GROUPS (CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR IELTS)

GROUPS

A.       Put these words into the table based on the group of things 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

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 procedures.
15	As winter approaches, the ________ of starlings 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 judgemnets.

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