ABC

December 2020
Work It Out!
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Use the words from the box to complete the sentences. You can make
SPEAK UP anno XXXVI n. 429
Mensile culturale adjustments if necessary.
Registrazione presso il tribunale di Milano
n. 254 del 7/4/1990
Direttore responsabile: Simone Bedetti community enthusiasm participate rural
skilled tradition

1) A is a way of acting that a group of people have done

for a long time.
2) If you are , you have the ability to do something well.
3) If you live in a area, you live in the countryside, not
in the city.
4) When you have for something, you feel very interested
and excited about it.
5) You when you take part in an activity.

Gli esercizi sono basati sugli articoli del numero del mese e corrispondono 6) Your local is the group of people who live around you.
al loro livello linguistico.

LIVELLI LINGUISTICI SIMBOLI FONETICI

A1 BEGINNER iː bee ɔː ball k car ʒ leisure
A2 PRE-INTERMEDIATE ı it ʊ book j yes ʧ chair
B1 LOWER INTERMEDIATE ɛ bed uː blue θ thank ʤ jewel
B2 UPPER INTERMEDIATE æ and ʌ cup ð that ŋ king
C1 ADVANCED ɑː car ɜː bird z zero
C2 PROFICIENCY ɒ box ɘ mother ʃ ship

Il livello linguistico degli esercizi è indicato secondo i criteri del Common

European Framework of Reference for Languages.

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READING COMPREHENSION 1.2 VOCABULARY 1.3

Read and complete the sentences using one of the alternatives. A. Match the following expressions to their meaning.

1) In the UK, drama clubs are mostly in London / all over the country .
1) all walks of life a) start enjoying doing something new
2) People take part in non-professional drama clubs as well as / instead of
2) break a leg b) good luck
doing their full-time job.
c) a variety of different backgrounds, jobs,
3) get a taste for (+ -ing)
3) It’s necessary / not important to be a skilled actor when you join ages, etc.
a drama club.
B. Now use the phrases 1-3 from the previous activity to complete the following
4) In rural areas there are lots of / not many professional theatres.
sentences. You may need to change the form.

5) School plays are really popular / not very popular . 1) Alice diving when she went on holiday to Egypt.

6) While watching a pantomime, you should stay quiet / can make lots of noise . 2) “I’ve got my driving test tomorrow.” “Oh! ! I’m sure
you’ll pass.”
3) People from enjoy doing yoga.

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PAGE 8 READING COMPREHENSION 2.2

Unit 2

A2
PRE-INTERMEDIATE
JEFF BEZOS Read the article on Jeff Bezos and complete the table.

BORN IN (STATE)
VOCABULARY 2.1
ESTIMATED FORTUNE
ALMA MATER*

Find in the article the words meaning: DEGREE

FIRST JOB
1) impero e _ _ _ _ _ CAREER POSITION IN THE 1990S
2) fondatore f _ _ _ _ _ _ LAUNCHED AMAZON (YEAR)
3) carico di lavoro w _ _ _ _ _ _ _ FIRST PRODUCT SOLD
MONEY INVESTED INTO GOOGLE
4) miliardario b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
E-READER LAUNCHED
5) pianeta p _ _ _ _ _
NEWSPAPER OWNED
6) recensione r _ _ _ _ _ AEROSPACE COMPANY OWNED
7) magazzino, deposito w _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PEOPLE HIRED DURING THE PANDEMIC

8) dimensione s _ _ _
* school he attended and from which he graduated
9) colosso, gigante b _ _ _ _ _ _ _

10) pandemia p _ _ _ _ _ _ _

11) ingegneria e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION 2.3 PAGE 16

Unit 3
Listen and complete the sentences.

1) People say that Jeff Bezos has the Midas .

