UNIT 15

Task 1 skipped

Task 2

A. (news item 1)
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
B. skipped

C. (news item 2)
1. a food crisis in southern Africa
2. Almost thirteen million people there need emergency food aid.
3. No.
4. The US Agriculture Secretary said opponents of genetically engineered food have limited the ability of the US to send food.

Task 3 skipped

Task 4

A.
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. C
B.
1. Corruption is when government officials sell their influence, misuse their power, or try to hide their illegal activities.
Transparency literally means permitting light to pass through unrestricted. In this context, it means activities are carried out in the open, clear for all to see, and wrongdoings of some government officials are difficult to hide.
2. The less transparent something is, the more corrupt it is. The more corrupt something is, the less transparent it is.
3. (opinion)

Task 5 skipped

Task 6 skipped

Task 7 skipped

Task 8 skipped

Task 9 dictation

Robbers have fled with an estimated three million dollars from a security vehicle at London’s Heathrow Airport. Police say two men hijacked the vehicle shortly after the driver collected the money from a South African Airlines flight. It happened hours after police arrested a man in connection with a similar robbery at Heathrow early last month. The robbers in February escaped with more than six million dollars. British officials have called for an urgent investigation of security around Heathrow Airport.