Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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a true b false c false
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d true e true f false g true h false
Vocabulary p72
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a glance d glare b gaze e peep c glimpse They are all verbs of looking. a crawl b plod c creeped a b c d glance gaze glimpse glare d tripping/limping e tripping/stumbling
Reading p70
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1C Daredevil has radar sense. 2A Spider-man can stick to surfaces like a spider and can climb buildings with his bare hands. 3B Superman can fly at high speed, has superhuman strength, can jump up/over buildings and has X-ray vision. 4E The Incredible Hulk has superhuman strength. 5D Magneto can create electromagnetic fields and levitate objects made of metal, project forcefields and generate electricity. 1 B 2 A 3 C 4 B/D 5 B/D 6 A 7 C/E 8 C/E 9 B 10 E 11D 12 E 1 substance a chemical called chlorophyll (l. 33), speeds up accelerates (l. 34) 2 substance silk (l. 15), looks weaker deceptively strong, despite its gossamer appearance (l. 15) 3 system radar sense (l. 45), limited vision blinding him permanently (l. 43) 4/5 someone away from his home forced to flee his doomed planet (l. 21)/isolated himself from humanity (l. 66) 6 substance sticky silk (l. 10), creatures spiders (l. 9), secure themselves anchors them in position (l. 11) 7/8 selfless act saved a man from being hit by a truck (l. 42)/Banner saved him (l. 89) 9 new identity adopted under the name Clark Kent (l. 22), young age As a child (l. 21) 10 creature the cuttlefish (l. 107), changing the way it looks alter their appearance (l. 107) 11 form of transport trains that float over the rails (l.-76) 12 substances natural chemicals (l. 101), discomfort less noticeable mask the pain (l. 101)
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Grammar p72
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a could 6 b must 1 c might 5 d can 3 e should 7 f dont need to 2 g must 4
a True. Its been opened. b False. They broke in through the window. c True. We dont know who called the police but they are there now. d True. Its unclear how many sets of footprints there are. e False. The safe doesnt appear to have any valuables in. f True. A policeman is looking at something through his magnifying glass. g False. Its unlikely there was anyone at home. 1 must have stolen 2 might have come 3 might have left 4 cant have done 5 should have been 6 might have handed
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couldnt might/may/will be able to was able to couldnt/havent been able to cant was able to being able to neednt have bothered dont need to worry didnt need to pay dont need to do/neednt do neednt apply/dont need to neednt have packed d were able to e might not be
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excited at the thought of something: 1, 2, 3 lost in a world of their own: 3, 4 committed to what they are doing: 2, 3 apprehensive about what might happen: 4 self-conscious about their appearance: 1, 2
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a 3 b 4 c 2 d 1 a b c d who came up with can I get hold of is no point in working was taken in by
Listening p74
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a e was impressed by their charisma and good H looks. b They became an overnight music success and won a major music award. c They had no musical talent and mimed or lipsynched. d While they were performing live on MTV the record jumped. e The music world was shocked and they had to give back an award. 1 H 2 G 3 D 4 E 5 B 6 F 7 H 8 B 9 D 10 A
Vocabulary p77
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a b c d e f g I completely agree return soon according to what is proper everywhere immediately get him to like you had justice on his side
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Speaking p75
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1 2 3 4 Rupert the Bear (fictional children's character) fancy dress Japanese make up Indian boy
Writing p78
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+ They develop interactive skills and test intelligence. They can be educational, e.g. games which teach children to take care of animals, etc. They stop people from doing other activities such as reading, sports, etc. A lot of parents dont have enough control or check the content of childrens games.
a he introduction is good, with interesting T questions for the reader. There are some good for and against arguments in the paragraphs, but the ideas are not well linked and the essay all seems rather disjointed. b Generally, yes. c The arguments for and against are divided clearly although there are no defined topic sentences. d No. More use of linkers needed, especially in paragraph 2. The sentences are short and disconnected. The words and phrases used seem appropriate. e There is a good use of modal verbs throughout for speculation and some good use of words and expressions, e.g. distinguish what is reality from fantasy, desensitised to suffering, addictive nature of games, let off steam, etc. f No a 8, 10 b 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 c 2, 3, 4, 6
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a Computer games are good fun. What is more/ Furthermore, they can be very social. b One concern is that young people may have trouble distinguishing what is real from what is fantasy. As a consequence/result/Therefore, they may act out what they do in games in real life. Or ... fantasy, which is why they may act out ... c There is a great deal of violence in fairy tales. However, it never lead our parents or grandparents to behave violently in real life. d A lot of violent computer games are interactive. As a consequence/result/Therefore/What is more, they may be more harmful than violent films on television. Or ... interactive which is why they may be more harmful ... e Children might identify with the aggressive characters on screen. As a consequence/result/ Therefore/Furthermore, they might try to solve their problems in a violent way too. Or ... on screen which is why they might try to solve ... f The games sometimes take over childrens lives. Therefore/As a consequence/result, children often suffer psychologically. Or ... childrens lives which is why/so that children often suffer ...
g Ultra-violent video games are unhealthy. However, there is no proof that they turn normal children into killers. Or Despite/In spite of ultra-violent video games being unhealthy, there is no proof that they turn normal children into killers.
Review p80
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a didnt ring true b under false pretences c false economy to buy a plod b stagger a glance b leap c stumble d gaze c crawl d march e creep
a about b to c in d about e at 1 right away/now 2 left right 3 the right 1 2 3 4 Despite as well as On the other hand After 4 left feet 5 leftovers 6 By rights 5 so that 6 although/while 7 while/although