B1
LOWER INTERMEDIATE
FALSE FRIENDS
2) He summa cum laude from Princeton University.
3) After quitting his job, he moved to to start an
e-commerce business. VOCABULARY 3.1
4) Jeff Bezos started Amazon.com in a .
5) During his first year he worked with employees.
Read the sentences and find the false friend in each of them. Rewrite the sentences
6) His research showed that books were the products to
using the correct term.
sell online.
7) Bezos’ company soon expanded into other products, including 1) My parents on my mother’s side come from a small town in Brittany.
, video and consumer goods.
2) What was the argument of yesterday’s lesson?
8) Amazon boomed during the covid-19 pandemic because people were
forced to stay inside and many online.
3) Have you seen my agenda anywhere?
9) Bezos has been accused of tax and monopolistic practice.
10) Small businesses in local communities cannot with 4) Two men assisted the accident.
Amazon.
5) You can buy John Le Carré’s bestseller in the library around the corner.

6) They were in charge of maintenance at the fabric.

7) The room is equipped with all the necessary commodities for a pleasant stay.

8) I suggest that you wrap those glasses in cartoon for protection.

9) It is forbidden to talk to the conductor.

10) Have you read the latest terrible notice from the Middle East?

11) You shouldn’t be so sensible; you shouldn’t cry so often!

12) This school won’t support bullying.

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THE STATUE
VOCABULARY 3.2 PAGE 20
Unit 4
Complete the sentences choosing one of the two options. B1
LOWER INTERMEDIATE
OF LIBERTY
1) Everyone likes her. She’s so sympathetic/friendly .

2) I love reading/lecture !

3) The girl was very polite/educated : she thanked him VOCABULARY 4.1
for his help.

4) I couldn’t attend/assist the meeting because I wasn’t

feeling very well. Match each adjective (1-14) with one of the adjectives below having the
opposite meaning.
5) It was a casualty/coincidence that we both came
from the same village. 1) proud 8) closed
2) fitting 9) open
6) The piles/batteries of the sensor unit have died: you
must replace them. 3) full 10) serious
4) right 11) tough
7) I will envy/send you the file by email as soon 5) broken 12) public
as possible. 6) recognisable 13) tired
8) You should always eat healthy/sane food. 7) lonely 14) huddled

9) Let me introduce/present my husband Jim Reed. accom

panied
10) The actual/present economic situation is much worse
individ
than it was last year. ual ct
stin
indi ortan
t
unimp
11) I sometimes like to assist/watch a good movie on TV.

12) At the office we have a reunion/meeting every left

shut
Monday morning. ct
inta
unre
stric reste
ted d
d
a me
void ash
soft
uate dispersed
inadeq

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 Unit 4 Unit 4

WORDSEARCH 4.2 TRUE OR FALSE? 4.3

Locate the nouns hidden (horizontally, vertically or diagonally) that mean: Listen and decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F) or
not given (NG).
• STRUTTURA • MAGAZZINO, DEPOSITO
T F NG
• PUNTA • DEA
• RAME • CATENA 1) The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France
• ELEMENTO, CARATTERISTICA • OSSIDAZIONE to the people of the United States of America.
• ARMA • SCHEGGIA
• CUSTODE, GUARDIANO • CORONA 2) The gift commemorated the alliance of France and the
• URAGANO • SCULTORE United States during the American Revolution.
3) It was shipped to the United States about 100 years ago.

4) It arrived in New York Harbour in 350 individual pieces.

5) The Statue of Liberty is located on Black Tom Island.

6) The seven spikes in the Statue of Liberty’s crown symbolise
the seven seas and the seven continents.
7) In 2012 Hurricane Sandy caused damage to the
monument.
8) The statue represents Libertas, the Roman goddess of
freedom.
9) Visitors have not being allowed inside the crown for over
a century.
10) The broken chain at the feet of the statue reminds us
of the freedom from oppression and servitude.
11) The date of the Declaration of Independence is inscribed
in the tablet in the statue’s right hand.
12) The quote on the statue is taken from a sonnet written
in 1883 by American poet Emma Lazarus.
13) The Statue of Liberty is now green but was originally a
copper colour.
14) The statue was sculptured by Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, the
prominent French engineer best known for the world-
famous Eiffel Tower.
15) There is no elevator access from the pedestal to the crown
platform.

