Focus 3 Unit 5

Fill in the missing particles.

1 When natural disasters happen, the emergency services are something you can rely _____.   

2 You’ve prepared your house well, so I’m sure an earthquake is nothing to worry _____.        

3 The way the mayor handled the flood is what people criticise her _____.      

4 After their homes were destroyed, staying in shelters was something people had to get used _____.    

5 The storm is something that will take a long time for the town to recover _____.      

Complete the text with one word in each gap.

My brother’s life hasn’t been easy. When he was a child he was very interested (0) in painting and later, when he was at university, he decided that he wanted to be an artist and painting was what he wanted to focus (1) _____     . My parents were not happy. Failure is something they have always been very afraid (2) _____    . They think that art is a risky choice and didn’t know how to support him. They wanted him to work for the family business instead. Or find a job he could rely (3) _____    . I think he has made the right choice as art is something he really cares (4) _____        . Finally all his hard work has paid off. He has a big exhibition in London. I can’t wait to see his paintings. It’s been many years but I think it’s been worth waiting (5) _____      .

Complete the sentences with the missing words. Some letters are given. There is one space for each missing letter.

1 Most of the land in Hawaii is _ _ _ e _ _           of material from volcanoes. 2 Don’t swim here as the dangerous _ _ _ _ e _ _ s           can pull you out to sea. 3 There is a danger that these animals will _ _ e _ _ _          soon. 4 A powerful _ _ _ a _        wave destroyed the fishing village. 5 We were surprised to come _ _ _ _ _ s          an old cottage in the woods. 6 This f _ _ _-f _ _ _ _ _ _               river is quite dangerous to cross on foot. 7 Wait for the tide to _ _ o _ _         and you’ll see the beach is quite big. 8 The climbers put a flag on the mountain _ _ a _.      

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

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1 Experts think that up to 0.1% of all species __________      out each year.

2 A mountain range is __________       up of many separate mountains.

3 In the story, Robinson Crusoe spent more than twenty-eight years on a _________         island.

4 We could not see the ocean until we crossed the mountain __________        .

5 A __________         wave can come very suddenly and cause a lot of damage.

6 Heavy rains can _________       up the water in the lake and make it look brown.

7 If you wait for the tide to _________     out, you can find lots of interesting things on the beach.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.

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1 The _____________        of the Nile at Edfu is 7.5 kilometres across.

2 The city is planning to ____________           the bicycle path so that it crosses the whole city.

3 They say the ______________           of the bridge is such that nothing can destroy it.

4 Do you know how _____________       the climbers went up the mountain?

5 She believes that travel can ____________          the mind, so she plans to visit as many places as possible.

Complete the sentences with the missing phrasal verbs. Use the definitions in brackets to help you.

1 If temperatures continue to rise, many types of plants will ___________________          (disappear) in the near future.

2 Storms usually __________________          (disturb) the ocean water so much that a lot of rubbish washes onto the beaches.

3 If you _________________________                     (meet) with a dangerous animal in the wild, you should not approach or frighten it.

4 I’m amazed that you are able to ____________ _______________                (not wake up) such a violent storm. It was extremely loud!

5 I’m afraid a lot of our food will _____________ ________          (become rotten) if we don’t use it soon.

Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first letters are given.

1 All of our lamps have low-energy b_____________         , so we spend quite a bit less on electricity.

2 Elephants usually live in a group of ten to twenty animals which is called a h_____________        .

3 Be careful, the ocean c_____________          is very strong and it could pull you under the water.

4 It’s dangerous to hike on that mountain. There is a big risk of a bear e_____________             .

5 When we stood on the mountain p_____________       , we could see for miles in every direction.

Complete the sentences with a, an, the or –.

1 Vatican City is _____      smallest country in the world – it's just 0.44 square kilometres.

2 Everyone hopes that the company will present _____      innovative gadget at its annual conference.

3 Scientists predict that there will be even more natural disasters in _____       21st century.

4 I think that _____    people living near the coast know how to protect their houses from the waves.

5 Liam wants to discuss an urgent issue with me, but he hasn't told me what _____      issue is.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in CAPITALS.

1 The scientist found a perfect ______________            to study the behaviour of wild animals. LOCATE

2 When the tsunami warning sounded, the people began an immediate _______________              of the coastal town. EVACUATE

3 Unfortunately, most people ignore the notices which say ‘Do not _________________       the animals at the zoo.’ FOOD

4 There is a serious _________________            of water in this area. SHORT

5 The islands of Hawaii were formed due to thousands of years of _________________           activity. VOLCANO