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Grammar & Vocabulary – Task 2

4 Read the text. Complete the gaps with the proper lexical form of the words in brackets.

When photographer David Slater went to snap some black Macaque monkeys in Indonesia, he got a bit of a surprise! The black macaque is a rare, endangered species of monkey and is being studied in Indonesia by a team of scientists interested in 1 … (conserve). Macaques may be rare, but they aren’t shy! While David was walking with them he began to notice that the monkeys were very interested in his photography 2 … (equip). Finally, overcome by 3 … (curious), one of the monkeys stole the camera from David’s bag. When he caught 4 … (see) of his own reflection in the camera, the naughty macaque was fascinated. Clearly, the macaque was pleased with his 5 … (appear) because he found the camera’s button and began to snap photos of himself and his friends! “He must have taken hundreds of photos,” says David “but not many were in focus. He 6 … (obvious) hadn’t worked that out yet”!

Writing

Writing Tip

Informal letters

When writing informal letters, don’t forget to use an appropriate style of writing.

Informal writing is characterised by:

• a friendly greeting (e.g. Hi Anne, Dear Mae), and a friendly way of signing off (e.g. Take care, Cheers)
• short forms (e.g. isn’t, I’ve, he’ll)
• everyday language (e.g. How’s things?, Your idea sounds cool!)
• omission of personal pronouns (e.g. Hope we’ll meet soon, Have to go now)
• simple linking words (e.g. and, but, so)

Grammar & Vocabulary – Task 2

4 Read the text. Complete the gaps with the proper lexical forms of the words in brackets.

When photographer David Slater went to snap some black Macaque monkeys in Indonesia, he got a bit of a surprise! The black macaque is a rare, endangered species of monkey and is being studied in Indonesia by a team of scientists interested in 1) ..... (conserve). Macaques may be rare, but they aren't shy! While David was walking with them he began to notice that the monkeys were very interested in his photography 2) ..... (equip). Finally, overcome by 3) ..... (curious), one of the monkeys stole the camera from David’s bag. When he caught 4) ..... (see) of his own reflection in the camera, the naughty macaque was fascinated. Clearly, the macaque was pleased with his 5) ..... (appear) because he found the camera’s button and began to snap photos of himself and his friends! “He must have taken hundreds of photos,” says David “but not many were in focus. He 6) ..... (obvious) hadn’t worked that out yet”!

WritingWriting Tip

Informal letters

When writing informal letters, don’t forget to use an appropriate style of writing.

Informal writing is characterised by:

• a friendly greeting (e.g. Hi Anne, Dear Mae), and a friendly way of signing off (e.g. Take care, Cheers)
• short forms (e.g. isn’t, I’ve, he’ll)
• everyday language (e.g. How’s things?, Your idea sounds cool!)
• omission of personal pronouns (e.g. Hope we’ll meet soon, Have to go now)
• simple linking words (e.g. and, but, so)

Прочитайте текст. Заполните пропуски правильными лексическими формами слов в скобках.

Ответ:

1 conservation / сохранение

2 equipment / оборудование

3 curiosity / любопытство

4 sight / вид

5 appearance / внешний вид

6 obviously / очевидно