LESSON 5 OUR LIFE

Fill in the missing wors.

There are four________________________ why people build strange places.
One _________
Is that some people like to be _______________________ . For example, French
fashion designer P. Cardin has a very __________________________ home; the
__________________ House in the ________________________ of France. Some people
say it looks more like a plant or an animal than a hose because of its
_______________windows, __________________ doors and _____________
walls. Others say that it is a_________________ where _______________could live.
Another reason is to _____________________ peoples
___________________________. One example is the Kansas City
Public___________________. The _____________________ wall of the library looks like a
______________ of enormous (huge, big, giant) books. The people who
_____________________ the library asked local ______________________ to choose the
books that best _______________________ their city.
Some people use their buildings to _____________________ . A good example
is the Upside Down House in _____________________. You walk on the
___________________. The furniture is on the _________________________, but the floor
is ___________________ your head. Many peole feel _____________________ as they
walk _______________, but it is very popular ____________ tourists. This businessman
built this house to ______________________ about the ______________
of the world; to say that we are _______________________ the world the
________________way.
Finally, some buildings are special because of their strange
____________________; on a _________________ top, in a lonely ____________________,
or on a ___________________ island. People build houses in such strange places to
find a __________________ life; to _______________
the noice and __________________. The best examples are the Meteora
monasteries. They ______________________ on top of _________________ rock
__________________ in central Greece. Tourist are _________________ at some
times. Monasteries are _________________ with the most _____________________
views. The only problem is to decide whose _________________
is to go out.

UNIT 7, The Life of Nostradamus, Answer the questions.

1. What was his real name and where was he born? His real name was
___________________ and he was born in _________________ France.
2. What was he interested as a boy and what did he decide to study? As a
boy he was interested _____ Maths and Astrology, but he decided to study
________________.
3. Did he marry and did he have any children? Yes, he ________________a
woman from a _______________ family and they had ____________children.
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4. How old was he when he started making his famous predictions? He was
_____________ when he started making his ______________________.
5. For which period were his first predictions? His first predictions were for the
next ____________________ months.
6. Why did he decide to make predictions for the several centuries into the
future? He decided to make ________________ for the several centuries into
the future becase his ___________were very ___________________.
7. How long did it take to finish his work? It took __________________years to
finish his work.
8. When was the finished book published.? The finished book was
__________________ years after his _______________________.
LESSON 8 THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD, p71, Fill in the following words and
expessions.
Hamilton Island / turn up/ contract,/tour agent/ application/ in the area/
caretaker of a tropical island/ monthly salary/ competition/ took place/
permanent/ full-time/ mainland/ talking to people/ deal with difficult situations/
making friends/ north-eastern/ publicity worth much money/ employers/
except for/ write blog and take photos / riding an ostrich/ prize/have a
break/managed
Ben is the ___________________________________________. His job involves
swimming, relaxing, ________________________ with local people,
_______________other islands and having a good time. He also has to
_____________________________________and videos of the island. It is a
_______________job, but he can _____________________for work when he wants and
he can _________________________ when he is tired. He earns a
_____________________ of 12,500 (twelve thousand and five hundred pounds). It is a
dream job _____________________ one thing. It isnt ______________________ because
his ___________________ is only for six months.
The job was the _______________________in a competition that Bens
________________ organised to attract tourists. Bens new home,
_________________________, is in Queensland, _____________________ Australia. It
has the largest airport ____________________ and frequent ferries to the
________________________.
In his ____________________ video he said he loves travelling and adventure
and enjoyed _______________________________. He incleded pictures of himself
trekking in Africa, ________________________________, scuba diving and kissing a
girrafe. The job interview ___________________________ on the island and lasted
for four days. Ben ______________ to impress the organisers with his
imagination, energy and his ability to ______________________.
Ben used to work as a __________________________in Africa and as a charity
worker. He is delighted that he won the _________________________. This region
also got the __________________________________________.