Have a wonderful Christmas everyone :)

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Correction of the English Test

B
1....global warming was an issue that interested him.
2....mocked him/made fun of him.
3....are responsible for global warming
4....is the title given to Al Gore's documentary and book based on a Power Point which became a global media brand.

C.
1. Al Gore's intentions were to make people aware of global warming and make them see that the main cause of this situation was man's greed for fossil fuels.

2. He was a Congress man, Senator, Vice President and presidential candidate.

3. He managed to achieve his aims by creating a global media brand around a Power Point presentation which became his aptly titled book and documentary "An Inconvenient Truth."

4. His fight made him achieve something a few politicians achieved: a movement. It also led him to the Live Earth concerts and on October 12 he was named as joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

G.
1. transport/ 2. climate/ 3.hot/ 4.temperatures/ 5. highest/ 6. affected/ 7.summer

Test A

D.
1. to spark: to encourage; stimulate intop greater activity
2. to mock: to laugh (at), especially unkindly or unfairly; make fun (of).
3. to accomplish: to succeed in doing; finish successfully; achieve.
4. apt: exactly suitable; pertinent.

E.
a)3
b)1
c)4
d)5
e)2

F.
1. In the programme we watched, the elephants were being killed for their tusks
2. The officials have been notified about the illegal poaching.
3. Money was being raised for charity during the evening.
4. She was offered a new bicycle for her birthday. / A new bicycle was offered to her (by Tom) for her birthday.

Test B

D.
1. unerring: habitually making no mistakes, especially in hitting something or reaching the right point
2. to grasp: to succeed in understanding
3. tenacity: courage/persistance/ holding firm to a course of action, especially in a courageous way
4. measure: an action taken to bring about a certain result

E.
a.2/ b.5/c.4/d.1/e.3

F.
1. Hunger in the world is caused by poverty
2. Chemicals have been released into the water.
3. London is visited by hundreds of thousands of people every year.
4. The people of Hinkley were promised a victory (by John) / A victory was promised to the people of Hinkley (by John)

Introduction to the topic: Vegetarianism

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um2p4GlEbKg

A form of vegetarianism is veganism. A vegan avoids consuming or using animal products, so their diet has no meat, dairy products, eggs or even honey.
Many vegans also avoid wearing fur, leather, wool and cosmetics or chemical products tested on animals. They want a cruelty-free lifestyle.

Homework:
There are other dietary systems like fruitarianism and macrobiotics. On the Net or in an encyclopedia, find out about one of them (or choose another diet) and write a text similar to the one on veganism. Add your own opinion on these diets and comment on the scene obove from the film "Everything is illuminated."

New Age Travellers

A very interesting documentary about the New Age Traveller scene in the UK. Includes footage of Stonehenge free Festivals, Battle Of The Bean Field, Castlemorton etc

Source: http://video.google.co.uk