https://padlet.com/shiralim/x4ymr87fzdqgsew1 5D Vocabulary /Unit5E Academic Language Check en-us 2022-07-20 11:45:59 UTC 2025-11-06 15:38:21 UTC hello@padlet.com shiralim https://padlet.com/shiralim/x4ymr87fzdqgsew1/wish/2246873204  1 All the words in the list come from Unit 5. Select an appropriate word to complete the paragraphs.
 contributed / range / conduct / factor/  effects/ conditions/ measure/ existing 

The aim of the study was to examine the 1 effects of air pollution on the local environment. Since the 2 existing data was out of date, having been recorded in 2006, the researchers decided to 3 conduct new experiments. They used a 4 range of tools to 5 measure air pollution in the city. Car use was found to be the main 6 factor that 7 contributed to increased air pollution. However, the researchers also found that levels of air pollution varied according to the weather 8 conditions. ]]> 2022-07-20 11:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/shiralim/x4ymr87fzdqgsew1/wish/2246873204 shiralim https://padlet.com/shiralim/x4ymr87fzdqgsew1/wish/2246874903  1 Look at the nouns below. Identify: a which part is the root word b which part is the noun suffix Example: encouragement= root : encourage suffix: ment
relocation= root : relocate suffix: tion
majority= root : major suffix: ity
agreement= root : agree suffix: ment
activity= root : active suffix: ity
suggestion= root : suggest suffix: tion
statement= root : state suffix: ment
2 Complete sentences 1-5 by adding the correct suffix to each root word.
 1 The scientists found that a small (minor)minority of subjects did not respond to the treatment.
2 The study investigated the contribution (contribute) of parents in children's education (educate).
3 Over a period of two months, they observed an (improve) improvement in the participants' behaviour.
4 There was no difference between the (able)ability of the two groups.
5 The low level of productivity was a result of poor (manage) management. ]]> 2022-07-20 11:59:38 UTC https://padlet.com/shiralim/x4ymr87fzdqgsew1/wish/2246874903 shiralim https://padlet.com/shiralim/x4ymr87fzdqgsew1/wish/2246875644  1 Some nouns have the same form as the verb, e.g. to change and a change. Read sentence pairs 1-3. Note whether the words in bold are nouns or verbs. 
1 a The experiments had a great influence on social scientists. noun
b The experiments still influence the way research is conducted today. verb
2 a The wells supply water to all the neighbouring villages. verb
b The villages have secured their water supply for the future. noun
3 a There was no change in the participants' behaviour. noun
b The researchers wanted to know if the participants' behaviour would change. verb]]> 2022-07-20 12:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/shiralim/x4ymr87fzdqgsew1/wish/2246875644 shiralim https://padlet.com/shiralim/x4ymr87fzdqgsew1/wish/2246877077  1 Put the words into the correct order to make sentences that express stance. 
1 just 10,000 blue whales worldwide / says / Greenpeace /may / there / be/ that
 -Greenpeace says that there may be just 10000 blue whales worldwide.
2 that / deforestation / view /must / is / Most experts' / slow down 
-Most experts' view is that deforestation must slow down.
3 believes / Evans (2014) / many species /may / that / soon become extinct
-Evans (2014) believes that many species may soon become extinct.
4 Peterson / humans must one day / to / According / another planet / colonize
- According to Peterson, humans must one day colonize another planet. 
5 the research findings / that / notes / Smith (2012) / inconsistent / are 
-Smith (2012) notes that the research findings are inconsistent.
6 not reliable / claim / are / the survey findings / that / Harris and Jones
-Harris and Jones claim that the survey findings are not reliable.  
7 research / perhaps / that of Roberts and Hick / The most important / was
-The most important research was perhaps that of Roberts and Hick.  
8 risk losing / clearly / their habitats / A number of species
-  A number of species clearly risk losing their habitats.]]> 2022-07-20 12:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/shiralim/x4ymr87fzdqgsew1/wish/2246877077 shiralim https://padlet.com/shiralim/x4ymr87fzdqgsew1/wish/2246878085  1 Complete dialogues 1 and 2 using the words in the list. don't agree / think / don't think / seems
1 A I 1 think an open-plan working environment is best. You know, when all the desks are in one big, open room.
B I 2 don't agree • I could never work in a place like that. It 3 seems to me that people are afraid to talk to each other. I 4 don't think it's very relaxing at all.
agree/ and /but/ right/ to me/ think (x2)
2 A It seems 5 to me that shale gas could be the solution to some countries' energy challenges in the future. B Yes, I 6  think you're 7 right • But there's a lot of opposition to it in some countries. Extracting the gas can be dangerous to the local environment. A Yes, 8 but the risk is very small. B I 9 agree • Personally, I 10 think it's worth the risk. A Yes, 11 and it produces less pollution, too. ]]> 2022-07-20 12:07:25 UTC https://padlet.com/shiralim/x4ymr87fzdqgsew1/wish/2246878085 shiralim https://padlet.com/shiralim/x4ymr87fzdqgsew1/wish/2246958993  1 Rewrite statements 1-8 to avoid expressing them as absolute facts. Begin with the word given and use the hedging word in brackets. 
1 Average life expectancy will soon be over 100. (could)
-Average life expectancy could soon be over 100. 
2 The number of different natural habitats is decreasing. (seems) 
-It seems that the number of different natural habitats is decreasing. 
3 The results of the study are inconclusive. (appear) 
-The results of the study appear to be inconclusive.
4 Many of the world's rainforests will one day disappear completely. (may) 
-Many of the world's rainforests may one day disappear completely.
5 The physical workplace greatly affects a worker's performance. (appears) 
-It appears that the physical workplace greatly affects a worker's performance.
6 Humans are destroying much of the planet. (seem) 
-Humans seem to be destroying much of the planet.
7 There will be a manned trip to Mars before 2050. (likely) 
-It is likely there will be a manned trip to Mars before 2050.
8 Global temperatures are rising faster than ever. (thought) 
-Global temperatures are thought to be rising faster than ever.]]> 2022-07-20 14:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/shiralim/x4ymr87fzdqgsew1/wish/2246958993