Thursday February 16 irregular verbs and listening practice and H 2022 II

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Today:

 Short test irregular verbs 

CITO listening practice

Speaking

 H 2022 II questions 30 - 40

Irregular verbs test

Check irregular verbs test

Listening practice

CITO audio part 2

Deel 2 Horoscopes

Why are newspaper horoscopes so appealing?

A.   They allow the reader to indulge in fantasies.

B.   They seem to contain a personal message.

C.   They often come true in some way or another.

Exercise 11

Why are newspaper horoscopes so appealing?

1. They allow the reader to indulge in fantasies.
2. They seem to contain a personal message.
3. They often come true in some way or another.

What does Peter Whitfield say about astrology in the 17th century?

A.   It saw a rise and fall of its popularity.

B.   It became more and more accepted.

C.   It was replaced by religious practice.

Exercise 12

What does Peter Whitfield say about astrology in the 17th century?

1. It saw a rise and fall of its popularity.
2. It became more and more accepted.
3. It was replaced by religious practice.

What does Peter Whitfield describe here?

A.   How astrology changed from a belief to an art.

B.   How horoscopes found their way into the daily newspapers.

C.   Why traditional forecasting did not fit in the industrial              environment.

Exercise 13

What does Peter Whitfield describe here?

1. How astrology changed from a belief to an art.
2. How horoscopes found their way into the daily newspapers.
3. Why traditional forecasting did not fit in the industrial environment.

Why does Peter Whitfield refer to the medival poet Chaucer?

A.   To illustrate how early astrologers lived and worked.

B.   To demonstrate the importance of astrology in the                 middle  ages.

C.   To make clear that astrology sprang from imagination.

Exercise 14

Why does Peter Whitfield refer to the medival poet Chaucer?

1. To illustrate how early astrologers lived and worked.
2. To demonstrate the importance of astrology in the middle ages.
3. To make clear that astrology sprang from imagination.

What is Rob Edwards' attitude towards astrology?

A.   He is a firm believer.

B.   He is a definite non-believer.

C.   He has his doubts about it.

Exercise 15

What is Rob Edwards' attitude towards astrology?

1. He is a firm believer.
2. He is a definite non-believer.
3. He has his doubts about it.

What does Rob Edwards say here about scientists?

A.   To them things like feelings and beauty are trivial.

B.   Their insight makes them enjoy things even more.

C.   They are only interested in their own subject-matter.

Exercise 16

What does Rob Edwards say here about scientists?

1. To them things like feelings and beauty are trivial.
2. Their insight makes them enjoy things even more.
3. They are only interested in their own subject-matter.

Why do people believe in horoscopes according to Sophia Dunn?

A.   It makes them feel both special and part of something big.

B.   It helps them deal with the insecurities of everyday life.

C.   It makes them feel they don't have to take charge of their               life.

Exercise 17

Why do people believe in horoscopes according to Sophia Dunn?

1. It makes them feel both special and part of something big.
2. It helps them deal with the insecurities of everyday life.
3. It makes them feel they don't have to take charge of their life.

What is meant by Douglas Adams' line in this context?

A.   Just enjoy the stars and the planets, stop looking for a                     deeper meaning.

B.   Why look at the sky when there are so many pretty things to         see on earth?

C.   Believing in the magic of astrology makes life so much more         enjoyable.

Exercise 18

What is meant by Douglas Adams' line in this context?

1. Just enjoy the stars and the planets, stop looking for a deeper meaning.
2. Why look at the sky when there are so many pretty things to see on earth?
3. Believing in the magic of astrology makes life so much more enjoyable.

Why does Ian Moir's story confirm Ian's worst fears about newspaper horoscopes?

1. The papers that publish them do not take responsibility for their content.
2. They are written purely for entertainment, not for any serious purpose.
3. They are written after certain rules which have nothing to do with astrology.

Today:

 Speaking

 

Today:

H 2022 II questions 30 - 40