Wednesday, 21 January 2009

homework:word families

AWL Sublist 1 - Exercise 1a
1. He did an analysis of the way children learn language for his Master's thesis.
2. He was arrested for drunk driving because he had drunk more than the legal limit of alcohol.
3. The culture of the United States is quite similar to that of Canada.
4. The Canadian economy is largely based on natural resources.
5. Environmental pollution seems to be an important factor in the increase in cancers all over the world.
6.The apartment will be available on June first.
7. The young popstar became famous while still in high school after winning a contract with a major record label.
8. Your continued lateness for class indicates to me that you are not really a very serious student.
9. Living in Berlin during the period when the Berlin Wall was torn down was an unforgettable experience.
10. Some research into second language learning suggests that oral fluency may increase with moderate amounts of alcohol.

AWL Sublist 1 - Exercise 1b
1. There are wind-surfers and kayaks available for rent at the lake.
2. The planet Mars has a surface which is somewhat similar to that of our moon.
3. It could take weeks to analyze all the data, but when we do, the results will be very helpful to our project.
4. Spencer's father is doing research into the melting of the polar ice cap in the Arctic.
5. The boss was really excited when he heard we had won the contract.
6. Here in British Columbia, it is not legal to sell cigarettes to people under the age of sixteen.
7. The low number of people attending the lecture is a clear indication of lack of interest in the topic.
8. Alcohol was a major factor in a car accident which claimed three lives over the weekend.
9. Canada's economic growth has been quite consistent for the last few years.
10. Canada went through a period of economic prosperity in the 1950s.

AWL Sublist 1 - Exercise 1c
1. Availability of water is vital to all plant and animal life.
2. We need to find a more economical way to manufacture our products because our profit margin is too low.
3. Warmer than average weather was the deciding factor in our decision to postpone our ski trip.
4. Interest in the planet Mars has greatly increased since indications of water raised the possibility that life in some form may have evolved there.
5. Music downloaders are questioning the illegality of file sharing, claiming the law is unclear on the matter.
6. Meetings will be held periodically for the members of the project to discuss their progress.
7. Jane Goodall's research into chimpanzees has greatly increased our knowledge of these animals.
8. We are contractually obliged to deal with this firm.
9. The DNA of chimpanzees shows a remarkable similarity to that of humans.
10. At the end of a research project, the researcher is normally faced with lots of observations which need to be analyzed.

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