- •Part three
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •4. Summarize the issue presented in the text.
- •3.2 B. Listening and Watching
- •1. Check the statement that summarizes the commentator's viewpoint.
- •2. Read the following questions and answers. Listen to the commentary again and circle the best answer.
- •3. For discussion
- •3.2 C. Live and Let the Others Live
- •1. Read the article
- •Based on the article by Jon Bowermaster1
- •2. Find the words meaning the same in text.
- •3. Match the words that collocate.
- •4. Authors can have different viewpoints, but their opinions can sometimes be similar. Read the statements below and say whether Trefil and or Bowermaster would agree with them.
- •5. After you have distinguished the opinions of the commentator and the author, express your own opinions on the above statements.
- •3.2 D. Vocabulary in Focus
- •1. “All Creatures Great and Dying” is an allusion to Biblical all creatures great and small.
- •2. Match the following allusions with their meaning.
- •3. Replace the italicized words with one of the discussed allusions.
- •4. Use allusions from the list above no more than once in completing the sentences below.
- •5. Choose the word that best completes each of the sentences.
- •6. Explain the meaning of the following animal idioms and use them in the sentences, change the form if necessary.
- •3.2 E. Creative Consolidation
- •2. Complete the sentences with the terms from the previous exercise.
- •3.3 B Words in Context
- •1. Tick the word closest in meaning to that of the each boldfaced word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each word’s meaning.
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •Indoor pollution
- •3.3 C. Economics and Ecology
- •1. Read the article.
- •2. Find the words in the article which mean the same.
- •2. Read the four questions below and answer them after listening to the first part of the interview.
- •3. Match the words from the second part of the interview with their explanations.
- •4. Listen to the second part of the interview about eco-efficiency label. And answer the questions below.
- •5. Discuss the following questions.
- •3.3 E. Vocabulary in Focus
- •1. Explain the meaning of the words and phrases in bold.
- •2. Make the sentences more formal using the words from the previous exercise instead of the underlined ones. Make any other necessary changes to produce a correct sentence.
- •3. Complete the sentences with the following expressions from the box.
- •4. What do the words in the bold mean? Match the words with their explanations. Answer the questions that follow.
- •5. Study the following expressions and match the two parts of the sentences containing these expressions.
- •6. Use the words in the box once each to complete the paragraph below.
- •3.3 F. Creative Consolidation
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •3.4 B. Strive to Thrive
- •1. Read the article.
- •In Time for a Divine Comedy4
- •2. Match the following words from the article with their explanation.
- •3. What evidence is there in the article for the following statements? If there is no evidence, decide what the article really says.
- •4. There are a number of questions or unfinished sentences below. Choose the best answer from a, b, c or d.
- •5. We can infer the writer's views on certain aspects of medieval and modern life by his choice or words.
- •6. Which of these statements would the writer agree with?
- •6. Find the following sentences in the article. What does each sentence comment on? Which sentences express approval and which express disapproval?
- •7. Discuss the following questions.
- •3.4 C. Listening and Watching
- •1. Say whether the statements are true or false, according to what Prof. Abrahams says.
- •2. Discuss the following questions:
- •3.4 D. Vocabulary in Focus
- •1. Complete the text with the words from the box.
- •2. Answer the following questions.
- •3. Guess the meaning of the following words and match them with their definitions.
- •4. Choose the three best answers to fill the gap in each sentence.
- •3.4 E. Creative Consolidation
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •3.5 B Genetic Engineering
- •1. Read the article.
- •2. Explain the meaning of the following expressions connected with genetic engineering.
- •3. Look at the title of the article and comment on the interplay of words.
- •4. Answer the following questions.
- •5. Discuss the following questions.
- •2. Revise the active vocabulary. Complete the text with the words from the boxes.
- •3.6 Reading Selection
- •Vocabulary
- •Divert – to change the direction or purpose of sth: diverted traffic; divert sth into; divert attention/criticism; divert people – entertain them; diverting (adj) – entertaining and amusing.
- •1. Find the words and expressions which mean the same.
- •2. Explain the meaning of the following expressions.
- •3. Answer the following questions.
- •4. For discussion
- •By Masha Gessen
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Find the words and expressions in the article which mean the same.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Scan the text as quickly as possible to find where these ideas are mentioned. Read the article and decide whether the statements are true or false.
- •2. There are a number of questions or unfinished sentences below. Choose the best answer from a, b, c or d.
- •3. Scientific texts often look more complicated than they really are. Look at the article in this section again and note down any 'difficult' scientific words or expressions.
