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6. That?s OK. At least we will own the house in the end. 7. And the house will increase in value every year. 8. And then we can renovate it ourselves.
9. When it has been renovated it will be worth more.
10. So later we can sell the house for more than we paid for it. 11. So we can sell the renovated house at a profit. 12. That way we can save money.
13. And then with the extra money we can buy a bigger house. 14. Of course, that way we will climb up the social ladder, too.
15. I expect we will need to redecorate the second house, but it will be bigger. 16. That?s true. Yes, it?s a good plan. Can?t go wrong. 17. No, it can?t. Safe as houses. I would say… 1 d 2 e 3 g 4 i 5 h 6 k
1 b 2c 3 a 4 f 5 j 6 n Extending your vocabulary Anton The correct answers are as follows:
Synonym Words from text
Modest/lowly Costly/ pricey Displays/ shows Security/ refuge Enthusiastic/ eager Expanding/ rising
Humble expensive reveals safety keen growing puzzling
Cheap/ inexpensive conceals/ hides danger/ peril/ threat indifferent/ bored/apathetic
shrinking/ reducing
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Antonym
Proud/ Extravagant
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Confusing/ mystifying Buy/ acquire Country/ rustic Gripping/ convincing
purchase rural compelling
enlightening/ clear sell/ (get rid of) urban/ city unconvincing/ weak
Part B: Cloze passage
The trend to improve one?s house has increased spectacularly over the last twenty years. In the old days there was no compelling reason to spend money on renovating the old, familial home. People let their houses get run down, preferring to enjoy a night at the pub or a holiday abroad rather than investing spare cash on bricks and mortar. But today, as the price of a house outstrips all other ways to make money, people make spending on their homes a priority. A.
Words to note
Column B
adventure playground
An outside play area for older children, consisting of structures for climbing on, ropes for swinging on etc.
climate conserve
An area that has a particular type of weather To protect something or someone from being harmed or having problems
crescent
A curved shape that is wide in the middle
Column A
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and pointed at the ends, like the shape of the moon sometimes
diverse dome crater honeycomb
Very different from each other A roof shaped like the top half of a ball A large round hole in the ground A structure with a lot of holes, that honeybees make to store honey in
moist reproduce safeguard
Slightly wet
To make a copy of something
To prevent land, water, or other natural resources from being damaged or destroyed
Understanding the text
Part A:
Sequencing
1. They drive from London to Eden. 2. A guide tells the about the Eden Project. 3. They all visit the Warm Temperate Biome. 4. They enter the Humid Tropics Biome. 5. They look at plants outdoors. 6. Katie and her family go to a café. Part B:
1. The Eden Project is in a disused mine in Cornwall, England. [T] 2. The Eden Project is designed to tell people about plants in Britain. 3. Katie has been to the Eden Project twice before. 4. The two greenhouses are called biomes.
[T]
[F]
[F]
True or false?
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5. The Warm Temperate Biome is the largest greenhouse in the world.
[F]
6. The Eden Project teaches us that plants are essential for humans to live on this planet. [T]
Corrections
2. Although the Eden Project is in Britain, the plants come from all over the World and many of them would not grow naturally in Britain but need specially controlled greenhouses.
3. It was the first time that Katie had visited the Eden Project.
5. There is no information as to whether or not it is the largest greenhouse in the world. The “Humid Tropics Biome” is said to be the largest greenhouse in the world.
Developing Your Skills:
COMPONENTS Identifying Text Types
DETAILS INFORMATION AVAILABLE ? 1) Date Not given 2) Time ? 3) People Involved ? 4) Place(s) She left home at 7 o?clock in the morning We know that Katie?s parents and brother went with her. ?
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5) Significant Event(s) ? 6) Feelings/Opinions In a way, the whole visit was one large significant event. There is no specific event within the visit that stands out as more significant than others but clearly the visit had a great impact on Katie. ? Clear indications of Katie?s feelings are given in the diary entry. The clearest indications are given in the final paragraph where she says “the wonderful sights and sounds”, “amazing”, “enjoy such splendid nature” and “true adventure playground”. Extending your vocabulary
A. Cloze passage
crater climate moist conserve
diverse
In the dry climate of the Arizona desert in the USA there is a large, deep crater that was formed millions of years ago when a meteorite hot the Earth. At the bottom of this depression is a moist, thick jungle containing a wide range of diverse plants and animals that are able to survive here away from the intense heat. These plants and animals conserve water and have adapted to life at the bottom of a well.
B. Definitions
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