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Unit 9 Natural disasters

Ex1 Rewrite the following sentences using the correct passive form.

1 They can’t make tea with cold water

2 The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plan

3 Somebody has taken some of my books away

4 They will hold the meeting before May Day

5 They have to repair the engine of the car

6 The boys broke the window and took away some pictures

7 People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday

8 They may use this room for the classroom

9 The teacher is going to tell a story

10 Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife

11.Volunteers have given out food and blankets to homeless people

12 So far, rescue workers have freed ten people trapped in collapsed buildings

13 Did the storm destroy the whole village?

14 If the storm hits the area, it will cause a lot of damage

15 They are going to organise a garden party to raise money for the victims of the flood

Ex8 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb form ( past simple or past perfect)

1 Most people (leave)   before the volcano (erupt)  

2 By the time we (arrive)   at the canyon, it (stop)   snowing

3 They (spend)   the night in the flooded area before help (arrive)

4 Simon (get)   lost because he (not take)   a map with him

5 I (find)   my pen after I (buy)   a new one

6 They (come) back home after they (finish) thier work

7 She said that she (meet) Mr.Bean before

8 Before he (go) to bed, he (read) a novel.

9 He told me he (not/wear) such knid of clothes before

10 When I came to the stadium, the match (start)

Extra - exercises

Ex1 Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.

4 A watched B collapsed C caused D laughed

Ex2 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb form.

1 All people (go) down into the cellar for protection by the time the tornado (sweep) through the town yesterday

2 Hundreds of trees on street in Ha Noi (fall) in a sudden storm last night

3 I (not see) a more horrible flood than this since I (live) in this area

4 The tourists (camp) near a peaceful river, when all of a sudden, the river

(flood) its banks and almost (destroy) their campsite

5 When the volcano (erupt) , people living nearby already (move) to safe places

6 Mai (live) in Hai Phong for five years before she (move) to Ha Noi three years ago

7 Phong (tell) me yeasterday that he (learn) French for a year

8 Ms.Hong (work) at our school for twenty years before she

(retire) last June

9 By the time I (get) to Nich’s house, his party (already/start)

10 When we (come) back to our home village last month, it

(change) so much

11 I couldn’t recognize my cousin because he (grow) a lot

Ex3 Rewrite the following sentences in passive voice.

1 The mudslide buried five houses in a village in the eastern region

2 The volunteers have rescued three cats

3 They are cutting dead trees on some streets to prepare for the forthcoming storm

4 We should move the furniture to higher places because of the flood

5 They had repaired their house before the typhoon came

6 What kind of injuries do earthquakes cause?

7 The government didn’t warn the people about the possibility of a tsunami

8 Have the workers restored the damaged bridge yet?

9 I hadn’t put the car into the garage before the hail occurred

10 We will send rescue workers to the flooded villages

Ex5 Turn these sentences into passive.

1 My father waters this flower every morning

2 John invited Fiona to his birthday party last night

3 Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen

4 We should clean our teeth twice a day

5 Our teachers have explained the English grammar

6 Some drunk drivers caused the accident in this city

7 Tom will visit his parents next month

8 The manager didn’t phone the secretary this morning

9 Did Mary buy this beautiful dress?

Ex6 Choose the correct answers.

1 An example of a natural disaster is a

2 A severe topical is a called a typhoon

3 Dozens of buildings when an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale hit the city

4 Hundreds of people were made after the flood

5 We cannot present natural disasters, but we can for them

6.-“ No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago”

-“ !”

A Oh dear B That’s shocking C That’s a relief D How terrible

7 Thousands of people by natural disasters every year

A are affected B are affecting C have affected D were affected

8 The roof of the building in a storm a few days ago

A damaged B was damaged C had damaged D has been damaged

9 All the villages to safe areas before midnight last night

A evacuated B were evacuated C had evacuated D had been evacuated 10.As soon as the floodwaters down, people their houses

11.This beautiful picture by Mary

12 A forest fire valuable wood, wildlife and good soil

A is destroyed B being destroyed C destroying D destroys

13.Because of the drought, many people starved to

14.The hurriance was , it knocked down all the houses on its way

A destructive B destroy C destruction D destroying

15 During a long drought, farmers had to find ways to their crops

16.We have to suffer a lot of floods due to our serious destruction of forests

17.A heavy storm swept through the village and many people

18 There was rain yesterday that several roads were flooded

19.The heavy rain floods in the houses by the river

20.Areas of Africa were by drought

Ex7 Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting in each sentence and correct it.

