英孚英语单元练习——14 精通级 unit1

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?Read the article on Nostradamus. Make notes about who he was, where he lived, what he did, and how people feel about him. Type into the input box. This is a non-graded activity: you will not receive a score.

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Nostradamus was an astrologer. He lived in France in the 16th century. Some people suggest he foretold the future, but many people believe that this was not true.

?Read the statements and decide, according to the article, which are true. You can select more than one.

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Select the true statements, according to the article.

?Divination is not a modern activity.

?Nostradamus foretold of space travel.

?Omens definitely predict the future.

? A rationalist believes in clairvoyants.

?Nostradamus was an astronomer.

?Nostradamus wrote poetry.

?Look at the words from the text. Match them to their meanings. Read the text again to help. Drag the word strips to the correct positions.

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?Read the horoscopes. Type the correct sign in the gaps. Use the words from the box to help.

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?Aries - Gemini - Sagittarius - Scorpio - Pisces - Leo

WHAT DO THE STARS HOLD IN STORE FOR YOU IN THE NEXT YEAR?

Aries

March 21-April 20

It’s highly likely that you’ll travel next year. You’re bound to meet a special person on your trip.

Taurus

April 21-May 20

You’re due for a promotion at work or a winning lottery ticket! Make plans now as to how you’d invest the extra cash.

Gemini

May 21-June 21

You’re about to see changes in your life. Hold on to your hat … it’s going to be quite the ride.

Cancer

June 22- July 22

You may face some unexpected challenges at work. Do your best to maintain a positive outlook and keep your wits about you.

Leo

July 23-August 22

It’s possible this coming year will be your most promising one for a while, so make every moment count and, as the Romans used to say, seize the day!

Virgo

August 23-September 22

The future should be bright for you. Enjoy what life has to offer next year. All that you touch could turn to gold.

Libra

September 23-October 23

You’re supposed to run into a number of promising career prospects in the year ahead, so make sure you get out there and keep your eyes wide open. Opportunity only comes knocking once in a blue moon.

Scorpio

October 24-November 22

By no stretch of the imagination will next year be a dull and boring one. It’s all go, go, go.

Sagittarius

November 23-December 21

You’re sure to run into a few old friends and acqua intances, sometimes under surprising circumstances. Make sure you’re looking at your best at all times.

Capricorn

December 22-January 20

Might be time for you to take a step back and get your life into perspective. The stars can only light your way; it’s up to you to walk the talk.

Aquarius

January 21-February 19

Imagine, if you will, a year in which all your heart’s most secret dreams are fulfilled. There’s the future looking back at you. Enjoy what comes along.

Pisces

February 20-March 20

A taste of what’s to come? Think sweet and salty.

?Group the sentences according to the speaker's level of certainty. Drag the word strips on the left to the appropriate categories on the right.

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?certain

o You will do better.

o You must improve.

o He has to begin now.

o They have got to stop.

?not certain

o He might agree.

o He probably would agree.

o He may be there soon.

o He could arrive early.

?Select the correct words.

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To The Editor,The Daily Bulletin

Madam

For some of us,the future is here already.It’s encoded in our individualDNA,it’s carried in the words we speak that are highly(like/likely)tocome back to haunt us,and it’s(going/ go)to slap us in the facein no(certain/uncertain)terms when mother nature finally

decides togive us one final piece of her gaia mind.

Judging by the increasing number of people who are consulting charlatanslike Mystic

Maureen,(your resident so-called psychic),avidly reading theirhoroscopes on my morning commute,I’d say that future is(bound/bounding)to be extremely bleak.I thought we lived in an age of reason,but columns like this are(sure/surely)to have gullible people

believingotherwise.

I’m no soothsayer or shaman,and I don’t claim to have extra-sensoryperception,just good old-fashioned common sense.I say,let’s get real andback to basics.But one thing I(can/ should)predict for sure;by no(stretch/stretches)of the imagination can I foresee myself buying thisnewspaper again!

