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Exercise 1: Complete the sentence with a word form the list
a) We couldn’t cross the because there wasn’t a bridge
b) At the back of the farm was a large with five horses
c) Most fish live in the
d) Maria climbed the and looked down from the top
e) The hill was covered with a thick of tall trees
f) Tina lived on a small in the middle of the Aegean Sea
g) Our school is on the top of a small
h) After his swim, Jim rested on the
Exercise 2: Choose the word which best matches the description
a) Large white water bird with a long neck
b) Four legged animal with horn good at climbing
c) Sea animal with a shell and five pairs of legs
d) Insect with large beautifully coloured wings
e) Small reptile with four legs and a long tail
f) Small flying insect which drinks blood from the skin
g) Small long-eared animal that lives in a hole
h) Animal with long legs and neck and orangey skin
i) Eight-legged creature which catches insects
j) Young animal which barks, often a pet
duck / swan goat / sheep crab / frog butterfly / bee lizard / snake fly / mosquito mouse / rabbit camel / giraffe bat / spider kitten / puppy
Exercise 3: Choose the correct word in each sentence below
a) Sarah spent the summer at / on / to an island
b) There is a castle at / in / above the top of the hill
c) It was cold so I didn’t put my feet on / in / to the water
d) At midday, we sat at / below / under a tree and had a picnic
e) Caroline spent a lovely day at / on / in the seaside
f) Would you like to have lunch in / on / next to the garden?
g) George and his friends camped in / on / under the beach
h) We decided to have a weekend at / in / with the country
Exercise 4: Read the following passage Put the correct word form the list below You may use the words more than once
SAVE THE EARTH!
world’s cities In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases from cars pollute
7)
_ care of the countryside Wild animals are quickly disappearing For instance,
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_ important to ignore
Exercise 5: Complete the sentence with a word form the list
a) Sue managed to reach the of a tree and climb up to the window
b) I felt ill after I ate a red from a bush in the woods
c) The wall was cracked by the of a tree growing underneath it
d) On the end of each there are two or three yellow flowers
e) In the autumn, every in the tree turns yellow and then falls off f) Liz hurt herself on a while she was picking some roses
g) The of this tree can be removed and used as a kind of paper
h) In the spring all the apple trees are covered in white
i) Before the flower opened it was a large green
j) An oak tree has a very board , sometimes two metres thick
Exercise 6: Choose the correct word in each sentence below
a) Go along this road and up the hill / mountain at the end
b) We travelled down the river / stream by boat to the sea
c) Beside the road there were fields / gardens full of animals and plants
d) Helen spent her holiday on a small Greek island / land
e) The boys camped next to a small lake / ocean in Scotland
f) The children enjoyed playing on the beach / seaside
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g) Kate stayed in a small village in the country / outside
h) From the ship, Mark could see the distant coast / side of France
Exercise 7: Match each word or phrase with one of the explanations
a) a gale
b) a reptile
c) a rainbow
d) a lair
e) a drought
f) a stream
g) an insect
h) a rodent
i) a weed
j) a mammal
_ 1) a small river
_ 2) a place where a wild animal sleeps
_ 3) a period when there is a shortage of water
_ 4) a very strong wind
_ 5) an animal which feeds its young with its own milk
_ 6) a wild plant not wanted in the garden
_ 7) a crawling animal such as a snake or a lizard
_ 8) a small creature with no bones and six legs
_ 9) an arch of colours that appears in the sky
_ 10) a small animal with very strong teeth
Exercise 8: Complete each sentence with a pair of verbs from the list with opposite
meanings
a) People should be encouraged to _ the environment, rather than
_ it
b) We should try to _ disasters happening, not just _ them
happen
c) Everyone should try to _ beaches, and not _ them
d) It would be a good idea to _ more trees, not to trees
e) We can use things again if we rather than _ them
Exercise 9: Choose the correct word in each sentence
a) Before we set off, we listened to the climate / weather forecast
b) Paula saw a flash of lightning / thunder and then heard a deep boom
c) The traffic had to slow down because of the thick fog / vapour
d) There won’t be much rain It’s only a short shower / stream
e) Spring is my favourite season / term of the year
f) Last summer was very hot, and there was a real heatwave / temperature
g) Look at those clouds! There’s going to be a blast / storm
h) On a hot day in summer, I look forward to the chilly / cool evening
i) We were caught in the rain and damp / soaked to the skin
j) In the morning there was half a metre of ice / snow blocking the road
Exercise 10: Read the following paragraph carefully
The world’s oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution However, little is known about the long term effects of such slow poisoning The most serious problem of modern times is that man is destroying the earth’s natural resources and transforming huge areas into wasteland As a result, it is becoming extremely difficult to grow enough to feed the world’s rapidly increasing population A way of
protecting all the wildlife on the earth must also be found as many species are in danger
of disappearing completely from the face of the earth The dangers, however, are not
confined solely to the land and the sea The smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is
increasing so much that the amount of sunlight has been reduced in many cities Man’s
whole environment is being changed in a serious way
*) For each of the following dictionary definitions, write down the correct word (printed in bold type) in the passage:
Exercise 11: What are they?