IV/ Rewrite each sentence so that the new sentences have a similar meaning to the original one, using the word in brackets
1 You should use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words (LOOK)
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2 The doctor told my father to stop smoking (GIVE)
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3 The cost of living has been increasing considerably in the past few weeks (UP)
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4 Margaret Thatcher was born and spent her childhood in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England (GREW)
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5 His business is going badly - he'll have to stop doing it soon (CLOSE)
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6 My aunt has got two teenage children, but they don't seem to have a good relationship with each other (GET)
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IV/ Rewrite each sentence so that the new sentences have a similar meaning to the original one, using the word in brackets
1 You should use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words (LOOK)
=> You should use a dictionary to look up the meaning of new words.
2 The doctor told my father to stop smoking (GIVE)
=> The doctor told my father to give up smoking.
3 The cost of living has been increasing considerably in the past few weeks (UP)
=> The cost of living has been going up considerably in the past few weeks.
4 Margaret Thatcher was born and spent her childhood in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England (GREW)
=> Margaret Thatcher was born and grew up in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.
5 His business is going badly - he'll have to stop doing it soon (CLOSE)
=> His business is going badly - he'll have to close it down soon.
6 My aunt has got two teenage children, but they don't seem to have a good relationship with each other (GET)
=> My aunt has got two teenage children, but they don't seem to get on well with each other.