Exercises3 When a young black man arrives in a crowded andexpensive restaurant, the head waiter makes him sit inthe least comfortable place,eventhougha tablehasbeenbooked for him and a “Ms Rogers". When Ms Rogersarrives, the waiter realizes that she is a wellknownpolitician; and Ms Rogers realizes that her friend has beentreated badly becauseof the colour of his skin.The waiterrealizes his mistake too, and tries to make up for it, but itis too late.This is the best summary because it captures the main福point about the treatment of Josh.The passage doesnot actually state that he was treated badly becauseof the colour of his skin,but it isimpliedand it isapparent from the context that this is the point of thestory.END
3 When a young black man arrives in a crowded and expensive restaurant, the head waiter makes him sit in the least comfortable place, even though a table has been booked for him and a “Ms Rogers”. When Ms Rogers arrives, the waiter realizes that she is a wellknown politician; and Ms Rogers realizes that her friend has been treated badly because of the colour of his skin. The waiter realizes his mistake too, and tries to make up for it, but it is too late. ➢ This is the best summary because it captures the main point about the treatment of Josh. The passage does not actually state that he was treated badly because of the colour of his skin, but it is implied and it is apparent from the context that this is the point of the story. Exercises
ExercisesDealing with unfamiliar words4 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of thewordsbelow.5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of theexpressionsbelow6 Replace the underlined words with the correct form ofthe words below.You may need to make other changes.7 Answer the questions about the words and expressions
Dealing with unfamiliar words 4 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words below. 5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the expressions below. 6 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words below. You may need to make other changes. 7 Answer the questions about the words and expressions. Exercises
Exercises4 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of thewordsbelow.democraticdonationintensecompetentintimidaterecruitsophisticatedprogressiveThere are two big political parties in the United States:theRepublican Party, which is traditionally the moreconservative of the two,and the Democratic Party,which issaid to be more (1)progressive.One of the most interestingand (2) intense moments in American political life is theelection campaign which comes before the presidentialelections. Both parties need a lot of money to pay for thecampaign,for which they rely on (3)donationsmade byindividuals and organizationsMore
4 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words below. competent democratic donation intense intimidate progressive recruit sophisticated There are two big political parties in the United States: the Republican Party, which is traditionally the more conservative of the two, and the Democratic Party, which is said to be more (1)_. One of the most interesting and (2)_ moments in American political life is the election campaign which comes before the presidential elections. Both parties need a lot of money to pay for the campaign, for which they rely on (3)_ made by individuals and organizations. Exercises progressive intense donations
ExercisesdonationdemocraticintensecompetentintimidaterecruitsophisticatedprogressiveThey also need a lot of new (4)recruitsto work on thecampaign. These people are usually young, intelligent andhardworking, (5) competent in their jobs and not easily(6)intimidated , since they are likely to face a lot ofproblems which have to be resolved quickly.But they alsoneed to be highly (7) sophisticated, to be able tounderstand what the American people have a(n)(8)democratic right to ask of its government, and tocommunicate with them throughthe styleand organizationoftheelectioncampaign.END
competent democratic donation intense intimidate progressive recruit sophisticated They also need a lot of new (4)_ to work on the campaign. These people are usually young, intelligent and hardworking, (5)_ in their jobs and not easily (6)_ , since they are likely to face a lot of problems which have to be resolved quickly. But they also need to be highly (7)_, to be able to understand what the American people have a(n) (8)_ right to ask of its government, and to communicate with them through the style and organization of the election campaign. Exercises recruits competent intimidated sophisticated democratic
Exercises5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of theexpressionsbelowin charge ofbe heaving within the running forknow...inside outrefrainfromstep outthink on one's feettrack down1 At the end of evening, they stepped out into the quietstreets.2 It was rush hour and the streets were heaving withcars,vans and buses.3 The head waiter is in charge of greeting people andshowing them to their seats.4 He looked down his list of reservations, but couldn'ttrack down Lester's name.More
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the expressions below. be heaving with in charge of in the running for know . inside out refrain from step out think on one’s feet track down 1 At the end of evening, they _ into the quiet streets. 2 It was rush hour and the streets _cars, vans and buses. 3 The head waiter is _ greeting people and showing them to their seats. 4 He looked down his list of reservations, but couldn’t _ Lester’s name. Exercises stepped out were heaving with in charge of track down