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4 to make something better or more enjoyable (enrich)
5 a difficulty or problem that prevents you from achieving something (obstacle) 6 to sink under water and die (drown) 7 not being used (idle)
8 a suggestion that someone or something is especially suitable or useful for a particular situation (recommendation)
9 to make a lot of effort to achieve something (strive)
4 Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in Activity 3. A Professor Ridgeway, you‘ve just written a biography of the poet Shelley, who (1) drowned off the coast of Italy in 1822 in a sailing accident. As you remind us in the introduction, people‘s lives have been (2) enriched by poetry for thousands of years. What (3) recommendation could you make to a young poet who is just beginning their career?
B That they should always (4) strive to be themselves, and not to worry about (5) originality. Once they‘ve found their own voice, it will be original in its own way, because everyone is unique. A So you don‘t believe in the (6) classifications which label poets as ―romantic‖ or ―modernist‖ and so on?
B I do, but they have limited value.
A What do you think is the main (7) obstacle facing young poets today?
B I think it is to accept that you cannot be productive all the time. A poet‘s mind is never (8) idle and waiting for the right moment is part of the creative process. All other problems are relative, and can be (9) tackled when you get to them.
5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the following words. You may need to make other changes. 1 I felt depressed and lacking in confidence after reading his criticism of my novel. (demoralized) 2 Henry Miller‘s The Books in My Life is about, as the name suggests, the story of his life. (autobiographical)
Henry Miller‘s The Books in My Life is, as the name suggests, autobiographical.
3 Shakespeare had an extraordinary talent as a writer, which is without comparison in the history of English literature. (prodigious; unparalleled)
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4 Some people look to a book for pleasure rather than for understanding. (enlightenment)
5 The experiment in banning alcohol drinks in the United States actually led to an increase in crime. (prohibiting)
6 I‘m not sure if it is to their advantage for readers to read this review before they start the book. (advantageous)
7 Miller‘s Tropic of Cancer was, without doubt, one of the most infamous novels of the 20th century. (indubitably)
6 Answer the questions about the words and expressions. 1 If someone makes a confession, do they tell you something (a) personal and secret, or (b) which everyone knows?
2 If someone whets your appetite for something, do they make you (a) desire for it, or (b) dislike it? 3 If you wade through piles of documents, do you (a) read or deal with them, or (b) just ignore them? 4 If you have to forego something, do you (a) finish it quickly, or (b) do without it?
5 Is someone who has business acumen (a) good at business, or (b) without any business skills? 6 Is a repetitive job one in which you do (a) different things, or (b) the same thing every day? 7 If you do something on the side, do you do it (a) in addition to a regular activity, or (b) where no one can see you do it?
Reading and interpreting 7 Answer the questions. 1 What is the first struggle that he has with books?
Miller‘s first struggle is to obtain books and get his hands on them. 2 Why is it difficult to lay hands on them?
The books are not in the public library because someone has already borrowed them and Miller doesn‘t have the money to buy them.
3 What sort of books are prohibited for a young man?
Books which are considered to be immoral for a young person to read. 4 What is the best way to be introduced to a book?
Through the passionate recommendation of someone who has read the book. 5 What is an unused book lying on a shelf compared with?
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It is compared with wasted ammunition. This means that it is useless. It is also compared to money because it should be in circulation.
6 Why does Miller suggest resisting your impulses and not opening a book as soon as you get it? He says you should think intensely about the title, author, and likely contents, imagining what you would have written yourself about it. Then you may decide you don‘t need to read it, or, if you do read it, you will read it with more interest and acumen.
Language in use word formation: -ous
1 Write the adjectives which describe: 1 a writer who has achieved fame (famous) 2 readers who show curiosity (curious) 3 someone who feels envy (envious)
4 a region which is full of mountains (mountainous) 5 a parcel which has a very large volume (voluminous) infinitive / gerund as the subject of a sentence
2 Complete the sentences using infinitive or gerund as the subject. Usually both forms are possible, but you should be able to justify your choice. 1 Getting up early in the morning gives me more time to organize the day. (To express an everyday activity)
2 To write a best-seller has always been my dream. (This is a bit more abstract or a far-away grand idea)
3 Forgetting to take back a library book may not seem serious, but it causes problems for other students.
(To express a normal activity for many people)
4 To spend a lot of time reading in one‘s childhood can bring rewards later in life. (Use the more abstract form for an important idea) 5 To be or not to be, that is the question.
(In Shakespeare this can be interpreted as a grand idea, so he uses the formal way; if you say, ?Being
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or not being…‘ is may be more immediate and seems normal – but in Hamlet the situation is not normal) such is / are …
3 Rewrite the sentences using such is / are … 1 Good writing is so powerful that the reader thinks the writer is speaking directly to them. The reader thinks the writer is speaking directly to them. Such is the power of good writing. 2 The novel Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is so charming that you can‘t put it down even for a moment.
You can‘t put Salmon Fishing in the Yemen down even for a moment. Such is the charm of the novel. 3 Travel is such a pleasure that you may end up living in another country. You may end up living in another country. Such is the pleasure of travel.
4 The sense of confusion in this film is so great that you may feel you want to leave before the end. You may feel you want to leave before the end. Such is the sense of confusion in this film. 5 The difficulties of translation are so enormous that much of the meaning is lost. Much of the meaning is lost. Such is the enormity of the difficulties of translation. if / whether it be …
4 Rewrite the sentences using if / whether it be … 1 Is it the right time to start this kind of project? Ask yourself carefully. Ask yourself carefully whether it be the right time to start this kind of project. 2 Is it the first edition of Dr Johnson‘s Dictionary? I very much doubt it. I very much doubt if this be the first edition of Dr Johnson‘s Dictionary. 3 Is it common knowledge that Arthur Miller thought like this? I‘m not sure. I am not sure if it be common knowledge that Arthur Miller thought like this.
4 Is it necessary to produce any documents when making an application? Perhaps we should inquire. Perhaps we should inquire whether it be necessary to produce any documents when making an application.
5 Is it the right way to tackle the problem? I doubt it. I doubt if it be the right way to tackle the problem.
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