The Cost Is Rising. It S on the Coast
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Pronunciation:
Check the pronunciations of the word in bold in these pairs of phrases and decide if they are the same or different.
The cost is rising. It’s on the coast.
A hole in the ozone layer the whole day
Do they match each other? There isn’t much.
The colour is white measure the weight
Its hidden from sight a construction site.
The cause of the fire the end of the course.
General vocabulary .
Opposites.
Replace the words in bold in these sentences with a word from the box which has an opposite meaning.
VERBS
1. They accepted the offer of a ceasefire.
2. He admitted telling lies in his original statement.
3. The army slowly advanced , leaving a trail of devastation in its path.
4. They agreed to meet to discuss the future of the organization.
5. The minister attacked his party’s policies in a speech in parliament.
6. The apartments blocks they built were the ugliest in the city.
7. He complicated matters by rewriting the original proposal. 8. They continued with their plans to assassinate the king when he opened the parliament.
9. He deposited 7000 pounds –half his college fees for the forthcoming year.
10. Relations between the two countries have improved considerably in the last year.
11. He permitted us to present our petition directly to the president.
12. The members of the commune were punished for their part in the revolution .
13. He raised the overall standards of the company within two months of his appointment.
14. As soon as the sun rose , the demonstrators began to appear on the streets.
15. Prices rose sharply in the first three months of the financial year.
16. As soon as he had tightened the knots, he pushed the boat out.
Task commands
Look at the list of tasks in the first list. In particular, look at the words in bold, which are telling the writer/speaker what he /she must do. Match these words with a suitable definition of the task command in the second list. Two of these definitions can be used more than once.
1. Account for the increased use of the technology in modern society.
2. Analyse the effects of climactic change around the world.
3. Assess the improvement you have made in your English since you started using this book.
4. Compare the lifestyles of young people in Britain and young people in your country.
5. Define the word hope.
6. Demonstrate the different features of this computer.
7. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of growing up in a single-parent family.
8. Elaborate on your feelings about capital punishment.
9. Estimate the costs of setting up a website for the company.
10. Evaluate how useful our class visit to the bank of England was.
11. Examine the causes of global warming.
12. Explain the sudden interest in old –fashioned toys such as yo-yos. 13. Identify the person who attacked you.
14. Illustrate the problems the National Health Service is currently facing.
15. Justify your reasons for refusing to help me.
16. Outline the history of the motor car in the last fifty years.
17. Predict the changes that we are going to see in information technology in the next ten years.
18. Suggest ways in which you can become a more efficient students.
19. Summarise your feelings towards a united Europe .
20. Trace the development of nuclear technology from its earliest days.
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A. Describe what you think can be done in order to achieve something.
B. Tell in advance what you think will happen.
C. Explain, with real examples, why something has happened or is happening.
D. Give a brief history of something, in order in which it happened .
E. Give the meaning of something.
F. Talk about something with someone else, or write about it from different viewpoints.
G. Calculate (but not exactly) the value or cost of something.
H. Give a broad description of something without giving too much detail.
I. Explain something closely and scientifically.
J. Write or talk about the different aspects (e.g, causes, results) of something.
K. Explain something in more detail than you did previously.
L. Look at two things side by side to see how they are similar or different.
M. Explain something in a few main points, without giving too much detail.
N. Say why something has happened.
O. Show or prove that something is right or good.
P. the other person knows what it does and how it works. Q. Give a physical description of somebody.
R. Calculate the value of something