Impersonal passive
Name three reporting verbs that can be used with the impersonal passive e.g. 'is said to be'
agreed, alleged, announced, assumed, believed, calculated, claimed, considered, discovered, estimated, expected, found, known, mentioned, proposed, recommended, rumoured, showed, supposed, suggested, understood, etc...
Complete the collocation in this sentence:
This bracelet was really pricy because it’s _____ gold.
solid
Identify the modified nouns in this sentence:
The aim of the experiment was to test food recognition.
food recognition
What is the difference between a snigger and a giggle?
snigger: usually unkind, laughing at something silly
giggle: uncontrollable laughter, often associated with nerves or young children
Athletes have been using performance-enhancing medication to cheat for years although sometimes they may cause health risks such as bloods clots, strokes or other potentially fatal health problems. A few years ago, a _______ performance-enhancing hormone used by a famous athlete, who admitted to heavy reliance on the hormone during his career, cost him all his titles aft er an investigation
A) probably B) supposedly C) believably D) plausibly
B) supposedly
Identify the impersonal passive in this sentence:
In the US, doctors have been shown to overprescribe potentially addictive painkillers, leading in part to the opioid epidemic.
have be shown to
Which of these nouns does not collocate with 'strict'?
law, diet, frown, control, adherence
frown
Identify the modified nouns in these sentences:
1) This long-standing obsession only stopped when he started working long hours.
2) The rapid action taken by the government to resolve the crisis saved lives.
1) long-standing obsession, long hours
2) rapid action
Name three synonyms for 'cry'
weep, wail, blub, sob...
He took it despite lack of solid (1) _____ that the hormone worked. To find proof, a group of researchers (2) _____ the hormone on two groups of athletes, under (3) _____ controlled conditions.
1) A) evidence B) experience C) detail D) fact
2) A) administered B) executed C) tested D) imposed
3) A) sharply B) markedly C) severely D) strictly
1) A - evidence
2) B - tested
3) D - strictly
'It is said that celebrities have a significant influence on young people'
This sentence is already written using the passive. Rewrite it using the impersonal passive.
Celebrities are said to have a significant influence on young people
Think of two nouns that collocate with the adjective 'solid'
build, evidence, gold, advice
Rewrite the sentence more concisely by modifying the nouns.
1) The students had a rest, which was good because they were tired and they deserved a rest.
The tired students had a well-deserved rest.
What do two of the following expressions mean:
a) be in fits
b) have a good weep
c) let rip
a) short for 'in fits of giggles', meaning to laugh uncontrollably
b) to cry in a cathartic way
c) to lose your temper (get angry) and express yourself without restraint
Getting your message across
It can be very difficult to get people to think 0in a new way, especially about lifestyle choices. However, peers (1) _____ often mentioned as the one group who can (2) _____ influential, especially among younger people. This means that if health professionals want to have any effect, rather than using television programmes or leaflets, they have to think about how peer groups can be used (3) _____ best effect.
1) are
2) be
3) to
Rephrase this sentence using the impersonal passive:
Her doctors believe that she will make a full recovery
She is expected to make a full recovery
Complete the collocations in these sentences:
1) I very nearly missed the last train last night – it was a(n) _____ call.
2) Drivers will have to face _____ conditions on the roads as the storm hits the east of England tomorrow morning.
1) close
2) adverse
Rewrite the sentences more concisely by modifying the nouns.
1) My cousin went for an interview for a job, but it turned out the post was only for the short term.
2) We had some pasta that had been cooked for too long and so we had to eat it using a spoon we normally use for soup.
1) My cousin went for a job interview but it turned out it was only a short-term post.
2)We had some over-cooked pasta and so we had to eat it with a soup spoon.
think of an idiom which means 'restart a plan or task because you failed completely'
back to square one
Often this means that information has to be presented in certain ways and through certain channels in (4)________ to reach the target audience and to engage (5) ________ enough to explore the information that they are being shown. Younger urban types tend to be the (6) ________ resistant to being told what to do, so the message to them has to work with the kinds of activities they typically engage in, (7) ________ as going to music gigs, eating with friends and studying together. It (8) ________ seem the best advice to the professional is to make sure they actually employ a young person to advise them!
4) order
5) them
6) most
7) such
8) would
After his arm began to swell up, the doctors suspected an allergic reaction to his medication
BELIEVED
He _______________________ his painkillers once he presented with swollen arms
was believed to be allergic to
Complete the collocations in these sentences:
1) Will your dad get a(n) ____ fine for driving without insurance?
2) Don’t ask Martina about her exam results – it’s a(n) _____ point at the moment.
3) A hotel collapsed last Saturday and there were _____ casualties.
1) heavy
2) sore
3) heavy
Rewrite the sentences more concisely by modifying the nouns.
1) Since my brother got his mountain bike, he’s been off on lots of three-day weekend breaks.
2) Many popular sports events only allow entry to season ticket holders.
3) Shopping centres/malls have been blamed for people getting less fresh air.
Name three phrasal verbs which have been word of the day this unit (topic: health).
bottle up, come down with, grow on, play up, get over, pull through, swell up
Mental health issues are on the rise among young people
SAID
Young people ___________________ increasingly worse mental health
are said to have