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Unit 4 Words to note Cabinet (2); cape (12); cellar (19); chapel (7); choir (15); comics (23); cricket (10); dean (1); disintegrate (21); dismantle (4); donation (17); don (16); dummy (3); monarchy (5); pole (22); porter (13); prank (20); reverie (14); rivalry (18); rugby (11); sight (6); spire (9); tricky (8); Understanding the text Part A: Comprehending the text Fact Sheet: The oldest university in the world; twelfth; each specializes in a particular subject; and 90% of them come from public schools; Littlewood Pools; bikes; female; the sons are not allowed to walk on the grass; Proof-read version: which is one of the oldest universities in the world; thirteenth; none of them specialize in a particular subject; 90% of them used to come from public schools; the managing director of Littlewood Pools; cars; all only the dons are allowed to walk on the grass; Part B: Summarizing the text PastPresent--- Large percentage of public school students--- More places for students from state schools--- Students offered places because they were good at sports--- students accepted on academic merit only--- Sports teams were better--- sports teams are not so good as they used to be--- Donations came from the church--- donations come from any successful business ownersDeveloping your skills Part A: Identifying informal language Informal TonesExamples1Short formWhy’s it called Cambridge then, Uncle Dave? (Paragraph 3) 2Incomplete sentenceOK; tricky one this Tom! ( Paragraph 4) 3Question tagsYes, but their rugby and cricket teams are not as good, are they? (Paragraph 12)4Phrasal verbsTom didn’t have a clue! (Paragraph 16)5Commonly used verbsHe would have to get a bike … (Paragraph 15) 6Colloquial vocabulary/ expressions … but he wanted to wind Uncle Dave up! (Paragraph 15) 7Simpler sentence structures That’s not fair!