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Homework for Lesson 2: 19.10.24

Use of English placement test

I A The open cloze: a text with 15 missing words

Complete each of the 15 gaps in the text with one appropriate word.

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls is Canada’s foremost tourist attraction in (0) terms of the number of visitors. (1) ____________ from the waterfall itself,
however,

there is precious (2) ____________ to detain you in the area. Unless, (3) ____________ is, you’re a fan of wax museums, flashing neon
lights

and souvenir shops. But the Maid of the Mist boat ride is something not to be missed. (4) ____________ operation since 1846, the boat takes

millions of tourists a year around the base of the Falls. It’s a wet ride and more (5) ____________ than not, the raincoats they supply you

(6) ____________ prove futile against the stinging spray, but it’s well (7) ____________ the drenching. The view of hundreds of litres of

water per second crashing onto the rocks right in front of you is (8) ____________ short of breathtaking.

(9) ____________ those who want a closer look, the journey behind the Falls also repays the price of admission, as the school groups you’ll

inevitably (10) ____________ across there will be only (11) ____________ willing to testify. You walk through man-made tunnels to an

observation tower situated (12) ____________ the very brink of the Falls. The experience (13) ____________ only be described as surreal;

you feel as though you’re actually walking inside the waterfall. (14) ____________ with the boat ride, you’re guaranteed a soaking, but there

again, this is a waterfall, so (15) ____________ do you expect?

II Wordbuilding

For each of the gaps, form a word based on the stem given in the text.

The Invisible Profession

For many people, the job of the chartered surveyor remains something of a mystery. The best (0) DEFINE definition that we’ve found calls
surveying,

the discipline involved in extracting, adding and maximising value from the most important commodity there is – land.’ But if we have a mental

image of surveyors at all, it is of rather quiet, (16) ASSUME _______________ men in hard hats, carrying something called a theodolite, the
purpose

of which is largely (17) KNOW _______________ to us.

Real life surveyors, an articulate, diverse body of men and women, view this misperception with (18) WEARY _______________ and amusement

in equal measure. For surveying is a vastly varied field, with several distinct and (19) INTELLECT _______________ stimulating careers within
it.

A chartered surveyor may be found setting up (20) COMMERCE _______________ property deals; he or she may equally be discovered in a

wet suit, making an (21) ASSESS _______________ of the seabed for an oil company. Many are managers and experts in the construction

industry, whilst others (22) SPECIAL _______________ in areas such as environmental (23) APPRAISE _______________. The financial

wizard with the laptop, simultaneously phoning his contacts with statistical information is a surveyor, too. For there’s another little secret
about

chartered surveying. Salary (24) PACK _______________ of L 100.000 in your mid-thirties are by no means a (25) RARE
_______________,

plus there’s the chance to go into property development and make millions.

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III Lexical sets

For each of the sets of sentences below, write one suitable word.

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 The children were surprised to hear the tree branch ___ as they sat down on it. ________________
 Barry realised that he needed to ___ out of his despondent mood if he was going to have any chance of getting a job.
 I think you’d better go back to bed if all you can do is ___ at me first thing in the morning!’ Amy’s mother said.

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 Clarissa’s bad temper ___ something of a shadow over the whole meeting. ________________
 One of the director’s main responsibilities is to ___ the show before rehearsals begin.
 The opposing sides in the dispute agreed to ___ aside their differences and work for the common good.

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 When planting asparagus, it is necessary to dig a trench of sufficient ___ to ensure that the roots will be entirely covered.
 Although students on the course should be familiar with the basic theories of economics, they are not expected to have any great
___ of understanding.
 In the company of such well-known figures as the town’s mayor and a presenter from the local radio station, Paula felt out of her
___, and so remained quiet.
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 I was on the ___ of my seat during the grand prix because it was such a close race. ________________
 If you drink a glass of water before each meal, you’ll find that it takes the ___ off your appetite.
 Jean appeared to be rather on ___ during the evening and the other guests wondered if she was worried about something.

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 At the end of the event, the organisers are ___ on a meal to thank all those who have helped. ________________
 In their desperate struggle to get a conviction, the police succeeded in ___ the blame for the murder on an innocent bystander.
 If the actress persists in marrying a wealthy man more than twice her age, she will be ___ herself open to the obvious criticisms.

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 The assistant ___ me to believe that the equipment would operate in any country but that just wasn’t the case. ________________
 After the presentation, a panel of experts ___ a half-hour discussion, during which time audience was able to ask a number of
questions.
 A series of police raids in the early hours of the last Friday morning ___ to several arrests being made.

IV Transformations

For each pair of sentences below, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word on the right
and between 3 and 8 words to complete the second sentence.

32 When a novel is made into a film, the author may have to put up with changes to his or her original work. PUT

When a novel is made into a film, the author may have no choice _____________________ being made to his or her original work.

33 The newspaper article said that the runner wasn’t old enough for international competitions. TOO

The newspaper article described ___________________________________________________________________ internationally.

