Approaches to teaching language systems for communication

Activity 2.
For questions 
56-65
, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to 
form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). 
Write your answers 
on the separate answer sheet
. 

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Example: 
Computers have had the (O) 
ability
to play chess for many years now, and their 
(56) ____________ in games against the best players inthe world has shown steady 
(57) ____________ However, it will beyears before designers of computer games 
machines can beat their(58) ____________ challenge yet - the ancient board game 
called Go.The playing area is (59) ____________ larger than "in chess and thereare 
far more pieces, so that the (60) ____________ of moves is almost(61) 
____________ The game involves planning so many moves aheadthat even the 
(62) ____________ calculations of the fastest moderncomputers are
(63) ____________ to deal with the problems of the game.In recent
(64) ___________ for computer Go machines, the bestmachine beat all its 
computer rivals, but lost (65) ____________ to threeyoung schoolchildren, so there 
is obviously still a lot of work to do! 
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PERFORM 
IMPROVE 
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CONSIDERABLE 
COMBINE 
END 
IMPRESS 
SUFFICIENT 
COMPETE 
HEAVY 
Activity 3.
In the following conversation, the sentences numbered (1) to (6) have been left 
incomplete. Complete them suitably. Read the whole conversation before you begin to answer 
the question. (Mr Cole wants a job in Mr Gilbert's export business. He has come for an 
interview.) 
Mr Gilbert: 
 
Mr Cole: