UPSTREAM - ADVANCED - UNIT 5

Rezolvarea exercitiilor  din manualul de limba engleza intitulat UPSTREAM ADVANCED C1, Student’s Book,  Editura Express Publishing, Autori Virginia Evans si Lynda Edwards, Editia 2003

UPSTREAM ADVANCED C1

UNIT 5 – OUR CHANGING WORLD

LEAD IN –PAGE 99

1. a.

A. traffic congestion, reliance on the car, etc.

B. technology, computers, the Internet, etc.

C. climate changes, flooding, drought, etc.

D. architecture, inner cities, environment, etc.

REDAING PAGES 100-101

1.b.

1. b
2. a
3. c
4. d
5. b
6. c

2.

time limit – deadline

disputes – feuds

groups – camps

publicity – hype

imitate – mimic

trick – fool

achieved – pulled off

creates in the mind – conjures up

LANGUAGE FOCUS – PAGES 102 – 105

1. a.b.

1. text messages – communications
2. modem – information technology
3. endoscopic – medical
4. scanners – electronics
5. assembly lines – industrial
6. satellites – space/communications
7. solar – energy

4.a.

2. unemployment

3. space junk

4. consumer society

5. fast food

6. urban sprawl

7. impersonal service

8. GM foods

9. biological weapons

10. stressful lifestyle

11. extreme weather changes

12. nuclear power

5.a.

1. shop
2. result
3. future
4. excursion
5. beginning
6. anger
7. epidemic
8. costs

6.a.

technological – warfare/era

automated – factory/appliances

new age – philosophy/travelers

scientific – inquiry/journal

high-tech – gadgetary/industry

experimental – stage/research

space – exploration/station

digital – voice discs/camera

6.b.

1. space station
2. scientific journal
3. experimental stage
4. technological warfare
5. digital voice discs
6. new age philosophy

7.

1. do
2. make
3. have
4. make
5. make
6. do
7. have
8. have
9. hold
10. make
11. do
12. hold

9.

1. recent
2. operate
3. range
4. reflects
5. concerns
6. stored
7. highly
8. bear
9. outdated
10. good

11.a.

1. in private
2. in any event
3. in the light of
4. in the long run
5. in brief
6. in writing

12.

1. took … in
2. send … back
3. took back
4. took up
5. send … on
6. sent for
7. sent out on
8. took on

LISTENING & SPEAKING – PAGES 106 – 107

1. c.

1. (strong) opposition
2. (local) environment
3. good quality food
4. reasonable
5. local specialities/food cultures
6. reverse the trend
7. loitering
8. scared
9. meeting point/place
10. the economy

2.b.

1. C
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. C
10. B

READING – PAGES 108-109

1. b.

1. twelve
2. yes
3. USSR

2.a.b.

1. B (I.69)
2. F (II.93-95)
3. C (II.5-11)
4. C (II.20-23)
5. F (I.89)
6. B (II.70-71)
7. F (II.79-81)
8. A (II.45-46)
9. C (II.18-20)
10. D (I.57)
11. A (II.23-25)
12. D (II.53-54)
13. C (II.32-42)
14. E (II.73-74)
15. A (II.61-65)

ENGLISH IN USE – PAGES 110-113

1.

1. 2
2. 4
3. 6
4. 11
5. 3
6. 8
7. 1
8. 10
9. 9
10. 5
11. 7

2.

1. She’s about
2. he’s going to
3. will agree to it
4. He starts
5. I’ll take you
6. he’s going to fall
7. I’m going

3.a.

1. on the verge of
2. until your name is
3. are due to
4. he is bound to

3.b.

2. Do not enter until the light is green.

3. PM says talks are bound to fail.

4. The plane is due to arrive at 20:55.

5. The UN warns that the country is on the verge of civil war.

4.

1. out
2. ok
3. they
4. ok
5. do
6. quite
7. the
8. whether
9. might
10. ok
11. as
12. ok
13. ok
14. to
15. be
16. being

5.

1. for
2. of
3. than
4. are
5. parents/families
6. to
7. if
8. done
9. may/could/might
10. hand
11. this/that
12. who
13. made
14. with
15. to

6.

1. about
2. can
3. been
4. which
5. a the
6. have that

7.

1. lose
2. refund, legal
3. service/warranty/guarantee; reduction/discount
4. apologise for/replace

8.

1. non-stop/heavily
2. go on/continue
3. expecting/prepared for
4. flooded
5. safe
6. water
7. cut off
8. running
9. get over
10. put in/submit
11. deal/cope
12. it difficult/hard
13. put out/control

9.

1. decisive
2. remarkable
3. leisurely
4. objectionable
5. stabilize
6. simplify
7. pressure
8. unchecked
9. sweetener
10. speakers

10.

1. residence
2. occupants
3. favourite
4. centrally
5. appliances
6. security
7. automatically
8. evolution
9. selection
10. hospitable
11. exceedingly
12. exploration
13. puzzling
14. manned
15. behaviour

WRITING – PAGES 114-118

2.

1. among
2. of
3. throughout
4. of
5. on
6. in
7. to
8. of
9. to
10. from
11. from
12. of

4.a.

1. A motor museum. Exhibits of cars from first motors to present day. Motorcycles/Powerboats/Moving exhibition of history of the car.
2. Can see development and history of engines and design.
3. by car/coach
4. 9:00-5:30 every day of the year. 10 Pounds per person
5. Contact Beaulieu Motor Museum

6.b.

1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. True
7. True
8. False
9. True

7.

1. as well as
2. even
3. on moving
4. perspective
5. However
6. It was
7. led
8. remembering

10.

1. (I.3) that – this
2. (I.6) has
3. (I.7) as well as
4. (I.9) as far as
5. (I.10) in progress
6. (I.10) construction
7. (I.12) being
8. (I.15) our country looks …
9. (I.15) it is anticipated
10. (I.19) It seems probable that …

11.

2. health

3. economic

4. historical

5. scientific

6. economic