9.1 what word is being defined? (the first letter has been given to you.) 1 give an answer without knowing the facts 2 eat less in order to lose weight 3 wait in a line of people 4 kill someone 5 telephone 6 press your lips against another person’s lips 7 have a casual conversation 8 images in your mind when you are sleeping 9.2 rewrite these sentences using the underlined nouns as verbs. change or add words if necessary. example there was a lot of rain yesterday. it rained a lot yesterday. 1 we had a long wait. we 2 this apple has got a strange taste. this 3 we waited in the queue for half an hour. we 4 the cost of the holiday was about £500. the 5 i wrote a reply to his letter yesterday. i 6 she gave me a smile this morning. she 9.3 rewrite these sentences using the underlined verbs as nouns. the meaning must stay the same. example they want to rest for a bit they want to have a rest for a bit. 1 i’ll ring him this evening. i’ll 2 i’ll diet if necessary. i’ll 3 if you don’t know, just guess. if you don’t know, just 4 i braked but i still couldn’t stop in time. i 5 i dreamt about my mother. i 6 did you look in the paper? did you 9.4 sometimes the same word can be a verb and noun but the meaning changes. read these pairs of sentences. do the verb and noun have a similar meaning, or are they different in meaning? 1a we had a long wait for the bus. b if we wait any longer, we may miss the train. 2a i gave him the book. b did you book the table in the restaurant? 3a they take a break after an hour’s work. b did he break his arm skiing? 4a i go for a run most mornings. b i was late so i had to run to get to school on time.