Monday Night's Homework (Worksheet #6)

Manju will give you this homework in class on Monday 19th October.

Reading
2)1=D (lines 15-21), 2=G (lines 25-27), 3=A (lines 36-38), 4=I (lines 47-51), 5=B (lines 98-101) 6=E (lines 98-101)

3) 1 laboratories 2 attention 3 cloth 4 rake 5 explanations

Vocabulary
4) 1 take 2 carried out 3 testing 4 promote 5 make 6 sought 7 shape 8 underlie 9 endangered 10 offset

Style Extra
5) 1 It appears to be the case that we are driven to ensure the success and continuation of not just our own genes, but of the species.
2 It was asserted by Copernicus in 1530 that the Earth rotates on its axis once a day and travels round the sun once a year.
3 Most people in the 16th century found it hard to believe that the planets orbit round the sun.
4 It is unlikely that a large comet or asteroid will hit the Earth.
5 Radio telescopes have made it possible (for us) to extend our knowledge of the universe.
6 It will take a gerat deal of time, effort and money (for us) to establish setttlements on the moon.



EXTA HOMEWORK (p63)
3) 1 archaeological 2 strategically 3 settlers 4 cultural surroundings

4) Subjects 1 Ur 2 l 3 a stone lion (The subject comes after the verb, or after an auxiliary such as did - as in example 2.)

5) 1 No sooner had we got back to the hotel than Tom wanted to walk to the castle.
2 Seldom had I felt as safe as this walking around a city late at night.
3 Scarcely had they entered the office when the phone started ringing.
4 Hardly had the ticket price rise been implemented when it was announced that a further 5% increase would be imposed.

6) 2=g, 3=a, 4=e, 5=f, 6=b, 7=d (see below)

2 Not only has the city of Bogota got an excellent bus service, it also encourages the use of bicycles wherever possible.
3 Not only do 10 million inhabitants live in the centre of Shanghai, a further 10 million live in its suburbs.
4 Not only are there a lot of galleries in London, there are several museums too.
5 Not only can high-rise buildings lack style and originality, they are sometimes poorly constructed as well.
6 Not only was the ancient city of Ur built beside the Euphrates River, it was close to the Tigris as well.
7 Not only does Siena offer visitors a historic centre, the countryside nearby is also very beautiful.

7) 1 The train drivers are on strike and so are the bus drivers.
2 The Tokyo flight took off ontime and so did the one to Taipei/the Taipei one.
3 Madrid has a metro and so does Bilbao.
4 I can take the metro and so can you.
5 John should walk to work and so should I.
6 Kiosks sell bus tickets and so do subway stations.

8)1 I hadn't been to Prague before and neither had Dominic. OR I hadn't been to Prague before, nor had Dominic.
2 The school can't provide parking spaces and neither can the sports centre. OR The school can't provide parking spaces, nor can the sports centre.
3 You won't be in time for the next train and neither will I. OR You won't be in time for the next train, nor will I.
4 Fortunately, the car wasn't damaged and neither was my bike. OR Fortunately, the car wasn't damaged, nor was my bike.