A. Complete using the words in the box.
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extinct • freezing • global • local • mild • wild |
1 Britain generally has very ………………….. winters. It never gets very cold.
2 It’s …………………..! Do you think it might snow tonight?
3 Save the polar bears before they become …………………..!
4 A ………………….. problem is a problem that affects the whole world.
5 What kind of ………………….. animals live in the mountains round here?
6 There are several large forests in the ………………….. area.
Answers
1 mild 2 freezing 3 extinct 4 global 5 wild 6 local
B. Complete by changing the form of the word in capitals.
7 They closed the airport because it was so ……………………. (FOG).
8 High winds can be very ……………………. (DESTROY).
9 Lots of ……………………. (NATURE) things are poisonous to humans.
10 Air ……………………. (POLLUTE) isn’t really a serious problem where we live.
11 Isn’t ……………………. (GARDEN) a bit of a boring hobby?
12 The submarine went down to a ……………………. (DEEP) of 200 metres.
13 The island isn’t square – it’s almost completely ……………………. (CIRCLE).
14 Is it ……………………. (DANGER) to swim in that lake?
Answers
7 foggy 8 destructive 9 natural 10 pollution
11 gardening 12 depth 13 circular 14 dangerous
C. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words.
15 Not more than a thousand people live in the village. most
A thousand people …………………………. live in the village.
16 In the film, the car explodes and we don’t know if Murray is alive or not. up
In the film, the car …………………………. and we don’t know if Murray is alive or not.
17 There are lots of strange fish on the sea bed. bottom
There are lots of strange fish …………………………. the sea.
18 The fire stopped burning in the middle of the night. out
The fire …………………………. in the middle of the night.
19 Could you help me hang this ‘DO NOT LITTER’ sign? up
Could you help me …………………………. this ‘DO NOT LITTER’ sign?
20 We need to increase people’s awareness about the environment. build
We need to …………………………. people’s awareness about the environment.
21 One small sign isn’t going to stop people from entering the wood! keep
One small sign isn’t going to …………………………. of the wood!
22 Please extinguish that cigarette right now! out
Please …………………………. that cigarette right now!
23 Are you okay carrying that box or do you want to stop carrying it for a while? down
Are you okay carrying that box or do you want to …………………………. for a while?
24 Let’s tidy these clothes before Mum gets home. clear
Let’s …………………………. before Mum gets home.
Answers
15 at most 16 blows up 17 at the bottom of
18 went out 19 hang/put up 20 build up
21 keep people out 22 put out 23 put it down
24 clear up these clothes/dear these clothes up
D. If the word or phrase in bold is correct, put a tick (✓). If it is wrong, write the correct word or phrase.
25 Could you show to me your book about the moon? …………………….
26 Do you sometimes wish you have a bigger boat? …………………….
27 I wish people didn’t cause so much damage to the environment. …………………….
28 Harry wishes that he has studied astrophysics instead of Latin when he was at university. …………………….
29 I wish you wouldn’t throw rubbish out of the car window! …………………….
30 Laura sometimes wishes she can breathe underwater for hours. …………………….
31 I bought a new telescope for my dad. …………………….
32 I wish it snows during the night! …………………….
Answers
25 me 26 had 27 ✓ 28 had 29 ✓
30 could 31 ✓ 32 hope
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