Λύσεις των 14 φιλτραρισμένων κλειστών ασκήσεων της ενότητας (σελ. 104-120): reading comprehension (έρευνα καπνίσματος/ναρκωτικών εφήβων, γονείς-συνομήλικοι), εκτενής πλάγιος λόγος (tense changes, reported statements/questions, matching κανόνων), λεξιλόγιο (word building, phrasal verbs, verb-preposition combinations) και γραμματική (Present Continuous για αλλαγές).
Ερώτηση: Find a word or phrase in the text that means the following. research = organised = elder = ten years = announce = stopped = use up a large quantity = find and use = falling = size, range =
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) research=survey, organised=conducted, elder=older, ten years=a decade, announce=declare, stopped=halted, use up a large quantity=get through, find and use=get hold of, falling=declining, size/range=extent.
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Ερώτηση: Read the text again and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. According to the survey, older teenagers smoke and drink more than young teenagers. 2. Experts believe that it is too soon to say that schoolchildren are winning the battle against smoking. 3. Girls said that by the age of 15 they had never tried a cigarette. 4. The survey shows that most of the young smokers admitted that it would be difficult for them to stop smoking. 5. Only a small number of schoolchildren said they had ever used drugs. 6. The older the schoolchildren become, the more drugs they use. 7. 12% of 15-year-olds said they had tried stimulants. 8. The survey doesn't show a connection between smoking and illegal drugs.
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) 1-Αληθές, 2-Αληθές, 3-Ψευδές, 4-Αληθές, 5-Ψευδές, 6-Αληθές, 7-Αληθές, 8-Ψευδές.
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Ερώτηση: Read the following sentences. What were the speakers' actual words? 1. But experts said it was too soon to declare that the battle against smoking among schoolchildren was being won. [παράδειγμα: «It is too soon to declare that the battle against smoking among schoolchildren is being won.»] 2. Almost one third of pupils said they had been offered at least one of a list of illegal drugs. 3. Only 13% said they had ever used them. 4. By the age of 15 only 30% said they had never tried a cigarette.
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) 2. «We have been offered at least one of a list of illegal drugs.» 3. «We have used them.» 4. «We have never tried a cigarette.»
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Ερώτηση: Report the following statements. 1. "I don't like classical music very much." he said. 2. "I've never been to the United States." she said. 3. "We are leaving." they told us. 4. "John's had an accident." Mary told us. 5. "I'll see you tomorrow." he said. 6. "Alex phoned me yesterday." Alice told me. 7. "I can't drive." she said. 8. "The train leaves at 12.00 tonight." they told him. 9. "I'm not proud of what I've done." he said. 10. "He was working hard last night." his wife told us.
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) 1. He said (that) he didn't like classical music very much. 2. She said (that) she had never been to the United States. 3. They told us (that) they were leaving. 4. Mary told us (that) John had had an accident. 5. He said (that) he would see me/us the next day. 6. Alice told me (that) Alex had phoned her the day before. 7. She said (that) she couldn't drive. 8. They told him (that) the train left at 12.00 that night. 9. He said (that) he wasn't proud of what he had done. 10. His wife told us (that) he had been working hard the night before.
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Ερώτηση: Now report these statements making all the necessary changes. 1. Amanda, 14: "A lot of my friends have taken drugs at some point. I have never taken any though. I'm trying to stop my friend smoking, but she won't." 2. Sara, 16: "I was caught and excluded from school because we were caught smoking and 'dealing'." 3. Lyndsay, 16: "My school isn't bad at all!... you get people drinking alcohol. But I know from living in a bad area that people do smuggle in drugs to sell to their classmates!" 4. Ross, 13: "I have seen people on the streets taking drugs at night... People take drugs in my school, but still don't get caught!!" 5. Joshua, 15: "My school has a large drug problem, and everyone tries to deal them. If they get caught, it may tell them that they're ruining their lives." 6. Laura, 17: "Drugs do not affect me, so therefore I do not care." 7. Emma, 16: "It's pretty obvious in my school that drugs and cigarettes are going round all the time... I can't say it really changes my life or my schoolwork though." 8. Kirstie, 15: "Drugs aren't a problem at my school, but smoking is. I can barely breathe!" 9. Bill, 16: "I haven't seen drugs myself, but everyone in my class knows that older kids do drugs in the school toilets!"
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Ενδεικτικές μεταφορές: Amanda said that a lot of her friends had taken drugs..., Sara said that she had been caught..., Lyndsay said that her school wasn't bad..., Ross said that he had seen people..., Joshua said that his school had a large drug problem..., Laura said that drugs did not affect her..., Emma said that it was pretty obvious..., Kirstie said that drugs weren't a problem..., Bill said that he hadn't seen drugs himself....
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Ερώτηση: Find a word or phrase in the text that means the following. removing one's doubts or fear = laughable = strengthen = commonly = demands = earnings = argument = agreement = go away from other people, a place etc. = confidence =
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) removing doubts/fear=reassuring, laughable=ridiculous, strengthen=reinforce, commonly=typically, demands=strains, earnings=income, argument=conflict, agreement=negotiation, go away=withdraw, confidence=assertiveness.
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Ερώτηση: Read the article again and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. As children grow up, they turn to their peers rather than to their parents for advice. 2. The family remains the centre of a teenager's life. 3. More often peers strengthen family values rather than encourage problem behaviour. 4. Problems and stress at home make teenagers more distant from their parents. 5. Parents do not include their children in decision-making and rule-setting that affect their lives. 6. In most families parents and adolescents experience stressful relationships. 7. Teenagers need many skills in order to make the transition into independence. 8. Parents should do nothing to prepare for their child's adolescence.
