Ebook English in focus level C: Part 2

Following the contents section 1 book english in focus level C, part 2 presents the exercises from all 14 of the following topics: Cities and Civilizaitons, e child''s view of the world, Deserts, computers, newpapers, .. . Invite you to refer to the disclosures.

u n it 14 Cities and Civilizaitons

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A Change each o f the following sentences into questions using in fin itiv es without

to Follow the example.

1 Yes, you should pay for dinner

Should I pav for dinner?

2 Yes, I would like some fish

3 No, I can’t lift the bag

4 No, the teacher doesn’t make us do our homework

5 Yes, we must visit Aunt Joan

6 No, you may not have this dance

7 No, they won’t arrive home late

8 Yes, I will let you stay for dinner

B Complete the blanks in the following sentences by putting the verbs in brackets

in the correct form Follow the example.

Vietnam

2 I hate (go) _ to my English class but I know I must (go)

3 I must (set) my alarm clock or I might (sleep in)

4 If he lets you (use) his car you should (fill) itwith petrol

5 I like (play) football and I want (become) _ aprofessional footballer

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C Complete the sentences with the given adverb in the correct position Follow

the example.

1 Susan/became an actress/she was a nurse, (before)

Before Susan became an actress, she was a nurse.

2 I got a fright/the door/slammed shut, (when)

3 We always/washed the dishes/we had dinner, (after)

4 I went/to bed/the film finished, (when)

5 Always/dress up warmly/going skiing, (before)

6 I was/very tired/running up/the stairs, (after)

7 I hate it/my brother/follows me around, (when)

8 I usually have a cup of coffee/to wake me up/I start work, (before)

D Complete the sentences with the given adverb in the correct position Follow

the example.

1 We went straight home/the film/was finished, (as soon as)

We went straight home as soon as the film was finished. _

2 I had a lot of accidents/I was learning/to water-ski (while)

3 I saw the accident/I called/an ambulance, (as soon as)

4 1997,/HongKong/will be under British control, (until)

5 I met him/I was on holiday/in Thailand, (while)

6 Jennie was 18 years old/she left/home, (as soon as)

7 I saved up/I had enough money/for a bicycle, (until)

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8 I went to England/I couldn’t speak English/very well, (until)

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A Below are groups o f words which are related in meaning to each other One

word in each group, however, does not relate to the others Underline the o d d word and write the reason why it is odd in the space provided Follow the example.

1 warm, heat, cool, sun, boiling

the other words are all related to high temperature _

2 space, stone, brick, wood, cement

3 expensive, free, costly, overpriced, dear

5 answer, solution, key, cure, problem

6 yao dong, house, apartment, post office, hotel

7 build, collapse, make, create, construct

8 year, month, holiday, day, fortnight

B Now use the odd words from above to complete these sentences Follow the

example.

1 I’m going to the post office to get some stamps -do you need any?

2 There’s no charge to join the library -it’s a _ service

3 I’m exhausted! I really need a _

4 Forgetfulness can be a _ for many old people

5 I’m so hot -I need a nice drink of water

6 This house is tiny -there’s no at all

are killed

8 It is. how many animals can survive in the desert

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(Use o<f English

Choose the most suitable word to complete the blanks in the passage Circle the letter Follow the example.

The Great Wall, or the 10,000 Li Wall, stretches for 5,000 kilometres 1 China from the East coast 2 the Gobi Desert This biggest of all building

invading nomads The project used thousands of workers, J L o f them prisoners Around 180 mllion cubic metres of earth were used 7 form the wall’s core

it was very useful as a kind of ancient, elevated 9 , Men and equipment IQ

be easily moved along the wall, through the previously inhospitable, mountainous land

Also, a very useful communication system 11 between the different sections

of the wall Smoke signals 12 to send messages quickly 13 along the wall’s length

suffered some decay and destruction 15 the centuries Parts have been worn

peasants who carried off the materials to make their own homes However, the wall is still an 18 sight, and a lasting monument to the 19 Chinese civilization that created 20

