Page 14 - English 12 | Activity Book 6

Skill-based Activity

A Paraphrase the statements given below.

1. While Tim was shopping at the market, he came across his primary school teacher.
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2. Jane woke up to the noise coming from the construction workers at 7 a.m. on Sunday morning.
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3. The reason why I have come here is to help you.
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4. He took up a new hobby, and this helped him recover soon.
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5. The children had ridden bikes for an hour before they entered the house.
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B Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1. After they had read the letter of intent, they decided to call him for an interview. (before)
They _________________________________________________________________________________ reading the letter of intent.
2. I had to phone him 15 times before I could talk to him. (had)
I could talk to him only after ____________________________________________________________________________________
3. We ran to the balcony to see the famous person, but he was no longer there. (had)
The famous person _________________________________________________________ by the time we ran to the balcony.
4. When I finally finished my work and sat in front of the TV, I could only see the end of my favorite TV
serial. (just)
My favorite TV serial ________________________________________________________ by the time I sat in front of the TV.
5. Having a vacation on a cruise ship was a terrific experience for me. (before)
I hadn't had a vacation _______________________________________________________________________________________________ .

C Read the definitions of the environmental problems below and offer solutions for them
in the chart.

Vampire Power : The leakage of energy due to the chargers left plugged into the wall.

Carbon Footprint : The sum of all emissions of CO (carbon dioxide), which are caused by your activities.
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Problem Solution

Vampire power

Carbon footprint

ORTAÖĞRETİM 14 ENGLISH-12
GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