Unit 4
Name: _____________________________________
GROUP A
5 Transform the sentences using passive voice.
VOCABULARY
1 They collect plastic every Tuesday.
1 Write the words to match the pictures.
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.
1 ___________ 2 ___________ 3 ___________
The dogs __________________________ yesterday.
5 The scientists do the experiments in Sweden.
The experiments ___________________ in Sweden.
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4 ___________ 5 ___________
6 Write the verbs in Present Simple, Past Simple,
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Present Simple passive or Past Simple passive.
In the world there are many animals in danger. They are
2 Complete the expressions with words from the
threatened because their habitats (1) __________________
appropriate boxes. There is one extra word in each box.
(destroy) by humans. Usually that (2) ___________________
global commercial volcanic natural endangered
(happen) because people want to get land to farm or to
1 ________________ beauty
build new cities. One of the examples of an animal which
2 ________________ warming
(3) _______________________ (disappear) from the Earth
3 ________________ eruption
is the dodo. It lived in Mauritius until 1681. The dodo
4 ________________ species
couldn t fly, it wasn t afraid of humans and it
(4) ______________________ (not escape) from them.
earthquake activity animals temperature sea
When people came to the island all the dodos
(5) ________________________ (catch) and their nests
5 wild ________________
were ruined.
6 human ________________
7 polluted ________________
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8 violent ________________
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COMMUNICATE
3 Complete each sentence with one word.
7 Choose the correct answer.
1 People should throw away less r________________.
1 Do you know anything about astronomy?
2 I took a great photo of some lightning during
A Yes, I m sure.
a s________________ yesterday.
B Just a little.
3 A lot of forests are cut d________________ in the
C So do I.
Amazon to get land.
2 Is it possible to recycle CDs?
4 Some b________________ build huge nests.
A I don t think so.
5 There was a terrible f________________ in Poland
B I m sure they do.
last year. Many people lost their homes.
C I have an idea.
6 The bison p________________ is growing in Poland.
3 I don t know much about exotic animals.
There are more and more of them.
A Really? That s fascinating!
B What a pity! Neither do I.
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C I m not sure you do.
4 Can we save this hamster?
GRAMMAR
A I m not sure. Let s try.
B It s probably theirs.
4 Underline the correct word.
C I can t help it.
5 Where can I recycle plastic bottles?
1 Are there many/much hurricanes in this country?
A I m sure it s possible.
2 There are some/any beautiful lions in this zoo.
B I can tell you a lot about them.
3 We have got few/little time today.
C I have no idea.
4 There are too few/little boys in this class.
5 My dog doesn t need many/much food.
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8 Match the beginnings of sentences 1-5 with
WRITING
appropriate endings A-F. There is one extra ending.
10 You are on holiday abroad. Write a postcard to
1 I recycle everything I can, ______
a friend. In your postcard write about:
2 I don t think we ______
" the place where you are spending your holiday,
3 I m not sure why ______
" an unusual animal that you saw there,
4 I m afraid I can t explain ______
" a tragedy/disaster which happened in this region
5 I can t tell you ______
the previous week.
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. ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
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READING
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9 Complete the text with sentences A-F. There is one
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extra sentence.
A That s why people started calling him el perrero.
EXTRA ACTIVITIES
B You can always find a job.
C Amazingly, most of those dogs belong to him.
11 Complete the sentences with the verbs in Past Simple,
D Dangerous behaviour has prevented them from
Present Perfect or Past Continuous.
finding homes.
1 You won t believe it! I (win) ________________ three
E It s important, because they can only control their
tennis matches today.
dogs this way.
2 They found the lost dog yesterday. It (run)
F He has had a special gift for working with these
________________ in the park.
animals since he was a child.
3 I (not be) ________________ to school since I broke
The Dog Whisperer
my leg last month.
A typical day at work for Cesar Millan might include putting
4 We (not have) ________________ Italian classes since
on his running shoes and taking a four-hour jog though the
last month. The teacher is ill.
mountains with 40 dogs. (1) _____ The rest are troubled
5 I (not eat) ______________________ sweets for a few
dogs sent to Millan to learn good behavior.
months. I m on a diet.
Cesar Millan is the star of the National Geographic show Dog
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Whisperer and author of the best-selling book Cesar s Way.
(2) _____ He grew up on a farm in Mexico, where his parents
12 Complete the text with words from the box. There are
and grandparents lived all their life. Small Cesar loved
two extra words.
playing with animals and there were plenty of them around.
His first job was helping a veterinarian. The vet he was all few possessions enough dangerous
working with discovered that Cesar was very good at from however no little winds as services
calming scared dogs and handling all kinds of situations.
The terrible fires which started last week in California are
(3) _____ In Spanish it means  the dog boy. Since then, he
getting more and more (1) ______________. The present
has built a rewarding career around his favorite animal.
fire is different (2) _______ the fires that happened last year
His grandfather taught him that in nature dogs live in groups
because it covers a huge area and started in a (3) __________
called packs. They always follow one leader. Cesar s specialty
places at the same time. All the firefighters from the area
is teaching people to be pack leaders for their dogs. (4) _____
are taking part in the operation, (4) ________________ they
If the owner is not the leader, the dog starts running the
have to work in different locations, so there are not
home. So the Dog Whisperer doesn t just train dogs, he also
(5) ______________ people and the rescue services have
trains the owners to understand that their pets need rules.
asked for help from other states. (6) ___________ the local
Cesar encourages kids to do in life something that they enjoy.
people have been saved and nobody is hurt but there is too
 I ve been working with dogs for over 20 years. It was long
(7) ____________ time to transport all their (8) ___________
before my TV show or book. I m successful because I was
and save the animals living in the area. To make things
following my dream. (5) _____ But happiness comes when
worse, there are strong (9) _____________ blowing, so
you follow your passion.
there is (10) ___________ hope of putting out the fire soon.
adapted from http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/animalsnature/dogwhisperer/
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