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UNIT 1

Vocabulary

The senses

1. Circle the odd one out in each set.

1) Hearing: dark faint silent
2) Smell: fragrant stinky rough
3) Sight: blinding dark spicy
4) Touch: slimy sweet smooth
5) Hearing: fragrant crunchy deafening
6) Taste: bright rich sweet

2. Complete the text. Use six of the adjectives in the list.

bright – dark – faint – fragrant – rich – rough – silent – slimy - spicy

Never eat just before an interview! I learnt this the hard way. I’d bought a hot, spicy chilli dog for lunch,
and it smelt so (1) _________________ and tempting, I couldn’t wait. It was delicious – with a (2)
_________________ sour cream to cool the chilli. But i dropped sauce down my (3) _________________
white shirt!
The mess felt disgusting – wet and (4) _________________. Even after I’d cleaned it u, it left a huge
stain. I hoped the interview room would be (5) _________________ so no one would notice. At first, the
interviewer was (6) _________________. Then she started laughing!

3. Complete the sentences about a bad holiday experience. Use sense adjectives.
1) The TV was so quiet, I could only hear faint (5 letters) sounds, not words.
2) The bed was uncomfortable. The sheets were _________________ (5 letters), not smooth.
3) The bathroom wasn’t clean! It looked dirty and smelt really _________________ (6 letters)
4) The curtains were so thin, the bright morning sunlight was almost _________________ (8 letters)!
5) I prefer _________________ (5 letters) coffee in the mornings, but there was no sugar.
6) There was no electric light in the halls, so it was very _________________ (4 letters) at night.
7) The noise from the bar downstairs was so loud it was _________________ (9 letters).
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Sense verbs

4. Choose the correct answers.

Amazing animal senses
Worms can taste different flavour using any part of their bodies.
1) Spiders can look/ see well because they have eight eyes.
2) Snakes have no external ears so they can’t hear/ listen many sounds.
3) Ants can feel/ touch movement through five centimetres of earth.
4) Cats can smell/ sniff fourteen times better than humans.
5) Boa constrictors can savour/ swallow and eat a monkey in one piece!
6) Chameleons can look/ watch at things in two opposite directions.

5. Complete the orders. Use the correct forms of the verbs in the list.
Feel – gaze – listen – look – savour – sniff – sound – stink – stroke - watch

Don’t rush your food! Savour it!

1) I’m talking! Be quiet and _________________ to me!

2) Do you like my new perfume? Here - _________________ my wrist!
3) Your sports kit _________________! Wash it, please.
4) Turn your music off, please! Whatever it is, it _________________ awful.
5) Don’t _________________ the cat’s fur backwards – she doesn’t like the way it ________________
6) ______________ at your work and stop _____________ dreamily out of the window. I’m
_______________ you!

6. Complete the facts with sense verbs

A) Women can smell better than men. They are better at detecting scents that (1) ______________
nice, like citrus and vanilla, as well as things that (2) ______________ (like dirt and rubbish!)
B) Your back can (3) ______________ fewer sensations than any other part of your body.
C) The average eye (4) ______________ around 24 million images in one lifetime. But each eye is
unique. Your eyes don’t (5) ______________ like anyone else’s.
D) The big meal your mum’s just put on the table might look and (6) ______________ tempting, but
don’t overeat if you want to (7) ______________ to music afterwards! Science shows that we don’t
(8) ______________ sounds as well when we’re full.
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Word building

Adjective suffixes

1. Write the adjective form of the verbs and nouns. Use the noun suffixes –al, -ic, -less, -ous and –y and
the verb suffixes –able, -ant, -ent and –ive.
Example: Adventure (n.)  adventurous (11 letters) (adj.)
1) Care (n)  ____________________ (8 letters) (adj)
2) Differ (v)  ____________________ (9 letters) (adj)
3) Base (n)  ____________________ (5 letters) (adj)
4) Please (v) ____________________ (8 letters) (adj)
5) Stink (n)  ____________________ (6 letters) (adj)
6) Act (v)  ____________________ (6 letters) (adj)
7) Practice (n)  ____________________ (9 letters) (adj)
8) Agree (v)  ____________________ (9 letters) (adj)

