Groups

A. Put these words into the table based on the group of things they usually refer to.

batch (n-hàng loạt, đợt, mẻ) • huddle (v-chen chúc) • heap / pile (n-đống, rất nhiều) • company • stack (v,n-chồng, đống) • team • litter

swarm (n-đám, đàn, bầy) • flock (n-đám đông) • platoon (n-trung đội, một loạt) • bundle (n,v-bó, gói, bộc) • herd (n-bầy đàn-vật) • throng (n-đám đông) • gang (n-tốp, đoàn, kíp) • crowd (n,v-đám đông, xúm lại)

bunch (n-búi, chùm, bó, cụm) • set (n-bộ) • pack (n,v-gói) • staff • group • crew • cast • shoal / school

Column #1: People in general

Column #2: People working together

Column #3: Animals

Column #4: Objects

B. Complete these sentences using one of the words from the above task. In some cases, more than one answer is possible.

1. After the election, the huge _________ danced in the street.

2. The refugees (n-người tị nạn) sat in a small, tight _______ underneath some trees.

3. The first prize was a _____________ of cheap saucepans (n-cái chảo).

4 The school is closed because the ________ are on strike.

5. The theatre _________ benefited from a government grant (n-tài trợ, trợ cấp).

6. Following an outbreak of BSE, a _________ of cows has been destroyed.

7. The company processed a _________of orders.

8. A ________ of football fans wandered around the street breaking shop windows.

9. Half the _________ of the film were nominated for Oscars.

10. They threw the weapons in a _______ on the ground.

11. A small _________ of people petitioned the Prime Minister outside his house.

12. The _________ of fish that had been caught were deemed inedible owing to pollution in the water.

13. We were all surprised when our dog gave birth to a _________ of puppies.

14. Cabin _______ on aircraft are drilled in safety procedure.

15. As winter approaches, the __________ of geese fly south to warmer climes.

16. Half the football _________ were sent off in disgrace.

17. The stars had difficulty making their way through the ________ of people outside the cinema.

18. A _______ of soldiers from the Third Infantry have been charged with human rights abuses.

19. The immigrant arrived clutching nothing but a ________ of personal possessions.

20. A _______ of flowers is always an acceptable gift if you visit someone.

21. We were unable to open the door because a ________ of boxes was blocking it.

22. The women fell on the surprised burglar like a ________ of wild dogs.

23. The harvest was destroyed by a huge _______ of insects.

C. The following words all refer to groups of people meeting for a specific purpose. Match the

words with their definitions below.

delegation • tribunal • symposium • seminar • lecture • tutorial

A. students listening to a talk on a particular subject

B. a group of representatives (for example, of a union) who want to explain something to someone

C. a student or small group of students who attend a teaching session

D. a meeting organised to discuss a specialised subject

E. a small group of university students discussing a subject with a teacher

F. a specialist court outside the main judicial system which examines special problems and makes judgements

Answers:

A.

People in general: huddle; throng; gang; crowd; group

People working together: company; team; platoon; staff; crew; cast

Animals: litter; swarm; flock; herd; pack; shoal / school

Objects: batch; heap / pile; stack; bundle; bunch; set

B.

1. crowd / throng 2. huddle / group 3. set 4. staff 5. company 6. herd 7. batch 8. gang / crowd

9. cast 10. heap / pile 11. group 12. shoal 13. litter 14. crew 15. flock 16. team 17. throng / crowd

18. platoon 19. bundle 20. bunch 21. stack 22. pack 23. swarm

C.

A. lecture B. delegation C. tutorial D. symposium E. seminar F. tribunal