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English Vocabulary in Use Advance (Unit 88: Word-building and word-blending)


What words have been combined to make these blends? What do you think they mean?

  1. infomercial
  2. podcast
  3. camcorder
  4. veggieburger
  5. swimathon
  6. freeware
Possible Answer

  1. information + commercial, i.e. a television advert that gives information instead of selling something (e.g. explaining new social welfare regulations)
  2. iPod + broadcast, i.e. radio programmes that you can download after they are broadcast and listen to on a personal audio player such as an iPod or smartphone.
  3. camera + recorder, usually a small, portable video camera
  4. vegetable + hamburger, i.e. a vegetarian hamburger
  5. swimming + marathon, i.e. an event in which people attempt to swim a very long distance (probably done in order to raise money for charity)
  6. free + software, i.e. software you can download without charge from the internet



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