Variant 1
1. Read definitions of natural disasters and name them.
1. a large mass of snow falling down the side of a mountain -____________________
2. an extremely violent wind or storm -____________________
3. large amount of water that covers an area which is usually dry -____________________
4. a huge wave caused by an earthquake which flows onto land -____________________
5. a period of time with no rain -____________________
2. Fill in: pollution, cyclone, global warming, poverty, endangered, famine in the correct form. There is one extra word.
1. Because of ________ our planet gets hotter and hotter.
2. The oil spill near Alaska in 1989 was the worst case of water __________ in history.
3. ________ are very common in South East Asia.
4. There are a lot of ________ species on the planet.
5. We say that people live in ________ when they don’t have enough money to pay for their food or housing.
3. Complete the sentences with words derived from the words in bold. (change it into nouns)
1. We live in the house with all the modern _________________ CONVENIENT
2. The ______________ at the theatre last night was unforgettable! PERFORM
3. He had a very attractive _______________ APPEAR
4. Her daughter made such a nice________________ for the party. INVITE
5. I still think he needs your ____________ in choosing the career. GUIDE
4. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form –ing form or infinitive.
1.They denied ______________ the window. (break)
2.The baby began _____________ in the middle of the night. (cry).
3. I don’t want __________ to the cinema. (go)
4. They decided _____________the homework. (do)
5.Has it stopped ____________ yet? (snow)
5 Choose used to/be used to/get used to
1. When I was a child I _______________ask a lot of questions.
2. Sue lives alone. It is not strange for her. She __________ living alone.
3. Their neighbours are very noisy, so they have to ______________ the noise.
4. She’s been in Britain for three months and she can’t _______ driving on the left.
5. Mike __________doing his homework to music. It’s a usual way he does it.
6. Fill in the correct preposition.
1. A lot of doctors were called ______ to help people after the air crash.
2. Call ______ sometime and we’ll watch the new DVD together.
3. The meeting was called ______ but we still don’t know why.
4. A nurse often calls ______ my granny because she is not well.
5. The tsunami in Indonesia called_______ immediate action.
7. Fill in the correct preposition (by, in, on, out)
1. Relax, we are _____ of danger.
2. How ________ earth did you get here?
3. Only stupid people would keep lions as pets – they are wild _____ nature
4. After the hurricane Katrina New Orleans was _______ruins.
5. He was horrified to see his office ______ flames.
Variant 2
1. a period of time with no rain -_____________________
2. large amount of water that covers an area which is usually dry -_____________________
3. an extremely violent wind or storm -_____________________
4. a huge wave caused by an earthquake which flows onto land -_____________________
5. a shaking of the ground -_____________________
1. The oil spill near Alaska in 1989 was the worst case of water ______________ in history.
2. There are a lot of _________________ species on the planet.
3. We say that people live in _________ when they don’t have enough money to pay for their food or housing
4. _________________ are very common in South East Asia.
5. Governments should do everything not to let people die of ________________
1. . Her daughter made such a nice_____________ for the party. INVITE
2. A lot of animals on the Earth need __________ PROTECT
3. He had a very attractive _____________ APPEAR
4 We live in the house with all the modern ________________ CONVENIENT
5. I still think he needs your __________ in choosing the career. GUIDE
1. Has it stopped __ _________ yet? (snow)
2. They denied ______________ the window. (break)
3.They decided _____________the homework. (do)
4. My sister agreed ______ me clean the room. (help)
5. The baby began _____________ in the middle of the night. (cry).
1. He lived in the North for a long time so he _________ the cold.
2. When a child she __________play with a lot of dolls.
3. She’s been in Britain for three months and she can’t ___________ driving on the left.
4. Mike ______________doing his homework to music. It’s a usual way he does it.
5. Pupils don’t like wearing uniform to school but surely they will__________ it.
1. Due to the heavy rain the concert was called ______.
2. The tsunami in Indonesia called________ immediate action.
3. The meeting was called _____ but we still don’t know why.
4. Call _____ sometime and we’ll watch the new DVD together
5. A nurse often calls _____ my granny because she is not well
7. Fill in the correct preposition. ((by, in, on, out))
1. How ________ earth did you get here?
2. He was very ill but now he is ______of danger.
3. After the hurricane Katrina New Orleans was _______ruins
4. He was horrified to see his office _____ flames.
5. Only stupid people would keep lions as pets – they are wild _____ nature.
KEYS 1
1.
1. avalanche
2. hurricane
3. flood
4. tsunami
5 drought
2.
1. global warming
2. pollution
3. cyclone
4. endangered
5. poverty
3.
1. conveniences
2. performance
3. appearance
4. invitation
5. guidance
4.
1. breaking
2. crying
3. to go
4. to do
5. snowing
5.
1. used to
2. got used to
3. get used to
4. get used to
5. is used to
6.
1. out
2. in
3. off
4. on
5. for
7.
2. on
3. by
4. in
5. in
KEYS 2
1. drought
2. flood
3. hurricane
5. earthquake
1. pollution
2. endangered
3. poverty
4. cyclone
5. famine
1. invitation
2. protection
4. conveniences
1. snowing
2. breaking
3. to do
4. helping
5. crying
1. is used to
2. used to
4. is used to
5. get used to
1. off
2. for
5. on
1. on
2. out
3. in
5. by