- •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. Will or going to
Complete the following sentences using will or going to in the correct form. Sometimes both will and going to are possible.
a A I _____________ make myself a sandwich. Do you want one?
В No thanks. I _____________ have something later.
b A Helen and Les _____________ Florida this year for their holidays.
В How wonderful! The boys _____________ love it, especially Disneyland.
с A Bye, Mum. I _____________ meet Tom and Mel. I _____________ be back at
about ten o'clock.
В Have a good time, but don't be late again or I _____________ be furious.
d A Jo _____________ be mad with me when she finds out I've smashed the car.
В She _____________ understand. Just tell her it wasn't your fault.
e A I (not) _____________ work today, I feel awful.
B Don’t worry, I _____________ ring your boss and tell her you’re sick.
f A I’m tired. I think I _____________ go to bed.
B Goodnight. I _____________ watch the news, then I _____________ join you.
g A My boss has told me I _____________ be promoted. I’m afraid that means longer
hours at the office, darling.
B Don’t worry. I _____________ get myself a dog for company. I’m sure we
_____________ have more to talk about!
h A Mr Smith, now you’ve won the lottery you _____________ be the fifth richest man
in England. How do you feel about that?
B I _____________ tell you next week. I’m too overwhelmed to think about it now.
/New Headway. Workbook. Upper-intermediate. Liz and John Soars with Jo Devoy/
3. Will or going to
Complete the following sentences using will or going to, and any other necessary words. Sometimes both will and going to are possible.
a. A I've got to phone a Paris number. Do you know the code?
B No, ______________________________ in the directory for you.
b. A What are you doing over the Easter holidays?
B Absolutely nothing. We ______________________________ rest.
c. A Did you hear the weather forecast?
B Yes. ______________________________ cold at first, then ____________________ a little warmer this afternoon, and this evening ______________________________ some light showers.
d. A Why did you buy a house in such terrible condition?
B It was cheap. We ______________________________ modernize it from top to bottom, and we ______________________________ into a restaurant. What do you think?
e. A If you are elected, what ___________ your party __________ about unemployment?
B We have carefully considered this issue. When we are elected, as we most certainly ________________________ be, we ________________ create half a million new jobs.
f. A What are you doing here? Annie's expecting you for lunch.
B I completely forgot! I ______________________________ a ring, and tell her I ______________________________ be late. Thanks for reminding me.
g. A How will the proposed tax increase on petrol affect your business?
B To be perfectly honest, we haven't thought about it yet. We _________________ cross that bridge when we get to it.
h. A When is your baby due?
B Next month.
A What ______________________________ call it if it's a boy?
B Thomas. /From Headway Upper-Intermediate. Workbook. John and Liz Soars/