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USE OF ENGLISH 3

USE OF ENGLISH 3

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Where to go whale watching

When asked to list the things they would most like to experience in life, a surprising number of people mention seeing whales in their natural habitat. It’s an ambition that can be ( fulfilled, answered, rewarded, honoured ) surprisingly easily. It is ( estimated, counted, guessed, totalled ) that the seas around Iceland are home to over five thousand orca whales. But their behaviour, and therefore your chances of seeing them, varies ( according, depending, relying, agreeing ) to the season.

In summer, the whales have a ( tendency, custom, habit, trend ) to hang out near the coast and can be seen swimming up fjords and inlets. During the winter months, however, the animals are generally to be found ( further, longer, wider, broader ) out at sea. ( Whichever, Whenever, Whoever, However ) season you choose for your trip, whale-watching trips are very easy to organise, and there’s a chance you’ll get to see other whale species too.

Besides Iceland, another option is to ( head, set, point, pick ) for northern Norway between October and January. Orcas arrive here at this time of year in ( pursuit, hunt, follow, seek ) of large shoals of herring, which form an important part of their diet.

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The Mini-Monet
Kieron Williamson is a very successful landscape painter. His paintings, which mostly depict the peaceful countryside around his home village in eastern England, sell very well. Perhaps this shouldn’t as that much of a surprise. It’s a beautiful part of the world, and landscape paintings are always popular.

The strange thing about Kieron, however, that he is only seven years old. At a recent exhibition of his work, all the paintings were sold in half an hour, some for £100,000 each. Kieron now has fans all over the world, and has gained the nickname the ‘Mini-Monet’.

What’s even surprising is that Kieron doesn’t come from an artistic family, and only started painting two years . He first got inspiration some boats he saw on holiday at the seaside. Kieron asked his parents if they buy him a sketch pad and pencils that he could draw them. Only when they saw well he drew did they realise that he was talented.

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Use word formation with the following words:
1. SEARCH - 2. TRUE - 3. RELATION - 4. SUIT - 5. ABSENCE - 6. APPROPRIATE - 7. SCIENCE - 8. FORTUNATE

Catching a cold!
According to recent 1. , at least some of the advice about health that was passed down to our grandparents by previous generations may actually contain some 2. .

A good example is the 3. between feeling cold and catching a cold. My grandmother was convinced that being outside when the temperature is low, or simply dressing in 4. clothes for the cold weather, was a sure way of catching a cold.

Now, as we know, colds are caused by viruses. Therefore, in the 5. of a virus, you cannot catch a cold – no matter how low the temperature or how 6. your clothing.

But 7. now think that we may have viruses in our bodies already, which are just waiting for the chance to turn into a cold. In cold weather, for example, blood vessels in the nose get smaller to stop heat escaping. 8. , it also allows the cold virus to attack the nose or throat more easily. So, perhaps Granny was right!

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