2. Complete the sentences with the correct adjective forms of the words in bold.
Example: There are countless perfumes in that shop. I can never choose just one! (count)
1) My sister is always ________________ with new perfumes, because she’s got sensitive skin.
(caution)
2) I don’t like many ‘celebrity’ scents. To me, they often smell unpleasantly ________________. (stink)
3) My favourite is a pleasingly ________________, light perfume called Chanel nº 5. (agree)
4) The ________________ Chanel nº 5 was launched by Coco Chanel in the 1920s. (origin)
5) It has many ingredients, but the ________________ smell is of flowers. (dominate)
6) My boyfriend doesn’t care about perfumes. He prefers more ________________ hobbies! (practice)

3. Complete the advert with the correct form of one of the words in bold. You may need to use a noun,
adjective or verb.

AmbiScent
To create a more pleasant (base/ please) and (1) ________________ (agree/ count) working
environment for your students, use AmbiScent. AmbiScent (2) ________________ (differ/ insist) from
other scents, because we’ve formulated it specifically for schools. Research has shown that the right
scent has many (3) ________________ (practice/ pain) benefits, including improved concentration and
alertness. Try citrus or mint, or if you’re feeling (4) ________________ (adventure/ agree) –hot spice!
We promise that out light, subtle scents won’t (5) ________________ (pain/ dominate) your classroom
– but they disguise any (6) ________________ (stink/ agree) from gym kits!
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Vocabulary extra

Phrasal verb (senses)

1. Read sentences A-H. Then write the infinitive forms of the bold phrasal verbs next to the definitions 1-
7.
A) They saw this experiment through till the end. Try to discover something: sniff around
B) Do you feel like going out tonight? 1) Use something completely:
C) Have you heard of ‘telepathy’? 2) Want to:
D) The journalists sniffed around for information. 3) Not stop until something’s finished:
E) He touched on the subject for a few seconds. 4) Pay attention for a particular sound:
F) We need to look into this problem further. 5) Briefly mention :
G) Please listen out for the next announcement. 6) Investigate; consider:
H) Bus fares swallow up most of my pocket money. 7) Know about something:

2. Complete the mini dialogues

Feel like – heard of – look into – see through – sniff around – swallowing up – touched on

A) – Have you heard of ‘the 21 senses’?

- Yes, I think Dr. Hans briefly (1) ________________ it in his lecture.
B) – Can you (2) ________________ the truth of this for me?
- Sure, I’ll (3) ________________ and see what I can find.
C) – This is difficult and boring, and it’s (4) ________________ al my time! I (5) ________________
giving up.
- Don’t! Let’s (6) ________________ this project ________________ to the end.

3. Complete the phrasal verbs in these sentences. There are two particles you don’t need.
for – into – like – of – on – out for – through - up

1) Studying swallows ________________ my free time. I hardly do anything else!

2) We need to look ________________ the cause of the stink before we can fix it.
3) I haven’t heard ________________ ‘sensory marketing’ before now. It’s new to me.
4) The previous speaker touched ________________ the topic, but not for long.
5) Please will you listen ________________ the doorbell? Guests will be arriving soon.
6) I don’t feel ________________ studying any more. That’s enough for today!
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Grammar

Present and past tenses

1. Choose the correct present tense forms.

Supermarkets (1) aren’t/ aren’t being the only companies who (2) use/ are using ‘smell marketing’ at the
moment. For example, Abercrombie and Fitch stores (3) are welcoming/ have been welcoming
customers with fragrant smells for years now. However, some environmentalists today (4) are
campaigning/ campaign against this trend. They (5) believe/ have believed that retailers are ‘drugging’
shoppers! Politicians (6) haven’t banned/ haven’t been banning scent marketing yet, but it may be just a
matter of time.

2. Choose the correct past tense forms.

Think about the last time you bought fast food. (1) Did you hear/ Were you hearing loud music while you
(2) were waiting/ had waited? Scientist have done research in fast food restaurants. They found that if
people hear fast, loud music while they (3) were ordering/ had been ordering, they (4) left/ were leaving
more quickly. Unfortunately, many staff also resigned after they (5) had been finishing/ had finished the
experiment. Anyone who (6) was listening/ had been listening to deafening dance tracks all day would
probably want to leave, too!

