Prime Time 7, Coursebook plus Semester Self-checks

Prepositions Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions. Remember to avoid Germanisms. 1. In 1997 he got married   a girl half his age. 2. I think it’s right that people should care   their old parents. 3. One of the best novels   D. H. Lawrence is Lady Chatterley’s Lover . 4.  the moment, there is a serious global financial crisis. 5. This is a good example   the problems caused by carbon emissions. 6. The car left the road and crashed   a wall. 7. Personal happiness depends   many different factors. 8. It’s time you did something   the terrible state of your room. Gerund or infinitive? Underline the correct forms. Health experts are convinced that many children are in danger (to become  • of becoming) obese through lack of physical exercise. Excessive media exposure is often held responsible (to increase  • for increasing) obesity levels. Children who eat while spending long hours sitting in front of the television tend (to eat  • eating) more food than their counterparts who lead more active lives. Children should be encouraged (to eat  • eating) more fruit and vegetables. It goes without saying that many kids are keen (to eat  • on eating) sugar-laden foods, but paediatricians keep (to warn  • warning) parents that once their children have piled on the pounds, they will hardly ever succeed (to lose  • in losing) them again. Children and adults alike enjoy (to consume  • consuming) savoury snacks and sugary drinks because they are easy (to prepare  • preparing) and readily available wherever you go. Producers of such foods are good (to conceal  • at concealing) the calories we take in when consuming sweets and snack foods. Obese children have a higher chance (to develop  • of developing) medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and heart disease. Parents and schools should work together to prevent children (to become  • from becoming) obese in the first place by offering them healthy meals. However, parents often have difficulty (to establish  • establishing) whether their children’s weight is healthy or not. While anti-smoking campaigns have persuaded many smokers to stop (to smoke  • smoking) , many overweight people find it difficult (to change  • changing) their eating habits. However, if they stopped (to think  • thinking) for a minute about the adverse effects on their long-term health, maybe they would change their minds. Spelling: Confusable words a) Choose the right word for the context in the given sentence. 1. For a long time, many people found it hard to   the facts about climate change. ( accept • except ) 2. When people are in financial difficulties agencies can   them about what to do. ( advice • advise ) 3. When the   of petrol is high, people start thinking about alternative fuels. ( price • prize ) 4. Climate change may very well result in huge areas of   landscape in every continent. ( desert • dessert ) 5. A person’s family background may   their chances of success in life. ( affect • effect ) 6. Most people are not   to giving a helping hand if they see someone truly in need. ( adverse • averse ) b) Write your own sentences to show the meaning of the words you did not choose in a). 3  4  5  49 N r zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv