Homework

March 14-18

Classroom activities: Language Leader – Unit 2. Tourism and Travelling. Magazine article about travel and tourism; articles about famous explorers; magazine article about W.T.; excerpt from Arabian Sands.

Grammar: Past Simple, Present Perfect

Vocabulary: Travel expressions and phrasal verbs

504 Absolutely Essential Words – Unit 12

Destination B2 – Units 6

Hometask

Monday – 504 Absolutely Essential Words – Unit 12; Learn the words and their definitions. Do the exercises. Make up your own stories using the new words of Unit 12.

Fill in the Blanks
Place one of the new words in each of the blanks below.

1. The doctor was completely with the dying man.
2. In an audible whisper, Maria called for my attention.
3. We didn’t need any evidence* to see that the poor man was in urgent need of money and food.
4. All his life the child was used to living in urban areas.
5. Dry matches to ignite the campfire were sought by the boy scout.
6. Smoking is prohibited in the medical building.
7. Gasoline fumes help to pollute the air.
8. The decrease in the number of people voting in national elections is due to lack* of interest.
9. Some citizens believe that we will never be able to abolishwar.
10. The population of New York City is about eight million people.
11. In the comics, Superman never reveals his true identity.
12. They needed an adequate supply of water to last for the entire trip through the desert.

Word Detective
From the list of 12 new words that follows, choose the one that corresponds to each definition below.

1. having to do with cities or towns- urban
2. make known- reveal
3. as much as is needed; sufficient- adequate
4. make dirty- pollute
5. do away with completely- abolish
6. make or become less- decrease
7. free in expressing one’s thoughts- frank
8. demanding immediate action- urgent
9. set on fire- ignite
10. people of a city or country- population
11. able to be heard- audible
12. forbid by law or authority- prohibit

Tuesday – Destination B2 – Unit 6. Do all the ex-es of this Unit

A. Choose the correct answer.

1. B- natural
2. D- discover
3. C- way
4. C- causes
5. D- test
6. A- experiment
7. C- progress
8. A- research
9. D- reward
10. A- clear

B. Circle the correct word.

1. false
2. electric
3. motor
4. industry
5. taking place
6. modern
7. engine

C. Complete using the correct form of the word in the box.

1. broken
2. narrowed
3. turn
4. work
5. carrying
6. came
7. put
8. plugged

D. Match to make sentences.

1. A
2. E
3. C
4. F
5. B
6. D

E. Choose the correct answer.

1. C
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. D
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. D

F. Find the extra word in each line.

1. about
2. it
3. them
4. —
5. being
6. am

G. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.

H. 

1. revolutionary
2. impossible
3. appearance
4. introduction
5. explanation
6. scientifically
7. invention
8. discovery

I.

1. wooden
2. observation
3. researcher
4. psychologist
5. building
6. importance
7. introductory
8. technologically