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Grammar review:
Words in sentences
Faisal and He = the SUBJECT geophones = the OBJECT in sentence 1
There are three kinds of sentence:
Questions (e.g. Who is he?) Statements (e.g. He is Faisal.)
Imperatives (e.g. Stop!)
Task 7 What kind of word is each underlined word? What kind of sentence is
it?
EXAMPLE:
Don't forget your GPS. Forget is a verb. The sentence is an imperative.
1) Faisal usually does the work quickly.
2) He likes it, and the money is good.
3) It's very hot in the desert in summer.
4) Is my new radio in the truck?
Task 8 Look at the words in brackets. Where must we put them to make
correct sentences?
1) (porous) We find oil and gas in rocks.
2) (reflect) Mirrors light waves very well.
3) (badly) Black things reflect light waves.
4) (every day) He works outside.
5) (exact) What's your position?
Speaking tasks: Athabasca Oil Sands
Task 9
Read the notes about the Athabasca Oil Sands in Canada. Do you think
it is a good idea to exploit them?
1)World’s biggest source of bitumen.
Equal to
the world’s oil resources.
2) Exploration costs are low. You can see the oil.
3) Refining costs are high.
4) Steam oil extraction uses a lot of water risk of
pollution.
5) It is worth exploiting the sands when world oil
prices are high.
6) The Oil Sands are
under forest in a wild and
beautiful area.
7) Exploitation will destroy the forest and affect the lives of Native Canadians.
