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OPTIMISE YOUR VOCABULARY

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B2

Words connected with manufacturing and tools

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

They

Republic, India and Slovakia.

Skoda cars in the Czech

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 programs.

.

apps and

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

well and is nearly finished.

2 How did you It’s brilliant!				that idea?
3 It’s amazing how Jenny can
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.

Collocations with top and high

Complete the collocations with the words in the box.

award		|	definition		| priority (× 2)
secret	|		speed	| tech		|	time

1

The latest high-

costs a lot when it first becomes available.

equipment usually

2 This is considered the top music industry.

3

in the

My top

a good university.

High-

quality.

for the future is getting into

TVs offer much better picture

4

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

7

8

less time to react if something goes wrong.

It’s high

turn the television off now.

The test is top

you can find out what’s in it.

we did some revision. Let’s

, so there’s no way

Unit round-up

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) sciences.

• We expect you to create a new way of doing something

award for those studying

or ( 2 )

the home or in the business world.

a new device that will be useful in

• 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 )

you carry ( 5)

expect to see evidence of this research).

into all the possibilities as your research (the judges

• If you need any ( 6 )

or equipment to help

make things, your science teacher can help.

• You will have weekly meetings with your teacher to

discuss how your project is ( 7 ) designs and plans are top ( 8 )			on. All
		until the

winners are announced.

• Special prizes will be given to teams that

( 9 )

has done before.

out how to do something that nobody

• For the moment, forming your team (2–6 members) is

your top ( 10)		, as you need to do this
before March 26th.

Optimise B2

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