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I. “Add insult to injury”
II. “Costs an arm and a leg”
III. “Good things come to those who wait”
IV. “The best thing since sliced bread”
( ) “A really good invention”
( ) “Very expensive”
( ) “Be patient”
( ) “To make a bad situation worse”
I. “He's a chip off the old block”
II. “You can't have your cake and eat it too”
III. “Don't cry over spilt milk”
IV. “Once in a blue moon”
( ) “The son is like the father”
( ) “Rarely”
( ) “You can't have everything”
( ) “Be upset about past misfortunes”
I. “A blessing in disguise”
II. “Beat around the bush”
III. “Bite the bullet”
IV. “Call it a day”
( ) “avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable” ( ) “to get something over with because it is inevitable” ( ) “a good thing that seemed bad at first” ( ) “stop working on something”
I. “They live in a ____ five-bedroom house”
II. “He was an _____ father, she loved him”
III. “We had a lot of fun during this _____ trip”
IV. “It was so _____ in my son’s bedroom, so stinky.”
Read the following sentences and complete, respectively, with the appropriate verbs.
I. “The way to get _____ is to quit
talking and begin doing.”
II. “We may encounter many defeats but we must not _____ defeated.”
III. “Today’s accomplishments _____ yesterday’s impossibilities.”
IV. “People who are crazy enough to
______ they can change the world, are
the ones who do.”
I. “At the touch of love everyone ______ a poet.”
II. “Don’t let yesterday ______ up too much of today.”
III. “Blessed are the curious for they ______ have adventures.”
IV. “The journey, not the arrival _______.”
i. “[…] that’s how we’re going to meet those targets.” (line 12) ii. The Aichi biodiversity goals for 2020 included removing all incentives or subsidies harmful to nature (line 19, 20) iii. […] which will now be opened to signatories worldwide […] (line 24) iv. […] but the UK is not yet meeting the targets […] (lines 34, 35)
Edinburgh declaration calls on leaders to work far more closely with communities (subtitle) principal science adviser at NatureScot, (lines 9, 10)
i. we could replace “on” by “to” without losing the meaning
ii. we could replace “at” by “in” without losing the meaning
iii. “at” means he works or consults for this place
i. How much harm was caused to nature? ii. How many habitats were lost? iii. How much forests were included?
Mon 31 Aug 2020
“The current approach is bust,” (line 9) It has been rescheduled for next year. (line 18) […] but the UK is not yet meeting the targets around adequate funding on biodiversity (lines 34, 35)
i. The current approach is bust , isn’t it?
ii. It has been rescheduled for next year, hasn’t it?
iii. […] but the UK is not yet meeting the targets around adequate funding on biodiversity, is it?
The Edinburgh declaration, which will now be opened to signatories worldwide, says its supporters are “deeply concerned about the significant implications that the loss of biodiversity and climate change has on our livelihood and communities. (lines 25, 26, 27)
“Indeed, the Covid-19 global pandemic has reminded us how important it is to live in harmony with nature.” (lines 29, 30)
i. the use of “its” in “say its supporters” is the same use of “it is” in “how important it is”; ii. “its” in “say its supporters” refers to supporters of the Edinburgh declaration; iii. in “our livelihood”, “our” is an object pronoun; iv. in “has reminded us”, “us” is an object pronoun;
Available at:<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/31/involve-local-groups-in-protecting-biodiversityconservationists-urge> . Access on: 31st, Aug. 2020.
Analyze the sentences extracted from the article, then choose the alternative that best explains the underlined elements, respectively.
i. […] that’s how we’re going to meet those targets. (line 12) ii. These are chiefly focused on scientific, policymaking and political capacity […] (line 35)
i. Scotland’s conservation agency ii. that’s how iii. we’re