Exercise 12, p. 369

1. What is news and how is it gathered?

2. What is the latest news? - It is very interesting.

3. There is a piece/bit of news I’d like to discuss.

4. Be careful! Such fatal news can kill the old man.

5. A reporter looks through the news he has managed to

obtain/he has been able to get.

6. Bad news travels fast.

7. Most information comes from the press.

8. The spy brought important information.

9. Is the information accurate? Can it be trusted?

10. “Mom, we’ve come to you for advice.”

11. A good piece/bit of advice is what you need now.

12. Do you want advice? OK, I can give you a bit of it.

13. This is an invaluable piece/bit of advice! It comes from

the heart.

14. People like to talk about the weather because it’s a safe

subject.

15. What is the weather like today? - The weather is cold. It

looks like snow

16. I like to roam the forest in the weather favourable to the

growth of mushrooms.

17. Work in a bank was difficult for him.

18. Is this interesting work? Do you like it?

19. He has got an extensive knowledge of physics.

 

20. The rock concert was a great success.

21. My students are making great progress in the foreign language.

22. There is money in the box. Take it. The money is yours.

23. He counted the money carefully and put it into his wallet.

24. Education is the best investment.

25. He has given his son a first-class education.