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Class: AET

PERIOD 4: KEY (VT)

1. The transcript has 5 mistakes in it. Listen to the CD one more time, and find the five
mistakes in the transcript
P=Presenter, D=David McLain
P: No one knows exactly the reason why some people live longer than others. Why are they so
healthy? Is it their diet? Do they go to the gym more than others? Well, one man is trying to
answer these questions and that man is explorer and journalist David McLain. He’s currently
travelling to places and regions with large numbers of people aged a hundred and over and
asking the questions: Why are they so fat (healthy)? What are they doing that the rest of us
aren’t? At the moment, he’s working on the Island of Sardinia in Italy, but he’s speaking to us
right now on the phone. David, thank you for joining us today.
D: Hello.
P: So, first of all, tell us why you decided to visit Sardinia.
D: Well, Sardinia is an interesting place because men live the same amount of time as women.
That isn’t normal for most countries. Men normally die older (younger).
P: And does anyone know the reason why people live longer in Sardinia?
D: There are different ideas about this but possibly one explanation is that the family is so
important here. Every Sunday the whole family meets and they eat a huge meal together.
Research shows that in countries where people live longer, the family is important. But also on
Sardinia, the older mother or grandmother often has authority in the family. As men get lazier
(older), they have less responsibility in Sardinian culture. So, perhaps the older men have less
stress, which means they’re living longer.
P: I see. So, do you think people live longer in modern(traditional) societies?
D: That’s an interesting question. It’s true that even on Sardinia the younger generation are
eating more food like chips and burgers. Also young people are moving to the city, so they are
doing less exercise because of their lifestyle. So, it will be boring (interesting) to come back to
Sardinia in twenty years and see if people are still living longer...
2. ADDITIONAL LISTENING:
b. Now listen to the audio, complete the summary text with no more than 3 words for each
blank:

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- People with mostly A answers:

+ Sleep very well
+ Have regular routine
+ Hardly ever tired
- People with mostly B answers:
+ Sleep fairly well , wake up once or twice a night
+ Have busy working life or families
+ Should go to bed earlier and sleep for an extra hour_ at weekend
- People with mostly C answers:
+ Don’t relax before sleeping
+ Regularly work or do exercise at night
c. Work in pairs. Compare your answers in the quiz. Which type of person are you? Do you
need to change your lifestyle?

PERIOD 4: ADVERBS
1. Circle the correct answer:
1. Jack spoke confident/confidently to the audience urging them to elect him president
of the union. He knew he had a good/well chance of winning the election.
2. Melanie quick/quickly ate her lunch. She knew the meeting was
important/importantly and she didn't want to be late.
3. Sophie lived in Thailand for several years. She speaks Thai fluent/fluently, and she
knows the culture very good/well.
4. The hot/hotly, humid weather made it difficult to enjoy the tropical beach. Miriam
seemed more uncomfortable/uncomfortably than relaxed.
5. The entrance examination is extreme/extremely challenging. Very few people make
it into the prestigious/prestigiously medical school.
6. This airline's complete/completely lack of organization is astounding. I have been
very patient/patiently up to this point
7. The young girl sings amazing/amazingly well for someone her age. Her
performance was spectacular/spectacularly to say the least.
8. The skies became surprisingly dark/darkly as the moon moved between the Earth
and the Sun.

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9. Although Beth speaks soft/softly and seems quite timid/timidly,

10. After the medieval cathedral was tragic/tragically burnt down last year,
2 Put one adverb into each sentence:
(absolutely, regularly, almost, mostly, physically, wildly)
a. The stalls are MOSTLY fruit-sellers.
b. The supporters were WILDLY excited when their team scored the first goal.
c. We were ABSOLUTELY sure we would win.
d. Dinner is ALMOST ready now.
e. She REGULARLY jogs to keep herself PHYSICALLY fit.
3. Put the adverb in the correct place in the sentence:
a.The children are playing football in the garden.
b.We went to the cinema yesterday.
d. John almost fell off the bike.
e. Her boyfriend will probably buy her some flowers.
f. My uncle is definitely moving to Stockholm soon.
g. She can speak English fluently.
4. On each blank at the right, write whether each underlined adverb modifies an
adjective or another adverb.
1. (adjective: unsatisfying), 2. adverb: almost), 3. (adj: good), 4. adv: ever), 5.
adj: surprised), 6. adv: strongly), 7. adj: stronger), 8. adj: left), 9. adv: diligently),
10. adj: beautiful)
5. Write adverb or adjective to complete the below paragraph:
Madonna
Real - Desperately – earnestly- effectively – well – ambiguous – unhappy – beautiful-
really well – beautiful.