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Module 3

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1 For questions 1–7, read the sentences below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap

1 Many experts ____ regular visits to psychologists rather than using self-help books.
A motivate B advocate C interpret D subscribe
! The environment and atmosphere at the spa hotel was _____ to total relaxation. It was the
most relaxing holiday I’ve ever had.
A conducive B inspiring C encouraging D assertive
" ertain food can _____ a sense of calm in a person.
A reap B derive C persuade D evoke
# It’s a _____ that everyone can be happier by following advice in self-help books.
A fallacy B mas!uerade C detriment D dissatisfaction
$ The writer makes his ____ elo!uently and with total conviction" but I think some of them
could do more harm than good.
A fabrications B pronouncements C proponents D inspirations

% Many self-help books use _____ that is almost impossible to understand in the hope of making
the message seem more convincing.
A prose B speech C #argon D style
7 $eather finally _____ the conclusion that she’d have to do something about her stress levels.
A made B arrived C came D reached
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! For questions 1–11, read the te&t below and thin' of the word that best fits each space se
onl one word in each space
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0emma was delighted when she got her new #ob. 1nfortunately" she soon discovered that her boss was
a (1) __________ in sheep’s clothing. 2hile he appeared helpful and kind in public" he would 3forget’
to give her key information for her #ob so that she made a lot of mistakes. If it (!) __________ not for
him" the #ob would have been perfect. It was no (") __________ #ust watching him. 4he had to do
something about the situation" (#) __________ she would be forced to leave the company. $owever"
that would only be as a ($) __________ resort because she really liked her work5 4o" one evening" she
hid a camera in a cupboard. The next day she got into work early to check the recording.
(%) __________ astounded was she at what she saw that she fro6e" before the anger started. 4he saw
her boss creep into the room and look about in (7) __________ anyone was watching7 to her horror" he
logged onto her computer with her personal password. 4he watched as he deleted files or changed
information in the remaining files.
8o (3) __________ had she seen the video clip" than she copied it onto a memory stick.
(4) __________ was no doubt he was behaving unethically" but what should she do9 :inally" she
decided to approach him directly and present him with the evidence. 4he promised that she wouldn’t
show it to his boss" on (15) __________ that he resigned immediately. 4he stood over him while he
wrote the email" with a copy to her.
It had done her the (11) __________ of good to finally turn the tables on the man who had made her
working life a misery.
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" For questions 1–%, read the sentences below se the word gi6en in CA-8A at the end of
the lines to for9 a word that fits in the space in the sa9e line
1 It is a popular __________ that exercising for several hours a day is good for everyone.
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! There has been a lot of __________ amongst the workforce since longer working hours were
introduced. 4'TI4:<
" 2e think we have found a practical __________ to the problems we’ve been experiencing
with
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new
product. 4&);*
# 2hat was his __________ for making changes to his life style9 M&TI;'T*
$ 2inning the award was the __________ of a life-long ambition. :1):I)
% $er main __________ is that she tends to feel the emotional pain of others. 2*'=
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# Co9plete the second sentence so that it has a si9ilar 9eaning to the first sentence, using the
word gi6en Do not change the word gi6en se between three and eight words, including the
word gi6en
1 ome and see us when you are in town.
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ome and see us ___________________________ in town.
! >o you think we’ll be able to finish early today9

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Is ___________________________ we’ll be able to finish early today9
" It’s okay to ask people for help when you need to.
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2hen you need to" ___________________________ people for help.
# <ou mustn’t interrupt them for any reason during the meeting.
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1nder ___________________________ them during the meeting.
$ $e has written ten books and also runs many courses each year.
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8ot ___________________________ also runs many courses each year.
% $e really upset everyone when he told them his secret.
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$e really ___________________________ when he told them his secret.
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WRITING
$ u99arise each te&t using "5–#5 words onl
A :8he ast elf;<elp B oo' +ou=ll / 6er >eed= b aul e arsall
In this book" %earsall explores the tendency for proponents of self-help therapy to substitute clich@s for
serious thought. $ackneyed fallacies like 3be all that you can be’" 3live up to your full potential’"
3nurture and understand your inner child’" are #ust a few of the arguably silly fabrications that
mas!uerade as legitimate advice" and %earsall exposes them to the light of scientific scrutiny.
%rimarily" this book advocates accepting that you may never become a concert pianist or an
international footballer" and concentrating on achieving what is within your reach. <ou can derive
more happiness from life when you appreciate your current situation and those around you. 2ere
people less caught up in the misconception that they should be happier and more fulfilled" they
probably wouldn’t be so discontented. %earsall sees much of what we might term 3therapeutic culture’
as based on rather !uestionable remedies that over time have gained the status of unassailable truth.
$e effectively explores the validity of these assertions from a more ob#ective" down-to-earth
perspective.
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B :Feel 8he Fear And Do -t Anwa= b usan ?effers

The sub#ect of this book rests on the following premiseA fear is a necessary and essential element of
life and pushing through fear is actually less frightening than living with a feeling of helplessness.
4usan Beffers highlights the paradox that whilst we seek the security of a life free from fear" this
creates an environment in which we are denied the satisfaction of achievement or development. The
result is a no-win situation in which we experience both a fear of change and a fear of staying the
same. The book introduces a progression of truths that illuminate the crippling effects of fear and build
the case for taking action to address the problem. 0iven that you accept these truths" you can change
your attitude and approach. ' number of simple models and techni!ues are engagingly presented
through a series of first-hand accounts of people at various stages of succumbing to or addressing their
fears. 2hen strung together" these provide a structured programme with which you may set about
changing your attitude and raising your self-awareness and self-esteem.
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