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Knowledge 5: Chapter 5
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Worksheet 5: Brillant minds
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1.
Name an example for each of the following statements. Do not repeat the examples.
a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l.
Something you can do without: Something that is bulky: Something that is convenient: A device you use often: Something that causes a frenzy: Something that is indispensable to you: Something obsolete: A prototype: Something that has been replaced by something else: Something that has revolutionised society: Something ubiquitous: Something unreliable:
2.
Complete the text with the simple present passive verb in brackets.
(use) to power simple devices like calculators. Solar power (a) Big structures like homes (b) (power) by solar panels as well. Nowadays, solar power (c) (find) in many innovative products. The iKini is one invention that the American designer Andrew Schneider created in 2011. Sunlight (d) (convert) into electricity by the bikini’s solar panels. The swimsuits (e) (power) by photo-voltaic panels sewn together with conductive thread. Each bikini (f) (make) to measure and takes up to 80 hours to hand-stitch. Unsurprisingly, they cost more than £120 each. 3.
Use the prompts to write simple present passive sentences.
a.
Expensive / cars / produce / in Germany.
b.
Mobile phones / made / in China.
c.
Oranges / cultivate / in Spain.
d.
Many robots / assemble / in Taiwan.
e.
Cotton / grow / in India.
f.
Sushi / eat / in Japan.
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