Academic Word List Sublist 6 
Here we move on to practice exercises for the academic word list sublist 6, words 41 - 50. 
 
 
Words 41-50 
    
Migrate Minimum Ministry Motive Neutral  
 
Nevertheless Overseas Precede Presume Rational  
 
 
 
Exercise 1  
Which of the above AWL words do you know? 
  
  Match the definitions to the word: 
  
 
 
Exercise 2 
Choose which word will fit in the gap: 
1 . The most 
  
    choose one
       migrate
       minimum
       Ministry
       motive
       neutral
       nevertheless
       overseas
       preceded
       presumed
       rational
      
   course of action would be to assess the pros  and cons of investing in the company, and then make a decision whether to  proceed or not.
2 . He has been living 
  
    choose one
       migrate
       minimum
       Ministry
       motive
       neutral
       nevertheless
       overseas
       preceded
       presumed
       rational
      
   for the last 7 years. I’m not  sure when he’s going to come back.
3 . His 
  
    choose one
       migrate
       minimum
       Ministry
       motive
       neutral
       nevertheless
       overseas
       preceded
       presumed
       rational
      
  for studying IELTS is to try and  immigrate to Australia for work.
4 . The government has decided to introduce a 
  
    choose one
       migrate
       minimum
       Ministry
       motive
       neutral
       nevertheless
       overseas
       preceded
       presumed
       rational
      
  wage from  next year in order to lift people out of poverty.
5 . The 
  
    choose one
       migrate
       minimum
       Ministry
       motive
       neutral
       nevertheless
       overseas
       preceded
       presumed
       rational
      
  of Defence has had its budget cut this year. 
6 . Under British Law, a person is 
  
    choose one
       migrate
       minimum
       Ministry
       motive
       neutral
       nevertheless
       overseas
       preceded
       presumed
       rational
      
   innocent until they  are proven guilty.
7 . I’d seen the film before but I went 
  
    choose one
       migrate
       minimum
       Ministry
       motive
       neutral
       nevertheless
       overseas
       preceded
       presumed
       rational
      
   because it  was worth seeing again.
8 . If there is a dispute in our family I always try to remain  
  
    choose one
       migrate
       minimum
       Ministry
       motive
       neutral
       nevertheless
       overseas
       preceded
       presumed
       rational
      
   rather than getting involved. 
9 .George Bush 
  
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       migrate
       minimum
       Ministry
       motive
       neutral
       nevertheless
       overseas
       preceded
       presumed
       rational
      
   Obama as President of the United  States.
10 . People 
    
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       migrate
       minimum
       Ministry
       motive
       neutral
       nevertheless
       overseas
       preceded
       presumed
       rational
      
    to the north of the country in summer in  order to work in the cotton fields.   
  
 
 
 
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