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SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
12.2
VOCABULARY
OPPOSITES (PREFIXES)
6
a
Find the opposites in the webpage of the words in
the box.
behave dependent expected forgettable
similar usual
6
b
What other opposites can you think of beginning
with
in-
,
dis-
,
mis-
or
un-
?
7
Complete the text using the opposites of the words
in the box.
accurate clean edible happy helpful
interesting otganised reliable
I remember visiting a museum as a child, many years ago.
It was very dull and
1
. The information next to the
exhibits was
2
. I remember some Roman coins and
a sign which said they were Norman. Even I knew what
a Roman emperor looked like! My parents didn’t realise
how
3
I was as I walked around those dark, dusty
corridors. Another problem with the museum was that it
was very
4
with 16th century clothes, stone-age
tools and 19th century machinery all thrown together.
The people who worked there were
5
and didn’t
seem to know anything about the exhibits. And I think,
although my memory is rather
6
nowadays,
that there was a terrible café with
7
cakes and
8
cups!
GRAMMAR
CONDITIONALS: FIRST AND SECOND
8
a
Complete the sentences, then check in the text.
1
If students spent time here, they...
2
If I lived closer, I...
8
b
Which sentence in Exercise 8a is a first conditional?
Which is a second conditional?
8
c
Which conditional describes an unlikely or
hypothetical situation? Which describes a real
possibility?
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Language reference and extra practice, pages 126–149
9
Put the verbs into the correct conditional form
according to the likelihood of the condition.
1
He’s always late. If he
(be) late again this
week, I
(fire) him.
2
If you
(wait) a moment, I
(call) the
technician. He’ll come immediately.
3
If I
(have) enough money, I
(buy) a
sports car – what a dream!
4
Look, if you
(buy) this computer now, I
(give) you a free pair of headphones.
5
Are you around later? If I
(have) enough time,
I
(call) you.
6
If I
(know) the answer, I
(tell) you, but
I don’t.
10
a
Find the following conjunctions on the website
(including the questions). Which have a similar meaning
to
if
and which have a similar meaning to
if not
?
as long as imagine provided that
supposing that unless
10
b
Which two of the conjunctions introduce a strict
condition (
only if X happens …
)? Which two introduce
imaginary situations?
11
Correct the sentences. (Some can be corrected in
two ways.)
1
I’d buy you a new tablet as long as you agree to
study harder.
2
Would you be interested in investing in more
technology, if you have the chance?
3
If I start this technology course again, I think I’d do it
differently.
4
Imagine you had no access to the internet, what will
you do?
5
Supposing that the computer crashed, who will you
phone?
6
You can borrow my tablet provided that you would
bring it back tomorrow.
12
Work with a partner and write sentences based on
the prompts below. Think about whether the situation
is possible or unlikely.
If scientists find a cure for cancer, people will live longer.
1
ice cap melt / next twenty years
2
people / live longer
3
government / not invest in medicine
4
computer games / ban
5
fewer people / drive
6
Earth / in danger
SPEAKING
13
Work in small groups and discuss the question
below:
The text talks about children finding out how pulleys
work by lifting weights with and without them. What
other things could children find out by actually doing
experiments? Make a list of five interactive exhibits that
a science centre should have.
