Signalwords, gap fill and comprehension text exercises 2

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Signaalwoorden + gap fill & comprehension text exercises part 2

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They were angry ....... their plans had been discovered.
A
moreover
B
because
C
therefore
D
admittedly

Slide 2 - Quiz

We listened carefully, ...... he brought news of the accident
A
besides
B
despite
C
hence
D
for

Slide 3 - Quiz

He never works, ....... he failed his exam.
A
in addition
B
conversely
C
that's why
D
in fact

Slide 4 - Quiz

......... I’m here early, I can help you make dinner.
A
Since
B
As well as
C
Consequently
D
Instead

Slide 5 - Quiz

Film and cinema

Tom Hanks is my favourite
1.--- in Hollywood. There is a new horror film opening tomorrow night. I saw the 2.--- on the internet and it looks really scary. I'm not interested in the actors. I always choose a film for its
3.----
There are lots of crashes and explosions in this latest  4.---- film. I love the 5.--- in sci-fi films, they look so real! The 6.--- is the group of actors that star in a film.

Slide 6 - Slide

Tom Hanks is my favourite 1.--- in Hollywood.
A
cast
B
director
C
actor
D
singer

Slide 7 - Quiz

I saw the 2.--- on the internet and it looks really scary.
A
trailer
B
actor
C
special effects
D
director

Slide 8 - Quiz

I'm not interested in the actors. I always choose a film for its 3.----
A
trailer
B
sounds
C
actor
D
director

Slide 9 - Quiz

There are lots of crashes and explosions in this latest 4.---- film.
A
romantic
B
action
C
silent
D
foreign

Slide 10 - Quiz

I love the 5.--- in sci-fi films, they look so real!
A
special effects
B
actor
C
trailer
D
director

Slide 11 - Quiz

Intelligence pills

Some scientists have predicted that healthy adults and children may one day take drugs to improve their intelligence and intellectual performance. A research group has suggested that such drugs might become as common as coffee or tea within the next couple of decades.

Slide 12 - Slide

Only children will take pills to improve their intellectual performance.
A
right
B
wrong
C
doesn't say

Slide 13 - Quiz

Intelligence pills are already as common as coffee or tea.
A
right
B
wrong
C
doesn't say

Slide 14 - Quiz

Coffee is as common as tea.
A
right
B
wrong
C
doesn't say

Slide 15 - Quiz


To counter this, students taking exams might have to take drugs tests like athletes. There are already drugs that are known to improve mental performance, like Ritalin, which is given to children with problems concentrating. A drug given to people with trouble sleeping also helps people remember numbers.
examination. 

Slide 16 - Slide

Students could have to take intelligence drugs tests.
A
right
B
wrong
C
doesn't say

Slide 17 - Quiz

A sleeping pill helps people remember numbers.
A
right
B
wrong
C
doesn't say

Slide 18 - Quiz


These drugs raise serious legal and moral questions, but people already take vitamins to help them remember things better, so it will not be a simple problem to solve. It will probably be very difficult to decide at what point a food supplement becomes an unfair drug in an examination. 

Slide 19 - Slide

Vitamins to help people study are illegal.
A
right
B
wrong
C
doesn't say

Slide 20 - Quiz