Thursday, February 13, 2025

Vocabulary and grammar: A new year

VinsightNoun suffixes -ion and -ment
1Complete the table with the noun forms of the verbs. 

  • -ion / -ment

    1achieve

    2amuse

    3attract

    4celebrate

    5decorate

    6disappoint

    7donate

    8educate

    9enjoy

    10entertain

    11govern

    12inform

    13pay

    14predict

VinsightNoun suffixes -ion and -ment
2Choose the correct verbs and complete the sentences with the noun form of the verbs. 

  • 1My grandad had a bad  (educate / donate). He didn't learn a lot at school.

  • 2Are you enjoying the circus, everybody? And now for your  (amuse / pay), the clowns are here for you to see!

  • 3The  (govern / enjoy) is going to spend more money on schools!

  • 4Do you want to help us pay for the zoo animals? You can make a  (predict / donate) of £2 a month.

  • 5Why don't you use the internet to help you with your homework? There's a lot of  (inform / decorate) there.

  • 6Mum makes a  (pay / attract) of £10 a month for my mobile phone.

will
3Write predictions about your future with will or won’t. 

  • 1I / pass my school exams

  • 2I / travel / around Europe

  • 3I / buy a house

  • 4I / get a good job

  • 5I / get married

  • 6I / have children


will
4Decide if the sentences are correct or incorrect. Rewrite the incorrect sentences. 
You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

  • 1We will always be happy in this house.

     

  • 2Cara will to pass her exams.

     

  • 3You won't enjoy the film. It's boring.

     

  • 4Mum and Dad will be happy with my results.

     

  • 5I am won't see you for a long time.

     

  • 6The weather to be will awful tomorrow!

     

will
5Choose the correct words to complete the text. 

For 

1

 

around the world, trying to predict the future is important. They need to make plans. What are the 

2

 

for the world over the next few years? By 2030, people say there 

3

 

be many more people on Earth: up to 8 billion. Will some people be hungry? Probably. Or perhaps we 

4

 

grow enough food for everyone − a great 

5!

What about energy? Scientists 

6

 

ways of making electricity more efficiently. We 

7

 

use gas or oil. Probably all of us 

8

 

travel by electric cars.

Will the world of work change? Perhaps there 

9

 

many office workers in the future − people 

10

 

from home more.

 

6  What do you think will happen to the world in 2030? Write a short paragraph with your predictions. Include ideas about:

  • entertainment
  • travel
  • houses and homes
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