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unit is A Child's View of

the World

ffa a n w u u t

A Match each noun in Column A with its definition in Column B Then write a

sentence for each using a defining clause Follow the example.

a) clear cup/hold liquid

b) person/have one or more children

c) the things/a person/believe

d) organ/allow us to think

e) person/give people information and knowledge

f) period/last one hundred years

g) person/study how people think

h) example/explain something to us i) liquid/come from cows

j) person/he younger than 18 years old

1 A psychologist is a person who studies how people think

B Join these pairs o f sentences together, turning the second sentence into a

n on -d efin in g clause Follow the example.

1 The second glass was holding the same amount of milk It was taller.The second glass, which was taller, was holding the same amount of milk

2 Transformation is confusing for young children It means "change"

3 My father was a child psychologist He is now retired

4 The boy understood things better He was older than the girl

5 The experiment took a month to complete It was very complicated

6 The psychologist asked me a lot of questions He was very friendly

7 The children were very tired They had been playing all day

8 The glass vase fell and broke It was very valuable

C Decide whether these sentences contain defining or non-defining clauses Write

whether the clauses are defining or non-defining in the space provided and

add commas wherever necessary Follow the example.

prisoners’ rights

countries from being carried out

3 It also believes that the death penalty should be abolished.

has made life better for many prisoners

weapon can change government policy

risk the disapproval of other countries

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A Two nouns can often he linked with of when we are describing a unit o f

something, or the form something takes For example, a g la s s o f m ilk Link

these two columns of nouns into suitable pairs Follow the example

B Now use the expressions above to complete these sentences Follow the example.

1 When I feel sad I take a book of poetry and read it in the garden

2 I was annoyed when I spilt a glass of red wine on my best

3 The cottage was in the countryside All there was nearby was a small farm and a

4 It is a small town -there is only one _

5 Do you have a _ I could have? I want to write a letter

6 I am very untidy when I am studying All you can see of my desk is a

7 There was a strong in the town after the local football

team lost an important match

8 You look freezing! Have a hot _ to warm you up

9 I had bought three pints of milk so my _ was quite heavy

10 The _ sat quietly answering the questions on the blackboard

(JA ajh

Complete the blanks in this passage with a suitable word Follow the example.

weakened, then a child’s development will be seriously

affected The case of Helen Keller, then, is very

baby However, when she was a year old, a serious

was a wild, uncontrollable child

found her a teacher, Anne Sullivan Miss Sullivan

kind of touching sign language Later, she even learnt

throat

university Then she devoted her life to helping other

worked with blinded soldiers More importantly, Helen’s

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unit 17 Deserts

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A Rewrite these sentences using the in stea d o f + -in g structure Follow the

example.

1 He wanted to become a doctor but he actually became a lawyer

Instead of becoming a doctor, he became a lawyer.

2 We didn’t take the train, we got the bus

3 I had planned to go to Hong Kong but in the end I went to Shanghai

4 Everyone thought he would win a gold medal but he only won a bronze

5 I will meet you at eight o’clock, not nine

6 We were going to eat in, but then we decided to go to a restaurant

7 I wanted to go to the theatre but I couldn’t get a ticket so I went to the cinema

8 We decided to rent a house and not buy one

9 I could have stayed in bed this morning but I got up and met you

10 Don’t tell me what to do Help me do it!

B Your friends is doing an English course but you think that he is going to fail

Give him some advice by completing these sentences Follow the example.

1 Instead of doing your homework just before the class,

you should do it earlier

2 Instead of talking in class, _

3 Instead of talking in Vietnamese all the time,

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5 Instead of missing classes often,

8 _ j you should study in the evenings

C A verb which is very often made into a p h r a s a l verb is the verb get Match

the phrasal verbs in the sentences with their definitions in the box Write the letter of the definition in the space provided Follow the example

6 Shona doesn’t exactly break the rules - she just seems to get

7 It was a month before I got back my book after you borrowed it □

9 Bob is always breaking the law but he never gets caught - he

10 I get on with my sister very well In fact, she is my best friend □

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A Adding -y to a noun is the most common way to make it into an adjective,

but there are also many ir r e g u la r forms Change the nouns in Column A into adjectives and the adjectives in Column B into nouns using your dictionary to help you Follow the example.

