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Unit 4

GROUP A

VOCABULARY

1

Write the words to match the pictures.

1 ___________

2 ___________

3 ___________

4 ___________

5 ___________

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

2

Complete the expressions with words from the

appropriate boxes. There is one extra word in each box.

global commercial volcanic natural endangered

1 ________________ beauty
2 ________________ warming
3 ________________ eruption
4 ________________ species

earthquake activity animals temperature sea

5 wild ________________
6 human ________________
7 polluted ________________
8 violent ________________

0.5 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 4

3

Complete each sentence with one word.

1 People should throw away less r________________.
2 I took a great photo of some lightning during

a s________________ yesterday.

3 A lot of forests are cut d________________ in the

Amazon to get land.

4 Some b________________ build huge nests.
5 There was a terrible f________________ in Poland

last year. Many people lost their homes.

6 The bison p________________ is growing in Poland.

There are more and more of them.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 6

GRAMMAR

4

Underline the correct word.

1 Are there many/much hurricanes in this country?
2 There are some/any beautiful lions in this zoo.
3 We have got few/little time today.
4 There are too few/little boys in this class.
5 My dog doesn’t need many/much food.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

5

Transform the sentences using passive voice.

1 They collect plastic every Tuesday.

Plastic ____________________________ every Tuesday.

2 We make shoes of leather.

Our shoes ___________________________ of leather.

3 The hurricane damaged our garden.

Our garden ____________________ by the hurricane.

4 I sold the dogs yesterday.

The dogs __________________________ yesterday.

5 The scientists do the experiments in Sweden.

The experiments ___________________ in Sweden.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

6

Write the verbs in Present Simple, Past Simple,

Present Simple passive or Past Simple passive.
In the world there are many animals in danger. They are
threatened because their habitats (1) __________________
(destroy) by humans. Usually that (2) ___________________
(happen) because people want to get land to farm or to
build new cities. One of the examples of an animal which
(3) _______________________ (disappear) from the Earth
is the dodo. It lived in Mauritius until 1681. The dodo
couldn’t fly, it wasn’t afraid of humans and it
(4) ______________________ (not escape) from them.
When people came to the island all the dodos
(5) ________________________ (catch) and their nests
were ruined.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

COMMUNICATE

7

Choose the correct answer.

1 Do you know anything about astronomy?

A Yes, I’m sure.
B Just a little.
C So do I.

2 Is it possible to recycle CDs?

A I don’t think so.
B I’m sure they do.
C I have an idea.

3 I don’t know much about exotic animals.

A Really? That’s fascinating!
B What a pity! Neither do I.
C I’m not sure you do.

4 Can we save this hamster?

A I’m not sure. Let’s try.
B It’s probably theirs.
C I can’t help it.

5 Where can I recycle plastic bottles?

A I’m sure it’s possible.
B I can tell you a lot about them.
C I have no idea.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

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8

Match the beginnings of sentences 1-5 with

appropriate endings A-F. There is one extra ending.
1 I recycle everything I can,

______

2 I don’t think we

______

3 I’m not sure why

______

4 I’m afraid I can’t explain

______

5 I can’t tell you

______

A can solve the problem of pollution easily.
B so many people are taking part in this campaign.
C where it is necessary.
D to you how this machine works.
E including batteries and light bulbs.
F much about animals living in India.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

READING

9

Complete the text with sentences A-F. There is one

extra sentence.
A That’s why people started calling him el perrero.
B You can always find a job.
C Amazingly, most of those dogs belong to him.
D Dangerous behaviour has prevented them from

finding homes.

E It’s important, because they can only control their

dogs this way.

F He has had a special gift for working with these

animals since he was a child.

The Dog Whisperer

A typical day at work for Cesar Millan might include putting
on his running shoes and taking a four-hour jog though the
mountains with 40 dogs. (1) _____ The rest are troubled
dogs sent to Millan to learn good behavior.
Cesar Millan is the star of the National Geographic show Dog
Whisperer and author of the best-selling book Cesar’s Way.
(2) _____ He grew up on a farm in Mexico, where his parents
and grandparents lived all their life. Small Cesar loved
playing with animals and there were plenty of them around.
His first job was helping a veterinarian. The vet he was
working with discovered that Cesar was very good at
calming scared dogs and handling all kinds of situations.
(3) _____ In Spanish it means “the dog boy.” Since then, he
has built a rewarding career around his favorite animal.
His grandfather taught him that in nature dogs live in groups
called packs. They always follow one leader. Cesar’s specialty
is teaching people to be pack leaders for their dogs. (4) _____
If the owner is not the leader, the dog starts running the
home. So the Dog Whisperer doesn’t just train dogs, he also
trains the owners to understand that their pets need rules.
Cesar encourages kids to do in life something that they enjoy.
“I’ve been working with dogs for over 20 years. It was long
before my TV show or book. I’m successful because I was
following my dream. (5) _____ But happiness comes when
you follow your passion.”

adapted from

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/animalsnature/dogwhisperer/

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

WRITING

10

You are on holiday abroad. Write a postcard to

a friend. In your postcard write about:

• the place where you are spending your holiday,

• an unusual animal that you saw there,

• a tragedy/disaster which happened in this region

the previous week.

____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________

Total ____ / 5

EXTRA ACTIVITIES

11

Complete the sentences with the verbs in Past Simple,

Present Perfect or Past Continuous.
1 You won’t believe it! I (win) ________________ three

tennis matches today.

2 They found the lost dog yesterday. It (run)

________________ in the park.

3 I (not be) ________________ to school since I broke

my leg last month.

4 We (not have) ________________ Italian classes since

last month. The teacher is ill.

5 I (not eat) ______________________ sweets for a few

months. I’m on a diet.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

12

Complete the text with words from the box. There are

two extra words.

all few possessions enough dangerous
from however no little winds as services

The terrible fires which started last week in California are
getting more and more (1) ______________. The present
fire is different (2) _______ the fires that happened last year
because it covers a huge area and started in a (3) __________
places at the same time. All the firefighters from the area
are taking part in the operation, (4) ________________ they
have to work in different locations, so there are not
(5) ______________ people and the rescue services have
asked for help from other states. (6) ___________ the local
people have been saved and nobody is hurt but there is too
(7) ____________ time to transport all their (8) ___________
and save the animals living in the area. To make things
worse, there are strong (9) _____________ blowing, so
there is (10) ___________ hope of putting out the fire soon.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5