Transcript Nessun titolo diapositiva

Ex. 5 p. 67
adjective
Portable computers first became
commercially
………………………….
[commerce] (1) available in 1981
but they were about the size of a sewing machine.
noun
Although they marked the beginning of
technological [technology] (2) advances in the
……………………
computer industry,
verb + the
ability [able] (3) to work on a battery
they lacked the…………
verb + preposition
popularity
so they never really gained in …………………..…
[popular] (4).
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verb + possessive
adjective
Fortunately, work continued to reduce their
weight
………………
[weigh] (5) and size
preposition
development
but it took another ten years of ………………………
[develop] (6) in the computer industry.
actually [actual] (7)
The older models were ………………
adjective
too heavy and big to be on your lap but the name
laptop became widely used. They are also known as
notebooks.
Ex. 5 p. 67
verb to be
unrecognisable
The laptop of today is ………………………………
[recognise] (8) next to those earlier models
preposition
competition
but is now in ………………………
[compete] (9) with
smartphones and tablets
adverb
powerful
which have become very ………………
and do almost anything you might want!
[power] (10)
EXAM TASK p. 67
A SAILING BIKE
A teenager called Ned Aufenast has come up with an
impressive
…………………
[impress] (0) way of getting about. noun
It is a bicycle with a sail and it’s quite a
noun
dramatic
………………………
[drama] (1) sight as Ned rides it
through the traffic near his home.
?
Initially
…………….,
[initial] (2) he wasn’t sure if the should
ride it on the road, but once he had given it
independent brakes, lights and reflectors, and do
almost anything you might want!
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A SAILING BIKE
permission
he was given ……………………
[permit] (3) to ride it verb
anywhere except on the motorways,
verb to do + so
where he would be doing so …………………
[legal] (4).
illegally
possessive adjective
inspiration
Ned says his …………..………….
[inspire] (5) came one
day when he was riding his bicycle.
because OF
strength
It was a real struggle because of the ………..………….
[strong] (6) of the wind.
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A SAILING BIKE
verb to be
passionate
He’s always been ……………………
[passion] (7)
about sailing and thought it might be fun to use wind
power on the road.
possessive adjective
He says: ‘You just pedal and the wind helps you to go
knowledge
faster.’ Although not essential, his ……..………………
[know] (8) of sailing
verb to be + very
helpful [help] (9) when he was
was very …………..…
designing the bike.
EXAM TASK p. 67
A SAILING BIKE
verb
A Dutch company had already started
productions
……………………
[produce] (7) of something similar
called the ‘whike’. Ned is helping them make versions
based on his own design.
Euskerrik asko
What language is this?
I am sure it is…
It MUST BE Basque
It MAY BE Norwegian
Perhaps it is…
It MIGHT BE Norwegian
It COULD BE Norwegian
I am sure it is NOT…
It CAN’T BE English
MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION
Deductions in the PRESENT
MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION
Deductions in the PAST
Who broke the window?
I am sure it WAS…
It MUST HAVE BEEN a boy
from another school
It MAY HAVE BEEN Giulio
Perhaps it WAS…
It MIGHT HAVE BEEN Andrea
It COULD HAVE BEEN Luca
I am sure it
WAS NOT…
It CAN’T HAVE BEEN Laura
Key word transformation
Complete the second sentence so that it has a
similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given.
Do not change the word given.
You must use between two and five words,
including the word given.
It’s possible that Mary took your jacket home.
MAY
may have taken
Mary ………………………..…
your jacket home.
I am sure Paul has remembered his mum’s birthday today.
CAN’T
can’t have forgotten his mum’s birthday today.
Paul …………………………...