Albert Einstein and Destinations P.

WORD FORMATION Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space. (Destinations p.35) We often think of ourselves as living in a time of (1) ………… (CONTINUE) technological change and development. We tend to believe that we are unique in history in dealing with a constantly (2) ………… (EVOLVE) world of gadgets, devices and innovations. However, the end of the nineteenth century and the start of the twentieth was also a time that saw many (3) ………… (REVOLT) changes. People had needed to show (4) ………… (FLEXIBLE) throughout the nineteenth century, as the effects of the Industrial Revolution meant constantly making (5) ………… (ADJUST) to deal with the changing working conditions. Towards the end of the century, though, people …show more content…

The cover is completely blank, whereas the book is crammed full of wonderful examples and anecdotes. Allen is an (2) ………… SPEAK critic of much of what is taught to native non-native speakers of English, and has issued a (3) ………… of war against textbooks and style books which tell DECLARE lies. Take the ridiculous and (4) ………… rule of never ending a sentence with a MEAN Preposition.the lovely –if famous story – goes, that Winston Churchill, well known for his numerous (5) ………… as well as for being British Prime Minister during WRITE the Second World War, received a manuscript back from an ignorant (6) ………… EDIT ….. , who had told him rather rudely that he had to (7) ………… a sentence PHRASE which ended with a preposition. Churchill responded by making the simple yet forceful (8) ………… in the margin: ‘This is an impertinence up with which I will not STATE put.’ – the (9) ………… being that not to end a sentence with a preposition IMPLY often sounds ridiculous in English. Sadly, Allen informs us that the story is probably mere (10) …………, and that Churchill may have actually written ‘rubbish!’ in the margin. HEAR Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space. (Destinations p. 99) WWF The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has been involved in (1) ………… CONSERVE since its Foundation in 1961. Its (2) ………… INTEND has always been to protect (3) ………… WILD against