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Exercises
53.1 Fillthegapswithage,era,period,spell,phaseorstage.
1 TheMinistersaidthatbeforethenewlawcameintoforcetherewouldbea period ofsix
monthswhenpeoplecouldhandinfirearmswithoutbeingprosecuted.
2 Thelasttwodecadesofthetwentiethcenturywillbeseenbyhistoriansasthebeginningofthe
computer .
3 Thenewuniversitywillbebuiltinthree ,beginningwiththeopeningofthescience
facultyin2015.
4 Thesefactoriesmarkthebeginningofanew ofindustrialdevelopmentforthecountry.
5 Mysonwentthrougha ofnotwantingtogotoschoolwhenhewasaboutnineorten.
6 Wehadaverycold inFebruary.Allthewaterpipesfrozeup.
53.2 Complete the sentences.
1 Over the course ofacentury,from1900to2000,thepopulationgrewsteadily.
2 Thelecture / foralmostthreehoursandeveryonewastotallybored.
(twoanswers)
3 ThearchaeologistsdiscoveredsometoolswhichdatedfromtheStone .
4 Timeseemsto whenyou’reenjoyingyourself.
5 Aperiodofsevenyears betweenthetwoearthquakes.
6 Shakespeare’splayshavea quality-theynevergrowold.
7 Itwasjusta visit.Sheonlystayedforabouttenminutes.
8 Therewasa pauseastheofficialconsideredheranswer.Thenshesaid
shewouldtrytohelpus.
53.3 Which phrases from B could you use in the following situations? Write exactly what you
might say.
1 Toachildwholeavesthefridgedooropen
despitebeingtoldoffoften.
I've told you time and time again not to leave the fridge
door open!
2 Tosomeoneyou’rehappytoseewhoarrivesjust
asyouareservingtea/coffee.
3 Onabirthdaycardyouexpectwillarriveat
someone’saddressafteryouarrivein
NewYork.
4 Alargegroupofpeoplewanttotalktoyoubut
you’dprefertoseethemindividually.
5 Asksomeonetouseanoldcomputerwhilethe
newoneisbeingrepaired.
6 Tellsomeoneyou’lldoyourbesttoarrivepunctuallyatameeting.
7 Explaintosomeonethattheweathercanbeveryhotinyourcityoccasionally.
8 Tellsomeoneyouenjoyagameoftennissometimesbutnotoften.
53.4 Over to you
Your country/culture may have names for important periods of its history (for example, British people
often refer to the years 1840-1900 as the ‘Victorian era/period’ because the monarch at the time was
Queen Victoria). Make a list in English of important historical periods from your culture.
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