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PAGE 36 CROSSWORD
ANGLO-SAXON
5.2

Unit 5

C1
ADVANCED
ENGLISH Fill in the crossword puzzle with the words missing from the sentences below.

Across: Down:
3 King George V changed the name of 1 Prince Albert was Queen Victoria’s
the royal house to . .
7 A 1848 engraving featured the 2 The Angles, the , the Jutes
Queen, the Prince, and their children and the Frisians were tribes of Germanic
READING COMPREHENSION 5.1 decorating a . people who originally came to England.
9 The runes were all made of 4 were written from right to
lines which made them easy to carve. left.
11 Runic alphabet started to be replaced 5 The too left an impact
Read the article and the text in the box, then match numbers (1-8) and letters (a-h). by the alphabet from on the English language.
around the 7th century. 6 In 1066, the Normans invaded England
1) In the 5th century a) the Vikings started to attack England. 13 In 1714 the prince Georg  from Northern .
Ludwig became king of Great Britain. 8 The language of the Germanic inhabitants
b) King George V changed his name from Saxe-
2) In the 7th century of England is known as Anglo-Saxon
Coburg-Gotha to Windsor.
or English.
c) the German prince Georg Ludwig became King 10 The Anglo-Saxons used a
3) In 725
George I of Great Britain. alphabet.
d) The Illustrated London News published a picture 12 The word “English” derives from
4) In 793 of the Royal Family celebrating Christmas with a the name of a Germanic .
festive tree.
the Angles arrived in England from Northern
5) In 1066 e)
Germany.
f) the Normans invaded England from Northern
6) In 1714
France.
7) In 1848 g) Britain became Christianised.
h) Bede, an English Christian monk, wrote The
8) In 1917
Reckoning of Time.

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PAGE 40 VOCABULARY 6.2

Unit 6

C1
ADVANCED
ANTISOCIAL Match the words in blue to the words in red to obtain words or expressions used in
the article.

VOCABULARY 6.1
fact safety
proof
even
Insert the vowels to complete the following nouns used in the article. r net
inte
First
1) ntrprnr old white
free
2) cnscsnss
eight stat
e
3) lgrthm far
ck
cli manipulative
4) mrktplc
5) hdng
troll myth

6) ccptnc
7) ffltn
8) ftg
9) slppg
10) cncpt
11) pplrty handed
12) pstvty ch
school spee
13) dscrs
reading
right bait net
ed
own
cy grade
ema
supr narrative
making
nt checking
n dme
Ame farm

troll

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 Unit 6 Unit 6

ABC
LISTENING COMPREHENSION 6.3 GRAMMAR 6.4

Listen and complete the sentences with the adjectives in the box. In the article we found: They pass through a rigorous process of edition.
The verb pass has different meanings depending on which preposition or adverb
important immediate easy commercial moral unverified it is combined with. Here is a list of possible combinations.
prohibited rigorous sensationalized familiar strong quick
disappointing mainstream successful
pass around = pass to the next person, distribute
pass away = die
1) The New Yorker articles pass through a process before they pass back = return
are published. pass by = go past
pass down = be inherited
2) In the internet’s marketplace the and win. pass off = pretend something/someone is something/someone else
3) Clickbait captures people’s attention with headings linking to pass on = give something that someone has given you
articles or videos. pass out = lose consciousness
pass over = fly over
4) Clickbait activates emotions that instigate an pass through = get through
reaction. pass up = renounce
5) Algorithms tend to replicate loops.
6) It’s amazing how fast an video can find its way onto the Complete the following sentences.
news.
1) The man tragically passed Saturday night in a car accident.
7) White supremacy took off because it was yet .
8) Maintaining standards is vital to our society. 2) He set near the window and waved at everyone who passed .

