Teksti
exercise 10 Fill in with the help of the prompts given in Finnish.
1. The Saimaa ringed seal is both critically endangered and a source of great pride for Finns.
2. Not only are humans a threat to its survival, but also climate change and the lack of snow and ice during the winter. 3. Neither fishing restrictions nor active climate work have helped to bring the Saimaa ringed seal back from the brink of extinction.
4. Now that more and more summer cottages are being built in the Saimaa region, the seals have trouble finding places to breed in peace.
5. As soon as / Once a solution can be found to some of the problems, the Saimaa ringed seal population might start to increase.
6. There is hope on the horizon provided / providing (that) everybody is willing to do their bit.
7. Some tourists actually travel to Lake Saimaa so (that) they can spot a ringed seal.
8. Though / Although / Even though the seals are extremely rare, they can still be seen in the wild.
9. We couldn't guarantee successful breeding for them even if we created suitable places for them to nest in.
10. On the other hand, we can't act as if / though everything would get better by itself.
11. Whenever we join forces, change is possible.
exercise 11 More advanced. Translate into English. (Suggested)
1. We (will) either have to jump now or wait (for) another two minutes for our turn.
2. I am frightened / scared whereas / while my boyfriend is excited.
3. As long as my parachute opens, I'll be happy.
4. My instructor behaves as if / as though this was child's play / a walk in the park / a piece of cake.
5. I'm not going to chicken out so I'll jump / am going to jump next.
6. If I don't jump, will you still love me?
exercise 13 Fill in the missing words. First impressions matter, and we usually have a hard time changing 1. both them and the way they make us see the world around us. A campaign was launched 2. not only to raise awareness of our deeply rooted prejudices but also to remind us not to judge a book by its cover. 3. First / Firstly, a Florida-based advocacy group came up with the idea to ask homeless people to enlighten the public. 4. Second / Secondly, they decided an old way for the homeless to get attention could be used to do something new. 5. All in all, the idea was very simple. 6. However / Yet / Still / Nonetheless / Nevertheless, the campaign turned out to be a success: some homeless people living on the streets in Orlando are now sharing their life stories on pieces of cardboard. 7. For this / that reason / Therefore / Consequently / In consequence / So / Thus / Hence, the campaign got the name Cardboard Story Series. One homeless woman was once a figure skater, 8. for example / instance, proving that life can all of a sudden go downhill for anybody. 9. In addition / Additionally / Moreover / What’s more / On top of that, a homeless man shared that he has a degree in biology. 10. Finally / In conclusion / To conclude / To summarize / To sum up, all the cardboard signs proved to be eye opening, 16
1. The Saimaa ringed seal is both critically endangered and a source of great pride for Finns.
2. Not only are humans a threat to its survival, but also climate change and the lack of snow and ice during the winter. 3. Neither fishing restrictions nor active climate work have helped to bring the Saimaa ringed seal back from the brink of extinction.
4. Now that more and more summer cottages are being built in the Saimaa region, the seals have trouble finding places to breed in peace.
5. As soon as / Once a solution can be found to some of the problems, the Saimaa ringed seal population might start to increase.
6. There is hope on the horizon provided / providing (that) everybody is willing to do their bit.
7. Some tourists actually travel to Lake Saimaa so (that) they can spot a ringed seal.
8. Though / Although / Even though the seals are extremely rare, they can still be seen in the wild.
9. We couldn't guarantee successful breeding for them even if we created suitable places for them to nest in.
10. On the other hand, we can't act as if / though everything would get better by itself.
11. Whenever we join forces, change is possible.
exercise 11 More advanced. Translate into English. (Suggested)
1. We (will) either have to jump now or wait (for) another two minutes for our turn.
2. I am frightened / scared whereas / while my boyfriend is excited.
3. As long as my parachute opens, I'll be happy.
4. My instructor behaves as if / as though this was child's play / a walk in the park / a piece of cake.
5. I'm not going to chicken out so I'll jump / am going to jump next.
6. If I don't jump, will you still love me?
exercise 13 Fill in the missing words. First impressions matter, and we usually have a hard time changing 1. both them and the way they make us see the world around us. A campaign was launched 2. not only to raise awareness of our deeply rooted prejudices but also to remind us not to judge a book by its cover. 3. First / Firstly, a Florida-based advocacy group came up with the idea to ask homeless people to enlighten the public. 4. Second / Secondly, they decided an old way for the homeless to get attention could be used to do something new. 5. All in all, the idea was very simple. 6. However / Yet / Still / Nonetheless / Nevertheless, the campaign turned out to be a success: some homeless people living on the streets in Orlando are now sharing their life stories on pieces of cardboard. 7. For this / that reason / Therefore / Consequently / In consequence / So / Thus / Hence, the campaign got the name Cardboard Story Series. One homeless woman was once a figure skater, 8. for example / instance, proving that life can all of a sudden go downhill for anybody. 9. In addition / Additionally / Moreover / What’s more / On top of that, a homeless man shared that he has a degree in biology. 10. Finally / In conclusion / To conclude / To summarize / To sum up, all the cardboard signs proved to be eye opening, 16