A.
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)
The government is going ahead
with tax reforms even if the E.U. has
criticized them. DESPITE
Despite EU criticism, / Despite
the fact that the EU has criticized them, the government Is going ahead with tax reforms
2)
They believe the findings of the study will
further medical research. THOUGHT
It is thought the findings of the
study will further medical research.
3)
The minister believes
unemployment is responsible for the
high crime rate, not immigration. IT
The minister believes it
is unemployment and not immigration that
is responsible for the high crime
rate.
4)
The last time the weather was
so bad was five years ago. HASN’T
The weather
hasn’t been so bad for five years.
5)
I regret not having done more
to help
her. WISH
I wish I had done more
to help
her.
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B.
Complete the text below by filling the gaps with ONE word only
Iceland’s Christmas campaign has been banned (1)FROM TV because it has been deemed to breach
political advertising rules. (2) AS part of its festive campaign the supermarket
struck a deal with Greenpeace to rebadge an animated short film featuring an orangutan and the
destruction of (3)ITS rainforest habitat
at the hands of palm oil growers. Earlier this year, Iceland became the first major UK supermarket to pledge to remove palm oil from its own-brand
foods. Habitat loss in countries (4)SUCH as Malaysia – a major producer of palm
oil – has contributed to the orangutan now (5) BEING classified as critically endangered. Clearcast, the body responsible (6) FOR vetting ads before they are broadcast
to the public, said it was in breach of rules banning political advertising
laid down(7) BY the 2003 Communications Act.“ (8) THIS was a film that Greenpeace made with a voice
over by Emma Thompson,” said Iceland’s founder, Malcolm Walker. “We got
permission to use it and take off the Greenpeace logo and use it as the Iceland
Christmas ad. It (9) WOULD have blown
the John Lewis ad out of the window. It was so emotional.”
One of the stipulations enshrined in the broadcast
code for advertising practice (BCAP), is (10) THAT an ad is prohibited if it is “directed towards
a political end”.“Clearcast and the broadcasters have to date been unable to
clear (11)THIS Iceland ad because
we are concerned that it doesn’t comply
with the political rules of the BCAP code,” said a spokeswoman for Clearcast.
“The creative submitted to us is linked to another organisation who have not
(12) YET been able to demonstrate compliance in this area.”
Iceland (13) WILL still be placing TV ads, but
only 10-second clips that will highlight palm oil-free products.“We wanted [the
Greenpeace film] (14) TO be our
signature campaign,” said Richard Walker, Malcolm’s son, who has led Iceland’s
switch (15) TO environmental
campaigning. “We have said repeatedly we are not anti-palm oil, we are
anti-deforestation.“We think this is a huge story that needs to (16) BE told. We always knew there was a risk the clip(17)
WOULD not be cleared for TV (18) BUT we
gave it our best shot.”
A.
Put the following text into
English
Un ragazzino riceve un bellissimo
regalo di Natale : un pianoforte e proprio quel regalo di quel Natale di tanti
anni fa gli cambia la vita. Infatti quel ragazzino si chiama Elton John, un
genio della musica pop. E il protagonista dello spot del negozio inglese John
Lewis è proprio Elton John in diverse epoche della sua vita che canta «Your
song». Le immagini provengono dal film autobiografico «Rocket Man» che uscirà
nelle sale cinematografiche nel 2019. Il musicista ha commentato la sua
partecipazione allo spot dicendo: «È stata un’occasione importante per me per
riflettere sulla mia vita e sulla mia carriera, cominciando da quando iniziai a
suonare il pianoforte che mi regalò mia madre. All’epoca non mi rendevo conto di
quanto sarebbe stato importante
quel regalo.». Il messaggio dello spot
è: «Alcuni regali non sono mai solo dei regali». Come dice la canzone, “Avrei
potuto essere uno scultore o un uomo che prepara pozioni magiche, ma non sono
nulla di tutto questo” – però è diventato Elton John grazie al regalo di sua madre…
Perciò, dice apertamente il testo “il mio regalo è la mia canzone”.
A young
boy receives / received the lovely gift of a piano
as a Christmas present, and it ‘s / was precisely that present
from a Christmas time ago that will /
would change his life. The boy in
question is Elton John , the pop music icon, and it is he we see in the John Lewis – a British
department store- commercial in various stages of his life singing Your Song. The footage is from the
biopic Rocket Man, which will
be in cinemas in 2019. Commenting on
the commercial he said, “ This was an
opportunity for me to reflect on my life and career from the moment I began to play the piano my mother bought for me. Back then I
didn’t realize just how important
that present would be .” The
commercial’s tagline is ,” Some gifts are more than just a gift.” As the song goes, “ I could
have been a sculptor or a man who
makes potions (but I’m none of
these things).” But he did become Elton
John thanks to his mother’s gift .. that’s
perhaps why the text clearly
says, “ my gift is my song.”
