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
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2)
They believe the findings of
the study will further medical research.
THOUGHT
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3)
The minister believes
unemployment is responsible for the
high crime rate, not immigration. IT
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4)
The last time the weather was
so bad was five years ago. HASN’T
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5)
I regret not having done more
to help
her. WISH
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… /10
B.
Complete the text below by filling the gaps with ONE word only
Iceland’s Christmas campaign has been banned (1)
……………….. TV because it has been deemed to breach political advertising rules.
(2) ……………. 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) …………… 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) …………… as Malaysia – a major producer of
palm oil – has contributed to the orangutan now (5) …………… classified as critically endangered. Clearcast, the body responsible (6) ……………vetting ads before they are
broadcast to the public, said it was in breach of rules banning political
advertising laid down(7) …………… the 2003 Communications Act.“ (8) …………… 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) …………… 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) …………… an ad is prohibited if it
is “directed towards a political end”.“Clearcast and the broadcasters have to
date been unable to clear (11) …………… 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)
…………… been able to demonstrate compliance in this area.”
Iceland (13) ……………still be placing TV ads, but
only 10-second clips that will highlight palm oil-free products.“We wanted [the
Greenpeace film] (14) …………… be our
signature campaign,” said Richard Walker, Malcolm’s son, who has led Iceland’s
switch (15) …………… 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) …………… told. We always knew there was a risk the clip(17)
…………… not be cleared for TV (18) …………… 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”.
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