Sincerely

A Reader

?Use the prompts and speculate about the future. Write four of your ideas. Type into the input box. This is a non-graded activity: you will not receive a score.

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?the environment - space travel - artificial intelligence - technology

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?I think we’re bound to see some problems with the environment like more droughts and floods. We’re bound to find life on other planets at some point. By no

stretch of the imagination will artificial intelligence ever surpass human

intelligence. We’re about to see a greater revol ution than the Industrial revolution

as a result of new technology.

?Read the interview. Type the actions or behaviors described in the text under the correct headings.

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constructive actions / behaviors

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destructive actions / behaviors

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?Match the phrases from the text with their meanings. Read the interview again if necessary. Drag the word strips to the correct positions.

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?the running out of the things we need

diminishing resources

?when the world ends or is destroyed

doomsday

?ways of living that will not reduce the earth's resources

earth-sustainable alternatives

?at the imagery from the interview. Select the appropriate answer to the questions.

Read the text again if necessary.

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When we describe transport as 'energy-guzzling', we are

comparing it to _____.

? a bank (meaning the amount of gas it saves)

? a person (meaning the huge amount of gas it consumes)

When we talk about 'getting a grip on an obsession', we

mean _____.

?we want to take back control and end the bad behavior

?we want to embrace or shake hands with our obsession

When we talk about the 'debt treadmill', we use the phrase

to mean _____.

?we are able to exercise our ability to handle our finances well

?we are slaves to debt and cannot get off that track

When we talk about 'toxic assets', we are likening them to

_____.

?chemical waste

?an animal

? a person

When we use the term 'economic meltdown', we are

likening it to _____.

? a candle melting slowly over time

? a catastrophic event like a nuclear meltdown

?an ice-cream melting in the sun

?Look at the phrases. Rank them in order from the most serious to least serious problems for the future. This is an open activity; you will not receive a score.

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Most seriousLeast serious

?energy guzzling

?global warming

?consumer debt

?toxic assets

The magazine wants to hear your predictions for the next five years. They’ll collect them and put them in a time capsule and open them in six years’ time. What do you foresee? Type into the input box. This is a non-graded activity: you will not receive a score.

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Economy: I think we’re bound to move towards a universal currency.

Environment: It’s highly likely that we’ll see more natural disasters. The earth’s

ecosystems are disrupted now.

Technology: By no stretch of the imagination will artificial intelligence surpass our own, but

I do think that we’ll see robots walking around amongst us.

Society: I think we’re about to see families becoming larger, not smaller. By this I mean, that there’ll be multi-generations living together in the same household.

?Listen to the audio about expressing doubt and skepticism. Choose the statements that are true.

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This information is by and large about expressing humor.

?Intonation can help soften the directness of a ‘doubt’ phrase.

?Register and appropriacy help us choose which phrases to use.

?We always use the name of a function to express that function.

?Listen to the audio again. Type the words you hear in the gaps as you listen. ?

I doubt that very much.

I'm utterly skeptical about that.

I don't doubt your intentions. But I do doubt your conclusions.

How on earth could that have anything to do with it?

What's that got to do with it?

Hel-lo?!

You're a charlatan and a fraudster!

You cannot be serious!

I'm somewhat skeptical. But I see where you're coming from.

Like that's ever gonna happen!

No way!

?isten to the phrases and practice them. Pay attention to the intonation.

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?我彻底地怀疑。

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I'm utterly skeptical about that.

?我非常怀疑。

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I doubt that very much.

?我有点怀疑。

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I'm somewhat skeptical.

?那究竟会怎样？

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What's that got to do with it?

?究竟有没有什么可以做的？

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How on earth could that have anything to do with it?

?像那样也要发生了！

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Like that's ever gonna happen!

?你好？！

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Hello?!

?没门！

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No way!

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In the not too distant future, robots will have completely replaced language teachers.

