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If you visit Japan, you might choose to travel around the country by shinkansen train. These high-speed trains connect the major cities of Japan. They are nicknamed “bullet trains” because they go very fast and have pointy noses like a bullet.
Bullet trains are a good way to travel for several reasons other than their speed. They are very punctual, often leaving on time to the second. They are also comfortable. All the seats face forward, and there is plenty of leg room. Most importantly, bullet trains are very safe. In their 35-year history, there have been only a few accidents and no deaths.
The only downside to bullet trains is that they are expensive. A ticket to travel to another city can cost almost as much as an airline ticket would. However, if you fly, you will land at an airport at the edge of a city. Train stations are usually right in the middle of a city. This means that it is often more convenient to take a bullet train instead of flying, because you will arrive exactly where you want to be.
Column 1 Vocabulary
1. Find out
2. Allow
3. Crunch
4. Submit
5. Scary
Column 2 Definition
( ) accept the authority or will of another person.
( ) frightening.
( ) give (someone) permission to do something..
( ) discover a piece of information.
( ) a loud muffled grinding sound made when crushing.
Choose the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.
The aim is to make their products stand out in a busy marketplace.
What do the words aim and stand out mean in this extract?
Walk of fame
Even if you have never visited Los Angeles, you have probably heard about the most famous sidewalk in the world: the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Every year, around 10 million tourists visit this street to take pictures with their idol’s star.
Since 1960, the Hollywood Boulevard Avenue attracts visitors to see star-plaques with the names of celebrities: actors, singers, movie directors, stage performers or anyone who has contributed to make Hollywood known worldwide. Each pink star is made of a marble called terrazzo, a bronze shield with the honoree’s name and an icon of the celebrity job, like a camera, television or a microphone, for example.
Fonte:
https://www.wizard.com.br/idiomas/textos-sem-ingles-para-iniciantes/
The correct abbreviation for the word Avenue according to the standard English grammar is
“During the 2018 US-North Korea Summit in Singapore, President Trump had to walk on eggshells when discussing denuclearization with Kim Jong-un to avoid derailing the historic talks.”
What does the expression “walk on eggshells” mean in this context?
Mark: Did you hear what happened to Tom?
Lisa: No, what’s going on?
Mark: Well, he tried to sabotage Sarah’s project to make her look bad, but the boss found out he was
the one behind it. Now he’s the one in trouble.
Lisa: Wow, that’s crazy! I guess he got hoist with his own petard.
What is the meaning of the idiomatic expression “to be hoist with one's own petard”?
Education is .............................. in Brazil between ages 7 and 14, and free at state schools too. Children under 6 may .............................. optional educação infantil before enrolling for 5 years at .............................. school known as ensino fundamental.
Mark the option that correctly completes the blanks in the text.
1. As used in the first paragraph of Text 1, a nearsynonym for aesthetic is attractive.
2. In the sentence: Formal education entails structured instruction, teaching, and training delivered by professional educators, the underlined words are continuous tenses.
3. The words children and curriculum in the fourth paragraph of Text 1 are singular nouns.
4. The word adolescence in secondary education covers the subsequent years of formal education occurring during adolescence, can be replaced by youth without changing its meaning.
Choose the alternative which presents the correct affirmatives.
Vocabulary
1. Provide
2. Growth
3. Ensure
4. Figure
Definition
( ) make certain that something shall occur.
( ) a number, especially one which forms part of official statistics.
( ) make available for use; supply.
( ) the process of something becoming bigger.
Choose the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom: