CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR IELTS - Emigra a

Groups
A. Put these words into the table based on the group of things they usually refer to.
batch • huddle • heap / pile • company • stack • team • litter
swarm • flock • platoon • bundle • herd • throng • gang • crowd
bunch • set • pack • staff • group • crew • cast • shoal / school
People in general People working together Animals Objects
general vocabulary
B. Complete these sentences using one of the words from the above task. In some cases, more
than one answer is possible.
1. After the election, the huge _____________ danced in the street.
2. The refugees sat in a small, tight _____________ underneath some trees.
3. The first prize was a _____________ of cheap saucepans.
4 The school is closed because the _____________ are on strike.
5. The theatre _____________ benefited from a government grant.
6. Following an outbreak of BSE, a _____________ of cows has been destroyed.
7. The company processed a _____________of orders.
8. A _____________ of football fans wandered around the street breaking shop windows.
9. Half the _____________ of the film were nominated for Oscars.
10. They threw the weapons in a _____________ on the ground.
11. A small _____________ of people petitioned the Prime Minister outside his house.
12. The _____________ of fish that had been caught were deemed inedible owing to pollution in the water.
13. We were all surprised when our dog gave birth to a _____________ of puppies.
14. Cabin _____________ on aircraft are drilled in safety procedure.
15. As winter approaches, the _____________ of geese fly south to warmer climes.
16. Half the football _____________ were sent off in disgrace.
17. The stars had difficulty making their way through the _____________ of people outside the cinema.
18. A _____________ of soldiers from the Third Infantry have been charged with human rights abuses.
19. The immigrant arrived clutching nothing but a _____________ of personal possessions.
20. A _____________ of flowers is always an acceptable gift if you visit someone.
21. We were unable to open the door because a _____________ of boxes was blocking it.
22. The women fell on the surprised burglar like a _____________ of wild dogs.
23. The harvest was destroyed by a huge _____________ of insects.
C. The following words all refer to groups of people meeting for a specific purpose. Match the
words with their definitions below.
delegation • tribunal • symposium • seminar • lecture • tutorial
A. students listening to a talk on a particular subject
B. a group of representatives (for example, of a union) who want to explain something to someone
C. a student or small group of students who attend a teaching session
D. a meeting organised to discuss a specialised subject
E. a small group of university students discussing a subject with a teacher
F. a specialist court outside the main judicial system which examines special problems and makes judgements
For reference, see the Easier English Dictionary for Students (978 0 7475 6624 3)
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