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.. . . ..Unit FourSportsEnhance Your Language Awareness Words in Action▇ Working with Words and Expressions 1. In the boxes below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. ▇ Answers: 1) narrowly 2) proceeded3) features 4) crawl 5) spun6) flashed 7) qualify 8) Despite 9) congratulate10) consultant11) pete 12) disciplined 13) confessed 14) tripped 2. In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blankfilling exercise. Change the form where necessary. ▇ Answers: 1) kind of 2) are in for3) came in4) rose to their feet 5) brought up 6) made … a fool of herself7) under wraps 8) get hot under the collar9) looked the part10) in an emergency11) has had her eye on 12) is … taking shape 13) bring out 14) put in/ squeeze in 15) win … hands down ▇ Increasing Your Word Power1. Choose two verbs from Column B for each noun in Column A, paying attention to the v.+ n. collocation. Write down the verbs in the space provided before the corresponding noun. The first item has been done for you. ▆ Answers: Column AColumn B1) break / set the recordapplaud form2)embody / represent an idea awardhold3)award / win a medalbreakhost4)hold/ host the Olympic Gamescongratulate reach5)applaud / congratulate an Olympic championcrossrepresent6) form/ forge a friendshipembodyset7) cross/ reach the finish lineforgewinNow fill in each blank in the following sentences with a verb in Column B. Change the verb form where necessary.▆ Answers: 1) applaud2) embodies/represents3) forged/formed 4) congratulated 5) broken 6) awarded 7) crossed/reached 8) host2. The suffix “–cy” can be added to some adjectives, nouns or verbs to form nouns, meaning “the state or quality of…”, or “the status or posit