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REAL ENGLISH 8

a large sum of money which you use to start a business or invest
capital
the city where the government of a country functions

a piece of writing that is published

article objects of some kind
the words a, an or the

(verb) utter; put into words
express
(adjective) travelling fast

a long rod of wood or metal
pole
either the pole of a magnet or of the earth
a printed statement of charges for goods supplied or services rendered

bill a draft of a proposed law

the hard pointed outer part of a bird’s mouth
a set of rooms usually on one floor of a building

flat something dull and lifeless
something even and smooth

D1 Write a short sentence using each of the words given above in different contexts to bring out
the meanings clearly. Think of more words of this type. One has been done as an example.

He has built his house in a big compound enclosed by a wall. (an enclosed area of land)
Honey is basically a compound of water, two types of sugar, vitamins and enzymes.
(a substance that consists of two or more elements)

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LEARNING
D2. Words with multiple meanings

Divide the class into four teams. Your teacher will call out a word with multiple meanings to each
team by turns. The team has to come up with at least two meanings for the word correctly to score
two points. If an answer is wrong, or a team is unable to give the answers, the next team will get
the chance to score one bonus point. Then the teacher will give the next team their word. The team
with the maximum points at the end of five rounds wins.

Grammar

Conditional Clause

Read this sentence from the story:
If he had the brilliant forethought to provide himself with a newly-bought cake of soap, he
would have been a genius in his particular profession.
This sentence with an if-clause means ‘He didn’t have the brilliant forethought and he was not a
genius in his profession.’ Read these sentences:

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