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COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES
LESSON 4.5
EXERCISE 13 (P.45)
LESSON 5.5
EXERCISE 7 (P.55)
Bahrain air travel statistics 2013-2014
2013
2014
Change
Total number of air passengers
7,371,651
8,102,502
+9.9%
Arrivals
2,185,387
2,335,505
+7%
Departures
2,087,377
2,245,046
+8%
Transfers (passengers changing planes in Bahrain)
2,931,920
3,366,309
+15%
Transit (passengers on planes refuelling in Bahrain)
166,967
155,651
-7%
Most popular destination:
Dubai International Airport
1
st
1,188,675
1
st
1,121,417
-6%
Destination with the biggest change in numbers:
Mashhad International Airport, Iran
2328 –
20
th
124,541
+5250%
LESSON 9.3
EXERCISE 5B (P.90)
The table below shows the order of most adjectives before a noun.
(We don’t usually use more than about three adjectives before a noun.)
Adjectives
Noun
Opinion
Size
Shape
Most other
qualities
Age
Colour/
Pattern
Nationality Material
Function/Class
beautiful
antique colourful
Japanese
silk
paintings
huge
well-known
dark
bronze sculpture
famous
art schools
stainless
steel
plates
enormous
metal
figure
huge
fully-
extended
wings
small
brown
clay
figurines
rich, aristocratic
family
LESSON 10.3
EXERCISE 1A (P.100)
The advert was for school bus drivers in America. It was effective
because it recognised that the people applying for the job would not
be interested in job satisfaction or career advancement and that the
benefits – hours, holidays and salary – would be the most important
aspects. Presumably, at an interview, candidates would have to show
Herbal medicines
Information sources
Articles from well-known medical journals
Facts
•
use plant extracts for remedies/medicines
•
herbs have been used for thousands of years – ancient
remedy
•
three types of medicines: Western, Chinese, Indian
•
safety: users need to take care – side effects from some
herbs, also, they can interact badly with other drugs
Summary
Some herbal medicines have a harmful effect on the body.
But many benefits from herbs, as well.
Recommendations
•
must be used with great care – get advice from a herbalist
•
absolutely essential to tell your doctor if you are using
herbal medicine
•
make sure the herbal remedy is the correct product for you
•
good idea for a herbalist to make a remedy specially for you
•
don’t believe all the claims you read on the packaging of a
herbal product
