On Screen B1+. Module 5 (vocabulary - Part II)

Complete the dialogue with the phrases in the list:

· agree to a certain extent
· this way
· one solution could be to
· think it would be a good idea
· suppose you’re right
· think you’re totally wrong

A: Hi, Brian. Did you read the article about water pollution in the paper? It says our local river is full of toxic chemicals.

B: Yes, I did. But what can we do about this problem?

A: Well, 1) ……………                            ……………….. encourage farmers not to spray chemicals on plants.

B: I 2) …………                             ………………….., but not all farmers want to grow organic produce. I 3) ………                                …………………….. to fine factories who do not deal with their waste water safely. 4) …………            ………………….., they wouldn’t dump chemicals in the river.

A: I 5) ……………                        ……………….., but, the way I see it, most water pollution comes from people using toxic cleaning products in their homes.

B: I 6) ……………                            ……………….. there, Alan. That sort of waste water doesn’t have a big effect.

Phrasal Verbs

Fill in: off, on, out, up, into, over, down (x2).

1 Please, turn ……      ……… the music. It’s giving me a terrible headache!

2 Let’s turn ……     ……… the TV and go outside to enjoy the nice weather.

3 Ned turned ……      ……… an invitation he received for a charity dinner.

4 Could you turn ………    …… the volume? I can’t hear what the news presenter is saying.

5 Jim’s day turned ……      ……… a nightmare when he lost his job.

6 Rita turned it …      ………… in her mind before making a decision.

7 Tim’s visit to the homeless shelter turned ……     ……… to be an important moment in his life.

8 Turn ……    ……… the radio; the six-o’clock news is about to start.

Prepositions. Choose the correct preposition.

1 Terry doesn’t buy products from companies which experiment ........      [on, with]......... animals.

2 Living in highly polluted areas can lead .....      [from, to]........ health problems.

3 They marvelled ....      [at, with]..... the beauty of the sculpture made entirely from recycled materials.

4 It might rain; I can see some clouds ......         [through, on]....... the horizon.

5 All the crew were .....    [at, in]....... a panic when the tanker started capsizing.

6 The Siberian tiger is .........    [at, in] risk of becoming extinct.

7 Animals should live ...    [on, in]..... the wild rather than being locked up in zoos.

8 Tina got confused ......      [by, from].... the instructions the man at the recycling centre gave her.