B Use some o f the words you have written to complete the following sentences

Follow the example.

1 Your room is such a mess Tidy it up at once!

2 This meat must be rotten - it’s very _

3 There is some in the fridge if you’re feeling thirsty

4 The weather was so _ - everyone just lay under the trees inthe shade

5 It’s raining now but maybe the will come out later

6 Greg is so -he will speak to anyone, even total strangers

8 I can't study at home -it’s too _ and I am always being disturbed

10 My brother is very -he can lift me into the air with one hand

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Correct the following passage using the rules given Follow the example Corrections should be done as follows:

Word needing to be changed

a) underline the incorrect word, and

b) write the correct word in the space provided.

Missing word

a) mark the position with a X and

b) write the word you have crossed out in the space provided.

Extra word

a) put a cross ( x ) through the word you wish to cross out and

b) write the word you have crossed out in the space provided.

One of the most extreme deserts at the world is Death in

and between 10 and 23 km wide There is the lowest place

in the Western Hemisphere, at points reaching 86 metres

below sea level In a summer, it is the hottest and driest place in USA The highest temperature ever recorded in the valley is 57°C and the lower is nearly -10°C Death Valley was named a group of travellers who got lost there in 1849 After great suffering they final managed to escape by

You would think that with this terrible conditions,

nothing would choose to in the valley In fact the valley is, and has been in the past, home to a surprising number of

plants, animals or people Plants include small trees called

include foxes, rats, reptiles and the birds

The history of the people of Death Valley go back many

years Deposits of borax, a valuable mineral, found in the

copper ore had also been found, and several mining towns

deposits of ore were exhausted However, there are still people

Death Valley The valley is warm, but even in the winter, and this winter sun attracts tourists and has made Death Valley a

unit b Computers

{ f a a m w i a v

A Complete these c o n d itio n a l sentences using the notes given Remember to use

the correct form o f the verb Follow the example.

1 I wish I could speak English Then, I would be able to ao to America. _(be able/go/America)

2 It’s a shame you never met Mike I _ _(think/like/him)

3 Why didn’t you tell me it was your birthday? I (give/present)

B One way we use c o n d itio n a ls without i f is when we use un less, which means

i f not For example We will go for a picnic i f it doesn’t rain, means the same as: U n less it rains we will go for a picnic

Rewrite these sentences using u n less instead o f if Follow the example.

1 I can’t afford to buy this car if you don’t lend me some money

Unless vou lend me some money I can’t afford to buv this car.

2 If they won’t be quiet I will call the police

3 That butter will melt if you don’t put it in the fridge

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4 If you don’t help me I will fall.

5 Paul will leave his job if he doesn’t get a pay rise soon

6 If you can’t run fast then you won’t win the race

C Rewrite, these sentences using either u n less or if Follow the example.

1 Book a seat on the plane or you might not get on a flight

Unless vou book a seat on the plane, vou might not get a flight.

or If vou don’t book a seat on the plane, vou might not get a flight. _

2 They sould read English newspapers on their English will never improve

3 I must take this book back to the library or I will have to pay a fine

4 Stop playing that music or I will scream

5 We should take a photograph now or we will forget what this place was like

6 You should be quiet in the library or you will be asked to leave

D Using the phrase in brackets, complete these sentences giving one or more

examples to support the statement Follow the example.

1 South East Asia has many countries for tourists to visit, for example Vietnam Thailand and Laos are all very interesting. (for example)

2 There are many things for tourists to do in Vietnam, (such as)

3 The language institute offers courses in many languages, for _ (for instance)

(in particular)

_(for example)

6 I have many hobbies and interests

A Many words sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings

Complete these sentences using the sets o f words in the box Follow the example.

