Focus 3 / Unit 5 / Planet Earth

Vocabulary

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

0 Our group is made up (consists) of a number of experts who are passionate about the environment.

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

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

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

4 Experts expect global warming to ________ ______         (warm) the earth by several degrees in the next fifty years.

5 If we wait a little while, we can see the tide begin to ______ ____         (rise).

Vocabulary

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

0 We landed our boat on a remote island and decided to camp there for a few days.

1 A s_____________       panel on the roof is broken. I need to phone the company and ask them to replace it.

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

3 Lions usually catch their p_____________      by hunting in groups.

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

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

Grammar

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

0 Like most boys, I wanted to be a firefighter when I was a child.

1 Vatican City is _____     [a, an, the, -]smallest country in the world – it's just 0.44 square kilometres.

2 Everyone hopes that the company will present _____     [a, an, the, -] innovative gadget at its annual conference.

3 Many people complain that _____     [a, an, the, -] public transport is getting more and more expensive every year.

4 Scientists predict that there will be even more natural disasters in _____     [a, an, the, -] 21^st century.

5 I think that _____     [a, an, the, -] people living near the coast know how to protect their houses from the waves.

Grammar

4 Complete the sentences with relative pronouns.

0 We were all surprised when John, who had never been interested in the environment, suddenly decided to become a Greenpeace activist.

1 The price of kale, ___________       [who, which, where, whose] is a vegetable similar to wild cabbage, has doubled over the last couple of years.

2 I've just watched a documentary about the Amazon by Zack Firth, ___________       [who, which, where, whose]was a good friend of mine at secondary school.

3 You can get to the island by ferry in about ten minutes, ___________       [who, which, where, whose] is very convenient both for tourists and for the local population.

4 My neighbour, ___________       [who, which, where, whose] great-grandfather was a tribal chief, is keen to learn more about Native Americans.

5 A national newspaper has just chosen Solihull, ___________       [who, which, where, whose] I grew up, as the best place to live.

Use of English

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Do not change the order of the words. Use up to six words.

0 When I opened the drawer, I (come / old / book) came across an old book with beautiful pictures of exotic birds.

1 Recently we have been reminded of the fact that smog can be (problem / big / city) ____________________________                         like Beijing or Paris. (*5)

2 I saw this bird species for the first time in Copenhagen, (I / work) _________________ _____________                     as a zoo keeper. (*4)

3 For some experts, banning cars in city centres is (best / solution / to focus) ___________________                                . (*6)

4 Jonathan Sleek, (publish / five / guidebook) _________________                                   , is the new editor of the travel magazine. (*5)

5 Students will (get / access / library)________________                           after they have filled in this form and activated their ID cards online. (*5)

Use of English

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

0 How many endangered species can be found in the Polish mountains? DANGER

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

2 If we use more _____________           energy like wind and solar, there will be much less pollution. NEW

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

4 Many people in _____________            countries have no access to clean water or good medical care. DEVELOP

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