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No way! Human over humanoid will always win the day, I'd say.

?Listen to the dialogues. Select the responses you hear the second speaker give in each dialogue.

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Which did you hear?

?With every fibres of my being.

?With every fibre of my being.

Which did you hear?

?I’m totally convinced of it.

?I’m totally convincing of it.

Which did you hear?

?Yes. Yes I do. And I say that with utterly conviction.

?Yes. Yes I do. And I say that with utter conviction.

Which did you hear?

?I’ve an unshaking belief in their ability to do this.

?I’ve an unshakeable belief in their ability to do this.

Which did you hear?

?It’s my fervent belief this’ll happen in the next ten years.

?It’s my solvent belief this’ll happen in the next ten years.

Which did you hear?

?Without a shadow of a doubt.

?With a shadow of a doubt.

Which did you hear?

?Not a debt in my mind about it.

?Not a doubt in my mind about it.

Which did you hear?

?This too shall come to pass. Just you wait and see.

?This too shall coming to pass. Just you wait and see.

?Put the dialog in order.

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?Jake: You've read Harry Potter, haven't you?

Mary: Yeah, brilliant book. I've seen all the movies too.

?Jake: Me too. I'm sorry there'll be no more books.

Mary: Yeah, but even so, science is going to pick up this plot sometime soon, I'd say.

?Jake: What do you mean, pick up the plot?

Mary: Well, scientists are trying to design a cloak of invisibility. Just like Harry Potter's! Imagine that, if you will.

?Jake: Hard to imagine, if you ask me! Do you think it'll ever happen?

Mary: Oh, I'm utterly convinced of it. I think in my lifetime too.

?Jake: And just how old do you expect to live then?

Mary: Oh, until at least a hundred.

Jake: No way! One hundred?? How come?

?Mary: Well, I'm looking into my crystal ball here, and predicting that medicine and robotics will come together to enable us to have this kind of longevity in the not too distant future. Without a shadow of

a doubt! Can't wait to see what the future holds!

?Listen and repeat the prompts.

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?我坚信有那么一天我们将生活在火星上。

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It's my fervent belief we'll live on Mars one day.

?我完全相信我们的石油将很快耗尽。

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I'm totally convinced we're going to run out of oil soon.

?我深信我们现在必须结束世界饥饿。

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With every fibre of my being, I believe we must put an end to world hunger now.

?未来都是独生子女家庭？我从未怀疑过这个问题。

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One child families in the future? Not a doubt in my mind about it.

?在他的谈话中他对延长寿命是可行的充满着绝对的信心。

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He talks with utter conviction about increasing life-span as a viable scenario.

?Listen to the conversation about a popular sci-fi TV program. Decide if the statements are true or false.

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Beata completely believes this sci-fi program led to real

advances in science.

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Mark remains skeptical of the link between sci-fi ideas and

reality.

?False

Beata thinks Mark has his head in the clouds.

?False

Mark thinks Beata is impressionable.

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Beata was able to convince Mark to change his mind.

?True

?Read the expressions from the audio. Who said them? Beata or Mark? Type their name after each expression. Listen to the conversation again.

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Mr-I-didn’t-watch-it indeed! Beata

How on earth could that have ever changed the world? Mark

You doubting Thomas. Beata

You’re a charlatan and a fraudster!Beata

What’s that got to do with some TV program …Mark

My point exactly. Beata

What was so utterly riveting about this show? Mark

Here’s my trump card.Beata

You cannot be serious! Mark

Result! Beata

?Listen to the conversation again. Look at the list and click on those inventions which are not mentioned.

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cell phones

humanoid robots

space exploration

MP3players

walkie-talkies

warp drive

computer voice recognition

laptops

MRIs

?Summarize both speakers’ attitudes towards the relationship between science fiction and reality. Who do you agree with? Type into the input box. This is a non-graded activity: you will not receive a score.

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