Page 138 - Ready for C2 Student's Book english0905.com

04.09.2024, 22:14 Ready for C2 Proficiency Student's Book Classroom Presentation

BY DESIGN
https://english0905.com/private/

Language focus
Expressing concession, contrast, purpose and reason

1 Find the words in the box underlined in the reading on page 129. Complete the table
according to the function of the words in context.
as however in that now that since so as to whereas

concession contrast purpose reason

2 Rewrite the sentences, replacing the words in bold with a word or phrase from
Exercise 1.
1 I’m extremely fortunate because I had the financial means to support myself
through university.
2 My children have flown the nest, so I’ll be able to recycle some of their old clothes.
3 Lia loves Van Gogh but Tom prefers modern art.
https://english0905.com/private/
4 This painting was drawn by a computer, even though that sounds far-fetched.
5 We went out of our way to see the piece because it’s moving to a private collection.
3 Go to Ready for Grammar on page 224 for further rules, explanations and practice.
4 S P E A K Work in pairs. Complete the sentences so they are true for you and then
compare your ideas.
When it comes to artistic and creative things, I’m not very good at … whereas … .
For me art is about … in that … .
Doing creative activities is important/ not important to me since … . https://english0905.com/private/

Reading and Use of English Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze

1 For questions 1–8 , read the text below and decide which answer (A, B , C or D) best
fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning ( 0).

C
Scientists and engineers have long been (0) by the Leaning Tower of Pisa’s
remarkable ability to remain standing over several centuries despite its almost four-degree tilt
and having been at the (1) of numerous earthquakes since its construction was
completed in 1372. To the naked eye, it appears extremely precarious and likely to collapse at
any moment, and yet it has (2) the test of time. New research suggests that the
tower’s (3) can be attributed to the soil it is built on and a pause early on in the
construction works that had the unintended effect of strengthening the foundations.
Over the course of the 12th century, the city of Pisa engaged in several battles with other
nearby towns and cities which caused construction to cease. Experts now suggest that in
all (4) this was responsible for the tower being so (5) since it
allowed it to gradually sink further into the soft soil. (6) , the soft soil which
caused it to lean in the first place has (7) to be its saviour too. Restoration
work carried out in the early 20th century to reinforce the foundations has (8)
confidence amongst scientists and engineers, and they believe that the tower is unlikely to
collapse any time soon. In fact, not for at least another two hundred years.

0 A deluded B conned C baffled D fazed
1 A mercy B forefront C expense D spot
held lasted stood remained
2 A B C D
3 A resilience B fortitude C tenacity D resistance
eventuality appearances odds likelihood
4 A B C D
concrete stable anchored substantial
5 A B C D
6 A Flippantly B Ironically C Incongruously D Ambiguously
7 A revealed B arisen C materialised D transpired
https://english0905.com/private/
8 A transfused B instilled C lodged D permeated
131

https://lms-cdn.mee.macmillaneducation.com/cdn/macmillanXHotspotMapping/readyfor_c2_cpk_studentbook_fullversion_productcontent/202405… 1/1