Unit 4

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Unit 4 Revision1 Vocabulary innovation collocations Complete the sentences to make collocations to do with innovation. 1 Someinventions,likethewashingmachine, a particular ;otherscatch

onbecausepeoplejustlikethem.

2 Thecompanyreally a whentheycameupwiththelatestsmartphonetechnology.

3 Canwetakeyouridea furtheranddeveloptheprototype?

4 Successful business people are quick to a and develop their products accordingly.

5 Letsuseouroriginalidea.Wedontneedto the here! 6 Wesatinthemeetingforovertwohours,thenSusannefinallyhada

abouthowthesystemmightactuallywork.

2 Vocabulary phrasal verb come Complete the sentences to make phrasal verbs with come. 1 Haveyouevercomeup anideaforanewinvention?

2 Ifyoucome againstaproblem,justcontactITsupport.

3 David came hisolddrivinglicencewhichhethoughthehadlostyearsago. 4 Herattemptattheworldrecordnearlycame ,butshemisseditbyafractionofasecond.

5 How do new inventions come ? 6 Thenumberofsalesofthisnewgadgetwillprobablycome to how much it costs.

3 Language focus past modals Rewrite the responses in italics using past modals and the words in brackets. 1 A: Imissedthetrainbyabout20seconds.

B: Im sure that was frustrating. (must) That 2 A: Thereareplentyofticketsleftfortheconcert.

B: So pre-booking our tickets wasnt necessary.(neednt) So we 3 A: Apparentlytheycouldntusethecarabroadastheydidnthavetherightinsurance.

B: It would have been sensible to check their policy before they left. (should) They

4 A: Thecarhasstoppedworking.

B: Maybe its run out of petrol. (might) It

5 A: Sophiawasntinclasstoday.

B: Its possible she forgot we were having an extra class. (well) She

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Unit 4 Revision 6 A: Theyreverylate.

B: Clearly, their train has been delayed. (must) Their train 7 A: Icouldntfindmyphoneyesterday.

B: I imagine you were obliged to use your old one. (had) Iimagine

8 A: Manuelascarisstilloutside.

B: Clearly she is still here.(cant) She

4 Idioms partitives Complete the sentences with partitives. 1 ImafraidtheshoppingcentreisverybusyIdontthinktheresa ofhopethatyoullfind

yourkeys.

2 What a ofluckmeetingyouhere!Imcompletelylost! 3 Imsothirsty.CouldIhavea ofwater,please?

4 Thepolicedidntpursuethecomplaint.Therewasnta ofevidencethattherehadbeenanytrouble.

5 Ineedtowritealetter.Haveyougota ofplainwhitepaper?

6 Heputonabravefaceaboutnotwinningtherace,buttherewasa of disappointment in his voice.

7 Ineedtowritedownyouraddress.Haveyougotsomepaper?Justa will do. 8 Ohno!Ivejustfelta rainwemayhavetobringeverythingindoors.

5 Language focus probability Rewritethesentencessotheyhavethesamemeaning.Usethewordsinbrackets.

1 Differenttypesoftechnologywillprobablybeusedinscientificresearch.(chances)

The inscientificresearch. 2 Manycompanieswillalmostcertainlyinvestinthefieldofnanotechnology.(likely)

It ofnanotechnology. 3 Nanotechnologywillpossiblyhelpinmedicalresearch.(could)

Nanotechnology research. 4 Ithinknanotechnologymaybeusedinthehometoo.(probably)

too. 5 Homeownerswillprobablybeabletoinstallwindowsthatneverneedcleaning.(good)

There that never need cleaning.

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Unit 4 Revision 6 Theresnodoubtthatnanopackagingwillalsobecomepopular.(likelihood)

The popular. 7 Thistechnologywillalmostdefinitelycontinuetoevolveatagreatspeed.(certainly)

Thistechnology at a great speed. 8 Soontheresagoodchancethatmanysolutionstomedicalproblemsusingnanotechnologywillbewithinour

reach.(maywell)

Soon within our reach.

6 Word focus give Complete the sentences to make expressions with give. 1 A: Icantbelievetheyvefinallygivenusthego- to start the research. B: Iknow.Itstakenalongtime,butIthinkourargumentreallypersuadedthemitwouldbeagood

investment. 2 A: Icantbelievehedidntwinthematch.

B: Well,hegaveithis itjustwasntgoodenoughontheday.

3 A: Whyhaventyoufinishedthatdocumentyet?

B: Givemea Iveonlyjuststarted!

4 A: Itsdifficulttomakefriendswhenyoumovetoanewtown.

B: Iknow,butImsureifyougiveit ,youllmeetsomegreatnewpeople.

5 A: Agapyear?Haveyougivenitsomeserious ?

B: Yes,andIthinkitwouldbeverybeneficialinthelongrun.

6 A: Haveyoueverdrivenaracingcarbefore?

B: No,butImlookingforwardtogivingita .