3. Complete the sentences with the correct present or past simple, continuous, perfect simple or perfect
continuous form of the verbs in bold.
Example: These flowers don’t smell (not smell) of anything.
1) They ________________ (play) music for hours. I wish they’d stop.
2) What ________________ you ________________ (look) at? I can’t see anything!
3) It was better than anything I ________________ (ever/ taste) before.
4) It was a film that I ________________ (not hear) of back then.
5) I ________________ (not like) blue cheeses. They ________________ (stink)!
6) While we ________________ (wait), we ________________ (smell) something burning.

4. Write the questions using the correct forms of the words given.
Example: What/ your favourite smell/ ?  What is your favourite smell?
1) You/ look/ at a computer screen/ at the moment/ ?
2) You/ listen/ to music/ at this yesterday/?
3) You/ ever/ touch/ a snake/?
4) What/ the room/ you/ work in/ right now/ look/ like/ ?
5) What/ be/ the first thing/ you/ see/ as soon as you/ open/ your eyes/ this morning/?
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Future forms

5. Choose the best verb form to complete the gap.

The body of the future

Here are some body upgrades we think people in the future will want.
 By 2050, we think scientists (1) will be inventing/ will have invented / are inventing artificial eyes
with X-ray vision. Soon, we (2) will be/ will have been/ are able to see through walls!
 Imagine it’s 7.15. You (3) will have met/ will meet/ are meeting friends at the cinema at 7.30. The
next bus (4) leaves/ may leave/ will have left at exactly 7.40. No problem! Put on you bionic ‘legs’
and run four kilometres there.
 ‘Look! That man with the wings (5) will take/ is going to take/ will be taking off!’ it sounds like
science fiction, but in the near future, we (6) will have seen/ are seeing/ will be seeing them
everywhere!

6. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in bold. Use each future form in the lists
only once.

Questions 1-3: future perfect – going to – present simple - will

Questions 4-6: future continuous – future perfect – present continuous

Example: By 2100, ‘X-ray vision’ will have become (become) a reality.

1) The Science of the Senses exhibition ________________ (open) at 9.00.
2) It’s possible that we ________________ (find) a cure for blindness in the future.
3) I can hear the bands from here! This festival ________________ (be) loud.
4) I ________________ (attend) the lecture on the ‘sixth sense’ this afternoon.
5) At midnight, we ________________ (look) at an eclipse of the moon.
6) By the end of our trip, we ________________ (see) some incredible sights.

Consolidation

7. Correct any mistakes in the sentences. Write ‘correct’ if the sentences does not contain any mistakes.
One sentence is correct.
Example: Last night’s dinner has been very pleasant.  Last night’s dinner was very pleasant.
1) These sheets are feeling rough.
2) I like the smell of grass ever since I was little.
3) ‘That light is blinding!’ ‘I close the curtains.’
4) You watched TV all evening. Turn it off!
5) How long have you had hearing problems?
6) By tomorrow afternoon, I move into my new house.
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8. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the bold words.
Example: I stroke the cat. (moment)  At the moment, I’m stroking the cat.
1) The cake burnt before we smelt the smoke. (already)
By the time we ________________, the cake ________________
2) I listened to music in the morning. During that time, Tess rang. (while)
In the morning, Tess, ________________ I ________________ to music.
3) Sometime today, I’ll finish my medicine. (end)
By ________________ today, I ________________ my medicine.
4) Drinking sweet black Turkish coffee is new to me. (never)
I ________________ sweet black Turkish coffee before.
5) The fridge started to smell bad a few days ago. (smelling)
The fridge ________________ a few days now.
6) Our plans for tonight? Having a spicy takeaway in front of the TV. (going)
Tonight, ________________ a spicy takeaway in front of the TV.

9. Translate the text into your language.

For many years, we have been trying to make realistic robots. Decades ago, scientist created robots with
sight and hearing. After they had done that, they turned their attention to the other senses. Japanese
researchers are currently developing artificial skin, which they hope will be completed by 2050. This skin
will allow robots to touch and feel. ‘Before, robots often fell over while they were performing simple
actions. This invention is going to make robots much more efficient,’ explained one scientist. Robots
have already learnt many of our skills.
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Reading

This film stinks!

