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Part 2. Give the correct form of the words given in each bracket to complete the following passage then write

your answers in the box provided.

Students learning English as a second language are sometimes given a word by their teacher and

asked to give an/a ___1__ (explain) as to what that word means; in other words, to provide a

__2__ (define). The __3__ (assume) is that if you know a word, you can define it. __4__ (logic),

that might make sense, but in reality it is not always __5__ (reason) to assume that. There are

words and phrases that even native speakers use in conversation without much __6__ (think)

which can lead to __7__ (confuse) when you ask a native speaker to define them. Take the __8__

(conceive) of ‘zeitgeist’, for example, which has entered English from German. It’s __9__ (doubt)

much easier to use than it is to define. With a word like ‘zeitgeist’ it may be more __10__ (sense)

to test the student’s understanding in ways other than asking them to define it.

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