Page 13 - Level 1 Additional Skills Book 01-15.cdr

IMPERIAL ENGLISH UK

TASK 1

SPEAKING AND READING

a) Look at the front cover from the short story iDNA. What do you think the story
is about? Share your ideas with a partner.

THE DARK AREA IS 3MM ALL AROUND.
SO THE SIZE WILL BE 216 MM X 303MM
THE LIGHT GREY AREA AFTER THAT IS THE SIZE OF THE FIN-
ISHED DOCUMENT - A4 - 210 X 297MM

THE INSIDE GREY AREA IS TEXT SAFE AREA IS THE MARGIN FOR
THE DOCUMENT WHICH IS 10MM ALL AROUND - SO YOUR TEXT
AREA IS - 190 X 277MM
I.E. AREA YOU AVOID PUTTING TEXT AND IMAGES IN. FAMOUS STORIES
YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE IMAGES THAT NEED TO BE PUT ON
THE OUTSIDE WHICH MAY BLEED, BUT AVOID PUTTING TEXT
IN THE INSIDE GREY AREA AS IT DOESN’T LOOK PROFESSIONAL.

b) Look at the text taken from the back of the book iDNA. Match the underlined
words and phrases with a similar meaning below.

It was a warm and dusty day in Austin, Texas as the police officers parked their cars in
the middle of the road. An FBI detective called Bart Wilson got out of the car and looked
at the dead body. He quickly decided this was not an accident, it was a murder. Bart
had been a detective since 2067 and was very good at his job. He wanted to arrest the
criminal who murdered this law-abiding man. He checked the body but there were no
fingerprints. He then inspected the road next to the body. There was a footprint in the
dust but it was not a human footprint. It belonged to a robot. Bart was confused, how
could a robot kill someone? How could he arrest it without DNA evidence? How do you
punish a robot? First he had to find a witness...

1) someone who does not break the law ______________________
2) a person who has seen something (usually a crime) ______________________
3) describes something that contains or is covered by dirt / soil / sand
__________________
4) something that happens by mistake or unintentionally ______________________
5) looked at / analysed ______________________
6) seize or take under police control ______________________
7) a person who solves crimes ______________________

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