Greetings,
These are the answers to Lesson 1 of Feb. 02/98

I suggest you keep note of the vocabulary and grammar, I will send 
out review tests regularly so you can measure your progress ;-)

 ONLINE ENGLISH - English as an International Language of Understanding
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 ANSWERS

 Lesson 1
 by Paolo Rossetti
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 EXERCISE 1.1 - Vocabulary

 Please match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.

 1. a purpose                    d.  a reason for doing something; an aim; 
                                     a goal
 2. a vendor                     a.  somebody who sells something; a seller
 3. to snatch something          e.  to take something away quickly; to grab 
                                     something
 4. to store something           c.  to keep something, maybe for a long time
 5. an image                     b.  a picture; a photo; a graphic
 6. locally                      g.  a place near you; on your own computer
 7. to browse                    f.  to look around, especially on the Internet; 
                                     to surf the web
 8. to reduce                    h.  to use less of something
 9. a dependency                 j.  cannot live without something; a strong need
 10.a connection                 i.  a link; something joined together; eg. 
                                     between
                                     your computer and the Internet
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 EXERCISE 1.2 - Grammar

 1. The teacher ...MADE... the class stay in late as punishment.
 2. She had her daughter ...WASH... the windows because they were so dirty.
 3. I got my colleague to ...LEND... me some money so I could purchase more shares.
 4. You ...GOT/PERSUADED/CONVINCED... Joanne to cut your hair! She said she 
    wouldn't do it!
 5. The boss ...HAD... the secretary re-type the letter until it was perfect.    

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 EXERCISE 1.3 - Reading Comprehension

 Please read the text and choose the correct answers.

 1.  What is the purpose of this text?  (to inform)
 2.  Who is selling a product? (ForeFront Group)
 3.  Where can you get further information? (At www.ffg.com)
 4.  What does WebWhacker do? (creates a copy of the website onto your computer)

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