FCE 4 – UNIT 10 - INNOVATION – page 117

SPEAKING

1) I’m learning English because…

2) In my opinion, … is the most difficult thing about learning English.
3) I find it easier to …
4) I usually … to practise my English skills.
5) I think I need to improve…

INTRODUCTION

✓ Muffin tray – It is being used to keep things in. Originally, it would have been used to
make muffins in.
✓ Suitcases – They are being used as a table. Originally, they would have been used
to pack clothes in.
✓ Half tyre – It is being used as a plant box. Originally, it would have been part of a
car.
✓ Popcorn – It is being used to protect a gift. Originally, it would have been eaten.
✓ Jar – It is being used as a candle holder. Originally, it would have been used to keep
jam or other foodstuffs in.
✓ Empty bottles – They are being used as decoration. Originally, they would have
been used to keep drinks in.

READING AND USE OF ENGLISH – page 118

Vocabulary

✓ linen /ˈlɪnɪn/ noun - a type of cloth made from flax, used to make high-quality
clothes, sheets, etc.
✓ flax /flæks/ noun - a plant with blue flowers, grown for its stem that is used to
make thread.
✓ rattan /ræˈtæn/ /ˈrætæn/ noun - a south-east Asian climbing plant with long thin
strong stems used especially for making furniture.
✓ silk /sɪlk/ noun - fine soft thread produced by silkworms.
✓ silkworm /ˈsɪlkwɜːm/ noun - a caterpillar /ˈkætəpɪlə(r)/ (a small creature like
a worm with legs) that produces silk thread.
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Possible answers:

✓ The armchair is made from bamboo, wood and rattan.

✓ The scarves are made from cotton, linen and silk.
✓ The cutlery is made from steel; the napkin is made from linen.

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Possible answers:

bamboo: furniture, garden walls, room dividers

cotton: blankets and bed sheets, clothes, towels
linen: bed sheets, clothes, curtains, tablecloths
rattan: furniture sunshades
silk: clothes, kites (because silk is very light but very strong), parachutes
steel: cars, machines and tools, buildings, cooking utensils
wood: boats, bowls, doors, furniture, houses, plates and cups, roofs, tools
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Key:

1) B
2) C
3) D
4) A

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Key:

1) C - Otto Lilienthal studied the science of aviation and published two books on the
subject. (l.31-32)

2) D - After this Maxim lost interest in flying and went on to other inventions… (l.54-55)

3) A - The Belgian de Groof worked for years on an apparatus intended to emulate the
flight of birds. (l.1-2)

4) A - There was almost a second accident when the balloonist having lost control of
the balloon, landed in front of an approaching train, which just managed to stop in
time. (l.13-16)

5) C - His last words were reported to be: 'Sacrifices must be made.' (l.42.43)

6) B - The test was a relative success. The flight lasted just over an hour and the
brothers landed safely. (l.26-28)

7) C - Mr Lilienthal first launched himself in his machine from a tower on a hilltop near
Berlin. (l38-40)

8) D - After this Maxim lost interest in flying and went on to other inventions, making his
fortune with the invention of the Maxim machine gun. (l.54-56)

9) B - he brothers first performed tests on a small-scale model in their own laboratory

near Paris. (l.21-22)

10) D - On 31July1894, for the first time in history, a flying machine actually left
the ground, fully equipped with engines, boiler, fuel, water and a crew of three. (l.44-
46)