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- 1. 1English File Advanced Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2015 NAME CLASS 8 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A ENGLISH FILE Advanced 3 My sister-in-law is about to have a baby, so my brother is very nervous. _____________________ 4 Will we be eating at the usual time? Your brother wants to know. _____________________ 5 The Prime Minister is going open the new shopping centre here on Saturday. _____________________ 5 Grammar total 20 VOCABULARY 4 Underline the odd word(s) out. Example: hailstorm flood drought mild 1 a bruise a surgeon a blister a rash 2 a cold flu asthma a bandage 3 ineffective mainstream unproven useless 4 a rip-off an X-ray antibiotics stitches 5 mild severe real prematurely 6 across through on top of put 7 breathtaking dull spoiled overcrowded 8 delay postpone cancel put off 8 5 Complete the words in the sentences. Example: We went on a package holiday to Greece last year. 1 If you go on a l________-haul flight, you should stretch and get up and move around as often as possible. 2 Don’t forget to t________ out travel insurance before you set off. 3 I really like to get off the beaten t________ when I go on holiday. 4 I don’t like holidays where the beaches are o________. I like to be by myself on the beach. 5 She wants to take photos of p________ scenery on her next holiday, so she’s going to the Lake District. 6 Sam and his wife disagree on what their next holiday should be; he thinks her ideas are too d________ and lack excitement. 6 GRAMMAR 1 Complete the sentences with the gerund or the infinitive form of the verb in brackets. Example: It’s no use worrying (worry). You’ll just have to wait and see what happens. 1 Our piano needs ________ (be) repaired because the movers dropped it. 2 We would rather ________ (have) gone to Germany for Christmas. 3 I thanked your parents for ________ (have) helped me when I was in trouble. 4 I’d like ________ (be) sitting in a café in Thailand right now. 5 By the time I’m 40, I hope ________ (have) started my own company. 6 I’m tired of ________ (be) told to wait. I’ve been standing here for three hours already! 7 I had to ask for help. I didn’t know what ________ (do). 8 There isn’t enough milk ________ (make) a banana milkshake. 8 2 Underline the correct word(s). Example: My bus to leave / leaves in five minutes. 1 The team is due to / due arrive at six o’clock. 2 Bob’s will go / going to New York next week. 3 Will / Are we be meeting outside the cinema? 4 I’m about going / to go to the shop. Do we need more milk? 5 We ’re move / move into our new flat next month. 6 You’re going getting / to get a new car next year, aren’t you? 7 I’m to / about to go for lunch. Would you like to join me? 7 3 Is the sentence right or wrong? Write correct or incorrect. Example: I see some friends after class tonight. incorrect 1 My parents are due to arrive at 7.00 tonight. Can you help me clean? _____________________ 2 We’re to be make sure he’s there on time because he’s usually late. _____________________
- 2. 2English File Advanced Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2015 NAME CLASS 8 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A ENGLISH FILE Advanced PRONUNCIATION 7 Match the words to the same sound. acupuncture pull reflexology stub upon useless Example: put pull 1 up ________, ________ 2 along ________, ________ 3 devalued ________ 5 8 Underline the stressed syllable. Example: con|ven|tional 1 be|low 2 a|round 3 ban|dage 4 vi|rus 5 sys|tem 5 Pronunciation total 10 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50 6 Complete the sentences with one word. Example: She can be as stubborn as a mule. I can never convince her of anything. 1 My grandmother is as _________ as a post. We always have to shout when she’s around. 2 I hope this solution to the problem works like a _________. We don’t have time to mess around. 3 She turned as white as a _________ just before she fainted. 4 Without my contact lenses, I’m as blind as a _________. 5 Go for it, little one! Quick as a _________! 6 My uncle drinks like a _________. I wish he’d stop. 6 Vocabulary total 20
