Vocabulary activity

Read the sentences and replace the italic words with a word from the list below
that is frequently used in written English. You may need to change the form of
the word.

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1 My grandmother and I would spend hours together, and she would tell me some funny stories
about her childhood on the cold and remote farm in the mountains.

2 It is important that more schools are opened in this country for children to be educated.

3 The climbers started their ascent of Everest from the base camp early in the morning, but because of the icy conditions one of the climbers was badly hurt when she slipped on some rocks.

4 She wore a necklace round her neck which had a dove on it. I later found out that this is a sign of peace, which didn’t surprise me, as she was such a special person.

5 The general view is that this area of the coast gets most of its revenue from tourism.

6 The visitors were able to see the stunning décor of the mansion as well as the beautiful surroundings.

7 The problems in this neighbourhood need to be sorted out before things get worse.

8 It’s difficult to understand why some people leave their pet dogs a few months after buying them.