9) On the internet, the veracity of the information is less than 3) This precious vase has been passed over many generations.
its virality. 4) Please, read this message and pass the information.
10) Free speech must be seen as an ethical concept, not a one.
5) The helicopter passed our heads while we were talking.

6) If you hyperventilate, you’ll probably pass .

SSIONS 7) I don’t know what thoughts pass her mind.

USEFUL EXPRE 8) Unfortunately, I had to pass the opportunity to accept that job.

point 9) After looking carefully at the toolbox, he passed it

miss the ne
n c apire la questio to the shop assistant.
no
10) They tried to pass a piece of glass as a jewel, but it was
clearly a fake.

11) Please, pass these worksheets to everyone in class.

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PAGE 44 LISTENING COMPREHENSION C1 7.2

Unit 7

B2
UPPER INTERMEDIATE
BONDI BEACH Listen to the interview and put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1) used / for / be / Beach / dangerous / the / around / to / quite / the /

Mediterranean / people / Especially / Sea / Bondi / waters / can / .

VOCABULARY 7.1 2) has / team / currents / 1907 / of / been / bathers / the / wild / and / surfers /
and / from / with / waters / tasked / protecting / rip / Since / a / volunteers / .

What do these words taken from the text mean?

3) the / be / You / ocean / can / to / aware / really / sometimes / have / be / of /
1) rescue (v.)
how / dangerous / .
rent risk save

2) watchful (adj.)

apprehensive fierce vigilant 4) swept / waves / to / sea / On / Beach / Sunday / three / many / 1938 / people /

3) countless (adj.) out / Black / Bondi / giant / hit / and / .

insignificant moderate innumerable

4) infest (v.) 5) board / but / seal / probably / Surfers / may / attached / shark / a / a /
cheer up invade celebrate mistaken / sharks / look / sometimes / it’s / by / like / a / are / identity / to /
5) vibe (n.) case / of / a / surfer’s / .

ambiance anxiety shiver

6) allocated (adj.)

assigned accommodated rented

7) range (n.)

arrangement wrath variety

8) lifeguard (n.)

lifejacket rescuer spotter

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RECIPE 7.3 PAGE 56

Unit 8
There is no cake more Australian than Lamingtons. It is made from squares of
sponge cake dipped in chocolate sauce and coated with coconut. In one of its
B2
UPPER INTERMEDIATE
THE ROAD
most common variations, the sponge cake is filled with a layer of raspberry jam.

VOCABULARY 8.1
Lamingtons
Find the nouns in the article that correspond to the following definitions.
Ingredients
ted
2 cups flour, sifkin
3 teaspoo ns ba g powder 1) sudden and extensive disaster
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup butter, softened 2) scattered remains of something destroyed
3/4 cup sugar
tract
2 teaspoons vanilrolaomextemperature 3) powdery residue (usually grey) that remains
2 large eggs at after burning
1/2 cup milk
For the icing: 4) somebody who remains alive after an event in which
4 cups sugar ed cocoa powder many others died
1/3 cup unsweeten
2 tablespoons butter 5) condition of suffering or death due to lack of food
1/2 cup milk
t
1 cup desiccated coconu 6) soft part found between the skin and bones of an
animal or a person
Method 0°C.
Preheat the oven to 18 cm-square cake pan. 7) lack of guilt or corruption; integrity
Grease and flo ur a 20
king powder and salt. tes
Sift together flour, ba gar with an electric mixer for about 2 minu
bu tte r an d su
Proces s READING COMPREHENSION 8.2
until light. eggs one at a time.
Add vanilla and the milk. til a
Incorporate flour and pan and bake for about 50 minutes or un
the
Pour the batter into center of the cake comes out clean. Read the four excerpts from the book and answer the questions.
the .
toothpick inserted in then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely a bowl I EXCERPT What time of the day is it?
Cool for 5 mi nutes , butter and mi lk in
ce sugar, cocoa powder, ooth.
To make the icing, pla over simmering water until the mixture is sm icing, II EXCERPT Who is the man talking to?
the
over a heatproof bowlsquares. Using a fork, dip each square into III EXCERPT Who are talking in the dialogue?
Cut the cake into 24 nut.
co
then roll it in the co IV EXCERPT Where does the dialogue take place?