- 3. 3English File Advanced Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2015 NAME CLASS ENGLISH FILE Advanced8 Reading and Writing A ultra-high dilutions of histamine (a protein involved in allergies) have an influence on cell activity in the body. One of the most common tools of conventional medical research is a test called an RCT. This is a comparative test to discover the effectiveness of, for example, a new drug. Some subjects are given the drug and others are given a dummy pill. The subjects do not know whether they have taken a real pill or a dummy one, known as a placebo. Researchers then look at whether the people who took the real pill showed more improvement than the people who took the dummy pill, or placebo. The same kind of test is also carried out for CAM treatments, and it seems an obvious thing to do in order to get evidence of their effectiveness. However, a number of CAM practitioners feel that these RCT tests are not appropriate for CAM treatments. This is for two reasons. Firstly, they say, this is because CAM therapies are entirely focused on each individual as a separate case. Treatment isn’t dictated by the specific medical problem the patient is suffering from, but by the need to restore to full power that individual’s natural force for maintaining health. So the result of an RCT test for one person may be wholly different for another, meaning that no general conclusion could be drawn about a particular treatment. Secondly, the practitioners say, a key factor in CAM treatments is the relationship between the patient and the practitioner. Many people, especially those with severe or long-standing medical problems, opt for CAM treatments because they do not want to take drugs for a long time or because they do not have faith in conventional medicine to improve their condition. Some of these people may feel that they get benefits from CAM treatments and from their consultations with CAM practitioners, even if the treatments do not work for their original problem. So CAM treatments may be beneficial in ways that RCT tests would not reveal. Some patients, for example, say that they prefer the holistic approach of CAM and feel that the decisions about treatment give them greater control over their own lives than conventional medicine. They like the feeling that they are taking personal responsibility for their own health. 1 The writer says in the first paragraph that criticism of CAM is ________. A based on ignorance B understandable C increasing 2 The writer says that the difference between CAM and conventional medicine ________. A is a very great one B is not as great as people may think C is greater in some forms of CAM than others READING Read the article and tick (✓) A, B, or C. DOES COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE WORK? The main point made by people who dismiss Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) as a pointless waste of time and money is that there is no scientific evidence whatsoever that it works. For conventional medicine there is, of course, an enormous amount of scientific research to back up the effectiveness of medical treatments. This is because of the fundamental difference between conventional medicine and CAM. Conventional medicine regards the body as a complex and sophisticated machine and illness as a breakdown of one or more parts of the machine. Its aim is to get the machine working properly again by removing the problem parts or treating them so that they return to working order. CAM, in the form of such things as homeopathy, acupuncture, and medical herbalism, regards illness as a breakdown of the body’s natural healing systems. It believes that there is a natural, non-physical force in all of us that enables the body to heal itself and its aim is to make that force powerful enough to overcome illness and restore health. This natural, non-physical force, however, cannot be detected using the usual scientific techniques. So it is impossible to prove its existence scientifically, and this has led some people to reject the whole idea of CAM. With conventional medicine, we can test scientifically whether treatments have an effect on the body by looking for changes in the body’s cells, nerves, organs, and systems as a result of treatment. With CAM, we cannot prove whether or not the natural force for restoring health exists. However, it is possible to see what effects CAM treatments have had on the cells and structures of the body in order to assess their effectiveness. One example of scientific evidence for the effectiveness of CAM treatments is a study which showed that homeopathic medicine had an effect on the brain activity of sufferers of fibromyalgia, a painful muscle disorder. Research also indicated that acupuncture was effective in the treatment of patients suffering from Crohn’s disease, a painful disorder of the digestive system. Tests on their digestive systems showed that they had less inflammation after acupuncture treatment. Another study concerned the highly diluted solutions used in homeopathic medicines. Sceptics claim that these cannot possibly have any effect because they are so diluted and little or nothing of the original substance remains. But a study showed that