1 The film industry once hoped that 3D technology would lead to packed cinema theatres. However, after
audiences’ initial enthusiasm for enhanced visuals had died down, people started to question the value of
the ticket price increases. Will new ‘4D’ technology prove a better investment?

2 4D films offer a total sensory experience, providing more than sights and sounds. Moving chairs allow you
to ‘feel’ the action as it unfolds on-screen, without once leaving your seat. Audiences may see bright flashes
of light or feel wind blowing, while ‘smellovision’ technology releases perfumes. You’ll find some of these
more fragrant than others!

3 Fans say that it brings films alive. One South Korean film reviewer was highly impressed by Kung Fu Panda.
‘4D has been around for years here, but this was the first film I’d seen. I should have gone sooner! Every
time Po fell or got hit, my chair gave me a gentle blow in the back! It was hilarious. There were a few
complaints about discomfort, but I think they were exaggerated. At the end, bubbles popped above us,
sounding like fireworks. It was well worth the higher entrance fee. I just cut back on expensive popcorn
instead!’

4 But the technology hasn’t wowed everyone. After seeing the last Pirates of the Caribbean film, one
Japanese blogger wrote, ‘It’s good that film-makers are trying out new things, but this goes too far. The
water effects were fun at first, but later made seats slimy and uncomfortable. And the stinky sea aromas
made me feel sick; although Johnny Depp was fragrantly spicy! Even so, I rather resented being directed how
to feel. I want to be able to use my own imagination.’

5 Will it take off over here? With a cost of around $2 million to equip a 4D theatre, many European cinema
groups are understandably cautious. However, installation companies claim that such theatres typically draw
two to three times more business, often selling out of tickets. Those profit margins may tempt struggling
cinema chains to take the plunge. Soon, it seems likely that we’ll be discussing the films we’ve smelt as well
as seen!

1. Quickly read the first sentence of each paragraph in the article. Match paragraphs 1-5 to five of the
topics A-F. There is one topic you don’t need.

A) The problems with 4D cinema Paragraph 1

B) The advantages of 3D cinema Paragraph 2
C) The future of 4D cinema Paragraph 3
D) The problems with 3D cinema Paragraph 4
E) A definition of 4D cinema Paragraph 5
F) The advantages of 4D cinema Not needed
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2. Read the article again and answer the questions in your own words. Use complete sentences.
1) What is different about 4D films?
2) What did the South Korean reviewer think of the ticket prices?
3) As well as disliking some of the special effects, what else did a Japanese blogger criticize?
4) Why aren’t all cinema groups immediately rushing to adopt 4D?

3. Are the following statements true or false according to the article? Find evidence to support your
answers.
1) 3D films were never very popular.
2) 4D audiences move around the theatre.
3) Kung Fu Panda was the first 4D film shown in South Korea.
4) Some people found Kung Fu Panda 4D painful.
5) Pirates of the Caribbean 4D stank unpleasantly throughout.
6) More people attend 4D cinemas than ordinary cinemas.

4. Match the bold words and expressions in the article with the definitions 1-6.
1) Impressed
2) Become successful
3) Happens
4) Not hard; light
5) Risk trying something new
6) Decreased

5. Tick the five words from the article that contain silent letters (letters we do not say)
1) Industry
2) Light
3) Fragrant
4) Business
5) Highly
6) Should
7) While
8) Cinema
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Writing

1. Quickly read the report. Is the writer mainly positive or negative about WorkOut?
A report on customer’s experience of WorkOut
Positive/ negative

A ___
The aim of this report is to evaluate the sensory experience that WorkOut offers customers, and to
make recommendations for improvement.

B ___
We found that the gym makes quite a poor first impression. The main gym room is very hot, and the
lights are very bright. As a result of this, the room sometimes smells unpleasant when lots of people
are exercising.

C ___
Some customers have complained about the music. The reason for this is that the gym owner
prefers a classical radio station. As this music is often quite slow, it is hard to exercise quickly while
you are listening to it.

D ___
In conclusion, I believe that WorkOut could benefit from a number of changes. Less powerful lights
and an open window would improve the smell.
Moreover, different music would help people to exercise faster. For instance, pop or rock.

