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Vocabulary
Use the correct form of the words in the box to complete the sentences. A word may be used more than once.
| android | robot | extinction | probation | quality |
1. My brother Minh has the of a good leader.
2. The new working in the customer service department looks so real that many people have mistaken her for a human being.
3. Some people support the idea of reviving species, but others are against this idea.
4. One day, medical will replace human surgeons and perform complex surgical procedures.
5. Many touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers use the operating system.
6. New employees can be put on a period to see if they are suitable for the position.
Vocabulary
Complete the following table. Then use the words in the table to complete the sentences.
| Noun | |||
| Adj. | evolutionary | conserved | |
| Verb | diversify |
1. In spite of the importance of biodiversity, efforts are not strong enough.
2. In his book On the Origin of Species, published in 1859, Charles Darwin first formulated the theory of by natural selection.
3. Species , or species richness, is especially important to life on Earth.
4. I think the best way to wild animals and plants is to protect their habitats.
5. Although humans share a common ancestor with some primates they did not from apes, gorillas or chimps.
6. Approximately 2.2 million species of plants and animals have been found in our oceans, so you can imagine how they are.
Pronunciation
Listen and repeat.
Student: 'What should I 'do to 'make a 'good im'pression on the 'job 'interviewer?
Career adviser: I 'think the 'most im'portant 'thing is to 'demonstrate your 'strong communi'cation 'skills.
Student: My 'strong communi'cation 'skills? I'm 'not 'sure whether I 'have any. What e'xactly do you 'think
I 'need to 'do?
Career adviser: Well, do 'things like 'listening a'ttentively, 'speaking 'confidently, 'making 'eye 'contact,
and 'asking 'questions when a'ppropriate.
Grammar
Practise asking questions and giving answers, using the future perfect and the prompts below.
Example:
• how many monkeys / rescue centre / release back / forest / by the end of this month? (35)
→ A: How many monkeys will the rescue centre have released back into the forest by the end of this month?
→ B: They'll have released 35 by then.
1. How many pages / write / by tomorrow? (5 pages)
2. How many trees / class / plant / by the end of the day? (100)
3. How many robots / A.I. company / invent / by the end of the year? (8)
Grammar
Practise asking questions and giving answers, using the future perfect and the prompts below.
Example:
• how many monkeys / rescue centre / release back / forest / by the end of this month? (35)
→ A: How many monkeys will the rescue centre have released back into the forest by the end of this month?
→ B: They'll have released 35 by then.
1. How long / this rhino / live / rescue centre / by the end of this year? (5 years)
2. How many applications / company / receive / by January 3rd? (200)
3. How many animals / rescue centre / save and take in / by this time next year? (hundreds)
Grammar
Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the verbs in the box.
| pull out | steal | design | publish | repair | service |
1. My brother got his laptop as it was still under warranty.
2. The company had some A.I. experts all the malfunctions in their robots.
3. I had my report on biodiversity in a scientific journal.
4. Your tooth is very decayed. You should have it .
5. The team leader got his computer programmers a new model of domestic robots.
6. The man had his new smartphone on the train last week.
Grammar
Complete the sentences, reporting what was said.
1. ‘Spend more time studying, and less time playing games.'
→ My mother told ....
2. ‘Would you tell us about the importance of species diversity for all forms of life?'
→ The students asked the scientist ....
3. ‘You mustn't harm the environment or disturb the balance of the ecosystem.'
→ The environmentalist told the business community ....
Grammar
Complete the sentences, reporting what was said.
1. ‘Can you show me your reports on wildlife, please?'
→ The teacher asked the students ....
2. ‘I'll help you with your research into the latest generation of androids.'
→ My brother offered ....
3. ‘I would learn how to use the new smartphone apps, if I were you.'
→ The A.I. expert advised the students ....
Grammar
Turn the following sentences into reported speech, using the reporting verbs: warn, suggest, promise, explain, advise, remind.
Example:
‘Our visit to the animal rescue centre will be postponed to next week,' said the teacher.
→ The teacher explained that our/their visit to the animal rescue centre would be postponed to the following week.
1. ‘Don't forget to drop into the robot shop on the way home,' said Minh to Quang.
2. ‘I think you should write a report on the saola,' said my mother.
3. ‘Don't pull the cat's tail or it will scratch you,' the old lady said to him.
4. ‘I'll work harder to get good qualifications,' said Huong.
5. ‘How about activating the next generation robot?' said the team leader.