1 Hundreds of houses destroyed after a tornado hit the small town of Texas.

2 Many people got injured in the storm because they weren’t prepared for the disaster

A B C D

3 It is reported that six people trapped in collapsed building have freed so far

4 The earthquake occurred at midday when many people had had lunch

5 Do you know that the word “tsunami” takes from the Japanese for “habour wave”?

Ex8.Write the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence.

1 Our turns out to be correct (predict)

2 Volcanic eruptions are one of the most natural disasters (destroy)

3 The two teachers have different of these students (expect)

4.The most earthquake in Japanese history damaged Tokyo and Yokohama

5 , the typhoon didn’t cause any damage on the village (luck)

6 A tidal wave brings death and in its wake (destroy)

7 Their stated aim was to free women from domestic (slave)

8 It was the biggest of Vesuvius for some years (erupt)

9.The building was damaged by the fire (extend)

Ex9 Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions.

Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill Other

scientists worked with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, Nylon was introduced

to the world It was cheap and strong and immediately became successful, especially

in the making of ladies‟ stocking

Today, nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers, and even spare parts of the human body It has played an important part : in our lives for over

50 years

1 Julian Hill was a/ an

2 Nylon can be found in

3 What does the word “introduce” in line 3 mean?

A tell somebody your name

B tell somebody the name of a person

C bring something new into use for the 1st time

D bring something somewhere

4 Nylon

A was invented by Julian Hill B was strong but expensive

C was not very popular D all are correct

5 Which of the following is not true?

A Nylon was used to make ladies‟ stocking

B At first, people didn‟t want to use Nylon

C Today, Nylon still plays an important part in our lives

D We can found Nylon in computers

Ex10 Recorder the words to make sentences.

1 large/disasters/across/can/havoc/areas/Natural/wreak/

2 the/will/heavily/falling/be/if/snow/snowstorm/There/continues/a/

3 it/would/stop/mudslide/,/we/If/didn’t/anticipate/raining/a/

4 powerful/property/,/a/lots/caused/of/Yesterday/damage/earthquake/to/

5 volcano/evacuated/erupted/,/people/the/time/By/had/the/

Ex11 Use the words given and others, complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.

1 Powerful tsunami waves carried ships many kilometres inland

Ships

2 Many natural disasters have been caused by global warming

Global warming

3 They provided food then cleared up the debris

After they

4 Tornadoes can move objects as big as a car

Objects

5 The northern part of the city wasn’t struck by the typhoon

The typhoon

Ex12 Use the words given and others, complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.

1 David had gone home before we arrived

After

2 We had lunch then we took a look around the shops

Before

3 The light had gone out before we got out of the office

When

4 After she had explained everything clearly, we started out work

By the time

5 My father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time my mother came home Before

Ex13 Rewrite the sentences Use the words in the blanket.

1 She never takes any kind of exercise, but she is quite fit and healthy (even though)

2 Nick used to smoke, but he seems to be in good health (although)

3 I couldn’t sleep I was tired ( though)

4 Lan didn’t notice the sign It was right in front of her ( even though)

5 Matthew doesn’t know any French It was one of his school subjects (although)

6 Henny’s friend is a millionaire He hates spending money (although)

7 He is so young His acting is excellent (Although)

Ex15 Change the sentences to incorporate the expressions in parentheses.

