General Vocabulary Spelling orcise 1 There are eleven words in this passage which are spelled incorrectly. Can you find and correct ‘them? ‘Apart fram condemming tobacco comparies and rang the price ofcgarttes, the goverments ante smoking campain has failed to have any long-term affects, and the only people benefiting from it ae the Treasury Departement. Meanwhile, some doctors have said that they may efuse to teat persistant smokers. Of cours, this hasnt prevented the big tobbaco companys spending vast amounts of money on advertseing Exercise 2 Instructions as above, [tis arguesble whether good prencuncation is more important than goed grammer and vocabulery. Consientious students balance their aquisition ofthese skis, hpeing to acheive beth fluency and accuracey. Teachers should encourage there students to practice all the relavant language ski eescse 3 Instructions as above, [tis becomming increasingly dificcult for many people to find decent accomodations in Los Angeles at 8 price they can afford, To putt simpy, most people just don't have the necesar funds. Organizations such as Home Front can afer advise but it widely agreed that the station is no longer managable “The fact thatthe LA city counels building cheap, tempory housing for lower‘paid profesional is the only offical acknowlegrent of this problem ecco 4 Hete are some more words which students of English (and many nathe English speakers) often spell incorrectly. Can you identify and correct the mistake in each case? Be careful 3 ofthe words ate spaled correctly! 1 reversable 2. professional 3.cttsze Aneccesary 5. begining 6 perceve 7-indespenssble 8 refering 9. fason 10. tendancy 11 definately 12. embarass 13, address 14. recommend 15. responsable 16. seperate 17. questionaire 18, miniscule 19. intergate 20. categories 2rd 22, resists 23, achaivament 24, milena 28. occurence 26. independant 27. supercede 28, harrassmentGeneral Vocabular 54 Similar meanings: Verbs 1 ‘Words with similar meanings are tested in the TOEFL Reading Comprehension. itis also useful to know alternatives to other words to make your writing more varied, and to improve your general reading ski Look at the words and expressions in bold in the following sentences, and choose a word from the box that has the same or a similar meaning in the same context. Use these words to complete the crossword on page 56. 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