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5a Come up with questions for these answers based on the text. (Suggested)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. What kind of a woman can you see in the picture? What is HeLa? What happened to Henrietta’s cells after her death? How many of Henrietta’s cells are alive today? How did the writer find out about HeLa cells? What happens in mitosis? When can cancer occur? Why do we still have Henrietta’s cells? What is special about Henrietta’s cells? What is contradictory about Henrietta and her cells?
exercise 5c Spot the phrase. How were these phrases expressed in the text?
1. the late 1940s '
2. reached the age of thirty
3. hundreds of times
4. what kind of life she led
5. advances in medicine
6. spanning more than 350 million feet
7. a bit over five feet tall
8. I first learned about
9. every twenty-four hours '
10. millions... of Henrietta’s cells
11. in small vials on ice
12. one of the most important things
13. in the last hundred years
14. in one fast swipe
15. students filed out of the room
16. There has to be more to the story.
exercise 5d Use the phrases from the previous exercise to complete the sentences. You might have to change them a little. Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is 1. {{one of the most famous}} diseases named after a celebrity. He played for the New York Yankees major league baseball team from 1923 to 1939, his career 2. {{spanning more than 2100}} consecutive games. He set several records and was adored by fans, but by 3. {{the late 1930s}} it was obvious something was wrong. He had hit that ball 4.{{hundreds of times}} but in 1938 his batting average fell significantly. He grew weak and sluggish and he played his last game on April 29, 1939. That’s when 5. {{many Americans first learned about ALS.}} He died before he 6. {{had reached the age of forty.}} Although 7. {{there have been significant advances in medicine}}, especially 8. {{in the last 20 years}}, there is still no cure for this disease.
exercise 5e Fill in with a word from the list in its right form.
1. The police haven’t {{identified}} the victim yet.
2. That somebody can be so cruel to animals is just {{inconceivable}}.
3. I {{estimate/calculate}} that it will take us about three hours to finish this.
4. Do you know how to {{calculate/estimate}} the area of a square?
5. Haven’t you noticed what’s going on – are you completely {{oblivious}}?
6. Many cultures believe that people have {{immortal}} souls.
7. That looks like a very {{vicious}} infection; you’ll have to get antibiotics.
8. If you try to {{suppress}} your anger for too long, you’ll eventually lose your temper.
9. That’s a nasty looking cut; it’ll take a while to {{heal}}.
10. Animal hair and even cat saliva can {{trigger}} an asthma attack.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. What kind of a woman can you see in the picture? What is HeLa? What happened to Henrietta’s cells after her death? How many of Henrietta’s cells are alive today? How did the writer find out about HeLa cells? What happens in mitosis? When can cancer occur? Why do we still have Henrietta’s cells? What is special about Henrietta’s cells? What is contradictory about Henrietta and her cells?
exercise 5c Spot the phrase. How were these phrases expressed in the text?
1. the late 1940s '
2. reached the age of thirty
3. hundreds of times
4. what kind of life she led
5. advances in medicine
6. spanning more than 350 million feet
7. a bit over five feet tall
8. I first learned about
9. every twenty-four hours '
10. millions... of Henrietta’s cells
11. in small vials on ice
12. one of the most important things
13. in the last hundred years
14. in one fast swipe
15. students filed out of the room
16. There has to be more to the story.
exercise 5d Use the phrases from the previous exercise to complete the sentences. You might have to change them a little. Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is 1. {{one of the most famous}} diseases named after a celebrity. He played for the New York Yankees major league baseball team from 1923 to 1939, his career 2. {{spanning more than 2100}} consecutive games. He set several records and was adored by fans, but by 3. {{the late 1930s}} it was obvious something was wrong. He had hit that ball 4.{{hundreds of times}} but in 1938 his batting average fell significantly. He grew weak and sluggish and he played his last game on April 29, 1939. That’s when 5. {{many Americans first learned about ALS.}} He died before he 6. {{had reached the age of forty.}} Although 7. {{there have been significant advances in medicine}}, especially 8. {{in the last 20 years}}, there is still no cure for this disease.
exercise 5e Fill in with a word from the list in its right form.
1. The police haven’t {{identified}} the victim yet.
2. That somebody can be so cruel to animals is just {{inconceivable}}.
3. I {{estimate/calculate}} that it will take us about three hours to finish this.
4. Do you know how to {{calculate/estimate}} the area of a square?
5. Haven’t you noticed what’s going on – are you completely {{oblivious}}?
6. Many cultures believe that people have {{immortal}} souls.
7. That looks like a very {{vicious}} infection; you’ll have to get antibiotics.
8. If you try to {{suppress}} your anger for too long, you’ll eventually lose your temper.
9. That’s a nasty looking cut; it’ll take a while to {{heal}}.
10. Animal hair and even cat saliva can {{trigger}} an asthma attack.