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The first year of life
A newborn baby can see, hear and feel. By the age of five, a child can talk, ride a bike and invent imaginary friends. How does this development happen? We don´t understand the way language, thinking and planning develop very well. Now scientists are using new technology to ´see´ into children´s brains. A study in 2010 showed that the experiences a child has in their first few years affect the development of the brain. It showed that children who received more attention often had higher IQs. The brain of a newborn baby has nearly a hundred billion neurons. This is the same number as an adult´s brain. Researchers also know that babies need to hear a lot of language in order to understand grammar rules. But there is a big difference between listening to television, audiobooks, or the internet and interacting with people. A comparative study of two groups of nine-month-old American babies suggests that social experience is essential to successful brain development in babies.
According to the reading, Children´s brain development is highly influenced by:
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Polar expeditions
Take a cruise to Antarctica or the northern Arctic; explore a land of white natural beauty and wonderful wildlife. Our experts will explain everything about the two poles as you watch the penguins in Antarctica or whales and polar bears in the Arctic. A once-in-a-life experience! There's no greater adventure than traveling to the ends of the earth.
According to the text, if you go to Antarctica, you will have the possibility to...
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Complete the conversation:
Mom: Do you want more rice?
Me:
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Find the correct word for this definition:
In a job, someone could be exclusively authorized for watching what you do as an employee.
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Listen to the audio and answer the question:
Why did some of the tourists stay at the hotel today?
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Complete the conversation:
A: Anything to drink?
B:
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According to the audio answer the following question:
What happens if you keep antibiotics in your refrigerator and use it expired?
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Choose the correct option to complete the paragraph:
In big Hollywood blockbusters, a lot of people are involved. Some jobs are __________ to understand. A producer is the person __________ gets the film made. He or she __________ the money, chooses the director and other key people and checks every stage of the process.
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Complete the sentences with the correct words:
Their English is ___ because they try to practice every day. They really want to speak and communicate ____ in front of others.
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According to the text answer the following question:
ROBOT TEACHERS
If you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers at the top of the list. It's easy to imagine robot cleaners and factory workers, but some jobs need human connection and creativity. But are we underestimating what robots can do? In some cases, they already perform better than doctors at diagnosing illness. British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot takeover of the classroom: 2027. He predicts robots will do the main job of transferring information and teachers will be like assistants. Intelligent robots will read students´ faces, movements, and maybe even brain signals. Then they will adapt the information to each student. He thinks robots will never have empathy and the ability to really connect with humans sentimentally. Perhaps the question is not 'Will robots replace teachers?' but 'How can robots help teachers?'. Teachers waste a lot of time doing non-teaching work, including more than 11 hours a week. If robots could cut the time teachers spend marking homework and writing reports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job humans do best.
According to the reading, Robots will probably never...
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Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks:
Last year, two men from Solomon Islands _______ 29 days lost at sea. The men were so weak that when they arrived in the town of Pomio, they had to be ________the boat and to a nearby house.
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Choose the right option to complete the statement:
The shake-up from the Great Resignation has ________ that many workers are ________ to jobs that offer better perks:
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According to the notice, What might people do for searching help?
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Polar expeditions.
Take a cruise to Antarctica or the northern Arctic; explore a land of white natural beauty and wonderful wildlife. Our experts will explain everything about the two poles as you watch the penguins in Antarctica or whales and polar bears in the Arctic. There's no greater adventure than traveling to the ends of the earth. A once-in-a-lifetime experience!
Taken from:https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1-reading/adventure-travel.
According to the text, if you go to Antarctica, you will have the possibility to...
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Complete the conversation:
Dad: How much money did you spend last night?
Me:
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Listen to the audio and complete the sentence:
The man is complaining about missing...
money
food
clothing
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Trekking tours.
We have trekking holidays to famous places such as Machu Picchu or the Everest Base Camp Trek, as well as some nearer home in the Highlands of Scotland. You don´t need to be very sporty, just fairly fit. You´ll have a great time enjoying nature with a group of new friends. Some of the holidays include camping, but we´ll transport the tents for you!
According to the text, if you want to go trekking it is not necessary to...
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According to the notice, What kind of goods are on discount?
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Identify the word that corresponds to the following definition:
When you end the relationship, you...
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Read the text and answer the question:
TRAVEL IN THE US
Most teenagers in the United States drive their own cars. In this country, drivers are required to obtain a license from their state of residence. Most states permit 15-year-olds to apply for their driver´s license, but they must attend a driver´s educational program at their schools or at a professional driving school. During the program, people must pass a full medical examination and an eye test in addition to a certain number of hours of driving practice. As soon as they finish the program, they must pass a written test and a driving test. The written test has 200 questions and it covers the applicants´ knowledge of traffic signs, traffic regulations, basic mechanics, and first aids. The driving test is generally taken in a special area where applicants have to drive through a series of difficult obstacles on the road. For immigrants, it is obligatory to speak English very well in order to enroll in the driver´s educational program. They must have a passport or birth certificate as ID. In some states, the legal status of the immigrant is not an issue. In others, it is the first requirement for applications. Finally, the cost of the test is around US$$200 but it varies from state to state.
According to the reading, who can not get a car license in the USA?
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Choose the right option to complete the statement:
Everybody is always so ________ in life that it´s really ________ to try to escape yourself.
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According to the text answer the following question:
THE SHARING ECONOMY
If we look around us at the things we have purchased at some point in our lives, we would no doubt notice that not everything we own is being put to good use: the thick woolen coat which we thought looked trendy despite the fact that we live in a tropical country, the smartphone that got put away when we bought ourselves the newest model. Those underutilized items may seem useless to some but could be an asset to others. With the advent of the internet, online communities have figured out a way to generate profit from the sharing of those underused assets. Using websites and social media groups that facilitate the buying and selling of second-hand goods. And this is known as the sharing economy.This move towards a sharing economy is not without criticism. Unlike businesses, unregulated individuals do not have to follow certain regulations and this can lead to poorer and inconsistent quality of goods and services and a higher risk of fraud, the increased opportunities to sell our unwanted and underused goods can lead to a lesser impact on our environment.
According to the reading, why can people sell things easier?
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Complete the conversation:
Roger: Where should I pick Paula up?
Sam:
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Choose the correct answer to the following question, according to the audio.
What can not be checked by the APP?
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Complete the conversation:
George: How do you feel today?
Clare:
