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Exercise 1
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Based on the knowledge from the material, choose the word that best fits each sentence. 1. An Average JoeJohnPeter has no idea about the political situation in African countries.

2. He is such a couch cucumbertomatopotato! He spends all his days watching these stupid series about aliens.

3. People with depression might suffer from suicidalsubstantialblissful thoughts and should be given medical help.

4. When the war broke out, the whole family had to leave the country. It was difficult especially for my grandmother, who had a small baby and was still childroomchildchair pregnant.

5. A lot of children in Third World countries need to work in terrible conditions in an attractiveambiguousabusive system of factories.

6. She trusted her doctor and decided to start his unconventional therapy. Soon she could feel its benevolentbeneficialbereft effects and was able to walk again.
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Exercise 2
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Based on the knowledge from the material, choose the correct words which can replace the underlined fragments. 1. It’s obvious that what he did was intentional. Haven’t you seen the history of his correspondence?
A. deliberate
B. careless
C. accidental

2. The RSPCA found a group of poor dogs kept in cruel conditions. Fortunately they saved them and found them new homes.
A. suitable
B. inhuman
C. satisfactory

3. Let’s hope the price of petrol will finally go down before the holidays.
A. skyrocket
B. increase
C. decrease

4. I tried to show her all the positive aspects of that situation, but she wasn’t sure.
A. convinced
B. hesitant
C. reluctant

5. The plot of this book was quite foreseeable, so I didn’t like it much. You expect some suspense when you read a crime story, don’t you?
A. surprising
B. awesome
C. predictable

6. Rosa Parks strongly believed that black and white people are the same, so she resisted racial segregation.
A. dominant
B. equal
C. fair
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Exercise 3
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Drag the words/expressions and drop them in the sentences below. There are three expressions you do not need to use. 1. If you want to lose 1 pound per week, you need to eat 500 kcal less than what your 1. suicidal thoughts, 2. RED-S syndrome, 3. beneficial effects, 4. nutritious diet, 5. caloric demand, 6. abusive system, 7. impoverished childhood, 8. full-featured, 9. diuretics is.
2. This state-of-the-art mobile is not only a smartphone, but also a 1. suicidal thoughts, 2. RED-S syndrome, 3. beneficial effects, 4. nutritious diet, 5. caloric demand, 6. abusive system, 7. impoverished childhood, 8. full-featured, 9. diuretics multimedia device.
3. Regular exercise, a 1. suicidal thoughts, 2. RED-S syndrome, 3. beneficial effects, 4. nutritious diet, 5. caloric demand, 6. abusive system, 7. impoverished childhood, 8. full-featured, 9. diuretics, and 8 hours of sleep every day soon helped him to fully recover after this terrible illness.
4. Every time he talked about his 1. suicidal thoughts, 2. RED-S syndrome, 3. beneficial effects, 4. nutritious diet, 5. caloric demand, 6. abusive system, 7. impoverished childhood, 8. full-featured, 9. diuretics in the Bronx, he had tears in his eyes. That’s why he set up a foundation to help children from places like this.
5. This drug might have very serious side effects e.g. 1. suicidal thoughts, 2. RED-S syndrome, 3. beneficial effects, 4. nutritious diet, 5. caloric demand, 6. abusive system, 7. impoverished childhood, 8. full-featured, 9. diuretics or mental disorders.
6. The 1. suicidal thoughts, 2. RED-S syndrome, 3. beneficial effects, 4. nutritious diet, 5. caloric demand, 6. abusive system, 7. impoverished childhood, 8. full-featured, 9. diuretics of yoga have been known for ages: it makes your body more flexible, it calms down your mind, and it encourages you to live a more healthy life.
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Exercise 4
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Find one word that fills the gaps in both sentences. 1. a) If you don’t cover your caloric     Tu uzupełnij,     you will quickly lose weight. b) They are one of the most popular rock bands in the UK. Their songs are in     Tu uzupełnij     and they have amazing audiences. 2. a) To improve the living conditions of detainees, the renovation of the current detention     Tu uzupełnij     was completed recently. b) She bought a beautiful, red dress in a nearby shopping     Tu uzupełnij. 3. a) I really liked Cameron's latest film, even though the special     Tu uzupełnij     were quite disappointing. b) The beneficial     Tu uzupełnij     on the treatment soon became visible and she started to look as if she was 20. 4. a) An ordinary vegetable like a     Tu uzupełnij     contains a lot of vitamins as well as a good amount of fibre and carbs. b) With time he stopped training and became a couch     Tu uzupełnij,     sitting on his sofa and watching the telly.
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Exercise 5
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Translate the expressions in brackets into English. 1. The centre was closed in 1996, after some local reporters discovered that children     (były wykorzystywane) Tu uzupełnij     there. 2. The most common long term complications of adults with     (chorobami układu krążenia) Tu uzupełnij     are heart failure and arrhythmia. 3. He is used to having     (nadwyrężenia i skręcenia) Tu uzupełnij     as he plays football professionally. 4. When she got a     (stypendium) Tu uzupełnij     to Yale University she felt like the happiest person in the world. 5. One winter she went ice skating with her friends. Unfortunately, she slipped on the ice and suffered a terrible wrist     (złamanie) Tu uzupełnij. 6. Her health continued to     (pogarszać się) Tu uzupełnij     so she gathered the whole family to tell them about her last will.
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Exercise 6
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Change the forms of words in capitals to complete the sentences. 1. As a child, she used to hunt butterflies, ladybugs, and other     Tu uzupełnij     and then observed them for hours in her room. CREATE 2. After suffering from     Tu uzupełnij     she abandoned sport and started her career as a coach. TRAIN 3. Don’t kill it! Some insects are harmful, but this one is     Tu uzupełnij. BENEFIT 4. They always lived on a shoestring. After years, he used to talk about his     Tu uzupełnij     childhood with sadness. POVERTY 5. We need more     Tu uzupełnij     on how to do this complicated task if it is to be done by Friday. GUIDE 6. Thanks to a     Tu uzupełnij     diet in the zoo, the giant panda’s cub quickly regained all its strength. NUTRIMENT
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Exercise 7

Based on the information from the material, explain in what way practising sport might be beneficial to your health and what we can do to make sport a part of our daily routine. Write 6–8 sentences.

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Exercise 8

Arthur Ashe once said: “You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy” (https://www.keepinspiring.me). By saying that, he underlined the beauty of sport lying not in its competitiveness, but rather being an eternal battle with yourself, your own weaknesses and doubts.

In 200–250 words write an essay relating to his words on the topic: “Does professional sport do more harm or more good?” and present arguments for and against doing sports professionally.

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