Callan Stage 10 New Edition Lesson 160 page:911 start with "Communicating general beliefs and opinions"

GRAMMAR:

•Communicating general beliefs and opinions
---It ¡s known that dogs are clever
---Dogs are known to be clever

VOCABULARY:

•chest
•drawer
•chest of drawers
•wardrobe
•stock 　在庫
•in stock
•out of stock
•exceptionally 　大幅に

QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

Question:
What can we say instead of the sentence "People in general know that dogs are clever"?
Answer:
---Instead of saying People in general know that dogs are clever", we can say lt is known that dogs are clever or "Dogs are known to be clever".

Question:
What can we say instead of "People say that the President speaks seven languages"?
Answer:
---Instead of "People say that the President speaks seven languages" we can say "lt is said that the President speaks seven languages" or "The President is said to speak seven languages"

Question:
What's another meaning of the word "chest?
Answer:
---A chest is also a large, strong box, usually made of wood, which we use for storing things in, such as clothes, tools, medicine, money etc.

Question:
What do we call a large shop that stocks a wide variety of different types of products?
Answer:
---We call a large shop that stocks a wide variety of different types of products a department store.

Question:
What's the opposite of "in stock"?
Answer:
---The opposite of in stock "out of stock".