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FALSE FRIENDS




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FALSE FRIENDS
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FALSE FRIENDS VOCABULARY 1/2
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FALSE FRIENDS? (30 WORDS) with key
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FALSE FRIENDS VOCABULARY
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True Friends Reading , Activity, Circle, True or false,
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FALSE FRIENDS
1.-WRITE THE CORRECT WORD IN THE BOX�.
1.-She was appointed� of my father�sinheritance����� executor/executioner

2.-He never listens� to the teacher during the �class, he is very����charlatan/talkative.

3.-Could you� this test?������ resume/summarise

4.-If you eat this plant you�ll get�������������intoxicated/poisoned.

5.-He is so that everybody pulls his leg.������candid/innocent

6.-The� was so good that nobody realised anything.������� deception /disappointment

7.-The� was so deep that she is very angry and sad.�����disappointment /deception

8.-He has� Doctor Jones for five years.��������assisted to/attended����

9.-He one of his lectures last year.����attended/assisted to

10.-The was very good but not very famous for his music.�����compositor/composer

11.-They wanted the city to be olimpic but it didn�t have�����commodities/facilities.

12.-Despite being so old he is rather�����������unconscious/irresponsible.

13.-Albert Einstein was a famous�����������physician/physicist.

14.- Could you keep this in the ? ,please.������������ folder/carpet

15.-He covered the book with some paper.� adherent/adhesive

2.-WHAT DO THE SENCENCES MEAN?

1.-They want to dispose of the car as soon as possible(they don�t want it any more)

a.-they want to get rid of it

b.-they want to use it, have it as soon as possible.

2.-He is rather vague

a.-I can�t understand him very well

b.-he is very lazy.

3.-He is so voluble that nobody wants to be with him

a.-he is very inconstant.

b.-he speaks a lot.

4.-This dog is so precious for him that he will kill for him.

a.-The dog is very beautiful

b.-The dog is very important or valuable.

5.-He pretends to be a soldier

a.-Hewants to be a soldier

b.-He isn�t a soldier but he acts as if he were.

6.-He is highly qualified

a.-He has got an A in every exam

b.-He has lots of Diplomas and certificates.

7.-Despite being so old, the house was inhabitable.

a.-You can live in the house

b.-You can�t live in the house.

8.- They hadn�t seen each other for ages, the reunion was moving.

a.-It was ages since they last saw each other.

b.-They were in a meeting.

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