Rounding off CE 2017-I/ Vocab + RAUOE part 4 SB Unit 5

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• Middelbare school
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Thursday, December 15th

Programme

- Rounding off CE 2017-I

- SB Unit 5: Vocabulary

- SB Unit 5: Reading and Use of English part 4

- SB Unit 5: Exam Focus

CE 2017-I

• 37. 1. E / 2. A / 3. D
• 38. D
• 39. D
• 40. B
• 41. emotional hyperbole
• 42. Nee
• 43. (Ja, alinea) 4
  

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Turn to SB Unit 5 Vocabulary p. 70

lower

outnumber

worsen

Positive

Neutral (depends on context)

Negative

enhance

exceed

modify

deteriorate

strengthen

boost

intensify

facilitate

augment

hinder

upgrade

weaken

magnify

multiply

corrupt

Answer key

Positive: enhance, strengthen, boost, facilitate, upgrade

Neutral (depends on context): outnumber, modify, intensify, augment, magnify, multiply, lower, exceed

Negative: worsen, deteriorate, hinder, weaken, corrupt

Do you agree?

1. I had already fallen for the guy but when I heard he was a computer games fanatic, my feelings for him intensified.

1. Positive
2. Negative
3. Neutral

2. If you force someone to do something they are afraid of, it may well magnify their feelings of dread.

1. Positive
2. Negative
3. Neutral

3. The new version of the programme allows you to modify the settings to suit your needs.

1. Positive
2. Negative
3. Neutral

4. We installed the software to solve a few problems, but the end result is that our problems have multiplied!

1. Positive
2. Negative
3. Neutral

5. They have augmented the latest version of their operating system so that the security features are state of the art.

1. Positive
2. Negative
3. Neutral

1. Adding video to my posts really gave my popularity a/ an ... . I now have over 1000 followers.

2. The number of computers per household now ... the number of TVs.

3. Sharing a flat with my friends is really ... my ability to get my work done.

4. I've had my phone for over two years. I think it's time for a/ an ... .

5. In spite of all the technological developments, there has been an overall ... in the quality of people's lives.

6. The latest version is not that different, but a few features have been ... to justify the price tag.

Use of English part 4

C1 Advanced exam training

Reading and Use of English

part 4

Go through the exercises on SB p. 73 to get some tips on how to do this.

Then do the Exam task on SB p. 74.

Tomorrow

- Bring your SB, WB and device to class!

- Grammar homework:

<7,5: Watch Grammar on the Move in SB p. 70 and do ex. 1 & 2, WB p. 24 ex. 1, WB p. 25 ex. 1 & 2

>7,5: Do ex. 2, 3 and Push Yourself C2 in SB p. 71, WB p. 25 ex. 1 and Push Yourself C2