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KEY VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Exercise 12. Match the adjectives in column A with the nouns in column B
to form meaningful phrases and then identify them at the sentence level
in the text. It will help you understand the text in detail.
A
B
1) stiff
a) amount
2) electrical
b) steel
3) various
c) element
4) ferrous
d) conductivity
5) ductile
e) insulators
6) brittle
f)
materials
7) indispensable
g) ceramics
8) stainless
h) cast iron
9) frequent
i)
properties
10) large
j) metals
Exercise 13. Decide which of the verbs on the left collocate with the nouns on the
right and then identify the word combinations at the sentence level in the text.
It will help you understand the text precisely.
1) to encompass
a) classes
2) to influence
b) thermoplastics
3) to contain
c)
material
4) to change
d) properties
5) to choose
e) nickel
6) to mould
f)
technology
7) to substitute
g) popularity
8) to increase
h) steel
9) to save
i) groups
10) to memorize
j) weight
Exercise 14. Try to enrich your vocabulary:
a) find words in the text which have the same meanings as the following words:
for example, people, to embrace, big, an element, different, to manufac-
ture, aim;
Достарыңызбен бөлісу: 
