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Reporting orders, requests and advice

You and your father went to watch a trial gameplay at a gaming convention. A game
developer was teaching the players how to play the new game. You were making
notes about what he said. Report what the developer said using reporting verbs.
Use negatives as necessary.
1 To players: introduce yourselves before 9 To Leo: collect the chopped wood and build a
starting the cooperative game ‘Medieval Life house before nightfall
Simulation’ 10 To William: you need to work on the farm in
2 To players: work together to build a medieval sunny weather
village 11 To Alfred: don’t leave the livestock unattended
3 To players: you should focus on your assigned in the field under heavy rain
roles to make steady progress 12 To Joseph: don’t start coal mining without the
4 To players: start the game together after a assistance of your teammates
half-minute countdown 13 To Daisy: don’t forget to build a crafting
5 To people waiting in the queue: Stay in the station inside your house
waiting area until the start of the next round 14 To Anna: put together the wool and leather
6 To Ben: you should begin by hitting the trees collected from hunting to make clothes
7 To Emily: you ought to help Ben with 15 To Phyllis: prepare the dinner with the grain
gathering about 30 pieces of wood harvest and hunted meat before sunset
8 To James: please craft an additional axe for 16 To Carson: patrol around the village to protect
your teammates to cut down more trees villagers from attacks

As we took a seat at the audience zone, the game developer Steve started to give instructions to the
players to start the game. Steve (1) ___________________________________________________
________________________________________. (tell) ‘The goal of your trial gameplay is simple,’
said Steve. He (2) _________________________________________________________________
_______________. (ask) To begin with, (3) ____________________________________________
_____________________________________________. (instruct) Then, (4) __________________
______________________________________________________________________. (command)
‘I know Medieval Life Simulation is such a popular game, but do keep calm! I’m sure you’ll get to
try this game very soon!’ Steve said. (5) _______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________. (beg)

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Now, let’s look at how to build a medieval village. Wood is one of the most important raw materials
in human life. (6) _____________________________________________________. (recommend)
(7) ____________________________________________________________________________.
(advise) (8) _____________________________________________________________________
___________________. (request) The wood collected from the forest is useful for building houses.
(9) ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________. (remind) While some villagers are busy with creating shelters, some are
gathering food. (10) _______________________________________________________________
__________________________________. (order) (11) ___________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________. (warn)
(12) ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________. (advise) (13) ________________________________________________
__________________________________________. (tell) How do medieval people make clothes?
Steve told Anna the strategy. (14) _____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________. (ask) In the Medieval Age,
people worked from sunrise to sunset. (15) _____________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________. (request)
Maintaining security is also a special feature that makes this game realistic. (16) _______________
____________________________________________________________________. (recommend)

Near the end of the trial gameplay, he told the players to enjoy their trial gameplay and wrap up this
round in ten minutes.

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Graded grammar worksheet Unit 5

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Using adjectives to report feelings and opinions

You are writing a blog entry about marine pollution. Use your notes and the adjectives
in brackets to complete your blog entry.

1 our world is under constant threat from all kinds of environmental problems (sad)
2 people think we can continue our way of life and ignore the impact we have on the planet Earth (silly)
3 irresponsible beachgoers often leave the shore littered with rubbish (infuriating)
4 hungry turtles and birds distinguish between food and waste (difficult)
5 they suffer from malnutrition and starvation (likely)
6 see innocent animals pass away with their stomachs full of man-made rubbish (heartbreaking)
7 they fall prey to massive aquatic waste (easy)
8 fishermen leave their fishing nets in the ocean after they finish their fishing activities (reckless)
9 sea creatures get trapped in fishing nets (deadly)
10 The slow reproduction of fish fulfill the unlimited demand from fishermen (unable)
11 maintain biodiversity to sustain a healthy ecosystem (vital)
12 more governments are starting to take the matter more seriously (good)
13 human beings destroy our own planet (wrong)
14 humanity join hands to compensate for our mistakes and work for a better future (essential)

Let’s save our ocean!

Today, I want to talk about a topic that is near and dear to my heart—environmental problems.
(1) _____________________________________________________________________________
________________________________, such as pollution, global warming and loss of biodiversity.
As a swimming lover, I am particularly concerned about the ocean. Undoubtedly, the main cause of
marine pollution is destructive human activities. (2) ______________________________________
___________________________________________. What have human beings done to the ocean?
What can we do to save the ocean?
Nowadays, the ways that people treat our oceans are appalling. Different kinds of marine pollution
are putting the ocean in great danger. (3) _______________________________________________
______________________________. The soaring amount of marine waste found in the ocean,
such as plastic bags, polystyrene boxes and metal containers, threaten the lives of marine animals.
(4) _____________________________________________________________________________
_________________________. When they mistakenly digest plastic bags or fragmented waste,

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(5) ____________________________________________________________________________,
and even die of suffocation. (6) ______________________________________________________
__________________________________________________.
Even if larger marine animals can survive in the polluted ocean, (7) _________________________
___________________________________. In commercial fishing activities, (8) _______________
__________________________________________________________________________. Since
these fishing nets are enormous, it is possible to trap such animals as dolphins, sharks and whales.
(9) _____________________________________________________________________________
that restrict their movement and expose them to risk of starvation and suffocation. Worse still,
commercial fishing and advanced fishing technologies give rise to overfishing all over the world.
(10) ____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________. Certain fish species will gradually become
endangered. In the long term, these endangered species will no longer exist. (11) _______________
______________________________________________________________________. Therefore,
we should try our best to avoid extinction of species.
Ocean life is struggling to survive. How can we do more to protect our oceans and marine friends?
(12) ____________________________________________________________________________
______________________ by issuing regulations to control overfishing, enforcing stricter penalties
for water pollution and supporting the plastic recycling industry. Moreover, non-government
organizations are striving to promote the awareness of marine protection by launching media
campaigns. Hopefully, more people will understand that (13) _______________________________
________________________________________.
Although we have a long road ahead of us, (14) _________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.

