Choose the right word ! (4)

[MystOGriff]

Hi again, friends !

Voici une série de couples de mots. A vous de compléter chaque phrase avec celui des deux qui convient.

CORRECTION : MARDI 4 MARS 2008

experience/experiment

1 – We’ll try an ......... with these chemicals and see what happens.
2 – This is a very responsible job, so we want someone with a lot of .......... .
3 – Lots of people strongly oppose .......... on animals.

economic/economical

1 – The government is to alter its .......... strategy.
2 – I’d rather travel by train, it’ll be more .......... than flying.
3 – I have thouroughly enjoyed this article on the .......... development of Asian countries.

sensitive/sensible

1 – Be .......... ! You can’t spend that much money on a gadget !
2 – She is on the verge of tears again ! She is much too .......... .
3 – The Stock Exchange is .......... to likely political changes.

advertising/advertisement

1 – Firms are spending more and more money on .......... these days.
2 – Have you seen the latest .......... for Marlborough cigarettes ?
3 – If you want to sell your old sofa, why not put an .......... in the local paper ?

politics/policy

1 – The Labour Party’s Foreing .......... will not be an issue for the next elections.
2 – Since my hous caught fire two years ago, I have renewed my insurance .......... .
3 – She’s very bright. She’s reading .......... at Harvard.

Not really hard, my friends !

MystO'Griff
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[Fame]

Hi Mysto,

experience/experiment

1 – We’ll try an experiment with these chemicals and see what happens.
2 – This is a very responsible job, so we want someone with a lot of experience.
3 – Lots of people strongly oppose experiment on animals.

I'll do the others later
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Fame
Success is falling nine times and getting up ten !

[Medi]

hello everybody

advertising/advertisement

1 – Firms are spending more and more money on advertising these days.
2 – Have you seen the latest advertisement for Marlborough cigarettes ?
3 – If you want to sell your old sofa, why not put an advertisement in the local paper ?

bon je laisse la place aux autres
bonne soirée à tous
Medi
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[Fame]

Allez, encore 1 en vitesse


sensitive/sensible

1 – Be sensible ! You can’t spend that much money on a gadget !
2 – She is on the verge of tears again ! She is much too sensitive . So do I
3 – The Stock Exchange is sensible to likely political changes.

See you sooooooon
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Fame
Success is falling nine times and getting up ten !

[Fame]

Nobody else

All right then

politics/policy

1 – The Labour Party’s Foreing policy will not be an issue for the next elections.
2 – Since my hous caught fire two years ago, I have renewed my insurance policy.
3 – She’s very bright. She’s reading politics at Harvard.

Have a nice evening
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Fame
Success is falling nine times and getting up ten !

[MystOGriff]

Hi everybody !

Voici arrivé le moment de la correction. Tout d'abord, je viens remercier nos amies Medi et Fame pour leur participation !

experience/experiment 1 – We’ll try an EXPERIMENT with these chemicals and see what happens.
2 – This is a very responsible job, so we want someone with a lot of EXPERIENCE.
3 – Lots of people strongly oppose EXPERIMENTS on animals.

economic/economical
1 – The government is to alter its ECONOMIC strategy.
2 – I’d rather travel by train, it’ll be more ECONOMICAL than flying.
3 – I have thouroughly enjoyed this article on the ECONOMIC development of Asian countries.

sensitive/sensible
1 – Be SENSIBLE ! You can’t spend that much money on a gadget !
2 – She is on the verge of tears again ! She is much too SENSITIVE.
3 – The Stock Exchange is SENSITIVE to likely political changes.

advertising/advertisement
1 – Firms are spending more and more money on ADVERTISING these days.
2 – Have you seen the latest ADVERTISEMENT for Marlborough cigarettes ?
3 – If you want to sell your old sofa, why not put an ADVERTISEMENT in the local paper ?

politics/policy
1 – The Labour Party’s Foreing POLICY will not be an issue for the next elections.
2 – Since my hous caught fire two years ago, I have renewed my insurance POLICY.
3 – She’s very bright. She’s reading POLITICS at Harvard.

See you !

MystO'Griff
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Live as if you were to die tomorrow
Learn as if you were to live forever.