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Exercise 1
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Match the words with similar meanings. coinage Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. name, 2. vocabulary, 3. obsolete, 4. character, 5. neologism outdated Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. name, 2. vocabulary, 3. obsolete, 4. character, 5. neologism protagonist Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. name, 2. vocabulary, 3. obsolete, 4. character, 5. neologism moniker Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. name, 2. vocabulary, 3. obsolete, 4. character, 5. neologism lexicon Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. name, 2. vocabulary, 3. obsolete, 4. character, 5. neologism
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Exercise 3
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Odpowiedz na pytania lub uzupełnij tekst. 1. A short text on the cover of a book which summarises the plot, 2. The vocabulary a person uses, 3. Unwanted mail OR low quality canned meat, 4. A synonym of obsolete, 5. A book that has been published again in a new version or revamped edition, 6. A literary genre in which an author uses prose narrative to tell a story centred on characters and their actions, 7. Any of the characters in a book or a story
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Exercise 4
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Drag the following words and phrases to create collocations. All of them appeared in the text in the READ section or in the interview. attention Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. span, 2. writer, 3. mail, 4. tape, 5. comprehension, 6. number, 7. literature, 8. studies classical Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. span, 2. writer, 3. mail, 4. tape, 5. comprehension, 6. number, 7. literature, 8. studies comparative Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. span, 2. writer, 3. mail, 4. tape, 5. comprehension, 6. number, 7. literature, 8. studies red Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. span, 2. writer, 3. mail, 4. tape, 5. comprehension, 6. number, 7. literature, 8. studies prolific Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. span, 2. writer, 3. mail, 4. tape, 5. comprehension, 6. number, 7. literature, 8. studies reading Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. span, 2. writer, 3. mail, 4. tape, 5. comprehension, 6. number, 7. literature, 8. studies staggering Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. span, 2. writer, 3. mail, 4. tape, 5. comprehension, 6. number, 7. literature, 8. studies unsolicited Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. span, 2. writer, 3. mail, 4. tape, 5. comprehension, 6. number, 7. literature, 8. studies
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Exercise 5
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Complete the definitions of the collocations used in exercise 4. Put one word in each gap. 1. attention span - the amount of 1. number, 2. understand, 3. research, 4. procedures, 5. great, 6. focus, 7. forms, 8. time, 9. similarities, 10. ancient, 11. very someone is able to 1. number, 2. understand, 3. research, 4. procedures, 5. great, 6. focus, 7. forms, 8. time, 9. similarities, 10. ancient, 11. very on doing one activity
2. classical literature - the books and texts written by 1. number, 2. understand, 3. research, 4. procedures, 5. great, 6. focus, 7. forms, 8. time, 9. similarities, 10. ancient, 11. very Greeks or Romans
3. comparative studies - 1. number, 2. understand, 3. research, 4. procedures, 5. great, 6. focus, 7. forms, 8. time, 9. similarities, 10. ancient, 11. very conducted by scholars in which two or more examples of compared with one another to find any 1. number, 2. understand, 3. research, 4. procedures, 5. great, 6. focus, 7. forms, 8. time, 9. similarities, 10. ancient, 11. very and differences between them
4. red tape - all kinds of administrative 1. number, 2. understand, 3. research, 4. procedures, 5. great, 6. focus, 7. forms, 8. time, 9. similarities, 10. ancient, 11. very which require filling out a lot of 1. number, 2. understand, 3. research, 4. procedures, 5. great, 6. focus, 7. forms, 8. time, 9. similarities, 10. ancient, 11. very
5. prolific writer - a writer who writes a great 1. number, 2. understand, 3. research, 4. procedures, 5. great, 6. focus, 7. forms, 8. time, 9. similarities, 10. ancient, 11. very of books
6. reading comprehension - the ability to read and 1. number, 2. understand, 3. research, 4. procedures, 5. great, 6. focus, 7. forms, 8. time, 9. similarities, 10. ancient, 11. very texts
7. staggering number - a 1. number, 2. understand, 3. research, 4. procedures, 5. great, 6. focus, 7. forms, 8. time, 9. similarities, 10. ancient, 11. very deal, 1. number, 2. understand, 3. research, 4. procedures, 5. great, 6. focus, 7. forms, 8. time, 9. similarities, 10. ancient, 11. very many
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Exercise 6
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Read the text about literary classics and translate the missing words and expressions to complete the gaps. Polish translations have been provided to help you.     1. (Językoznawcy) Tu uzupełnij     have been interested in how reading literary classics affects people’s perception of universal values for decades. They have conducted     2. (badania porównawcze) Tu uzupełnij     to check how people’s opinions vary between the ones who read a lot of books from the     3. (kanonu) Tu uzupełnij     of literature, and those who read only contemporary fiction. The results were very interesting. It was discovered that people in the first group had a significantly longer     4. (okres skupienia uwagi) Tu uzupełnij     in comparison to the second group. They also outperformed the latter group in the     5. (czytania ze zrozumieniem) Tu uzupełnij     tests. The conclusion can only be one: reading     6. (klasyków) Tu uzupełnij     makes you a more advanced user of your intellectual skills.
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Exercise 7

Read the comments about reading literary classics below and express your opinion about each of them. Write your answer in 2‑3 sentences in each case.

  1. Classical literature has absolutely nothing to do with the modern world.

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  1. In school, we are only taught boring examples of the Western literary canon.

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  1. Reading literary classics makes people more aware of motifs behind their own behaviour.

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Exercise 8

You have taken part in a writing competition for young fiction authors organised by your local library and you have won it. Now you want to share your success with the readers of your blog. Add a new entry of 100–150 words, and

  • explain why you decided to enter the competition

  • describe how you felt when you were informed about the results

  • tell your readers  what your winning fiction was about

  • inform the readers when the next competition will be held and encourage them to participate in it

Start your blog entry with:

Hi, folks!

Today, I would like to tell you about a writing competition I won last week.

Finish your blog entry with:

That’s all for now. Stay tuned!

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