1 Despite her dislikes for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm (although)

……… ………

2 In spite of Marcy’s sadness at losing the contest, she managed to smile (although)

……… ……

3 We took many pictures though the sky was cloudy (despite)

……… …

4 Despite her poor memory, the old woman told interesting stories to the children (even though)

……… ………

5 Though he has been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test (in spite of)

……… …

6 Nancy told me the secret despite having promised not to do so (though)

………

7 In spite of the high prices, my daughters insist on going to the movies every Saturday (even though)

……… ………

8 He ate the chocolate cake even though he is on a diet (in spite of)

……… ………

9 It was noisy The children slept well (Despite)

……… ………

10 The film poster is fascinating I don't want to see this film (In spite of)

……… ……

11 Although our plan is careful, we made some mistakes (Despite)

……… …

Ex16 Rewrite the following sentences

1.Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well

=> In spite of ……

2 Mary could not go to school because she was sick

=> Because of …

3 Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time

=> Despite …

4 My mother told me to go to school although I was sick

=> In spite of …

5 Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home

=> Because of …

6 Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad

=> Despite … 7) Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman

=> Despite …

8 In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job

=> Although…

9 Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep

=> In spite of … …

10 In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies

=> Even though ……

REVISION

I Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined

4 A christmas B character C chemistry D brochure

III Complete the sentences, using the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Severe damage to environment (cause)by prolonged droughts in Central Vietnam last July

2 Tomorrow the dam (close) to prevent salt water from entering the fields

in Tien Giang Province

3 The hot weather (expect) to continue while there were longer hours of sunshine

4 Two naval ships (send) to the island to rescue fishermen yesterday

IV Choose the best answer (A,B, C or D )

1 I like back my home village on holiday

2 If the factory dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die

A continues B to continue C continued D will continue 3.Water in the lake has made the fish die

A pollution B pollute C polluted D polluting

4 Last year, there was a big typhoon in my area It caused extensive damage to

our

A savings B furniture C property D wealth

5 The victims of the flooded areas ……… with food and water by the rescue team

A provided B will be provide C were provided D had provided

6 By the time we got to the cinema, the film ………

A started B starting C starts D had started

7 The………… buried the whole village while people were sleeping in their houses A.tornado B drought C mudslide D thunderstorm

8 .workers were sent to the area immediately, but no villager was survived when the landslide happened

A help B rescue C volunteer D assistance

9 What can be done to protect people from disasters?

A.environment B.environmental C.environmentally D.environmentalist

10 He said he worked very hard and that was the key his success

A to B for C of D on

11 If the teacher were now here, we him the difference “science” and

“technology”

A would ask/ between B would asked/ between

12 New Zealand rescue services carried out several searches for

A movers B helpers C rescuers D survivors

14.The government has declared a state of following the earthquake

A accident B situation C extension D emergency

15 Sciences and technology have enormous on economic development

V Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1 By the time we came to the cinema, the film (start)

2 San Francisco (often call) “The windy city”

3.The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which (symbolize) freedom 4.There are about 750 million English speakers in the world, and this number ( increase) .fast

5 Factories (not dump) waste into rivers if the government fines them heavily

6 The kangaroo (become) a symbol of Australia since 1973

7 If we (recycle) more, we will help the Earth

8 Would you go to his party if he (invite) you?

9 I (can/ help) you translate this text into French if we had a dictionary

10 Thousands of homes were flooded after Cyclone Kormen (hit) Bangladesh

11 By the time the storm hit the fishing village, all of the boats (return) to the port

12 If people travel to work by bus, there (be) fewer car fumes

13 We (save) .thousands of trees if we don’t waste paper

14 If we use water carefully, more people (have) fresh water

15 We (email) her if we had her address

16 Last week the landslide (occur) after it (rain) heavily for three days in several villages in the mountainous district of Xin Man, Ha Giang Province

17 If I (know) the answer, I wouldn’t need to ask

18 Mai (live) in Hai Phong for five years before she (move) to Ha Noi three years ago

19 Phong (tell) me yesterday that he (learn) French for a year

VI Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.

1.The of lakes, rivers, oceans or underwater is water pollution

CONTAMINATE

2 The street doesn’t look because it has a lot of rubbish ATTRACT

3 The music club made so much noise that the complained to its owner

4 Are all types of pollution to the health of humans and animals? HARM

5 The are concerned about the oil spills in East Sea

ENVIROMENT

6 Dumping waste into the lakes and rivers has caused serious water

7 Many people in this area have cholera because they drink water TREAT

8 Examples of primary are exhaust fumes from cars, POLLUTE soot from smoke and ash from volcanic eruption

9 If we use water , more people will have fresh water CARE

10 The polluted water results in the of many aquatic animals and plants.DIE

11 The lake will be gradually  with waste from households

CONTAMINATION

12 Trees can’t grow here because of the soil POLLUTE