3 OPTIMISE YOUR VOCABULARY | Higher
Words connected with
manufacturing and tools
1 Complete the sentences with the words in
the box.
develop | discovered | generate | invented
machine | manufacture | motor | tools
1 Ann Makosinski        the Hollow
Flashlight when she was 15.
2 We use wind, wave and solar power to
       electricity.
3 You can get hot or cold drinks from that
       . 4 High-       TVs offer much better picture
4 They        Skoda cars in the Czech
Republic, India and Slovakia.
5 Some bicycles have a small battery-powered
       that helps you go uphill.
6 It was Robert Hooke who        that living
organisms are made up of cells.
7 There is space in our garage where we keep the
gardening        .
8 I’d like a job where I can        apps and
programs.
Phrasal verbs
2 Write the missing words to complete the
phrasal verbs.
1 carry        = do (work, research,
experiments, etc.)
2 come        = develop, make progress
3 come up        = think of (an idea or a
plan)
4 figure        = solve, understand
(a problem)
5 look        = investigate
6 plug        = connect to a machine / the
electricity supply
3 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the phrasal verbs from Exercise 2.
1 The work on the school is              you carry (5)        your research (the judges
well and is nearly finished.
2 How did you              that idea?
It’s brilliant!
3 It’s amazing how Jenny can              • You will have weekly meetings with your teacher to
what’s wrong with almost any device.
4 Of course it’s not working – you didn’t       
it        !
5 The police intend to              an
investigation into the crime.
6 The manufacturer is             
possible causes of the accident.
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B2
Collocations with top and high
4 Complete the collocations with the words
in the box.
award | definition | priority (× 2)
secret | speed | tech | time
1 The latest high-       equipment usually
costs a lot when it first becomes available.
2 This is considered the top        in the
music industry.
3 My top        for the future is getting into
a good university.
quality.
5 Earning a lot of money isn’t a high       
for me, but getting a good job is.
6 When you drive at high        , you have
less time to react if something goes wrong.
7 It’s high        we did some revision. Let’s
turn the television off now.
8 The test is top        , so there’s no way
you can find out what’s in it.
Unit round-up
5 Complete the text with one word in
each gap.
School design award
Following its successful beginning last year, we are again
asking for entries to the school design award, which is
the school’s (1)        award for those studying
sciences.
• We expect you to create a new way of doing something
or (2)        a new device that will be useful in
the home or in the business world.
• Initially, you need to form teams and (3)       
up with an idea. You can then discuss this idea with your
science teacher, who will be able to give guidance. Then,
dividing the work between the members of the team, you
need to (4)        into all the possibilities as
expect to see evidence of this research).
• If you need any (6)        or equipment to help
make things, your science teacher can help.
discuss how your project is (7)        on. All
designs and plans are top (8)        until the
winners are announced.
• Special prizes will be given to teams that
(9)        out how to do something that nobody
has done before.
• For the moment, forming your team (2–6 members) is
your top (10)        , as you need to do this
before March 26th.
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