DEADLINE 27 APRIL INDEPENDENT WORK 26-30 APRIL 

SB. EX. 2. P. 42
Read the article and answer the questions. In which paragraph does the writer mention.
Find keywords or phrases in the text that prove it 
1 the ethical problem in relation to genetic engineering? …G...
2 that our society is becoming similar to the one in Gattaca? …D…..
3 a difficult decision the parents have to make? …A…..
4 why Vincent won't realize his ambitions? …C…..
5 why genetic engineering is a logical step for society?  …E…...
 6 the selection process parents might go through? …B….
7 laws which could enforce genetic engineering?  …F…..

SB. EX. 4. P.42

Verbs and nouns with the same form Study the highlighted words in the article. Complete
the pairs of sentences with a highlighted word. What is the difference in meaning? Find
three more examples in the article. 

1 a Don't look at the computer …screen…..for too long. You'll get a headache, 
b Doctors had to …screen…….people for bird flu, to try and stop it from spreading. 
2 a  Einstein had an amazing.........mind......... He thought about science in a different way from
other people. 
b I don’t .......mind..........if you disagree with me, just listen to my point of view. 
3 a Designer babies will …cause…….a lot of problems in the future.
 b This charity is a good …cause…...to support. 
4 a There needs to be a …shift………. in attitude - we need to start accepting genetic
engineering. 
b Can you.....shift............these boxes out of the way? They're blocking the corridor. 
5 a The whole area of genetics will …burden…….us with serious ethical debates. 
b Old people often live in care homes because they don't want to be a …burden…...on their
children. 
6 a My brother is passionate about science and mathematics. He plans to become an
.....engineer............. b She tried to influence and ……engineer... the debate so she was the
clear winner.

SB. EX. 5., P. 44

Noun suffixes: -ness, -ity, -ion 
5 Complete the text with the noun forms of the adjectives in brackets. 

The question is ..

You may suffer from 1 (obese)....obesity........, 2 (bald) …baldness……...or more serious

conditions, such as autism or blindness, but it won't stop you achieving great things.
 • Albert Einstein suffered from a learning 3 (disabled) …disability………..- he could not speak
until he was three and he was weak in maths. Einstein's brain processed information in a
different way from his peers, but this 'defective' way of thinking enabled him to become one of
the world's greatest mathematicians. 
• Ludwig van Beethoven suffered from 4 (depressed) …depression………. which resulted in 5
(aggressive) …aggression………., but also amazing creativity. Towards the end of his life, his 6
(deaf) ……deafness…….increased, yet he carried on composing his famous Ninth Symphony. 
• Claude Monet painted his Water Lilies paintings despite his poor vision and 7 (short-sighted)
……short - sightness….. Because of his vision, these paintings are unique, and Monet didn't
stop working on them until he was nearly blind. 
• Michelangelo had a strange 8 (addictive) ……addiction……….to certain routines. He would
always sleep in his clothes and never take off his boots, then isolate himself for long periods of
time while he worked. However, this 'mental illness' didn't stop him from painting the ceiling of
the Sistine Chapel. 
The question is: would these people have achieved so much without these 9 (imperfect) ………
imperfection………..?

EX. 6. P. 44 SB. 
Put the noun forms of the adjectives in exercise 5 into the correct column. Then check
your answers in the article. 

-ion -ness -ity

depression short - sightness disability

aggression deafness obesity

addiction baldness

imperfection

WB. p. 28 ex.1-2.

Ex 1. SB. p. 137 
Match the highlighted phrases in sentences 1-10 to definitions a-j. and write meanings
next to highlighted phrases

1 I'm sorry, your birthday completely slipped my mind!  (…b…….

2 It crossed my mind that I was doing the wrong job.(……………i……………..
3 I gave him a piece of my mind about eating my chocolates.  (……………j……..
4 I almost went out of my mind when I couldn't find my smartphone! (…… …a.……………..
5 I can't study because I have something on my mind.  (…………………g…………... 
6 I'm in two minds about studying abroad. I'd enjoy the experience, but I'd also miss my family.
(………f…..
 7 I was upset about my exam results, but I went out with some friends to take my mind off it.
……h…...
8 I kept in mind my mother's advice for the future (…………c……….
 9 I can't make up my mind which universities to apply to. (  ……d…….
10 I've changed my mind - I don't want a laptop for my birthday; I want a tablet. (……e……….
a become crazy or very worried 
b be forgotten
 c come into your thoughts 
d decide 
e decide something different 
f be unable to decide between two things 
g have a problem that is worrying you 
h help somebody forget about something unpleasant
 i remember 
j speak to somebody angrily because of something they have done 

Ex. 2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the highlighted phrases in
exercise 1. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. 

1 My parents will...........go out of mind....................... if my little sister doesn't come home. 

2 I'm not going to .................................. about the party. I don't want to go. 
3 My mother will.........give me a piece of my mind......................... if I'm late for dinner.
4 I couldn't …make up my mind……..….. whether to order the chicken or the fish. 
5 It's difficult to study if you.......have something on your mind............................ 
6 Does it ever.............crossed to your mind..................... that you ought to get up earlier? 
7 My sister often goes for a long walk to take her mind  off her studies.
 8 Don’t spend all your money at once. that it has to last you all month. 
9 I sometimes have so much to do that the most important things.............are slipping my
mind..................... and I forget them. 
10 I suppose you must..................keep in mind................ about going to university.  It'll be a
great experience, but you won't have any money!