2 I can’t to walk on sand with my feet

3 You’ve got the to say what you think You should tothe newspaper

4 I couldn’t afford to buy clothes I decided to learn to _

5 After the earthquake the _house had disappeared into a big

in the ground

6 We were looking for our friends when I saw _ car so I shouted

" _ they are! Over !"

7 I don’t think it’s _ that babies have to pay a on the bus

8 We looked for the island but we _it in the thick

9 In the I often your house, but I don’t any more

10 We had planned _ catch the train which left at _ o’clockbut we were late

B There are also many words which are spelt the same but which have different

meanings Complete these sentences using the words in the box Follow the example.

1 Eskimos are the race of people who live in Alaska

2 I’ve just had a terrible _with Claire and I’m never going tospeak to her again!

3 I’m rather hot, _ I open a window, please?

4 The lion is a _ of large cat

5 I caught my coat on a nail and made a huge _ in it

6 He is a brilliant athlete -he has never lost a _

7 We ran out of petrol so it was lucky that I had a spare in theback of the car

8 He was so sad, a big _ rolled down his cheek

9 The jars were all in a neat _ along the shelf

10 It was very of you to visit me

Q l s e O tf i j l i j I t

Underline each mistake in the following passage and write the correct word in the space provided Follow the example.

carried out by hundreds of workers, can now be done to one 4 _small computer

entirely problem-free Any people feel that we are already too 6 _

themselves are becoming two powerful, and that people is no 8 _longer in control of them

other machine, it can break down If a computer is damaged, 1 0 _then the information he is storing can be losing If a computer

program has an error in it, the computer’s calculations can 1 1 _being seriously affected A faulty program in a hospital or 1 2 _police computer could cause terrible misstakes to be made 1 3 _

unauthorized people using them, computer crimes does

happen Illegal computer users, knowns as "hackers", have 1 6 _found ways to gain access to company, but even governmental,

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unit 19 Newspapers

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A You are a journalist working for a newspaper Sir Walter Brand, a famous millionaire businessman, has been visiting your country and you have to write

a report of his visit

Complete the sentences below with the correct form o f the verb in brackets Follow the example.

20 million dollars in the last few years

Sir Walter (arrive) in the country on Monday

On his first day, after _ (arrive) at the airport, he

(go) straight to his hotel

That evening, he _

government officials w ho_

him _ (talk)

The next day, Sir Walter

Yesterday, Sir Walter

In the evening he

the problems of

.(have) dinner with a group of important (enjoy) _ (listen) to

_(visit) the Townley car factory

.(spend) the morning at a concert

.(give) a speech to local business people about (run) a business

(board) his plane for the USA

B Newspapers allow people to c h e c k up on what is going on Many p h r a s a l

verb s use the preposition up Match the phrasal verbs in Column A with their definitions in Column B Follow the example.

b) use something until there is none left.c) begin doing something, eg a hobbyd) vomit or be sick

e) appear or arrivef) stop sleepingg) slice into piecesh) put money aside until you have enough

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C Now use the phrasal verbs above to complete these sentences Follow the example.

2 Could you help me with the dinner? Just _some fruit for thefruit salad, please

3 I was so ill when I had food poisoning, I _for two days

4 It took Nina two years to _ for a car, but she did it eventually

5 If you are unfit, you should jogging or tennis

6 He is always late -he never _ on time!

7 Sorry, but I all the milk I’ll go and buy some more

8 Never sleep on a disagreement -always _ on the same day

D Complete these sentences with the d efin ite or in d e fin ite a r tic le If no article

is needed, fill the blank with a cross ( x ) Follow the example

the country

_name is Harry and _ dog’s _ name is Larry

sun and explore countryside, and they only come _home if they want _ meal

I go to _ work by _bus in _morning but Itake taxi home at night

I saw _ boy and girl sitting near me in _park. boy was drinking _milk girl wasjust sitting in sunshine

A Many words include the word p ap er Match the words in Column A with

their definitions in Column B Follow the example

together

3 p a p e r b a c k _ c) paper used to write letters

4 p a p e r k n i f e _ d) a book with a paper cover

5 p a p e r w o r k _ e) an object put on paper to stop it moving

10 paper bag _ j) a tool with a blunt blade to cut envelopes

open

B Now use the words above to complete these sentences Follow the example.

