Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Unit 8 Extra practice: Key 3 2 Is claimed that losing weight buys you extra years
of life.
1 Words to be circled: 3 W
as believed that he refused the film award for
political reasons.
PICTURE – SHUTTER – CAMERA – FILM –
4 Is said that schools will allow students to use
CAPTURE – SUBJECT – PORTRAIT – their smart phones to help their education.
LENS – IMAGE – SNAPSHOT 5 Was understood that the photo shoot had taken
hours to complete.
C A P T I S L E L N E 6 Was thought that he would give up his career to
A S P I C T U R E A S spend more time with his family.
M H I S A R U P N O N
E U P H P E L O S M A 4 2 Is claimed (by experts) that sleeping eight hours
P S H U T T E R I R P a day protects us from early ageing.
A U O L U M C T M E S
3 I s reported that the company will launch sci-fi
glasses with a camera and Internet access.
R B T A R E T R A N H
4 Was said (that) that feature had made headlines
E J Y P E R S A G R O
all over the world.
S E C R S A R I E S T
5 Was believed that ready-made meals would
A C A M E R A T P E R replace freshly cooked meals in many households.
N T S E N S F I L M A 6 Is estimated that 85% of plant life is in the ocean.
5 2 a
2 2 complained 3 c
3 apologised 4 c
4 blamed 5 b
5 offered 6 a
6 agreed
7 known
8 promise
Unit 8 Extension: Key
3 2 quirky Student A:
3 charming
What’s your main source of news?
4 amusing
Do you think it’s important to keep up with the news?
5 encouraging
Why do you think so?
6 appealing
How accurate do you think the news is?
7 optimistic
Do you watch the news every day?
8 inspiring
How could the news be made more interesting for young
Hidden word: journalist
people?
Is the news sensationalised too much nowadays?
4 2 incompetent How important are photographs in news reporting?
3 awarded Are violent images acceptable on the news? Why do you
4 let down think so?
5 a villain Where is the best place to find objective news?
6 betrayed Should ordinary people be more involved in reporting
the news?