Unit 12 Revision

Task 1  List five top words/ phrases you have learned in this course. Then choose one of them and
test your partner´s knowledge of it.


Task 2  Can you think of verbs that collocate with the following nouns?

………………. research

………………. the question

………………. experiments


……………….  data

………………..  the hypothesis

………………... conclusions


Task 3   Use the word given in brackets to form a new word that fits the gap.

1.      Language …………… starts at a very young age. (ACQUIRE)

2.      We can predict changes with a surprising degree of …………… . (ACCURATE)

3.      They accepted the deputy´s resignation with clear ……………. . (RELUCTANT)

4.      Schools here put great …………… on written work. (EMPHASISE)

5.      This discovery helped experts to …..………….. a different path of evolution for early man.
(HYPOTHESIS)

6.      Plant …………. is most noticeable in spring and early summer. (GROW)

7.      The first draft of her thesis needed a …………..……… amount of rewriting. (SUBSTANCE)

8.      This year a severe ………………. has ruined our crops. (DRY)

9.      It is still not possible to accurately predict the …………….. of earthquakes. (OCCUR)

10.  Many ……………… didn´t meet hiring requirements. (APPLY)


Task 4  Hedging

Rewrite the sentence as at least two hedged statements to sound more cautious.

Space debris will damage key communication satellites.

……………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………….


Task 5  Cause and effect

Write at least three sentences about volcanic activity, either as a cause or as a result of other
phenomena.

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

Task 6  Linking words. Complete the sentences.

She did a master degree in physics although…

She did a master degree in physics despite…

She did a master degree in physics. However, …

She did a master degree in physics. Nevertheless, …

She did a master degree in physics. In addition, …

She did a master degree in physics. Therefore …


Task 7  Rephrase these sentences using the prompts.

1.      She doesn´t do any revision. I don´t think she´ll pass her exam.

She won´t pass her exam unless ………………………………. .

2.      We cannot afford to buy the new equipment because we don´t have enough money.

If we ……………………………………………………….. .

3.      They didn´t collect enough samples. The expedition was not successful.

The expedition would …………………………………………………… .

4.      This is my first geological field trip.

I ………………………………….. geological field trip before.

5.      I regret not apologising to my supervisor sooner.

I should ……………………………… to my supervisor sooner.

6.      The fog prevented the plane from taking off.

The plane ………………..…………………..……… the fog.

7.      Don´t worry, I´ll send the report tonight.

She promised …………………………………………………… .

8.      She asked me about the reasons why we conducted the study.

“Why ……………………………………………… the study?”, she asked.

9.      They wanted to know who the programme is designed for.

“Who ………………………………………….. ?”, they asked.

10.  It is impossible to grow bananas in such a cold climate.

Bananas ……………………………… in such a cold climate.

11.  Sadly, they have rejected her application.

Sadly, her application ………………………………………… .

12.  They are testing the new software.

The new software …………………………………………… .


Task 8   Complete the sentences:

There are several reasons ………… we might have to postpones the project. (2 words)

Each student has a supervisor ……….. they can obtain advice. (2 words)


Task 9  Use the following phrases to compare geology to other fields of study.

one difference between…       unlike           whereas          in comparison with / compared to