Answer — Exercise 2
5.1 - Bright ideas?·Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book
Întrebare
Read the article again. Are the sentences true (T), false (F) or not given (NG)? Where possible, underline the phrase or word that helped you decide.
Răspuns
- T → Americans are the ultimate fast food eaters ...
- NG → It only says that reality TV started with Candid Camera (Making its debut in 1948 with Candid Camera ...) but we don't know how popular this programme was.
- F → ... men who smoke are twenty-two times, and women twelve times, more likely to develop lung cancer ...
- T → ... the modern car was initially the toy of the wealthy, but falling prices have made it a key part of family life.
- F → But a green (i.e. alternative) fuel is unlikely to take over from petrol soon ...
- T → Nuclear power plants cost more to construct and operate than fossil fuel ones ...
- NG → The article doesn't talk about the dangers of mobile phones in relation to age.
- F → Nuclear weapons were the worst offender ...