2. Complete gaps A-D in the report with four of the headings. There is one heading you do not need.
First impressions – Final recommendations – Introduction – Personal experienced – Other factors
affecting enjoyment

3. Complete the following expressions from the report. Write one word in each gap.
Example: summing up : in conclusion
1) Introducing the report : the ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________
2) Introducing an example: for ____________
3) Giving evidence: we ____________
4) Giving reason for something: the ____________ ____________ ____________
5) Giving a consequence of something: as ____________ ____________ ____________
____________
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Model text

A report

A report on customers’ experience of WorkOut.

Paragraph 1: Introduction
Give a general introduction to the report and mention the gym by name.
Note: Evaluate experience of WorkOut and make recommendations for improvement.
The aim of this report is to evaluate the sensory experience that WorkOut offers customers, and to make
recommendations for improvement.
Paragraph 2: First impressions
Describe your own or other customers’ first impressions of the gym.
Note: Poor first impression – very hot, bright lights, unpleasant smell.
We found that the gym makes quite a poor first impression. The main gym room is very hot, and the lights
are very bright. As a result of this, the room sometimes smells unpleasant when lots of people are exercising.
Paragraph 3: Further observations
Describe other factors affecting customer enjoyment.
Note: Complaints about music – gym owner prefers classical radio station. Music too slow for quick exercise.
Some customers have complained about the music. The reason for this is that the gym owner prefers a
classical radio station. As this music is often quite slow, it is hard to exercise quickly while you are listening to
it.
Paragraph 4: Recommendations
Summarize your findings and recommend two or three ways to improve the gym.
Note: Less powerful lights, open window, pop or rock music.
In conclusion, I believe that WorkOut could benefit from a number of changes. Less powerful lights and an
open window would improve the smell. Moreover, different music would help people to exercise faster. For
instance, pop or rock.
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Unit progress check

Grammar

1. Choose the correct verb forms.

Amazing Brains
Although we have been studying the brain for centuries, it’s still the party of the body we (1)
understand/ are understanding the least. Here are a few scientific facts that we (2) have learnt/ learn:
A) Imagine that you (3) are hurting/ hurt your toe. The feeling of pain (4) will reach/ is reaching your
brain in milliseconds. It (5) will have travelled/ will be travelling there at 273 km/hr!
B) We used to think that the brain itself (6) had felt/ felt pain. After they (7) had done/ have done lots
of research, scientists discovered that this wasn’t true. Doctors can actually safely operate on a brain
while the patient (8) is still talking/ still talks!
C) Tonight, your brain (9) is going to work/ is working hard, despite the fact that you (10) won’t be
using/ won’t have used your senses as much in the middle of the night!
Instead, your brain will spend time processing your day and building lasting memories.

Vocabulary

2. Write the sense adjectives for the definitions

Example: Extremely strong light is blinding (8 letters)
1) The opposite of ‘light’ is ___________________ (6 letters)
2) A bad smell is ___________________ (6 letters)
3) A cake with a lot of butter and sugar that fills you up is ___________________ (4 letters)
4) A very quiet sound is ___________________ (5 letters)
5) The opposite of ‘rough’ is ___________________ (6 letters)

3. Choose the correct sense verbs

Example: Did you see the strange bird?
1) That cake smells/ sniffs/ stinks wonderful.
2) Water! I’ve swallowed/ savoured/ tasted my chewing gum!
3) Look at this! I can feel/ stroke/ touch my nose with my tongue!
4) This band listens/ hears/ sounds great.
5) Look/ See/ Watch at that view!

4. Write the correct adjective form of the bold word.

Example: This music is different. It’s very original. (differ)
1) I have quite ___________________ tastes. (adventure)
2) Stinky vinegar also has ___________________ uses. (practice)
3) I’ve burnt my arm and it’s so ___________________ ! (pain)
4) I prefer simple, ___________________ flavours. (base)
5) You’re too ___________________. Please be quiet! (noise)
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Writing

5. Complete the sentences. Write one word in each gap.

Example: Some scents appeal to animals. For instance, dogs like aniseed.
1) The purpose ___________________ this report is to assess student health.
2) Many flowers are very fragrant. ___________________ of this, they attract bees and butterflies.
3) We’ve considered all the options. To ___________________ up, we prefer the first one.
4) We have more than five senses. ___________________ example, we have a sense of temperature.
5) Bats don’t like bright light. The reason ___________________ this is that they are nocturnal animals.

6. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Write no more than two or
three words in each gap.
Example: We’ve arranged to watch the match at six.
We’re watching the match at six.
1) The programme on the senses starts at one p.m. and finishes a two p.m.
The programme on the senses ___________________ by two p.m.
2) She started being interested in animal senses in 2002.
She ___________________ in animal senses since 2002.
3) I started looking for her a long while ago. I’m still looking!
I ___________________ for her for ages!
4) He hid the perfume bottle somewhere. She never found it.
She never found where he ___________________ the perfume bottle.
5) Tomorrow, I’ll listen to music all day.
At this time tomorrow, I ___________________ to music.
6) He ran all day. As a result, he smelt terrible!
He smelt terrible because he ___________________ all day.
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Cumulative progress check

Grammar

1. Complete the texts with the correct forms of the bold verbs. Use the tenses and structures in the lists.
Questions 1-5: future continuous – past continuous – past perfect – past simple – present simple - will
Questions 6-10: future perfect – going to – past perfect continuous – present continuous – present perfect
simple

Hearing are (be) nothing new. ‘Metal ears’ existed in the 17th century! People (1) ___________________
(look) rather strange while they (2) ___________________ (wear) them! Hearing aid technology rapidly
improved after Alexander Graham Bell (3) ___________________ (invent) the telephone. In the future,
hearing aids (4) ___________________ (be) tiny. In 2050, many people with hearing loss (5)
___________________ (use) completely invisible aids.
Right now, millions of people worldwide (6) ___________________ (wear) glasses. Incredibly, basic
versions (7) ___________________ (be) around since 1286! Much later on, Benjamin Franklin, who (8)
___________________ (suffer) from short-sightedness for most of his life, invented bifocals. By the time
we’re 70, most of us (9) ___________________ (develop) some form of sight problem. However, thanks
to modern optical technology, we (10) ___________________ (have) a huge range of options to choose
from.

Vocabulary

1. Write the sense adjectives for the definitions

Example: a pleasant smell is fragrant
1) Something that tastes sugary is ___________________
2) Something that feels unpleasantly wet is ___________________
3) When there is no noise it is ___________________
4) Strong colour or light is ___________________

2. Complete the sentences with the correct sense verbs

Example: Listen to this song.
1) Ssh! Can you ___________________ that noise?
2) I can ___________________ lots of spice in this.
3) Your perfume ___________________ of flowers.
4) The cat’s fur ___________________ really soft.

3. Complete the sentences with the correct adjective forms of the words.
Differ – please – practice – act - dominate

Example: The sense of touch has many practical uses, such as warning us of pain.
1) My eyes are ___________________ colours –one green, one blue.
2) Our sense of smell is still ___________________ at night, and we can detect some scents in our
sleep.
3) This quiet music is very ___________________. I like it!
4) The ___________________ flavour in this dish is garlic.
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Writing

1. Complete the report using the phrases.

Because of The aim of this report is to look at how we can study more effectively by using all five
For example senses. (1) ___________________ that ingredients in chocolate can improve your
For this reason mood! Bright light is also essential. (2) ___________________ this, it’s a good idea to
In conclusion have a desk lamp. Fresh smells can help us think. (3) ___________________, try to
We discovered open the window when you can! Some music can help concentration. (4)
___________________, quiet classical tracks. (5) ___________________, we can
boost our studies by appealing to all five senses.

2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Include the correct verb
form of the bold word.
Example: Arrival is at 10 a.m. today.  They are arriving at 10 a.m. today.
1) We watched TV all evening. She rang at 8.00.
She rang at 8.00 in the evening while ___________________
2) Being adventurous began when I was a child
I ___________________ a child.
3) When did you start studying the senses?
How long ___________________ ?
4) Speaking exam practice starts tomorrow.
This time tomorrow, I ___________________ speaking exam.
5) The end of the audio tour is at 5.00.
By 5.15, the audio tour ___________________