Vocab 1
I know it’s a bit normal and not special.
Ordinary
Head teacher __________ to the size of a mouse.
Shrinks
She encouraged us ______ (continue) producing the paper.
To continue
Every day there are more and more / much more amazing news stories to report.
More and more
Can you do ________? We think you can!
Better
There are some extremely good and unusually impressive examples from different countries.
Exceptional
Scotland _______ in size and is now bigger than England.
Increases
She added that she wouldn’t forget ______ (tell) her friends to buy it.
To tell
However, it’s not as easy as / easier than it used to be to find original stories.
As easy as
Magician ________ assistant into rabbit. Sales of carrots _______ to new high.
Turns / Rise
Famous people can be surprising and changeable.
Unpredictable
Exclusive! Sales of ice creams __________ in cold weather.
Decrease
One day we might manage _______ (reach) double figures.
To reach
(Strange) the story, the better as far as we’re concerned.
The stranger
To an outsider it must seem a really normal and unexciting thing to collect.
Mundane
The more unusual and unconventional the story and characters the better.
Offbeat
Girl _______ into deep sleep and follows yellow-brick road that ______ to Australia.
Falls / Leads
Earlier today we succeeded in ________ (talk) to our new reader and asked her what she’d like ________ (see) more of in Amazing News.
Talking / To see
The (odd) story were ever told was one about a talking goldfish.
Oddest
You can help make our lives ______ easier by sending us your stories.
Much
One day I thought the collection looked a bit ordinary and uninteresting so I bought the case to make it look a bit more unusual and different.
Nondescript / Out of the ordinary
Amazing News continues to _________. One new reader ________ in one extra sale. The editor predicts that this will ________ the newspaper world!
Grow / Results / Transform
She stopped ________ (think) for a moment and then suggested ________ (include) more international news stories.
To think / Including
Its use of English was only ________ worse than mine!
Slightly
I think emails are boring and always the same.
Predictable