- 4. 4English File Advanced Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2015 NAME CLASS ENGLISH FILE Advanced8 Reading and Writing A 9 The second objection to the use of RCT tests for CAM treatments is that ________. A they cannot measure the effect of CAM treatments on some patients B they do not work for the most common CAM treatments C they may suggest that some ineffective CAM treatments actually work 10 The writer’s purpose in the article is to ________. A demonstrate why critics of CAM treatments may be right B recommend CAM treatments rather than conventional medicine C discuss whether or not the effectiveness of CAM treatments can be proved Reading total 10 WRITING Write a discursive essay on one of the following topics. Write approximately 250 words. 1 Nowadays, it is not essential to travel to other countries to experience other cultures. 2 The benefits that tourism brings outweigh the problems it can cause. 3 Tourists who do not respect the culture and laws of the country they are visiting should be punished if they break the law. Writing total 10 Reading and Writing total 20 3 The writer’s point in the second paragraph is that ________. A you can’t prove that CAM treatments have had any effect B you can’t prove that the main principle of CAM is true C you can’t use the same tests for CAM and conventional medicine 4 The writer uses fibromyalgia and Crohn’s disease as examples of ________. A conditions that don’t respond to conventional medicine B conditions that CAM has been shown to improve C how different kinds of CAM treatment can be compared 5 The study of highly diluted solutions ________. A disproved a common criticism of homeopathy B provided different results from previous studies of them C showed that some solutions are more effective than others 6 When describing what RCT tests involve, the writer says that ________. A some people disapprove of their use in conventional medicine B they have proved the effectiveness of some CAM treatments C they appear suitable for testing CAM treatments 7 The first objection to the use of RCT tests for CAM treatments is that ________. A the tests do not work for certain medical problems B tests on a single individual may produce very different results C the tests do not produce a consistent pattern of results 8 The writer says in the last paragraph that the attitude of patients to CAM treatments ________. A depends entirely on whether the treatments are effective or not B is not necessarily connected with whether the treatments are effective or not C may make them think that a treatment has been effective when it has not
- 5. 5English File Advanced Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2015 NAME CLASS ENGLISH FILE Advanced8 Listening and Speaking A LISTENING 1 Listen to five people talking about whether their government should be responsible for providing free health care. Match the speakers (1–5) to what they mention in connection with the provision of health care. (A–H). Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4 Speaker 5 A a government’s successful management of its health care budget B health care taking priority over education as a need in society C concerns about the future cost implications of an unhealthy elderly society D people’s access to health care that they shouldn’t be entitled to E an unfavourable comparison between health care in their country and others F preventative health care measures to keep people healthy G the amount of tax personally paid to the government which goes to fund health care H people’s right to choose between private or public health care 5 2 Listen to an interview with an expert on tourism called Anna Cooper, talking about the importance of cultural awareness in the industry. Complete the sentences using one word only. 1 Anna explains that employees may cause offence through their _______________ communication as well as what they say. 2 Anna says that in order to be effective, the marketing _______________ needs to engage with the market itself. 3 Market research managers need to have a good understanding of culture when they are developing new product or service _______________. 4 Anna explains that, in particular, employees who hold positions of _______________ benefit from having cultural confidence. 5 According to Anna, having cultural awareness is also helpful when dealing with local _______________ as well as employees. 5 Listening total 10 SPEAKING 1 Ask your partner these questions. 1 Which part of the world would you most like to visit? 2 Which place in your own country would you most recommend to visitors? 3 Have you ever used alternative medicine? 4 How healthy is your lifestyle? 5 What causes people to use alternative medicine? 2 Now answer your partner’s questions. 3 Now talk about one of these statements, saying if you agree or disagree. Give reasons. 1 ‘Tourism does more harm than good.’ 2 ‘I would use alternative medicine if modern medicine didn’t work.’ 3 ‘It is very hard to have a healthy lifestyle in the modern world.’ 4 Now listen to your partner. Do you agree with him / her? Speaking total 20 Listening and Speaking total 30