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 Unit 8 Unit 8

SONG 8.3

Often referred to as an apocalyptic anthem, The End , by the American rock

band The Doors, was released in 1967 . This nearly twelve-minutes song was The blue (29) is calling us
chosen by Francis Ford Coppola for the opening sequence of Apocalypse Now . The blue bus is (30) us
Driver, (31) are you taking us?

THE END
The killer awoke (32) dawn
This is the (1) , beautiful friend
He put (33) boots on
This is the end, my (2) friend
He took a face from the (34) gallery
The end. Of our elaborate (3)
And he walked on (35) the hall
The end. Of everything (4) stands
He went into the (36) where his sister lived
The end. No safety or (5)
And then he paid a (37) to his brother
The end. I'll never look into your (6) again
And then he (38) on down the hall
And he (39) to a door
Can you (7) what will be
And he looked (40)
So limitless and (8)
“Father?” “Yes (41) .”
Desperately in (9)
“I (42) to kill you.”
of some (10) ’s hand
“(43) , I want to...”
In a desperate (11)

Come on, baby, take a (44) with us

(12) in a Roman wilderness of pain
Come on, baby, (45) a chance with us
And all the (13) are insane
Come on, (46) , take a chance with us
All the children are (14)
And (47) me at the back of the blue bus
Waiting for the (15) rain
There's (16) on the edge of town
This is the end, (48) friend
Ride the king's (17) , baby
(49) is the end, my only friend
Weird scenes (18) the gold mines
The end. It hurts to (50) you free
Ride the highway (19) , baby
But you'll (51) follow me
Ride the (20) . Ride the snake
The end of (52) and soft lies
To the (21) .
The end of (53) we tried to die
The ancient lake, (22)
This is the (54)
The snake is long (23) miles
(24) the snake. He's old
And his skin is (25)
The (26) is the best.
The West is the (27)
Get (28) and we'll do the rest

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PAGE 60 LISTENING COMPREHENSION 9.2

Unit 9

B2 THE BLUE PILL Listen and write numbers (1-15) next to the sentences to provide the correct
sequence of events.
UPPER INTERMEDIATE

READING COMPREHENSION 9.1

Read the first part of the article and complete the sentences inserting the
appropriate names.

1) The sentence: "You're just in a coma." is pronounced by

a) Arnie wakes up from the coma and goes back to his normal life.
a a doctor. b) She is his wife of three years and much younger than him.
b Arnie's subconscious. c) He decides he wants to forget everything.
c Arnie's wife. d) He has been in an automobile accident and now he's in a coma.

2) Imelda is e) But one day he comes home earlier and, to his surprise, finds Imelda
with Jake.
a the same age as Arnie.
f) To afford such a luxurious house, he has worked all his life, and is now
b twenty years old. the CEO of a major corporation.
c twenty years younger than Arnie. g) Arnie is devastated by the discovery.

3) When Arnie’s wife uses the expression "the old codger", she refers to h) He finds Imelda in the kitchen with their neighbour Jake.

i) She is telling Jake she wishes his husband never wakes up, so that she
a Jake.
can inherit his fortune.
b Arnie's lawyer.
j) He can also go wherever he likes.
c Arnie.
k) The voice inside himself asks him if he wants to remember what he just
4) After Arnie wakes up, Imelda looks devastated because saw and heard, once he wakes up.
l) Arnie is in a hospital bed.
a she doesn't love him and wishes he had died.
m) He realises that, while he recovers, he can be out of his body.
b she realises Arnie could die any moment.
c they don't spend much time together. n) He moves through the hospital and finds himself at home, a multi-
million-dollar mansion.
o) So, he decides he wants to see his wife Imelda.

