Task 1

Synonyms

A synonym is a word or phrase with the same meaning as another word.

Mary is a lovely girl.	Anna is a pleasant girl.

You often use a dictionary to find the definition (the exact meaning) of a word. Many words have more than one meaning. The context may give you a clue as to which meaning applies. Read the following letter and try to replace the word 'nice' with nine different words to express the same idea. You may use a dictionary to help you.

We had a very nice (1) holiday in Spain. The weather was nice (2) and hot all the time, and we enjoyed some nice (3) local delicacies at the little restaurants on the seafront. Millie bought herself an extremely nice (4) blue cotton dress. The old woman in the shop was very nice (5) to her and even altered it for her free of charge. One night I thought it would be nice (6 ) to go to a nightclub, but Millie just wanted to go to bed with a nice (7) book she was reading, so I went alone and danced with a nice / an (8) looking young sailor. I suppose you'd say nice (9) girls don't do that sort of thing!