MLI - Classwork

Complete  the exercises below for Friday  26th October 

I)                    Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word  given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD.

1)      He decided to go  on holiday despite the fact he couldn’t really afford it. ALTHOUGH

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2)      I don’t believe he got full marks in the exam. CAN’T

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3)      Jane has asked me to help  her to find somewhere to  live. WANTS

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4)      I regret being so unkind to Peter at  the party. WISH

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5)       Angela said Paul was responsible for the accident, not John. IT

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6)      They think  the findings of the study will help medical research. THOUGHT

                              ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………              /6

II)                  Complete the text below by filling each gap with ONE WORD ONLY

The Royal free Hospital in north London has (1) …………….. that the condition of the British nurse diagnosed with Ebola (2) ……………… deteriorated and is now critical . Pauline Cafferkey, a Scottish public health nurse(3) …………….. had been volunteering  (4) ……………… Sierra Leone, was diagnosed with the virus after  returning to Glasgow via Casablanca in Morocco.

A brief statement on the hospital’s website said: “The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is sorry (5) ………………. announce that the condition of Pauline Cafferkey has gradually deteriorated over the past two days and is now critical.” It did not comment further but  it is understood  (6) …………….  the next  24 hours (7) ……………. be crucial. Cafferkey, 39, (8) ……………. admitted to hospital in Glasgow on Monday morning after arriving at Heathrow airport  (9)………… previous night.

The hospital, (10) ……………. Cafferkey has been treated  (11) ……………. Tuesday, was unable to obtain  an experimental drug that has been used on other international Ebola patients (12) ……………… it is no longer available.

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III)                Put the text below  into English

Ha  114 anni ed è giapponese la donna più anziana del mondo. Lo ha stabilito il Guinness World Records. La signora, Misao Okawa, vive in una casa di riposo* ad Osaka e compirà 115 anni il prossimo 15 marzo. Nata  nel 1898, si sposò nel 1919.Ha lavorato  fino  a settant’anni  nel  negozio di  famiglia. Ha avuto tre figli, due dei quali sono novantenni. Quando le è stato chiesto come si sentisse ad essere la donna più vecchia al mondo ha risposto: "Sono molto felice".  Il direttore della casa di riposo in cui vive ha detto  che la donna non è sottoposta a particolari restrizioni dietetiche, ma mangia ciò che le piace. In Giappone vivono oltre 51mila centenari, l'87% dei quali donne, secondo dati del ministero della Salute.