Intermediate Plus+ 8B WB

Read the definitions and write the words.

Read the definitions and write the words.

Read the definitions and write the words.

Read the definitions and write the words.

Read the definitions and write the words.

Read the definitions and write the words.

Read the definitions and write the words.

Read the definitions and write the words.

Read the definitions and write the words.

choose the word where ar is pronounced differently.

choose the word where ar is pronounced differently.

choose the word where ar is pronounced differently.

choose the word where ar is pronounced differently.

choose the word where ar is pronounced differently.

Complete the second sentence in the passive. Use by only where necessary.

Complete the second sentence in the passive. Use by only where necessary.

Complete the second sentence in the passive. Use by only where necessary.

Complete the second sentence in the passive. Use by only where necessary.

Complete the second sentence in the passive. Use by only where necessary.

Complete the second sentence in the passive. Use by only where necessary.

Complete the second sentence in the passive. Use by only where necessary.

Complete the second sentence in the passive. Use by only where necessary.

Complete the second sentence in the passive. Use by only where necessary.

choose {Right) the sentences that contain impersonal you or your. Put a choose (Wrong) if the use of you is not impersonal.

1. Where can you buy stamps near here?

choose {Right) the sentences that contain impersonal you or your. Put a choose (Wrong) if the use of you is not impersonal.

2. Did you enjoy the tour of the cathedral?

choose {Right) the sentences that contain impersonal you or your. Put a choose (Wrong) if the use of you is not impersonal.

3. Reading is good for your vocabulary.

choose {Right) the sentences that contain impersonal you or your. Put a choose (Wrong) if the use of you is not impersonal.

4. Have you ever been to Stonehenge?

choose {Right) the sentences that contain impersonal you or your. Put a choose (Wrong) if the use of you is not impersonal.

5. Taxi drivers sometimes take you by the longest route.

choose {Right) the sentences that contain impersonal you or your. Put a choose (Wrong) if the use of you is not impersonal.

6. I saw your girlfriend at the airport yesterday.

choose {Right) the sentences that contain impersonal you or your. Put a choose (Wrong) if the use of you is not impersonal.

7. You didn’t tell me you had a degree in history.

choose {Right) the sentences that contain impersonal you or your. Put a choose (Wrong) if the use of you is not impersonal.

8. Soft drinks are bad for your teeth.

Look at the list of key places, Where are they and why are they important in the history of mankind? Read the article and check your answers.

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Three key places in the history of mankind

Choosing the most significant places in history is not an easy task when there are so many options. The following are three that deserve to come somewhere near the top of the list.

A Great Eastern Rift Valley
This enormous valley runs through Tanzania and Kenya, and it is where the human story really begins. It is where the earliest signs of Homes sapiens and its -predecessors have been found. The discovery has led scientists to propose that all the races in the world began in East Africa. They believe that a great migration started around 70,000 years ago, when Homo sapiens began to move out of Africa and across the rest of the world, The most important prehistoric remain have been found at Olduvai, a gorge in Tanzania that stretches for 48 km. There is a museum at Olduvai which contains some of the items that have been found in the area. Several travel companies include a day-trip to the Olduvai Gorge on the itinerary of their safaris in the Serengeti National Park. Visitors are only allowed to walk around the excavation site at certain times of the year, so you are advised to check your dates before you book.
B Yellow River
Rivers were absolutely vital for human social development, and this one is no exception. The Yellow River, or ‘Huang He’ as it is called in Chinese, rises in the Bayan Har Mountains in western China and flows for nearly 5,500 kilometres to the Bohai Sea in the east. It is on the banks of the river, principally in the Wei Valley, that we find the beginning of Han Chinese civilization. Around 2,200 years ago, tribes and villagers were forced to work together in order lo dig, channels to stop the regular flooding of the river. Out of Thcir cooperation, the Han dynasty was born. Its birth occurred at roughly the same time as the start of the Roman Empire, and the parallels between the two are remarkable, in spite of the enormous distance that lies between them. Travel companies run 10-day or 14-day tours of the river starting in Bering, but most of these involve long bus or train journeys.
C Los Alamos
Los Alamos is the site of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico, USA, the place where the first atomic bombs were created. The weapons were developed by the United States Manhattan Project, and they were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the final stages of the Second World War. At the time, the existence of the laboratory was a secret. The leader of the project was the American physicist Robert Oppenheimer, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. After the event, he spent the rest of his life wondering whether he had done the right thing. LANL is still a working institution, so most of it is closed to the public. However, tourists can visit the town itself, which has a population of around 12,000 inhabitants. Good places to learn about Los Alamos are the Bradbury Science Museum in the town centre and the Los Alamos Historical Society nearby.

Look at the list of key places, Where are they and why are they important in the history of mankind? Read the article and check your answers.

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Three key places in the history of mankind

Choosing the most significant places in history is not an easy task when there are so many options. The following are three that deserve to come somewhere near the top of the list.

