Advanced Vocabulary Booster 3 + Practical Exercises (for C1 level students)

Dear fellow ELT professionals,

ADVANCED VOCABULARY BOOSTER 3 + PRACTICAL EXERCISES (for C1 level students). This time we´re going to focus on the following 10 words: WITTY (adj.) – OUST (v.) – DEBRIS (n.) – LURE (v.) – UPSCALE (adj.) – RELISH (v.) – GREGARIOUS (adj.) – PLIGHT (n.) – MAYHEM (n.) – LAVISH (adj.)

1. WITTY (adj.): clever and funny

Ex.: “Gregory´s witty remarks seem to have entertained everyone at the meeting today.”, said Howard to a friend.

2. OUST/ED/ED (v.): to eject by force or authority from a country or state; to expel; to cast out

Ex.: The dictator was ousted in a military coup in 1972.

3. DEBRIS (n.): the remains of something destroyed; wreckage

Ex.: A large area of the city was covered by dust and debris after the earthquake.

4. LURE/D/D (v.): to attract; to entice

Ex.: Advertisers are always trying to lure consumers to buy their products.

5. UPSCALE (adj.): fashionable and expensive; high-class; intended for affluent consumers

Ex.: “Wow, just look at those houses! This is definitely an upscale neighborhood.”, Gary told his wife as they drove around.

6. RELISH/ED/ED (v.): to enjoy greatly; to get great pleasure or satisfaction from something

Ex.: “We relished every minute of our vacation. We had a great time really.”, Ruth told Jerome.

7. GREGARIOUS (adj.): sociable; enjoying the company of others

Ex.: Karina has always been a gregarious person. She loves to spend time with friends.

8. PLIGHT (n.): a difficult, unfortunate or sad situation

Ex.: The plight of the refugees was a moving scene.

9. MAYHEM (n.): a situation of great confusion, violence or disorder; chaos

Ex.: The police have been cracking down on the drunks who cause mayhem in the downtown area.

10. LAVISH (adj.): luxurious; impressive; opulent

Ex.: “The hosts offered a lavish buffet. We had a great evening really.”, Samantha told Margaret.

EXERCISES

I – Fill in the gaps in the sentences below with a word presented in Advanced Vocabulary Booster 3.

“I wish I could afford to go to ____________ restaurants. I hear the food there is awesome.”, said Jerry to a friend.
“I hate movies filled with cold-blooded murderers and ______________. I just can´t stand them.”, said Jill to a friend.
“It´s no wonder Jake has a _____________ lifestyle. He comes from a well-off family.”, said Mick to a friend.
Everyone looked forward to attending professor Hoover´s ______________ and informative speech.
Anyone who violates the rules will be ______________ from the group.
Rescuers worked twenty-four seven digging through the _____________ in search of survivors.
“We need to figure out a way to _____________ more customers into our store.”. said Dan to his partner.
“You know I ______________ our time together. I´m sure I will miss you when you leave.”, Gary told Rita.
Ray is an outgoing and ______________ guy. He´s always surrounded by friends.
Benjamin does volunteer work for an NGO that tries to relieve the ____________ of the homeless.

II – Matching: Find the most appropriate definition for each word in the left-hand column.

Relish ___ a. clever and funny
Oust___ b. attract; entice
Plight___ c. enjoy greatly
Lure___ d. unfortunate or sad situation
Witty___ e. expel; cast out

III – Choose the synonym.

Gregarious
a. rowdy b. violent c. touchy d. sociable
Mayhem
a. harbor b. chaos c. stallion d. bliss
Upscale
a. ravishing b. altered c. high-class d. applicable
Debris
a. leftover b. insole c. commotion d. wreckage
Lavish
a. forsaken b. polished c. luxurious d. untamed

Key to Exercises

I – Fill in the gaps in the sentences below with a word presented in Vocabulary booster 3.

upscale 2. mayhem 3. lavish 4. witty 5. ousted 6. debris 7. lure 8. relish 9. gregarious 10. plight

II – Matching: Find the most appropriate definition for each word in the left-hand column.

c 2. e 3. d 4. b 5. a

III – Choose the synonym.

d 2. b 3. c 4. d 5. c

Source: FALE TUDO EM INGLÊS AVANÇADO – Author: José Roberto A. Igreja / Disal Editora

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