On Screen WB p 50. Language Knowledge

Do Ex 1

 

undoubtedly/ doubtlessly 

involuntarily adverb   /ɪnˈvɒləntrəli/

occurrence: /əˈkʌrəns/ something that happens or exists. Sp. suceso.      

E.g.

a common/everyday/frequent/regular occurrence     

Vandalism used to be a rare occurrence here.     

The program counts the number of occurrences of any word within the text.

it's an everyday occurrence Sp. es cosa de todos los días, es un hecho cotidiano
a common occurrence Sp. un hecho frecuente
that is a common occurrence Sp. eso sucede a menudo

 



by-product: /ˈbaɪ prɒdʌkt/ a thing that happens, often unexpectedly, as the result of something else. Sp. consecuencia

E.g.

One of the by-products of unemployment is an increase in crime.

The reduction in crime has been an unexpected but welcome by-product of the new policy.

 

Do Ex 3

is receiving criticism for/

has come under criticism for/

is facing criticism for


E.g.

The actress has come under criticism for her comments about her co-stars.

The government came under heavy criticism over its policies.

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