25 B2 | 7. Klasse | READING | Arts and culture Choose a phrasal verb from the box and use it in its correct form to replace the verbs in bold. to ask for sth. to bear sth. in mind to call sth. off to put sth. off to put up with sth./sb. 1 The authorities will not tolerate vandalism to historic buildings in our city. 2 Yesterday’s rehearsals of Shakespeare’s Hamlet had to be cancelled due to several cast members testing positive for COVID-19. 3 One thing you need to consider when visiting the Eiffel Tower is the long queues, so leave yourself plenty of time. 4 The museum staff request entrance passes to be ready to display at the door. 5 Adele has postponed the release of her new album until next year because she wasn’t satisfied with the production of some of the songs. 2 Working the reading task: Four-word sentence completion When you are answering questions on a reading text, you need to know where to look for the answer. You should look for ‘cue’ words – words which will help you locate the answer quickly. There will usually be cue words in the question to help you match it to the correct part of the text. The cue word/s may be exactly the same as the word/s in the text, or may be a paraphrase. Read the statements below and then skim the article about the award-winning British drama Downton Abbey, on pages 26–27. There are seven paragraphs in the article. Write down the number of the paragraph where you can find the information. 1 the type of products that have boosted sales since Downton Abbey: paragraph 2 the countries that now have a demand for butlers as a result of Downton Abbey: paragraph 3 the kind of buildings wealthy Italians own: paragraph 4 the places in Britain where many historic houses are found: paragraph For each question in exercise 3, write down the cue words in the statements that helped you to find the answer. Say if the cue words were an exact match (E) with, or a paraphrase (P) of the words in the article. 1 E / P 2 E / P 3 E / P 4 E / P 3 4 When you are completing sentences about a text, you may find that the corresponding sentence in the reading passage has some words that you don’t need in the answer, or would make the answer too long. The following sentences have been completed using phrases from the article about Downton Abbey. In each underlined phrase, cross out ONE word that is not necessary. 1 The entertaining period drama Downton Abbey was first shown on TV in 2010. 2 Butlers can adequately prepare aspiring millionaires for an upper-class lifestyle. 3 Highclere Castle, where Downton Abbey is filmed, is located in the beautiful British countryside. 4 Very wealthy Italian families struggle nowadays to maintain their historic homes. 5 As part of the ‘Downton effect’, certain regal-sounding names like William and Victoria have become more popular. Now check your answers to exercises 3–5. Did you answer all questions correctly? If not, think about where you went wrong before you do the exam task in exercise 7. 5 6 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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