- •Unit 1 ‘The Environment’
- •Vocabulary 1 The Environment
- •1. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box below.
- •2. Complete the sentences with the words from Vocabulary 1.
- •3. Paraphrase the underlined words or word combinations using Vocabulary 1.
- •Vocabulary 2 Word building: Suffixes
- •Noun suffixes
- •1. Fill in the spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the word given at the end of the lines. The first is given as an example. Globalisation
- •2. All the words missing are nouns. Write suitable nouns in the gaps formed from the words in bold. Going green
- •Adjective suffixes
- •Verb suffixes
- •3. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
- •4. Write an appropriate suffix to complete each adjective in the following sentences.
- •5. Fill in the spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the word given at the end of the lines. The car
- •1. Write an appropriate negative prefix to complete each word in the following sentences.
- •2. Write an appropriate prefix to complete each word in the following sentences.
- •3. Fill in the spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the word given at the end of the lines. Climate changes
- •Vocabulary 4 Threats and potential threats to the environment
- •1. Paraphrase the following sentences using words and phrases from the vocabulary above instead of the underlined words. Make any other necessary changes to produce a correct sentence.
- •2. Complete the following table, using a dictionary if necessary. Do not fill the shaded boxes.
- •3. Fill in the blanks using a word from the list.
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- •4. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the words at the end of the sentence.
- •5. Answer the following questions using the vocabulary of the unit.
- •1. Choose the correct form(s).
- •2. Will or going to
- •3. Will or going to
- •4. Correcting mistakes of future forms
- •In the following dialogues, approximately half of the future forms are wrong. Find the mistakes and correct them. Sometimes more than one form is possible.
- •Unit 2 ‘Ecological Problems’
- •1. Study the table below.
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the articles or some where necessary.
- •3. Fill in the gaps with the articles where necessary.
- •4. Fill in the gaps with the articles or some where necessary.
- •5. Study the table below.
- •6. Study the table below.
- •7. Study the table below.
- •8. Study the table below.
- •9. Fill in the gaps with the articles where necessary.
- •Vocabulary 1 Green issues
- •1. Complete the table with words from a and b above and related forms. Put a stress mark in front of the stressed syllable in each word. (The first one has been done for you.)
- •2. Match the two parts of these sentences containing expressions from c above.
- •3. Complete the sentences with expressions from d above.
- •4. Complete the sentences using one of the words from the box.
- •5. Fill in the gaps with the word from the list below.
- •6. Paraphrase the underlined phrases using the vocabulary of the unit. Poisoned Environment in Nigeria
- •Vocabulary 2 Expressing cause and result
- •1. Cause, result in, lead to; result from, as a result of
- •2. Make three sentences about the other results of the tornado, using result in, result from and as a result of.
- •3. Rewrite the following sentences using the expressions in brackets.
- •4. Linking words and phrases
- •5. Underline the correct link word or phrase.
- •6. Fill in each space in these sentences with a suitable link word or phrase. More than one answer may be possible.
- •7. Answer the questions using different ways of expressing cause and result.
- •Vocabulary 3 Sustainable development
- •1. Complete the article with Sentences a - e below.
- •2. Look at the following key words from the article and find words which can go before or after them to form 'word combinations'. Two of them have been done for you as examples.
- •3. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place below
- •Waste Disposal
- •4. Multiple-choice cloze
- •Sustainability
- •5. Open cloze
- •Climate Change
- •6. Answer the questions using the vocabulary of the unit.
- •1. Future continuous and Future Perfect
- •2. Complete the sentences with the future perfect or future continuous form of the verb in brackets.
- •3. Recognizing correct future forms
- •4. What does John say?
- •5. Future continuous, Future Simple, Present Simple and Present Perfect
- •6. Correcting mistakes
- •In the following dialogues some of the future forms are wrong. Find the mistakes
- •7. Thinking about your future
- •Rain Forest Destruction
- •Vocabulary revision
- •1. Word formation
- •2. Multiple-choice cloze
- •Soil Pollution
- •3. Proof-reading
- •Polluting water is easy!
- •4. Fill in the gap with a suitable word. The first letter of the word is given.
- •5. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word or word combination.
- •6. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word or word combination.
- •7. Find 13 different types of fuel in this word search.
- •8. Substitute the highlighted parts with the appropriate terms.
2. Fill in the gaps with the articles or some where necessary.
1. He has _____ sunstroke after spending too much time on _____ beach.
2. We went for _____ walk along _____ coast.
3. "I'll give you _____ advice: don't be late again."
4. _____ people think _____ climate in the Mediterranean is _____ best in _____ world.
5. Last month I saw _____ film and then went to _____ concert. _____ film was brilliant but _____ concert was boring.
6. There are three cars parked outside: _____ Mercedes, _____ Jaguar and _____ Fiat. Mine is _____ Fiat.
7. Sam lives in _____ little flat in _____ middle of the city. There is _____ pub nearby and _____ noise keeps him awake at night.
8. I applied for _____ job last week. _____ job involved driving _____ van around the country.
9. _____ Sales Manager has _____ cold, so he can't come to _____ meeting this afternoon.
10. I have _____ appointment at _____ dentist's this afternoon because I've got _____ toothache.
11. What _____ beautiful scenery!
12. _____ coffee is expensive nowadays.
13. The plane hit _____ bad weather.
14. Many people are afraid of _____ snakes.
15. _____ countryside we drove through was very beautiful.
16. They gave me _____ information about _____ bargain flights.
17. _____ elephant is _____ very large animal.
18. I've got _____ good news.
/from “Round-up 6”, Virginia Evans/
3. Fill in the gaps with the articles where necessary.
In (1) _____ days before (2) _____ invention of (3) _____ radio or television, (4) _____ majority of people made their own entertainment at home. Many (5) _____ evenings were spent reading (6) _____ novel, playing the piano or painting (7) _____ picture. In many ways, people were almost forced to find (8) _____ creative outlet in one form or another. Things have changed a lot since then, however. Now, (9) _____ typical evening's entertainment would be to spend (10)_____ few hours in front of (11) _____ television. This is not really (12) _____ very productive use of one's time or energy and has maybe contributed to (13) _____ breakdown of communication within (14) _____ family.
/from “Round-up 6”, Virginia Evans/
4. Fill in the gaps with the articles or some where necessary.
When David went to (1) _____ travel agent's to ask for (2) _____ information about cruises to South America he was given (3) _____ brochure and told that if he wanted to go, he would have to make (4) _____ booking as soon as possible, as the next cruise was leaving in (5) _____ fortnight. He looked at the brochure and, after (6) _____ thought, decided to go, provided he could make (7) _____ arrangement with his boss to get (8) _____ time off. He gave the travel agent (9) _____ money as a deposit, then went to his office as he had (10) _____ important work to do. After (11) _____ hour or so, his boss came in and David asked him if he could take (12)_____ three weeks off as he hadn't had (13) _____ holiday for nearly (14) _____ year. His boss was quite agreeable, though he had at first had (15) _____ doubts about letting David go for such (16) _____ long time. In the end he agreed to give him (17) _____ entire month off, and wished him (18) _____ wonderful holiday.
/from “Round-up 6”, Virginia Evans/