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WHAT I WISH I KNEW ABOUT SCHOOL

3. Imagine that the writer had changed his totally irresponsible and shameful behaviour
during his school days and had become a conscientious student. In what ways do you think
this would have affected his life as a grown-up?

D Language in Use

Vocabulary

D1 Fill in the table with related words. The first one has been done as an example.

noun verb adjective adverb

offence offend offensive offensively

difference

sweeten
widely

D2 Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the completed table in D1. The first one has been
done as an example.

1. Lata was upset about his offensive words, but she was willing to forgive the offence.
2. I ____________ with you on that point. There is a lot of ____________ between an early riser
and a latecomer.
3. His grandma talked ____________ to the child as she added sugar to ____________ the milk.

4. What do you think about the ____________ of the collar? Should I ____________ it? asked the
tailor.
AGILE
LEARNING
D3. Claim your row.
Divide the class into four teams. Your teacher will give out sheets with a table of derivative words.
Each team should take turns to try to form one sentence each with a verb and its derivative words
(four sentences per row). When a team successfully makes four sentences with the words from
a row, it will gain four points and claim that row. That particular verb and its derivatives cannot be
used by other teams. If a team makes an incorrect sentence, it does not get points and that row
can be used by another team. In this way all ten verbs and their derivative words will be used. The
team that gets the highest points wins.

D4. Never confuse these.

Work in groups of five. Your teacher will give each group a set of cards. First, find other words
from a dictionary or elsewhere that can be confused with the words you have. For example, dual
and duel. Then, write down the meanings of the words. Finally, use the given words and the ones
you found similar to them in sentences of your own to illustrate the differences in meaning.

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