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  1. Questions
    1/6 Answer: a) two-way radio
    2/6 Answer: c) mobile phones became a lot cheaper
    3/6 Answer: a) two scientists
    4/6 Answer: a) a technical term for telephone masts
    5/6 Answer: c) giant plasctic bricks
    6/6 Answer: a) Great! I'll call you tonight

    Task:
    To appear as if from a hidden place: emerge
    Basic: primitive
    Someone you compete with: rival
    10 years: decade
    Meaning the same: synonymous
    Consciously mixing ideas from different periods or disciplines: postmodern
    Without care and attention to the rules: lax
    Really important; without this it won't work: vital

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  2. Comprehension Task.

    1) a
    2) c
    3) a
    4) a
    5) c
    6) a

    From up to down
    -emerge
    -primitive
    -rival
    -decade
    -synonymous
    -postmodern
    -lax
    -vital

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  3. 1)

    a. Two-way radio
    c. Mobile phones became a lot cheaper
    a. two scientists
    a. a technical term for telephone masts
    c. giant plastic bricks
    a. Great! I'll call you tonight


    2)

    To appear as if from a hidden place: emerge

    Basic: primitive

    Someone you compete with: rival

    10 years: decade

    Meaning the same: synonymous

    Consciously mixing ideas from different periods or disciplines: postmodern

    Without care and attention to the rules: lax

    Really important; without this it won't work: vital

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  4. 1 a) two-way radio
    2 c) mobile phones became a lot cheaper
    3 a) two scientists
    4 a) a technical term for telephone masts
    5 c) giant plasctic bricks
    6 a) Great! I'll call you tonight

    Task
    -emerge
    -primitive
    -rival
    -decade
    -synonymous
    -postmodern
    -lax
    -vital

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  5. First Part
    1/6 a) two-way radio
    2/6 c) mobile phones became a lot cheaper
    3/6 a) two scientists
    4/6 a) a technical term for telephone masts
    5/6 c) giant plasctic bricks
    6/6 a) Great! I'll call you tonight
    To appear as if from a hidden place: emerge

    Second part
    Basic: primitive
    Someone you compete with: rival
    10 years: decade
    Meaning the same: synonymous
    Consciously mixing ideas from different periods or disciplines: postmodern
    Without care and attention to the rules: lax
    Really important; without this it won't work: vital

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  6. 1)

    a) two-way radio
    c) mobile phones became a lot cheaper
    a) two scientists
    a) a technical term for telephone masts
    c) giant plasctic bricks
    a) Great! I'll call you tonight

    2)

    -emerge
    -primitive
    -rival
    -decade
    -synonymous
    -postmodern
    -lax
    -vital

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  8. 1.

    a. Two-way radio
    c. Mobile phones became a lot cheaper
    a. two scientists
    a. a technical term for telephone masts
    c. giant plastic bricks
    a. Great! I'll call you tonight


    2.
    To appear as if from a hidden place -> emerge
    Basic -> primitive
    Someone you compete with -> rival
    10 years -> decade
    Meaning the same -> synonymous
    Consciously mixing ideas from different periods or disciplines -> postmodern
    Without care and attention to the rules -> lax
    Really important; without this it won't work -> vital

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  9. Comprehension Part
    1- a
    2- c
    3- a
    4- a
    5- c
    6- a

    Task
    To appear as if from a hidden place: emerge
    Basic: primitive
    Someone you compete with: rival
    10 years: decade
    Meaning the same: synonymous
    Consciously mixing ideas from different periods or disciplines: postmodern
    Without care and attention to the rules: lax
    Really important; without this it won`t work: vital

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  10. 1)

    a-c-a-a-c-a


    2)

    *emerge
    *primitive
    *rival
    *decade
    *synonymous
    *postmodern
    *lax
    *vital

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  11. 1)
    a / c / a / a / c / a

    2)
    - emerge
    - primitive
    - rival
    - decade
    - synonymous
    - postmodern
    - lax
    - vital

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  12. first task
    1-Modern mobile phone technology is based on: two-way radio.
    2-More people bought mobile phones in the 1990s because: mobile phones became a lot cheaper
    3-The first mobile phone call took place between: two scientists.
    4-Mobile phones are sometimes called cell phones because of: a technical term for telephone masts.
    5-The first commercially available mobile phones looked like: gint plastic bricks
    6-A text message saying "Gr8! Will call U 2nite" means:Great! I'll call you tonight.
    Second task.
    1-emerge
    2-primitive
    3-rival
    4-decade
    5-synonymous
    6-postmodern.
    7-lax
    8-vital