1 Some people use a _ paperknife _ to open their mail

2 I want to send a letter to my sister but I don’t have any _

3 My papers keep blowing away in the wind -I need some sort of

to hold them down

4 I need to keep the pages of this letter together -do you have a

I can use?

5 The League of Nations was meant to have a lot of power but it was really just a _

6 I bought a thick _ at the station to read on the train

7 I bought some nice so that her present will look nice

8 My father buys a every morning and reads it on his way to work

9 This room is so dark -it needs some new

10 I’m going to have to stay in the office late -I’ve got a lot of _

-bi-newspapers have changed a lot

They still report political and _

social news

Colum n Ba) 11 million copies per day

b) since their beginnings in ancient Rome

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3 Now, however, they also _ c)

include features

generally printed

morning and evening editions

daily paper,

majority of their income

newspapers

for small communities and feature featres local news, devote more space to advertising than to news,

so they can report news

as accurately as possible, the same as the Daily News in Rome did

such as comic strips, advice columns and sports results, modem newspapers is advertising

world, national and local news

on a weekly or daily basis, from advertising rather than paper sales, has the biggest circulation (sales) of any newspaper

in the world

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unit 21 Do Animals

Communicate?

A Complete this table with the correct words o f comparison Follow the example.

B Write sentences comparing the pairs o f sentences given Use the in te n s ifie r in

brackets and a suitable adjective from the exercise above (Note: some o f these sentences will have to be negative.) Follow the example.

1 I am 34 years old My brother is 35 (much)

Mv brother is not much older than me. _

2 The car cost $30,000 The computer cost $5,000 (considerably)

3 The sun shone for five hours yesterday It shone for five hours and ten minutes today, (slightly)

4 Mark is 165 cm tall, James is 163 cm tall, (significantly)

5 70 people passed the English exam 75 people passed the Maths exam, (a few)

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6 The single bed is solf and good to sleep in The double bed is hard and lumpy and impossible to sleep in (far)

C Using the information given, complete these sentences using the structures not

as as, or m ore than Follow the example.

1 Spring is cold Autumn is colder Winter is the coldest

Winter is colder than autumn

2 Matthew weighs 70 kilos Peter weighs 75 kilos Mike weighs 90 kilos Matthew _ Mike

Peter Matthew

3 Being a doctor is interesting Being an explorer is more interesting Being

an astronaut is the most interesting

Being a doctor _ as being an explorer

Being an astronaut being a doctor

4 I am hungry You are hungrier He is the hungriest

He _ you

I _ hi m

5 Going swimming is tiring Going running is more tiring Playing tennis is the most tiring

Going running going swimming

Going swimming _ going running

D Complete these sentences using a suitable c o n n e c tiv e from the box Follow the

example.

2 I plan to be abroad throughout the whole of the summer I will

be unable to attend the summer school

3 Neil is a good singer He can _ play the piano and the violin

4 We wanted to watch television we looked in the newspaper

to find out what was on

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5 I start my college course next year _ I am working part-time

in a shop

6 Thank you for the invitation to your party I won’t be able

to come

A The prefix non - gives a negative meaning to a word For example, n o n -v erb a l

c o m m u n ica tio n is communication without speech Using the words in the box, create non - words and complete the sentences below Follow the example.

1 Dragons are not real animals -they are non-existent

2 We thought the concert would be interesting and fun but it turned out to

be a real

3 Goods which are in the sale cannot be brought back to the shop and

changed -they are

4 My neighbour always talks _ -it is impossible to make her shut up!

5 I hate cigarettes so I always sit in the _ area of a restaurant

6 When we went to the horse racing I bet on Number 12 but it was a

so I lost my money

7 To call me a traveller would be complete _-I’ve never been abroad

8 I quite like novels but I generally prefer _ books

9 If you are a you should be very careful in the sea

10 Many pots and pans now have a surface which means that fooddoesn’t burn so easily

B Many verbs have a particular meaning when used with a part o f the body.

