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Vocabulary Prepositional phrases with at, in, on and under
1 S P E A K Work in pairs. What do these underlined phrases from the listening mean?
That’s why baseball coaches like me were such early adopters of video analysis …
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they came to depend on it in a big way.
Our very sanity is under attack, and every day the deluge continues with no solution
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in sight.
People today talk about ‘techno-stress’. I’d say, in all likelihood, email is one of the
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main culprits.
… making adjustments to my irrigation systems on the spot from a phone or computer
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instead of driving to each field.
… yet another decision aimed at improving the hospital’s bottom line that would come
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at the expense of patient care.
2 Complete each gap with a preposition from the box that can be used before all five of
the words and phrases.

at in on under
1 siege wraps threat oath scrutiny
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edge a par with the market display the lookout for
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3 awe of jeopardy poor taste retrospect force
stake the forefront of odds with a loss best
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3 Complete the gaps with a word or phrase from Exercise 2.
Are there any technological issues currently at public
1
debate in your country? What are they?
What technological innovations will be needed to save geographical areas currently
2
under from climate change?
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intelligence becomes more and more powerful?
4 What aspects of our lifestyle today do you think are fundamentally at
achieving a sustainable future?
Do you think access to the internet has become a fundamental human right,
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on the right to privacy or education?
4 S P E A K Work in pairs. Discuss the questions in Exercise 3.

Pronunciation Vowel length before voiced and unvoiced

consonants

1 3.2 Listen to sentences 1 and 2. The words in italics contain the same vowel sound.
In which word is the vowel sound longer?
1 Do you see that man? 2 Do you see that map?
Voiced consonant sounds (/d/ , /z/, etc.) make your vocal cords vibrate, while unvoiced
consonant sounds (/s/, /f/ , etc.) don’t. The length of a stressed vowel sound is greater
when it comes before a voiced consonant sound and shorter before an unvoiced
consonant sound.

2 The words below are from the listening on page 40. Underline the words which have a
longer vowel sound.

spot what
check cough
much
tool
have
app big
good
back reel
come
bet leave
track
such
3 S P E A K Work in pairs. Write sentences using the words from the box. Practise saying
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