Free your inner voice - Unit 18

C2 Proficiency · Word Formation · Objective Proficiency 2nd Edition Workbook, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

ECSTASY

INSTINCT

SPONTANEOUS

SORT

GRACE

ASSURE

ANXIOUS

IMPROVISE

The woman twists and contorts her body, wheeling and spinning (0) ___ across the room. Her voice rises in (1) ___ whoops and yells, then drops to mournful moans and grunts before she collapses in a heap on the floor. And then it's my turn. I came seeking a brief escape from the stresses of modern life. But right now my (2) ___ stress-flight response is in full throttle and urging me to sprint for the door, anything rather than stand up and perform (3) ___ singing and dancing in front of a rather forbidding (4) ___ of complete strangers. But there is no (5) ___ way out. And something about the trance-like beat of the African drums, the soothing candle-lit glow of the room and the serene (6) ___ of our teacher compels me to stay put. This is natural voice therapy. The workshops are meant to release hidden emotions and (7) ___ and promote relaxation and mental healing. Using a mixture of mantra, Sanskrit chanting, Indian scales and pure (8) ___ , the aim is to 'free the inner voice'.

Free your inner voice

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