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 CHRISTMAS PLAYS 7) Bezos’ company soon expanded into other products,
Page 3 including music, video and consumer goods.
8) Amazon boomed during the covid-19 pandemic
1.1 VOCABULARY because people were forced to stay inside and many
1) tradition, 2) skilled, 3) rural, 4) enthusiasm, shopped online.
5) participate, 6) community 9) Bezos has been accused of tax avoidance and
monopolistic practice.
1.2 READING COMPREHENSION 10) Small businesses in local communities cannot
1) In the UK, drama clubs are all over the country. compete with Amazon.
NO, HONEY, 2) People take part in non-professional drama clubs
as well as doing their full-time job.
YOU WILL BE GETTING 3) It’s not important to be a skilled actor when you FALSE FRIENDS
Page 9
join a drama club.
TURKEY, LIKE EVERY 4) In rural areas there are not many professional
3.1 VOCABULARY
CHRISTMAS. theatres.
5) School plays are really popular. 1) My relatives on my mother’s side come from a small
MOM, CAN I GET 6) While watching a pantomime, you can make lots town in Brittany.
A CAT OR A DOG of noise. 2) What was the topic of yesterday’s lesson?
3) Have you seen my diary anywhere?
AT CHRISTMAS? 1.3 VOCABULARY 4) Two men witnessed the accident.
5) You can buy John Le Carré’s bestseller in the book
A. 1) c, 2) b, 3) a
shop around the corner.
B. 1) Alice got a taste for diving when she went on 6) They were in charge of maintenance at the factory.
holiday to Egypt. 7) The room is equipped with all the necessary
2) “I’ve got my driving test tomorrow.” “Oh! Break a comfort for a pleasant stay.
leg! I’m sure you’ll pass.” 8) I suggest that you wrap those glasses in cardboard
3) People from all walks of life enjoy doing yoga. for protection.
9) It is forbidden to talk to the driver.
10) Have you read the latest terrible news from the
JEFF BEZOS Middle East?
Page 6 11) You shouldn’t be so sensitive; you shouldn’t cry so
often!
2.1 VOCABULARY 12) This school won’t stand/tolerate bullying.
1) empire, 2) founder, 3) workload, 4) billionaire,
5) planet, 6) review, 7) warehouse, 8) size, 3.2 VOCABULARY
9) behemoth, 10) pandemic, 11) engineering 1) friendly, 2) reading, 3) polite, 4) attend,
5) coincidence, 6) batteries, 7) send, 8) healthy,
2.2 READING COMPREHENSION 9) introduce, 10) present, 11) watch, 12) meeting
BORN IN (STATE) New Mexico
FUNNY HOW THE YEAR YOU ESTIMATED FORTUNE more than $200
STOP BELIEVING IN SANTA IS billion THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
ALMA MATER Princeton Page 11
ROUGHLY THE YEAR YOU START University 4.1 VOCABULARY
GETTING SOCKS AND CLOTHES DEGREE computer science 1) proud - ashamed, 2) fitting - inadequate 3) full - void,
4) right - left, 5) broken - intact, 6) recognisable -
FOR CHRISTMAS. and electrical
engineering indistinct, 7) lonely - accompanied, 8) closed - shut,
9) open - unrestricted, 10) serious - unimportant,
FIRST JOB Wall Street 11) tough - soft, 12) public - individual, 13) tired -
CAREER POSITION IN THE 1990S senior vice- rested, 14) huddled - dispersed
president at an
investment bank 4.2 WORDSEARCH
LAUNCHED AMAZON (YEAR) 1994
FIRST PPRODUCT SOLD books
MONEY INVESTED INTO GOOGLE $250,000
E-READER LAUNCHED Kindle
NEWSPAPER OWNED The Washington
Post
AEROSPACE COMPANY OWNED Blue Origin
PEOPLE HIRED DURING 175,000
THE PANDEMIC

2.3 LISTENING COMPREHENSION

1) People say that Jeff Bezos has the Midas touch.
2) He graduated summa cum laude from Princeton
DON’T BE ABSURD! University.
3) After quitting his job, he moved to Seattle to start an
NOBODY MADE US! WE e-commerce business.
EVOLVED BY CHANCE 4) Jeff Bezos started Amazon.com in a garage.
5) During his first year he worked with five employees.
FROM SNOWFLAKES! 6) His research showed that books were the easiest
products to sell online.

