31 Taking root and reaping rewards

Match the following:

• roots

• nipped

• of the problem

• to reap

• in the bud

• a budding

• Olympic athlete

• the root

• rewards

• grass

Organize these options into the right categories:

Groups:

(a) growth and health

,

(b) decline and death

• fade

• wilt

• wither

• shrivel

• thrive

• germinate

• sprout

• flourish

He lived his whole life in London, but he is keen to get back to his​ (a)   .

The business is firmly ​ (b)   in Western Australia.

The idea took some time ​ (c)   , but turned out to be a success.

Grandfather sowed ​ (d)   of the business' success.

That bookshop opened a number of ​ (e)   in the UK last year.

• roots
• rooted
• to take root
• the seeds
• branches

He's a ​​ (a)   musician.

After two weeks, the flowers started​ (b)   .

After two years of hardship, the company started​ (c)   .

His art is ​ (d)   in the idea that reality cannot be depicted.

The importance of handwriting is quickly ​ (e)   in the 21st century.

• budding
• withering
• thriving
• deeply rooted
• fading

My hopes of finding a job are disappearing. Unemployment is at an all-time high.

• thriving

• fading

• rooting

• germinating

The company is cutting the labour force to reduce cost.

• is reaping

• is fading

• is flourishing

• is shedding

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Some people seem to grow and develop on difficult challenges

Answer one of these questions in writing.

What is flourishing in your life right now?

Can you think of a situation where you reaped the rewards of something you did?

Do you have any responsibilities that you would like to shed?

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