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Passive voice
You are writing a speech for a presentation about endangered animals. Complete your
speech by writing the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Add ‘not’ if necessary.

Good afternoon, everyone. Today I am going to tell you about some endangered animals
and the threats they are facing.
The Tasmanian devil is a carnivorous animal native to Tasmania, an Australian island. The
Tasmanian devil (1) ____________________ (declare) an endangered species in 2008. The
species is facing many dangers and thus its population has fallen drastically. Due to human
expansions into their natural habitats, many Tasmanian devils (2) ____________________
(kill) on motorways. These creatures face a further threat in the form of a transmissible
cancer. Thankfully, scientists are now hopeful that a cure for the disease
(3) ____________________ (discover) soon. Nowadays, Tasmanian devils
(4) ____________________ (send) to zoos around the world in an effort to save the species.
The Siberian tiger is another endangered species. Native to Asia, Siberian tigers
(5) ____________________ (threaten) by poachers. Parts of the tiger are believed to have
medicinal value in traditional Chinese Medicine, such as tiger bones. Fortunately, efforts
have been made to ensure the survival of the species. Tigers (6) ____________________
(breed) in captivity and many experts believe the population will remain stable for the
moment.
The next animal that I’d like to talk about is the pygmy three-toed sloth. The Pygmy three-
toed sloth (7) ____________________ (include) on the list of the world’s 100 most
threatened species. This sloth is unique as it (8) ____________________ (not find)
anywhere other than in the red mangroves of a small isolated Caribbean island. The
survival of this species is (9) ____________________ (put) at risk by timber harvesting and
urbanization. Scientists have pointed out that conservation efforts
(10) ____________________ (hurt) by conflicts between local people and the government.
Let’s hope that things can turn around soon for these peaceful animals.
The last animal that I will discuss today is the sun bear. The population of the sun bear in
Southeast Asia (11) ____________________ (reduce) by 30% over the past few decades.
The sun bear’s habitat (12) ____________________ (destroy) by human expansion in the
region. It (13) ____________________ (suggest) by some that bear bile contains medical
benefits for humans. That’s why sun bears (14) ____________________ (target) by
poachers due to high demand from the traditional Chinese medical market. However,
wildlife protection laws in some areas (15) _______________ strictly ____________
(enforce) to save the bears from poaching. It is clear that more government supervision
(16) ____________________ (need) to make animal conservation possible.
Let’s support animal conservation and save these endangered animals! That’s all the time
I have for today. Thank you for listening.

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Consolidation
You have written a diary entry about a trip to the zoo. You are now proofreading the
diary entry. Cross out the mistakes and write the correct words on the lines on the
right. Insert any missing words using a ^.

I went to the zoo with my family at the weekend. We joined a guided tour,
and our guide remind us not to feed any of the animals at the zoo. Since the (1) __________
health of the animals is carefully maintained, it is important of them not to (2) __________
be fed by visitors. It is really cool that there are so many different animals at
the zoo. Firstly, we saw lions, the kings of the jungle. It is unbelieving that (3) __________
they sleep a lot! The guide tell us not to try to wake up the lions. Male lions (4) __________
often sleep 20 hours a day. How lazy they are! I think that it is selfish
of them make the females do so much of the work! Next, we went to see (5) __________
the orangutan exhibit. The orangutan is the only type of great ape that are (6) __________
found outside of Africa. It is interesting to it spends most of its life high in the (7) __________
trees. Sadly, the orangutan is an endangered animal. They are often hunting (8) __________
and capturing by humans and sold as exotic pets. After that, we got (9) __________
to see my favourite animal, the giant panda. The giant panda are beautiful (10) _________
to look at and observe. The guide asks us not to use any flash photography, (11) _________
though, as it might scare the pandas. It is incredible that a panda eats about
30 kg of bamboo in a single day. That is about 30 per cent of its body weight!
The guide told us that giant pandas are protect by law. It is because (12) _________
they are under threat of extinction. Luckily, these laws have gradually
helped the species thrive once again. We ended the day by watching
dolphins. It is important remember that dolphins are not fish. They (13) _________
are mammals like us. It is necessary of them to come to the surface (14) _________
regularly for air. Sadly, dolphins are sometimes catch in nets by fishermen. (15) _________
The guide is advising us to protect dolphins by not eating tuna caught by (16) _________
commercial fishermen. I had a great time at the zoo and I learnt a lot about
endangered animals. It was great that my parents to bring me there. I really (17) _________
want to do more to help animals now. It imperative to ensure that future (18) _________
generations and all the creatures get to enjoy the beauty of Mother Nature.

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