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) 1-Αληθές, 2-Ψευδές, 3-Αληθές, 4-Αληθές, 5-Ψευδές, 6-Ψευδές, 7-Αληθές, 8-Ψευδές.
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Ερώτηση: Form nouns from the following adjectives, making any necessary spelling changes. confident, sad, violent, similar, real, silent, innocent, ill, dark, popular.
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) confident→confidence, sad→sadness, violent→violence, similar→similarity, real→reality, silent→silence, innocent→innocence, ill→illness, dark→darkness, popular→popularity.
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Ερώτηση: Match the following examples with the tense changes presented in the table above (1. Present Simple→Past Simple, 2. Present Continuous→Past Continuous, 3. Past Simple→Past Perfect Simple, 4. Past Continuous→Past Perfect Continuous, 5. Present Perfect Simple→Past Perfect Simple, 6. Present Perfect Continuous→Past Perfect Continuous, 7. Past Perfect→Past Perfect (no change), 8. can/will→could/would, 9. Imperative→Infinitive, 10. be going to→was/were going to). a) "Open your books!"→She told them to open their books. b) "You are making too much noise!"→He said they were making too much noise. c) "I have never eaten such delicious food before."→She said she had never eaten such delicious food before. d) "They were studying all night."→They said that they had been studying all night. e) "I am so glad to see you again."→He said he was so glad to see us again. f) "I am going to move soon."→She said she was going to move soon. g) "I had never seen such a horrible film until that day."→He said he had never seen such a horrible film until that day. h) "She borrowed my books."→He said that she had borrowed his books. i) "I will be OK."→She said that she would be OK. j) "I have been waiting for ages!"→He said that he had been waiting for ages.
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) a-9, b-2, c-5, d-4, e-1, f-10, g-7, h-3, i-8, j-6.
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Ερώτηση: Report the following questions, starting with 'The school director'. 1. What's your name? 2. What class are you in? 3. Why aren't you in your classroom? 4. Did your class teacher send you away?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) 1. The school director asked me what my name was. 2. The school director asked me what class I was in. 3. The school director asked me why I wasn't in my classroom. 4. The school director asked me if/whether my class teacher had sent me away.
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Ερώτηση: Complete the following sentences. 1. My English (get) ........................................ better. 2. Prices (go) ........................................ up. 3. The climate (get) ........................................ warmer and warmer. 4. The world's population (grow) ........................................ . 5. Cars (get) ........................................ faster and more expensive. 6. Wildlife (disappear) ........................................ . 7. People (live) ........................................ longer. 8. Teenagers (get) ........................................ more violent. 9. It (become) ........................................ more difficult to protect our environment. 10. Unemployment (become) ........................................ a problem, especially for young people.
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) 1-is getting, 2-are going, 3-is getting, 4-is growing, 5-are getting, 6-is disappearing, 7-are living, 8-are getting, 9-is becoming, 10-is becoming.
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Ερώτηση: The following nouns and adjectives appear in this unit. Provide the missing endings. 1. ridicul................. (adjective) 2. reduct................. (noun) 3. popular................. (noun) 4. construct................. (adjective) 5. negotia................. (noun) 6. independ................. (noun) 7. develop................. (noun) 8. stress................. (adjective) 9. responsibil................. (noun) 10. transit................. (noun) 11. distribu................. (noun) 12. relation................. (noun)
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) 1-ridiculous, 2-reduction, 3-popularity, 4-constructive, 5-negotiation, 6-independence, 7-development, 8-stressful, 9-responsibility, 10-transition, 11-distribution, 12-relationship.
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Ερώτηση: Here are some more phrasal verbs with get. Underline the phrasal verbs and match them with their meanings. 1. The robbers got away with over two million dollars. 2. His divorce is beginning to get him down. 3. It's difficult to get along if you have a big family, and you don't earn much. 4. - How are you getting on with her? - I can't stand her. 5. She can't get over her shyness. a) have good relations with somebody b) manage c) escape after committing a crime d) recover from a shock or illness e) depress
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) 1-c (got away with), 2-e (get...down), 3-b (get along), 4-a (getting on with), 5-d (get over).
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Ερώτηση: Complete the following sentences with the correct verb-preposition combination. Don't forget to put the verbs into the correct form. 1. Although the athlete had passed the semi-finals, he had to ................................. the race because of his leg injury. 2. Our neighbours ....................................................... their new house yesterday. 3. Don't ................................................. my help for the exams. You have to study on your own. 4. She couldn't talk to her parents about her problem, so she ................................................. her friends for advice. 5. The teacher asked the students to ....................... together ....................... a project about the environment. 6. Even nowadays women are ................................................. positions of authority. 7. We ................................................. different colours, until we succeeded in finding the right one to paint our house. 8. My parents are always ........................... me ............................................... my elder brother. I can't stand it any more. 9. Although the teacher asked students to hand in their tests, a great number of students ................................................. write. 10. It's easy to ................................................. these design materials, if you really want to, but they are going to be expensive.
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) 1-withdraw from, 2-moved into, 3-depend on, 4-turned to, 5-work together on, 6-excluded from, 7-experimented with, 8-comparing...to/with, 9-continued with (writing), 10-get hold of.
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