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  13. 1-a
    2- c
    3- a
    4- a
    5- c
    6- a

    ·emerge
    ·primitive
    ·rival
    ·decade
    ·synonymous
    ·postmodern
    ·lax
    ·vital

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  15. 1

    1) a-
    2) c-
    3) a-
    4) a-
    5) c-
    6) a-


    1)emerge
    2)primitive
    3)rival
    4)decade
    5)synonymous
    6)postmodern.
    7)lax
    8)vital

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  16. 1st part
    *a)
    *c)
    *a)
    *a)
    *c)
    *a)

    2nd part
    *Emerge: To appear as if from a hidden place
    *Primitive: Basic
    *Rival: Someone you compete with
    *Decade: 10 years
    *Synonymous: Meaning the same
    *Postmodern: Consciously mixing ideas from different periods or disciplines
    *Lax: Without care and attention to the rules
    *Vital: Really important; without this it won't work

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  17. First task
    1) a
    2) c
    3) a
    4) a
    5) c
    6) a

    Second
    Emerge: To appear as if from a hidden place
    Primitive: Basic
    Rival: Someone you compete with
    Decade: 10 years
    Synonymous: Meaning the same
    Postmodern: Consciously mixing ideas from different periods or disciplines
    Lax: Without care and attention to the rules
    Vital: Really important; without this it won't work

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  18. Comprehension

    a. Two-way radio
    c. Mobile phones became a lot cheaper
    a. Two scientists
    a. A technical term for telephone masts
    c. Giant plastic bricks
    a. Great! I'll call you tonight

    Task

    Basic--primitive
    Someone you compete with-- rival
    10 years--decade
    Meaning the same--synonymous
    Consciously mixing ideas from different periods or disciplines--postmodern
    Without care and attention to the rules-- lax
    Really important; without this it won't work-- vital

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  19. a
    1- a
    2- a
    3- c
    4- a
    5- c
    6- a

    b
    To appear as if from a hidden place: emerge.
    Basic: primitive.
    Someone you compete with: rival.
    10 years: decade.
    Meaning the same: synonymous.
    Consciously mixing ideas from different periods or disciplines: postmodern.
    Without care and attention to the rules: lax.
    Really important; without this it won't work: vital.

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  20. 1)

    a. Two-way radio
    c. Mobile phones became a lot cheaper
    a. two scientists
    a. a technical term for telephone masts
    c. giant plastic bricks
    a. Great! I'll call you tonight


    2)

    To appear as if from a hidden place: emerge
    Basic: primitive
    Someone you compete with: rival
    10 years: decade
    Meaning the same: synonymous
    Consciously mixing ideas from different periods or disciplines: postmodern
    Without care and attention to the rules: lax
    Really important; without this it won't work: vital

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  21. Preparation:

    1 - a - two-way radio
    2 - c - mobile phones became a lot cheaper
    3 - a - two scientists
    4 - a - a technical term for telephone masts
    5 - c - giant plasctic bricks
    6 - a - Great! I'll call you tonight

    Task:

    -Emerge
    -Primitive
    -Rival
    -Decade
    -Synonymous
    -Postmodern
    -Lax
    -Vital

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  22. 1.a)
    2.c)
    3.a)
    4.a)
    5.c)
    6.a)
    Emerge:to appear from hidden place
    Primitive:basic
    Rival:someone to compete with
    Decade:10years
    Synonymus: words that have the same meaning
    Postmodern: consciously mixing ideas from differents periods
    Lax:without care attention to rules
    Vital:something really important

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  23. Preparation:
    1: A
    2: C
    3: A
    4: A
    5: C
    6: A

    Task:
    1: Emerge
    2: Primitive
    3: Rival
    4: Decade
    5: Synonymous
    6: Postmodern
    7: Lax
    8: Vital

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  24. 1 a) two-way radio
    2 c) mobile phones became a lot cheaper
    3 a) two scientists
    4 a) a technical term for telephone masts
    5 c) giant plasctic bricks
    6 a) Great! I'll call you tonight

    Task:
    To appear as if from a hidden place: emerge
    Basic: primitive
    Someone you compete with: rival
    10 years: decade
    Meaning the same: synonymous
    Consciously mixing ideas from different periods or disciplines: postmodern
    Without care and attention to the rules: lax
    Really important; without this it won't work: vital

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