EII 4_Reading Worksheet 1.1

Match the following.

• prove ideas

• show that something is true

• reach a/the conclusion

• think carefully about the facts

• consider alternatives

• suggest a possible explanation

• propose a theory

• decide what is true or the best explanation

• analyze the evidence

• think about other possible explanations

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrases in the previous exercise.

1. After ..........................., archeologists have decided that the method workers probably used was pulling the stones up ramps made of sand.

2. Experts have .................................... that the Egyptians used the stars to help them build the pyramids.

3. The ancient Greeks ..................... that the workers were slaves, but today we think the workers were paid.

4. Scientists are going to .......................... from the discoveries in the pyramids to see what we know for sure about ancient Egyptian life.

5. We can't .................. our ...................... about exactly how they build the pyramids.

VOCABULARY:

1. Some businesses … products, while others offer services.

• manufacture

• manipulate

• manifest

VOCABULARY:

2. Businesses need to … their services to see where they can improve.

• provide

• process

• evaluate

VOCABULARY:

3. When you …..... to be someone else, you behave like that person.

• copy

• act

• pretend

VOCABULARY:

4. An extra payment you get at work for good performance is a ….....

• promotion

• benefit

• bonus