Artisan
Explanation
An artisan is a skilled maker associated with craftwork. An attraction is a place or feature that draws visitors, not a person who makes goods.
Preserve traditions
Explanation
To preserve traditions means to protect customary practices so they continue. Cultural heritage refers to valued cultural traditions and history, rather than the act of protecting them.
Population density
Explanation
Population density describes how concentrated a population is in a given area. Infrastructure means the systems and facilities that support a city, not the concentration of its residents.
Traffic congestion
Explanation
Traffic congestion describes heavy, slow-moving road traffic. Urban sprawl concerns the spread of a city over a wider area, rather than a traffic delay.
seeing
Explanation
Look forward to is followed by a noun or a verb ending in -ing, so “seeing” fits the sentence. The base verb “see” follows to when it introduces an infinitive, not in this expression.
to shape
Explanation
The infinitive “to shape” expresses the purpose for which the artisan uses the mould. “Shaping” does not state that purpose in this sentence.
because
Explanation
Because introduces the reason the match was cancelled. Although would signal a contrast rather than explain the cause.
Although the road was busy, we arrived on time.
Explanation
Although marks the contrast without being paired with but in an ordinary clause. The tempting version with both although and but uses the two contrasting connectors together.
shorter
Explanation
Short is a short adjective, so its comparative form uses -er followed by than. More is used with long adjectives in the comparative pattern taught here.
The cost of living is getting higher and higher.
Explanation
A continuing change can be expressed with a comparative repeated after and, as in higher and higher. The paired pattern the higher, the higher expresses linked changes rather than one continuing increase.
The more you practise, the better you become.
Explanation
Paired changes use the pattern the + comparative, the + comparative. More and more describes a continuing change, not this paired relationship.
-ed: /t/, /d/, /ɪd/; -s or -es: /s/, /z/, /ɪz/
Explanation
The reviewed -ed endings are /t/, /d/, and /ɪd/, while -s or -es endings include /s/, /z/, and /ɪz/. The reversed set mistakenly assigns each ending group the other group's sounds.
The spoken sounds and the word’s stress pattern
Explanation
Pronunciation decisions require attention to spoken sounds and word stress. A spelling pattern may offer clues, but spelling alone does not determine the pronunciation.
Modern facilities are an advantage, while traffic congestion is a disadvantage.
Explanation
Modern facilities are presented as a benefit of city life, whereas traffic congestion is one of its drawbacks. Air pollution is also a disadvantage, so it cannot serve as an advantage in the third choice.
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Which terms are included in community vocabulary?
Community, artisan, craft, handicraft, workshop, traditional, preserve, attraction, speciality, and product.
Which terms describe city life, including metropolitan and downtown?
Metropolitan, urban, downtown, skyscraper, infrastructure, facilities, population, population density, crowded, and bustling.
Which verbs are listed as common phrasal verbs?
Look after, look around, look for, find out, give up, set up, turn down, get on with, pass down, close down, deal with, and live on.
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