- •4. The opening sentence of the text suggests that there are other 'nightmare scenarios'. What scenarios is the writer probably referring to?
- •By Dick Thompson
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Find the words in the article which mean the same.
- •2. Explain the meaning of the following phrases.
- •3. Answer the following questions.
- •4. Comment on the title of the article summarizing the information provided by the writer.
- •5. For Discussion
- •By Joseph t.Straub and Raymond f.Attner
- •Voicing Concerns
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Find the words in the article which mean the same.
- •2. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions.
- •3. Choose the most suitable answer.
- •4. Summarize the article.
- •5. For discussion
- •By Nancy Shute
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Find the words and expressions in the article meaning the same.
- •2. Explain the meaning of the following expressions.
- •3. Answer the following questions.
- •4. Comment on the title of the article summarizing the arguments provided by the writer.
- •5. For discussion
- •Vocabulary
- •2. According to the article, genetic engineering has already been used to modify the following foods:
- •3. Decide where the following sentences should go in the article.
- •4. What evidence is there in the article for the following statements?
- •5. Would you say the writer of this article has done the following?
- •6. Which arguments in the article do you sympathize with?
- •7. Write a short paragraph summarizing your views.
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Find the equivalents in the article.
- •3.8 Panel Discussion
- •3.9 Creative Consolidation
- •1. Project-Making
2. Match the following allusions with their meaning.
Achilles’ heel sth you need very much and get very
unexpectedly
Armageddon sb whose suggestions are ignored
Catch-22 vulnerable spot or weak point
Crocodile tears talent for making money in any enterprise
Cross Rubicon source of extensive unforeseen troubles
Cry wolf if anything can go wrong it will
Dog in the manger vast, decisive battle
Freudian slip false tears, insincere show of grief
Manna from the heaven a person, preventing others from using
what he doesn’t need
Midas touch give a false alarm
Murphy’s law victory achieved at ruinous cost
Pandora’s box criticism of sth that you can’t have,
caused by annoyance
Parkinson’s law slip of the tongue by which person reveals his true feelings
Pyrrhic victory lack of productivity
Sour grapes take a decisive, irrevocable step
Voice in the wilderness a complex situation impossible to escape
from as each part of the problem should be dealt with first
3. Replace the italicized words with one of the discussed allusions.
1. I am not good at putting on a false show of grief.
2. The company was faced with two difficult alternatives, neither of which they could avoid without subjecting themselves to the other.
3. Both companies suffered great losses in their vast, decisive battle for the share of the market.
4. My colleague purposely extended his using of the phone directory seeing that I was in desperate need of it. It is hard to work with a person who prevents others from using what he doesn’t need.
5. Whenever I invest, I lose. I don’t have the talent for making money.
6. Ecologists’ calls for the necessity of recycling seem to be ignored.
4. Use allusions from the list above no more than once in completing the sentences below.
1. The only field in which our company is vulnerable is developing environmentally friendly technology. It’s our …………………...
2. Most people hope that the demise of human species can be averted, but some are sure …………………….. is at hand.
3. The first fitting room was closed, so we went to the other, where a sign said: “Closed. Use the other fitting room”. It was a ………………….. situation.
4. The experience of regret at the party for the retiring executive were ……………….. The staff was glad to be rid of him.
5. The company …………………… when they signed the agreement on cooperation in environment protection with their former rivals for the share in the market.
6. Those who …………….. about the extinction of the species such as bacteria or bugs may find people will not be concerned when the situation is truly serious.
7. Why not let one of the standees sit in the vacant seat next to you? Surely you don’t want to be a …………………….
8. In accepting the Oscar, she made a ………………….: instead of saying “I couldn’t have done it all without you,” she said “I could have done without all of you.”
9. Few of my investments are doing well, but every one of hers shows a handsome profit. She has the………………...
10. The mayor’s advisers opposed a public hearing, warning that it could be a …………………., and the mayor later regretted that he had not listened to them.
11. Despite ………………….the clerical staff completed its work by 3.30, though they easily could have stretched it out to 5 p.m.
12. We won the game but lost our star forward for the rest of the season; it was a………………….
13. When she didn’t get the promotion, she said it would really have been a demotion for her. Is this the truth, or just…………………?
14. The environmentalists constant warnings about the inevitability of a doom unless we change out attitude to our habitat are mostly ignored. They are just a ………………………….
15. My financial situation was really awful so unexpected proposal of writing a new book with impressive royalty was akin to…………………….