Paranormal Research and English Grammar Exercises

Tema 1

1. Telepathy Research Findings

1. Researchers claim that while many people have strange experiences, a major new study into hundreds of experiments in telepathy carried out over the last ten years has found no evidence that it really exists.
2. Under these rules, volunteers sit on their own in a room with half ping-pong balls over their eyes. Most serious research into telepathy follows a set of rules called the Ganzfeld procedure.
3. Some strange events which may seem fantastic are actually common. Psychologists say that one reason why so many people still believe in the paranormal is because of cognitive biases.
4. Dr. Wiseman has studied the phenomenon of people who dream about dead relatives. Other strange events like premonitions are also more likely than people realize.

2. True or False Statements

1. Very little research has been done into the powers of telepathy. (F)
2. Drs. Wiseman and Milton carried out experiments. (T)
3. The Ganzfeld procedure involves sensory deprivation. (T)
4. Experiments show that more than 50% of people have psychic powers. (F)
5. If we knew more about probability, we would understand coincidences better. (T)
6. If you dream that a relative or friend is going to die, it is often a coincidence. (T)

3. Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises

1. Verb Tenses:
   a. Olivia’s best friend. She had known him all his life.
   b. The puppies were wet and dirty because they had been playing in the mud.
   c. Passengers were cross because the airline had lost everyone’s bags.
   d. The teacher was exhausted because she had been teaching since 8:00 AM.
2. Past Habits and Expressions:
   a. I would ride my bike to school on sunny days.
   b. The tigers escaped and then things went from bad to worse.
   c. We all breathed a sigh of relief when we heard that the children had arrived safe and sound.
   d. Did you use to go trick-or-treating when you were younger?
   e. If a house is haunted, you may hear strange noises.
   f. The kids hadn’t eaten anything since the early morning.
3. Vocabulary Matching: a. Bootcamp, b. Unfit, c. Cross-country race, d. Lay down, e. Carry on, f. Spread, g. Junk food.
4. Fill in the Blanks: a. Pitch, b. Pull, c. Had better, d. Become, e. Get.
5. Modal Verbs: a. His death may have been an accident. b. My grandfather could speak three languages. c. Judging from the open door, someone must have come in. d. You don’t have to take an umbrella. e. You should pay attention. f. Ian exercises to stay fit.
6. Idioms: a. Had the stomach for, b. Lie through your teeth, c. Put their foot down, d. Give you a hand, e. Lost heart, f. Face the music, g. Have a head for heights, h. Get it in the neck.

Tema 2

1. Multiple Choice: 1. D, 2. C, 3. A, 4. B.
2. Corrected Phrases: a. Breathed/sigh, b. Used to, c. Bad/worse, d. Use, e. Haunted, f. Had been/since.
3. Vocabulary: a. Junk food, b. Bootcamp, c. Let down, d. Unfit, e. Pull, f. Carry on, g. Graze.
4. Fill in the Blanks: a. Become, b. Court, c. Break, d. Had better, e. Get.
5. Idiomatic Usage: a. I don’t lose heart, b. The girls get it in the neck, c. When she has the stomach, d. To avoid facing the music, e. When they have a head for, f. If you don’t give a hand, g. Bill doesn’t put his foot down, h. He asked not to lie through his teeth.