VERBS NOUNS ADJECTIVES

to name sb after … well-being overall

to affect sth a career path desirable
to rank sth a survey incredible
go beyond on a scale [from…to…] incredibly …..
be likely to … a researcher such as
evidence
initials
the average

EXERCISE 1 CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTIONS

1. Our names can affect / rank everything – from our emotional well-being / well-balance to our career way /
path.
2. A recent researcher / survey asked 6,000 people in the UK to scale / rank common names for men and for
women in 3 categories.
3. General / Overall, it seems that the best name for men is James. The least desirable / average ones were George
and Anna.
4. The potential effects of your name go behind / beyond perceptions. One study found that people called Dennis
and Denise are more likely / possible to become dentists.
5. It may seem incredibly / incredible but there is research / evidence that your name could affect how long you
live. Researchers compared the death certificates of people with positive ___________ [such __ J.O.Y]
6. People with positive initials live about 5 years longer than the medium / average.

EXERCISE 2 FILL THE GAPS WITH WORDS FROM THE GRID ABOVE

1. The police have found no _______ of a terrorist link with the murder
2. Regular sleep can really improve your well-__________
3. If we continue working so quickly, we are ______________ to meet the deadline. [it is possible]
4. The film was a bit too long, but ___________, it was nice.
5. Did you know that even passive smoking can _________ your immune system negatively?
There is scientific e_____ for that.
6. As a child she wanted to be a singer but later she chose a completely different career ______.
7. In my job I have to reply to around 100 emails daily, on ________ [more or less]
8. Little Ally ______ her stuffed toys from the smallest to the biggest one on the shelf [ordered]
9. The ____________ price per square metre of an apartment in Kraków is 1,000zł.
The most de_______ flats are around 40m2
10. Barbara was named ______ her grandmother.
11. It is _____________ to rain tonight, look at those clouds.
12. The _________ results of your tests were good. Everybody passed.
13. In western Europe, a seven to eight-hour working day is about the a______.
14. Covid-19 doesn’t _________ children. I think it is inc_________.
15. Olaf Kirk’s i__________ are funny – it’s “O.K.”
16. Fresh e____ suggests that vaccinations don’t give 100% protection from covid.
17. Eating sweet fruit, ____ as bananas and mangos, is li______ to af______ your sugar level.
18. Brad Pit is a highly des_________ man.
19. She is from a family of doctors so no wonder that she is also following a medical career ______.

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