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PART 2
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Events and issues
Complete the text with phrases from the box.
a great deal as far back more straightforward more extraordinary
more and more much more thoughtful less spontaneous
Events, both personal and those which are (1) 
more public, can 
have a dramatic impact on our lives. Sometimes, for whatever reason, an everyday occurrence can 
suddenly stop us in our tracks and make us reflect or react. On other occasions, it is something far 
(2) 
that captures our attention and sticks in our minds. 
Artists have been illustrating these effects and reactions for (3) 
as we 
have records. Cave paintings of birth, illness and death, together with contemporary photographs and 
sketches of war or disaster demonstrate the desire and the need to raise awareness of issues and 
events by illustrating them and leaving a record. 
Thanks to the aid of technology, documenting and sharing events and reactions has become
(4) 
immediate and considerably (5) 
.
A small plea: Could these reactions be (6) 
and slightly
(7) 
(and edited!)?
Complete the questions with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
come forward keep leave print raise store verify
1. Which events do you feel 
their mark on your life so far?
2. How do you 
a record of special events?
3. When you receive a message, photo or video which shows a reaction to an event, do you usually 
it to other people? 
4. Do you ever check to see that something you have been sent or told really happened? How can we 
facts?
5. Which famous painting or photo 
to mind when we talk about recording an event and 
awareness?
6. With the use of mobile phones, 
photos and 
them in albums is nowhere near as 
common as it used to be. 
• 
Only talk about two of the pictures. Don’t just describe them and make sure you answer both 
questions.