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41a 2b 3b 4a 5a Exam practice 1C 2 B 3 A 4 C 5 A 6B Cities
Practice exercises 1 bustling 2 busy 3 pioneering extensive 5 historic 1 public transport 2 housing 3 amenity infrastructure a 1 b 1 c2 d2 e3 f1 g1 h2
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^xam practice iv 2 iii 3 vi 4 vii The art of persuasion
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1 advocate 2 acknowledge 3 justified outline 5 object (to) 31b 2e 3a 4c 5d 4 1 Consumers question whether the new printer will be more reliable than previous models. Many people object to the sale of national treasures abroad.
Most people acknowledge that the National Health Service has improved the nation’s health.
Some politicians assert that new approaches
to tackling youth crime should be explored.
Experts dispute these figures.
The teacher implied that Susan would pass the course.
Exam practice model answer There has been considerable debate in recent years over the role of free speech in a free society. Some object to absolute freedom of speech. Others advocate free speech, arguing that the ability to tolerate different points of view is a hallmark of civilized society. Whilst I acknowledge that there are strong arguments on both sides, would ssugeet t hht freeedm of sspccc ssoold be protected in all but extreme circumstances. In this essay, I will outline two main reasons.
Firstly, if people are not allowed to express their views freely, they may choose to take action instead. This is how the communist regimes of Eastern Europe were toppled in the 1980s. The same is happening again in other regions of the world today. People may choose to behave destructively, to riot, for example, when they have no other means of being heard. Secondly, history shows that great thinkers of the past have often been censored for ideas that are now widely accepted as valid. The sixteenth-century astronomer Galileo, for example, was condemned for advocating a sun-centered theory of the solar system. More recently, many dissident writers, scientists and thinkers who had been silenced in the former Soviet Bloc have come to be celebrated for their achievements. In short, freedom of speech is essential for a peaceful, just and progressive society. It may be challenging for society to allow differences of opinion out into the open; however, the consequences of restricting free speech are likely to be more damaging in the longer term. [253 words] Getting involved
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Global warming
Practice exercises 1 glaciers 2 typhoons 3 droughts
4 current 5 flood 6 hurricane 1 a flood hurricanes originate in the Caribbean or Atlantic; typhoons originate in the Pacific
polar icecaps of Antarctica and Greenland, and in mountains
both air and water 1 disagree 2 inconsistent 3 unlikely
