Unit 1-2 Revision

A group of rock stars are appealing for people to fund a new [blank_start]project[blank_end] aimed at preventing malaria. Recent medical [blank_start]research[blank_end] shows there is a dramatic [blank_start]decrease[blank_end] in the disease when malaria nets are provided for families. Fifty-two tourists have been rescued from the [blank_start]desert[blank_end] near the Step Pyramid in Egypt after temperatures reached 49 Celsius - the highest levels ever [blank_start]recorded[blank_end] in the are. The tourists were stranded when their bus broke down. The group's tour operator has been arrested for failing to obtain a [blank_start]permit[blank_end] a to conduct business in the area and has been ordered to pay a fine. And in business, a number of European countries are planning to cut [blank_start]import[blank_end] from the United States as trade tensions continue. The USA has recently increased taxes on [blank_start]produce[blank_end] coming from abroad to an all-time high.

I've never seen snow

I'd never seen snow

I couldn't find a job

I haven't been able to find a job

No one has seen her

She was last seen

I've been seeing a therapist

I've seen a therapist

Many students have been arriving late

Many students arrived late

I thought I understood this

I've understood everything everything

1. Lena's a [blank_start]people-person[blank_end]: she loves talking to everyone she meets. 2. Tessa will always tell you what she thinks, she's very [blank_start]down-to-earth[blank_end].

1. The article is called 'Top health questions you are too [blank_start]embarrassed[blank_end] to ask'. 2. I was with my husband when we ran into his ex-wife. It was very [blank_start]awkward[blank_end].

1. Beth thought she'd lost her passport so she was incredible [blank_start]relieved[blank_end] to find it. 2. The boss seemed [blank_start]impressed[blank_end] with my work on the report and he's giving me tomorrow off.

1. The [blank_start]two-for-one[blank_end] deal is only available on Monday evenings. 2. A [blank_start]non-refundable deposit[blank_end] is required when booking the holiday.

1. When I'm working on a painting I never [blank_start]keep track of[blank_end] the time. It drives my wife crazy. 2. We're going to try to put you on this new treatment and we'll [blank_start]monitor[blank_end] your progress carefully.

1. Hunting elephants is [blank_start]illegal[blank_end] but hunting deer is allowed with a permit. 2. Buying an essay from the internet and saying you wrote it is totally [blank_start]unethical[blank_end].

1. It was absolutely [blank_start]outrageous[blank_end] that the workers were told of their job losses by text message. 2. I found the programme about child beauty competitions slightly [blank_start]disturbing[blank_end].

1. I think it's [blank_start]reasonable[blank_end] to refuse to pay for the food - no one could eat it. 2. Lending money to people who can't afford to pay it back is just [blank_start]irresponsible[blank_end].

Change the direct questions into indirect questions: What were you like ten years ago?

How do you think you've changed?

What have you done that you are most proud of?

Is it possible for a person to stay the same all his life?

Who has influenced you the most?

Would you like to direct a movie yourself?

The worst day of my life. My first solo piano concert in the music academy - it should have been the best day of my life. Of course, I felt a touch of [blank_start]anxiety[blank_end] before the performance and I arrived early only to find that they had replaced the piano that I had practiced on with a different one. Th new piano wasn't bad, but because of my [blank_start]nerves[blank_end] and [blank_start]frustration[blank_end] I made a lot of mistakes. I was very [blank_start]disappointed[blank_end] in myself and it was all very [blank_start]embarrassing[blank_end]. Afterwards there was a lot of [blank_start]awkward[blank_end] at the reception, since people didn't know what to say, I wished the earth would swallow me up.

In a recent experiment, two groups of people [blank_start]were asked[blank_end] to spend time writing down some sentences, one group about a typical university professor and the other about a football hooligan. They then [blank_start]completed[blank_end] a trivia test. The result: the 'professor' group [blank_start]scored[blank_end] much higher than the other group. It [blank_start]is thought[blank_end] that this is due to 'priming' the brain in a positive way to get it to think more intelligently.

Together forever? In an experiment which [blank_start]is being carried out[blank_end] in the USA at the moment, married couples [blank_start]are filmed[blank_end] having a conversation. They [blank_start]are asked[blank_end] to discuss topics that [blank_start]caused[blank_end] some friction in their relationship in the past. Based on just several minutes of the material, it can [blank_start]be predicted[blank_end] with high accuracy who will still be together in fifteen years and who will divorce.

Care bears for the elderly? In the coming years, many countries [blank_start]will face[blank_end] the challenge of an ageing population and a shortage of nurse. The Japanese-produced Rabo-Bear [blank_start]is designed[blank_end] to help with the tasks such as lifting and moving patients. The first human-shaped robots [blank_start]were found[blank_end] to be too frightening for patients and so now the Robo-bear [blank_start]is given[blank_end] the head of a friendly cartoon bear.