Life 4 - Unit 6 - REVIEW AND MEMORY BOOSTER

Do you think you are a flexible thinker?

Place yourself on a scale of 1–5 (1 = not flexible, 5 = very flexible).

The word flexible means to be able to change easily. For example, flexible working _____ change from day to day or week to week.

A flexible person is someone who can _____ to changes without too many problems - someone who will happily change the time of a meeting if necessary, for example.

A flexible thinker is able to _____ about things in new and different ways.

Flexible thinking is the _____ to look at problems from different angles to try and find solutions.

1. I need a thumb tack _____ this calendar on the wall.

2. I’ve got a special folder ____ my passwords.

3. I’ve got fingerprint recognition on my phone _____ nobody else can use it.

4. These cloths are great _____ computer screens.

1. The Easter Island statues are huge. You _____ feel small when you stand next to them.

2. It’s a national holiday today. Car trips _____ take a little longer.

3. Our flight is at six and it’s only four o’clock now, so we _____ be too late.

4. The weather forecast was for rain, but I suppose it _____ be wrong.

5. A: That’s weird. I have four missed calls on my phone.

B: Same number each time? It _____ important if the same person called four times.

6. A: No, different numbers. But they didn’t leave any messages, so it _____ very important. I wonder how I missed them?

7. B: You _____ your phone switched off.

A: No, I didn’t.

Stonehenge dates from 3–4,000 years ago. Although there are / might be no written records from that period, ---

--- some people think Stonehenge can’t have /might have been part of King Arthur’s court.

Others say invaders from Denmark couldn’t have / could have built it or ---

or that it can / could be the ruins of a Roman building. The larger stones weigh 25 tons, and they come from about 30 kilometers away from the site. The smaller stones originate from Wales, 230 kilometers away.

Stonehenge is / may be in the shape of a circle.

The stones are placed so that /to they match the sun’s highest and lowest points in the sky.

This has led people to suggest that it can’t have /could have been a scientific observatory or ---

--- or that it was designed for / to help aliens land.

On the other hand, others believe it can / may be a kind of cemetery.

—a place for / so that burying people. Every year brings new theories about the true purpose of Stonehenge.

Is a trick the same as a puzzle?

Can a reward be something different from money?

Is for + ing an expression of purpose?

Is this question grammatically correct: What’s this app for?

Can we measure how long something takes in minutes?

Does concentration help with flexible thinking?

Ken Wilman was walking on the beach with his dog when suddenly / sadly he found a very large stone.

Unusually / Gradually, the stone was yellow and seemed to be made of wax

Unfortunately / Fortunately, Mr. Wilman went back to get the stone the next day.

He took it to be tested, and immediately / amazingly it turned out to be a substance called ambergris, ---

--- which incredibly / hopefully comes from whales’ stomachs.

Ambergris is used in the perfume industry. It’s very rare and so very valuable. Apparently / Coincidentally, this piece of ambergris might be worth 50,000 euros.