34 Owing to the company’s financial problems, several of their retail outlets were closed. RESULTED

Financial problems _______________________________________________________________ several of the company’s outlets.

35 Rumour has it that the famous couple are about to announce their engagement. VERGE

The famous couple are said ___________________________________________________________________ their engagement.

36 You can borrow Dad’s car, but don’t blame me when it breaks down. HOLD

You can borrow Dad’s car but ______ ____________________________________________________________ breaking down.

37 It’s unfortunate that I came to see him when he wasn’t here. GOING

If I ______________________________________________________________________________ here, I wouldn’t have come.

38 In order to discover how the disagreement had started, Mary talked to each child separately. ONE

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Mary talked to the children ______________________________________ attempt to discover how the disagreement had started.

39 Kim hasn’t had as much success with her project as she had hoped. LIKED

Kim ______________________________________________________________________________________ more successful.

Speaking: Getting to know each other

Students interview each other in pairs and groups of three to get information relating to two broad areas:

 educational background and career path

On completion, they report back to the whole class their findings, which are recorded digitally by the teacher.

The majority of interview-based findings were presented and recorded in class. The small minority will be taken care of in the next lesson.

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Student mini profiles

No Name Studies and career-related points Hobbies and interests outside studies
1 Balerstet Aleksy studied English language translation at a private university in Pop culture, is interested in paleontology
Poland (WSB); works in an English language school; prepares (study of pre-historical times).
kids for various exams;
2 Borczon Michał Studied pedagogy at Gdańsk University; has worked in Music production, DJing for friends
different schools, runs a company and used to be a DJ
3 Chojnowska Natalia Studied English and translation at Łomża; works with kids in Reads books, listens to music, plays the piano.
an English language school; has experience in journalism
4 Czarkowska-Bąba Studied English philology at Gdańsk Uni and also civil Reading books, cycling; has an interest in
Paulina engineering and environment protect technologies at the medicine
University of Technology; teaches at a primary school
5 Dąbrowski Mateusz Studied English language translation at a private university in Is into reading fantasy books.
Poland (WSB); teaches students of all ages at a private
language school in Gdańsk; leader developer at a private
company which produces board games
6 Dobies Marta Studied English philology at Olsztyn University; worked at a Cycling, reading books, watching TV series;
private English school called English Club, is now working at has an interest in the Second World War.
a private school called Ambit in Gdynia

7 Gelmuda Patrycja Studied English and German at Cracow University; works as Reading books; loves watching Shrek.
an accountant, where she uses German
8 Grajewska Daria (?)
9 Johansen Klaudia Has a MA in economics from the Technical University of Practices and provides instruction in Yoga,
Koszalin; did a post-graduate course in public relations at the loves traveling.
University of Cracow; worked as an event manger in Warsaw;
returned to her roots in Gdańsk and decided to be a teacher;
did a BA course in English studies at the Pomeranian
University in Słupsk.
10 Kazanowski Adrian Studied English and Spanish philology at Gdańsk University; Takes long walks with his dog and friends;
works in an IT department of a private company. likes board games.
11 Kibiłko Julia Studied English philology at Gdańsk University; works as a baking, watching TV shows, reading
private teacher.
12 Klimek Aneta Studied English philology at a private university in swimming, watching TV shows
Bydgoszcz; works online as deputy manager at a help desk in
a British hospital.
13 Kłodnicki Michał Attended in high school drama classes at the Miniatura watching movies
Theatre in Gdańsk; studied English philology at Ateneum
(private college) in Gdańsk; for 7 years worked as a counsellor
with children and had burnout; is currently looking for a fresh
start.
14 Krupska Daria Studied English philology at Gdańsk University but was not Cycling with her husband and friends; looks
committed to a teaching career; changed her mind and teaches after a stray cat
in a pre-school.

15 Kruszewska Natalia
(?)
16 Leszczyński Marek (?)
17 Liberacki Mikołaj Studied English language translation at a private university in Cycling, playing board games and travelling;
Poland (WSB); works as a teacher in a private language school recently visited London.
in Gdynia.
18 Meyer Aleksandra Studied English philology at Gdańsk University; dreams about Enjoys colouring books for adults; loves action
being a translator but decided to go into teaching for practical movies; owns a cat called Hades, would love to
reasons. own three cats.
19 Mikołajczyk Studied English philology and translation and did Spanish and Art, foreign languages and reading books
Aleksandra Portuguese courses at Gdańsk University; is currently studying
history of art; works for Ryan Air; also taught English to high
school Ss
20 Miszkiel Patrycja Studied English philology (with a linguistics specialisation) at Rowing, listening to podcasts, psychology; has
Olsztyn University; assesses speaking exams at elementary a dog.
school level.
21 Olczyk Dominik Obtained a BA in English philology from Ateneum (private Watches Netfix on line; goes to a fantasy club
college); has started working in a school. and plays board games.
22 Perlikowska Julia
23 Sekuła Natalia
24 Szczotka Paula
25 Wolska Kinga