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exercise 21 Work with a partner and say the sentences in English.
1. How many pairs of jeans have you bought this year?
2. You do more shopping than anyone else I know.
3. Most of the shops that you visit / go to must already know you by name.
4. Do you even know what you spend the most money on?
5. Most doctors would call that an addiction.
6. Many more people suffer from a shopping addiction than we think.
7. Most of them shop to forget an/some unpleasant thing in their lives.
8. How many times have you lied about the price of something you (have) bought?
9. According to some studies, shopaholics are more likely to be women.
10. Many / A lot of studies say the difference is very small, though.
11. Many / A lot of people shop for things they don’t need very much.
12. However, if you think about shopping the most, perhaps you could read more about it.
exercise 22 Choose the best alternative. 1. b 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. b 6. a 7. d 8. c
exercise 24 Work with a partner and say the sentences in English.
1. Most people use a computer almost daily.
2. Most computers are used for both work and for fun.
3. Most young people watch programs on their computers instead of a TV.
4. Most of my friends don’t even own a TV anymore.
5. Most new TV series can be watched via the internet.
6. Most of these series have become extremely popular.
7. A few decades ago, most famous movie stars only acted in movies.
8. However, now most of them have also acted in many series.
exercise 25 Fill in.
1. There are many / a lot of / lots of / plenty of important innovations in the history of technology.
2. The printing press, electricity and penicillin are only a few / only some of them.
3. Sanitation systems had very much to do with people’s life expectancy increasing by 40 years.
4. Few people would deny the importance of the aeroplane.
5. In the 18th century, people were a little / somewhat / a bit sceptical about the fact that making someone sick on purpose would be a good thing.
6. The arguments against vaccination in the 21st century are very much the same as they were in the 19th century.
7. Most scientists would agree that the steam engine was the most significant force in the Industrial Revolution.
8. The 1970s brought us personal computers. Little did we realise/realize/understand then how important a part of our everyday lives they would become within/in a few / some decades.
exercise 26 More advanced. Translate.
1. I was a little / a bit surprised how few people know who Sally Ride, the first female astronaut, was.
2. Even less famous/known are Virginia Apgar and Alice Hamilton, whose work has affected/influenced medicine a great deal / a lot.
3. Few scientists get a lot of appreciation from ordinary people.
4. Most scientific inventions benefit most of us.
5. This year I am going to spend a lot / much more time reading a lot / many more scientific articles.
6. Perhaps the greatest scientists are the least famous and have received the fewest awards.
1. How many pairs of jeans have you bought this year?
2. You do more shopping than anyone else I know.
3. Most of the shops that you visit / go to must already know you by name.
4. Do you even know what you spend the most money on?
5. Most doctors would call that an addiction.
6. Many more people suffer from a shopping addiction than we think.
7. Most of them shop to forget an/some unpleasant thing in their lives.
8. How many times have you lied about the price of something you (have) bought?
9. According to some studies, shopaholics are more likely to be women.
10. Many / A lot of studies say the difference is very small, though.
11. Many / A lot of people shop for things they don’t need very much.
12. However, if you think about shopping the most, perhaps you could read more about it.
exercise 22 Choose the best alternative. 1. b 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. b 6. a 7. d 8. c
exercise 24 Work with a partner and say the sentences in English.
1. Most people use a computer almost daily.
2. Most computers are used for both work and for fun.
3. Most young people watch programs on their computers instead of a TV.
4. Most of my friends don’t even own a TV anymore.
5. Most new TV series can be watched via the internet.
6. Most of these series have become extremely popular.
7. A few decades ago, most famous movie stars only acted in movies.
8. However, now most of them have also acted in many series.
exercise 25 Fill in.
1. There are many / a lot of / lots of / plenty of important innovations in the history of technology.
2. The printing press, electricity and penicillin are only a few / only some of them.
3. Sanitation systems had very much to do with people’s life expectancy increasing by 40 years.
4. Few people would deny the importance of the aeroplane.
5. In the 18th century, people were a little / somewhat / a bit sceptical about the fact that making someone sick on purpose would be a good thing.
6. The arguments against vaccination in the 21st century are very much the same as they were in the 19th century.
7. Most scientists would agree that the steam engine was the most significant force in the Industrial Revolution.
8. The 1970s brought us personal computers. Little did we realise/realize/understand then how important a part of our everyday lives they would become within/in a few / some decades.
exercise 26 More advanced. Translate.
1. I was a little / a bit surprised how few people know who Sally Ride, the first female astronaut, was.
2. Even less famous/known are Virginia Apgar and Alice Hamilton, whose work has affected/influenced medicine a great deal / a lot.
3. Few scientists get a lot of appreciation from ordinary people.
4. Most scientific inventions benefit most of us.
5. This year I am going to spend a lot / much more time reading a lot / many more scientific articles.
6. Perhaps the greatest scientists are the least famous and have received the fewest awards.