes the phrases.
bargain harm shift tough up to
desire minor multitask occupational rational
1. has not been ____________________ enough
2. receive ____________________ $1 million
3. a sudden ____________________ in people’s attitudes
4. cause serious ____________________
5. ____________________ with someone
6. a(n) ____________________ hazard
7. an ability to ____________________
8. a(n) ____________________ mind
9. a deep ____________________
10. a(n) ____________________ concern
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3 Lesson 2. THE WRITING PROCESS
NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB SENTENCES

harm harm harmful 1. too much sunlight can be very ____________ to your
health.
2. What is the ____________ when spending too much
time in front of smart phone?
maximum maximize maximized 3. At some hotels, a ____________ of three guests can

maximum stay in the same room.
4. What is the best strategy to ____________ the funds
for your retirement?
negotiation negotiate negotiable 5. At the end of the ____________, each side got the
result that it wanted.
6. For most parents, bedtime curfews are not
____________.
shift shift shifting 7. A ____________ in public opinion has happened

because of bad news reports.
8. The wind suddenly ____________ direction, making it
hard to climb the hill.
tragedy tragic tragically 9. ____________, no one survived the plane crash.

10. It is a ____________ that she lost all of her home in
the flood.
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1 Lesson 2.

THE WRITING PROCESS

Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement

ACTIVITY 1| Practicing subject-verb agreement

ACTIVITY 2| Practicing subject-verb agreement

Building better vocabulary

ACTIVITY 3| Word associations

NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB SENTENCES

maximum maximize maximized 3. At some hotels, a ____________ of three guests can

shift shift shifting 7. A ____________ in public opinion has happened

tragedy tragic tragically 9. ____________, no one survived the plane crash.

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