A Great Eastern Rift Valley
This enormous valley runs through Tanzania and Kenya, and it is where the human story really begins. It is where the earliest signs of Homes sapiens and its -predecessors have been found. The discovery has led scientists to propose that all the races in the world began in East Africa. They believe that a great migration started around 70,000 years ago, when Homo sapiens began to move out of Africa and across the rest of the world, The most important prehistoric remain have been found at Olduvai, a gorge in Tanzania that stretches for 48 km. There is a museum at Olduvai which contains some of the items that have been found in the area. Several travel companies include a day-trip to the Olduvai Gorge on the itinerary of their safaris in the Serengeti National Park. Visitors are only allowed to walk around the excavation site at certain times of the year, so you are advised to check your dates before you book.
B Yellow River
Rivers were absolutely vital for human social development, and this one is no exception. The Yellow River, or ‘Huang He’ as it is called in Chinese, rises in the Bayan Har Mountains in western China and flows for nearly 5,500 kilometres to the Bohai Sea in the east. It is on the banks of the river, principally in the Wei Valley, that we find the beginning of Han Chinese civilization. Around 2,200 years ago, tribes and villagers were forced to work together in order lo dig, channels to stop the regular flooding of the river. Out of Thcir cooperation, the Han dynasty was born. Its birth occurred at roughly the same time as the start of the Roman Empire, and the parallels between the two are remarkable, in spite of the enormous distance that lies between them. Travel companies run 10-day or 14-day tours of the river starting in Bering, but most of these involve long bus or train journeys.
C Los Alamos
Los Alamos is the site of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico, USA, the place where the first atomic bombs were created. The weapons were developed by the United States Manhattan Project, and they were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the final stages of the Second World War. At the time, the existence of the laboratory was a secret. The leader of the project was the American physicist Robert Oppenheimer, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. After the event, he spent the rest of his life wondering whether he had done the right thing. LANL is still a working institution, so most of it is closed to the public. However, tourists can visit the town itself, which has a population of around 12,000 inhabitants. Good places to learn about Los Alamos are the Bradbury Science Museum in the town centre and the Los Alamos Historical Society nearby.

Look at the list of key places, Where are they and why are they important in the history of mankind? Read the article and check your answers.

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Three key places in the history of mankind

Choosing the most significant places in history is not an easy task when there are so many options. The following are three that deserve to come somewhere near the top of the list.

A Great Eastern Rift Valley
This enormous valley runs through Tanzania and Kenya, and it is where the human story really begins. It is where the earliest signs of Homes sapiens and its -predecessors have been found. The discovery has led scientists to propose that all the races in the world began in East Africa. They believe that a great migration started around 70,000 years ago, when Homo sapiens began to move out of Africa and across the rest of the world, The most important prehistoric remain have been found at Olduvai, a gorge in Tanzania that stretches for 48 km. There is a museum at Olduvai which contains some of the items that have been found in the area. Several travel companies include a day-trip to the Olduvai Gorge on the itinerary of their safaris in the Serengeti National Park. Visitors are only allowed to walk around the excavation site at certain times of the year, so you are advised to check your dates before you book.
B Yellow River
Rivers were absolutely vital for human social development, and this one is no exception. The Yellow River, or ‘Huang He’ as it is called in Chinese, rises in the Bayan Har Mountains in western China and flows for nearly 5,500 kilometres to the Bohai Sea in the east. It is on the banks of the river, principally in the Wei Valley, that we find the beginning of Han Chinese civilization. Around 2,200 years ago, tribes and villagers were forced to work together in order lo dig, channels to stop the regular flooding of the river. Out of Thcir cooperation, the Han dynasty was born. Its birth occurred at roughly the same time as the start of the Roman Empire, and the parallels between the two are remarkable, in spite of the enormous distance that lies between them. Travel companies run 10-day or 14-day tours of the river starting in Bering, but most of these involve long bus or train journeys.
C Los Alamos
Los Alamos is the site of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico, USA, the place where the first atomic bombs were created. The weapons were developed by the United States Manhattan Project, and they were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the final stages of the Second World War. At the time, the existence of the laboratory was a secret. The leader of the project was the American physicist Robert Oppenheimer, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. After the event, he spent the rest of his life wondering whether he had done the right thing. LANL is still a working institution, so most of it is closed to the public. However, tourists can visit the town itself, which has a population of around 12,000 inhabitants. Good places to learn about Los Alamos are the Bradbury Science Museum in the town centre and the Los Alamos Historical Society nearby.

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1. did scientists work together to create something?

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2. do visitors have to do a lot of travelling?

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3. did scientists find the first humans?

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4. did a group of people decide to leave and travel to new places?

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5. are visitors not welcome ?

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6. did one important civilization begin at the same time as another?

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7. were there problems because of too much rain?

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8. do visitors have to plan their trip carefully?

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9. did one man regret his actions later?

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You are going to hear five people describing where they were at the time of five historical events. Match the speakers to the events. There is one event you do not need to use.

Listen again and complete the sentences