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4.3 TRUE OR FALSE? BONDI BEACH
1) T, 2) NG, 3) F, 4) T, 5) F, 6) T, 7) T, 8) T, 9) F, 10) T, Page 20
11) F, 12) NG, 13) T, 14) F, 15) NG
7.1 VOCABULARY
1) save
ANGLO-SAXON ENGLISH 2) vigilant
Page 14 3) innumerable
4) invade
5.1 READING COMPREHENSION 5) ambiance
1) e, 2) g, 3) h, 4) a, 5) f, 6) c, 7) d, 8) b 6) assigned
7) variety
5.2 CROSSWORD 8) rescuer
7.2 LISTENING COMPREHENSION
1) Especially for people used to the Mediterranean Sea,
the waters around Bondi Beach can be quite
dangerous.
2) Since 1907, a team of volunteers has been tasked
with protecting bathers and surfers from the wild
waters and rip currents.
3) You have to be really aware of how dangerous the
ocean can sometimes be.
4) On Black Sunday 1938, three giant waves hit Bondi
Beach and swept many people out to sea.
5) Surfers are sometimes attached by sharks, but it’s
probably a case of mistaken identity: to a shark, a
surfer’s board may look like a seal.

THE ROAD
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8.1 VOCABULARY
ANTISOCIAL 1) catastrophe
Page 16 2) debris
3) powdery
6.1 VOCABULARY 4) survivor
1) entrepreneur, 2) consciousness, 3) algorithm, 5) starvation
4) marketplace, 5) heading, 6) acceptance, 6) flesh
7) affiliation, 8) footage, 9) slippage, 10) concept, 7) innocence
11) popularity, 12) positivity, 13) discourse
8.2 READING COMPREHENSION
6.2 VOCABULARY I EXCERPT Dawn.
• safety net II EXCERPT A fellow survivor.
• fact checking III EXCERPT Father and son.
• internet troll IV EXCERPT In front of the ocean.
• even-handed
• First Amendment 8.3 SONG
• free speech (1) end (19) West (37) visit
• white supremacy (2) only (20) snake (38) walked
• eight-grade (3) plans (21) lake (39) came
• state-owned (4) that (22) baby (40) inside
• far-right (5) surprise (23) seven (41) son
• manipulative narrative (6) eyes (24) Ride (42) want
(7) picture (25) cold (43) Mother
• troll farm (8) free (26) West (44) chance
• myth-making (9) need (27) best (45) take
• proofreading (10) stranger (28) here (46) baby
• old school (11) land (29) bus (47) meet
• clickbait (12) Lost (30) calling (48) beautiful
(13) children (31) where (49) This
6.3 LISTENING COMPREHENSION (14) insane (32) before (50) set
1) rigorous (15) summer (33) his (51) never
2) quick, easy (16) danger (34) ancient (52) laughter
3) sensationalized, disappointing (17) highway (35) down (53) nights
4) strong, immediate (18) inside (36) room (54) end
5) successful
6) unverified, mainstream
7) familiar, prohibited THE BLUE PILL
8) moral Page 26
9) important
10) commercial 9.1 READING COMPREHENSION
1) b, 2) c, 3) c, 4) a
6.4 GRAMMAR
1) away, 2) by, 3) down, 4) on, 5) over 9.2 LISTENING COMPREHENSION
6) out, 7) through, 8) up, 9) back, 10) off, 11) around 1) l, 2) d, 3) m, 4) j, 5) o, 6) b, 7) n, 8) f, 9) h, 10) i, 11) g,
12) k, 13) c, 14) a, 15) e

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