Question

1.a. Read the text and find words or phrases which mean the same as the following.

1.encourage
2.deprived of
3.methods
4.in despair
5.famous people
6.normal or usual
7.sudden good result
8.seized
9.surprising
10.mend

b.Answer the questions.

1.What was wrong with Nikki?
2.What had happened to him earlier in life?
3.Why did his parents decide to take him to Miami?
4.How did they raise the money for it?
5.How do medical experts explain the succes of the tratament?

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Answer 1

a) encourage- to motivate
deprived of - starved of
methods - techniques
in despair - in desperation
famous people - celebrities
normal or usual - daily
sudden good result - breakthrough
seized - took
surprizing- unexpected
mend- repair

b.

1. nicki didn't speak ,even though he had the physical ability to.
2. when nicki was born , he was deprived of oxygen
3. his parents decided to take him to miami in order to try and get him to talk , through dolphin therapy
4. They raised the money with the help of their family , friends , and celebrities
5.Medical experts explain that the treatment had helped with Nicki's lack of confidence