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Unit 4

GROUP B

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.

environmental solar industrial polluted extinct

1 ____________ age
2 ____________ power
3 ____________ species
4 ____________ river

warming animals data people plastic

5 recycled _______________
6 recent _____________
7 rare _______________
8 global _______________

0.5 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 4

3

Complete each sentence with one word.

1 The city was destroyed by a volcanic

e_______________.

2 The s______________ is a very common bird in Poland.
3 August was very rainy last year and a lot of people

lost their homes in a f__________.

4 Dovedale is a beautiful v_______________ in the

Peak District.

5 People should t___________ away less rubbish.
6 You can get cheese from cow or g__________ milk.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 6

GRAMMAR

4

Underline the correct word.

1 My dog needs very few/little food.
2 There are too many/much boys in this class.
3 There are few/little hurricanes in this country.
4 We haven’t got some/any free time today.
5 We have got some/any exotic animals in our zoo.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

5

Transform the sentences using passive voice.

1 They change the towels every day.

The towels __________________________ every day.

2 The scientist did the experiment last week.

The experiment ______________________ last week.

3 We recycle plastic, glass and paper.

Plastic, glass and paper ______________________.

4 They produced this car in India.

This car _________________________ in India.

5 They cut down this forest last year.

This forest _____________________ last year.

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
(1) _____________ (threaten) because their habitats are
destroyed by humans. Usually that happens because
people (2) _____________ (want) to get land to farm or
build new cities. One of the examples of an animal which
disappeared from the Earth is the dodo.
It (3) _____________ (live) in Mauritius until 1681. The
problem was that dodos couldn’t fly and they weren’t
afraid of humans. When people (4) ________________
(come) to the island all the dodos (5) ________________
(kill) and their nests were ruined.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

COMMUNICATE

7

Choose the correct answer.

1

Can we save this hamster?
A I can’t help it.
B It’s probably theirs.
C I’m not sure. Let’s try.

2 Where can I recycle plastic bottles?

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

3 Do you know anything about astronomy?

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

4 Is it possible to recycle CDs?

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

5 I don’t know much about exotic animals.

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

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 can’t tell you

_____

2 I recycle everything I can,

_____

3 I’m afraid I can’t explain

_____

4 I don’t think we

_____

5 I’m not sure why

_____

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

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

READING

9

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

extra sentence.
A He has had a special gift for working with these

animals since he was a child.

B That’s why people started calling him el perrero.
C Dangerous behaviour has prevented them from

finding homes.

D You can always find a job.
E Amazingly, most of those dogs belong to him.
F It’s important, because they can only control their

dogs this way.

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 I’m hungry. I (not have) _____________________

anything to eat since this morning.

2 Jack (not eat) ___________________ sweets for a few

months. He’s on a diet.

3 They found a very cute dog when they (walk)

________________ in the park yesterday.

4 You won’t believe it! We (collect) ________________

over 100 cans in the streets today.

5 I (not swim) _______________ in a pool since

I came back from holiday.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

12

Complete the text with words from the box. There are

two extra words.

all few there which different nobody
no enough strong area as services

The terrible fires (1) __________ started last week in
California are getting more and more dangerous. The present
fire is not the same (2) _________ the fires that happened last
year because it covers a huge (3) _________ and started in
a few places at the same time. All the firefighters from the
area are taking part in the operation, however, (4) _________
is little time and they have to work in a (5) ___________
locations, so there are not (6) ___________ people and the
rescue services have asked for help from other states. All the
local people have been saved and (7) ___________ is hurt
but there is too little time to transport (8) _______ their
possessions and save the animals living in the area. To make
things worse, there are (9) _________ winds blowing, so
there is (10) _________ hope of putting out the fire soon.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5