11. NOISES CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR FCE

CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR FCE

11. NOISES

Task 1. HUMAN NOISES Match the words in the box with their description below. Use your dictionary to check your answers.

sniff	sneeze	sigh	pant	scream	boo
gasp	stammer	cough	cheer	puff	chant
whisper	groan	yawn	snore

1	to sing a regular beat
2	to speak very quietly
3	to breathe with difficulty
4	to breathe fast
5	to make loud cries
6	to hesitate and repeat sounds when speaking
7	to make loud noises with the nose and throat when asleep
8	to send air out of your lungs suddenly because your throat hurts
9	to breathe deeply showing you are sad, relieved, etc.
10	to make a sound to show that you do not like an actor, politician, etc
11	to shout encouragement
12	to breathe in air through your nose
13	to open your mouth wide and breathe in and out deeply when you are tired or bored
14	to blow air suddenly out through your nose and mouth because of an irritation inside your nose ( a reflex action)
15	to moan deeply
16	to take a short, deep breath, showing surprise or pain.

2. ANIMAL NOISES Match the noises on the left with the animals that make them on the right.

Noise		Animal
croak		bee
squeak		donkey
howl		wolf
quack		snake
buzz		cat
grunt		sheep/ goat
hiss		duck
neigh		lion/ tiger
bray		mouse
bleat		dog
crow		pig
roar		cock (erel)
bark		horse
miaow/purr		frog

Several of these noises can also be made by humans or other objects (e.g., a powerful engine can purr).

Use your dictionary to find out which ones.

Task 3. OTHER NOISES Match the noises in the box with the things that cause them.

sizzle	rumble	boom	blare	murmur	ring
clink	whirr	rattle	bang	pop	thud
tinkle	click

1	a cork coming out of a bottle
2	somebody falling over and hitting their head heavily on the floor
3	loud music or car horns
4	a very large gun, or an aircraft breaking the sound barrier
5	bells
6	windows in the wind or a baby's toy which is shaken
7	a little bell which rings when you open a shop door
8	two glasses touching each other
9	a camera
10	sausages cooking
11	a train passing over a bridge or thunder in the distance
12	a group of people talking quietly
13	a door shutting suddenly
14	a small plane

4. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES Most of the words in the tasks above can be either nouns or verbs. Use them to complete the following sentences. If the word is a verb, you will need to change its form.

1	He ________ in surprise when he saw the bill.
2	The crowds ________ anti-government slogans.
3	His loud ________ (plural) kept her awake.
4	The crowd ________ when the first marathon runners appeared.
5	She rushed into the police station and ________ out 'he's - he's - he's after me, he's got - got – a knife'
6	We heard a faint ________ from the corner of the field and found an injured lamb.
7	The lion ________ and then attacked.
8	The dog ________ every time he hears the postman.
9	He ________ his fingers to get the waiter's attention.
10	He drives around with his radio ________ .
11	The wet logs ________ as we threw them on the fire.
12	He was red in the face and ________ as he crossed the finishing line.
13	She gave a deep ________ of relief and put the phone down.
14	The cat rubbed against my leg with a loud ________.

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