34. Shape and size CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR FCE

CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR FCE

34. Shape and size

Task 1. SHAPE.

A. Match the words below with the picture that best represents each word.

1. a pyramid	2. a cube	3. a crescent	4. a spiral	5. a cone	6. a rectangle
7. a triangle	8. a circle	9. a square	10. a cylinder	11. an oval

B. Look at the following list of words and decide what the correct adjective form is, A, B or C.

1	sphere
	A	spherous	B	spherical	C	spherocous
2	cube
	A	cubed	B	cubous	C	cubal
3	cone
	A	conacular	B	conous	C	conical
4	rectangle
	A	rectanglous	B	rectanglis	C	rectangular
5	triangle
	A	triangular	B	trianglous	C	triangled
6	circle
	A	circled	B	circulous	C	circular
7	square
	A	square	B	squaret	C	squarous
8	cylinder
	A	cylindrous	B	cylindal	C	cylindrical

Task 2. SIZE Look at the following list of words and decide whether they can be used to describe something which is big or something which is small. Write each word in its appropriate box.

minute	enormous	minuscule	mammoth	huge	gigantic
tiny	monumental	colossal	massive	giant	titchy
gargantuan	teeny or (teeny-weeny)

BIG		SMALL

Task 3. FEATURES Match the descriptions on the left with the objects, geographical features, etc, on the right.

1	a sharp edge with jagged teeth		A	a country road in very poor condition
2	steep, with a pointed peak		B	somebody's hair
3	rolling, with undulating wheat		C	a very old tree
4	curved, with a smooth surface		D	a knife
5	flat, with dotted lines		E	a slow-moving river
6	wavy, with blonde highlights		F	a mountain
7	meandering, with a calm surface		G	a banana
8	winding and bumpy, with deep potholes		H	agricultural countryside
9	hollow, with rough bar		I	an application form

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