Name : Huỳnh Xuân Nhi - Number :22

Class : AV001

UNIT 2
Activity 4 : Look through the first four paragraphs and match the figures to the things
that they refer to.
1. f
2. d
3. b
4. c
5. g
6. e
7. h
8. a

Activity 5 : Find the answer to these questions in paragraphs 1 and 2

a) Where are the containers made ?
- They are made in China
b) What do they come with ?
- They come with two modules and pillows on the beds.
c) Is there another supplier for this system ?
- Yes, it is.
d) Are there limits as to where it can be used ?
- Yes, there are as much as 5 meters wide.
e) Can they be delivered fully finished and equipped ?
- No, they can’t.

Activity 6 : Give the infinite form of verbs in paragraphs 4 and 5 that mean the
following.
a) start using : adopt
b) make bigger : expand
c) take one from place to another : move
d) use again : recycle
e) improve something to its original state : refurbish
f) pile one on another : stack
g) take apart : take down

Activity 7 : Find expressions in paragraph 5 and 6 to complete these statements.

a) Places where the climate is very hot or cold have permafrost.
b) If you start to doing something in a new way, you adopt.
c) If people or organisations start doing something in large numbers, they do it
enmasse.
d) The best way of doing something is the most reliable option.
e) If houses or towns start to be built quickly in place where there were none before,
they springing up there.
f) If it’s too early to say definitely if something will happen, you can say cite.
Activity 8 : Find the answers to these questions in paragraphs 6 and 7. Start your
answers with Because..
a) Why must buildings go up very quickly in Canada?
- Because of permafrost.
b) Why are wood-frame buildings unsuitable for Africa ?
- Because the termites eat them.
c) Why is Verbus suitable for the United Arab Emirates?
- Because it’s made from identical metal blocks.
d) Why will it not be easy to change traditional building methods around the world ?
- Because it would require a profound shakeup of the established order.
e) Why is Paul Rollet optimistic about his vision for the future?
- Because he believes that industrialisation is a powerful force.

Activity 9 : Understanding reference and vocabulary

1. It has provided a developer in Liverpool with two modules that came fully finished,
with pillows on the beds. What does the word “it” refer to ?
a. Travelodge
b. Verbus
c. Liverpool
2. They can also be recycled. What does the word “they” refer to ?
a. hotels
b. containers
c. storeys
3. The word aggressively is closest in meaning to
a. in a determined and forceful way
b. in a fair way
c. in a continuous way
4. The word identical is closest in meaning to
a. showing different qualities
b. exactly alike
c. expressing approval

Activity 10 : Words in phrases

Go back to the article. Find prepositions to complete the following phrases and write
them in the blanks.
1. The biggest hotel to be constructed from shipping containers opens in London this
week.
2. The containers can be stacked 17 storeys high without the need for additional
support.
3. It remains to be seen whether developers will break with convention.
4. Travelodge imported the containers from China then stacked them into a 300-room
hotel in Heathrow in just three weeks.

Activity 11 : Word form

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the word.
1. additional
The hotel has been extended with the addition of more rooms.
2. adopt
There have been great improvements thanks to the widespread adoption of agricultural
technology.
3. industrialization
We are seeing tax avoidance on an industrial scale.
4. establish
The ceremony was an establishing event in the annual calendar.
5. extreme
Some of the staff find it extremely difficult and challenging working for him.