Match these verbs in Column A with the parts o f the body they relate to in Column B Follow the example.

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in the space provided Follow the example.

1 It is obvious to any loving pet-owner that their pet is

super-intelligent and keen to communicate with them!

These sea mammals breathe through a blow hole in the top of theii

heads

and porpoises

communication than most domestic pets

However, what we do know is that they are some of the most

intelligent and beautiful animals in the world

This hole is used to make noise and therefore communicate

However, it is difficult to study these animals, as they live in the

open sea so we don’t really know very much about them

clicking and chirping noises

hole which can last for up to 35 minutes

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unit 22 Airships

4jvatnnia* _

A Join the verb lo o k to the prepositions in the box Then use the new correct

form o f p h r a s a l verbs to complete the sentences Follow the example.

look +

places we’ve been

2 You shouldn’t _ people with no money -they are just as good

as you

3 When I was young I never _ on the past, but now I am old I

do it all the time

4 "What are you doing?"

"I my keys."

5 I didn’t know June’s phone number so I _ her number in thedirectory

6 "Are you your holiday?"

7 "What are you going to do when you arrive in Bangkok?”

"We the city a bit, and then have dinner, I expect."

8 "Will you be in tonight? I thought I might on you on myway home.”

9 "Who your dog when you go away next week?"

10 My father was a wonderful man I really him

B Rewrite these sentences to emphasize the u n d erlin ed w ord Follow the example.

1 My mother lives in Hanoi

Hanoi is where mv mother lives. _ _

2 Most mornings I have toast for breakfast

3 I enjoy reading at the beach

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4 This rice needs some salt.

5 I’m going on holiday to Hong Kong

6 I like dancing at parties

7 My best friend’s name is Lan

8 My dog’s name Bruno

C Write the questions to which these differently emphasized sentences would be

the answers Follow the example.

1 Who ate the sandwiches? _ Sally ate the sandwiches

What was it that Sallv ate? It was the sandwiches that Sally ate

It was Jim that I met at the restaurant

It was Sunday when we went to the beach

Running is what Dave does to keep fit

D Kate and Jenny were identical twins who didn’t like each other Because o f

this, they always tried to do everything differently Complete these sentences about the twins with a suitable phrase using the structure w ou ld + p r e s e n t sim p le tense Follow the example.

1 Kate wore a white dress, so Jenny would wear a black dress. _

3 Jenny often sat in the garden, so _

5 Jenny got up very early, so _

6 Kate took the bus to work, so

7 Jenny was a vegetarian, so _

8 Kate liked to have the windows open, so

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f Q o e a h u l a r y

A We use many different words to describe different kinds o f weather Match the

words in Column A with their definitions in Column B Follow the example.

Column A Column B

lightning

making it hard to see

high

B Now use the words above to complete the sentences Follow the example.

2 The two ships were very close, but they couldn’t see each other in the thick _

3 It can be dangerous to go out in an as you might bestruck by lightning

4 We were going to go out in the boat but it looked like there was a

brewing so we decided against it

5 Work becomes difficult during the season as there is watereverywhere

7 _ are usually small but occasionally they are as large as tennisballs

9 Everyone should drink plenty of water during a _ _ or elsethey may get dehydrated

10 Many people and animals died of thirst during the _

(H u l 0<f Q n t y L u h

Complete the passage with suitable words 'Write the missing words in the spaces provided Follow the example.

Ever 1 people have seen birds in flight they have wanted 1 _

throughout history have built everything from huge airships

3 space rockets just to get up into the sky Almost anyone 3 _

5 the form of flying that comes closest to the way that 5 _

Because of this, it cannot take off into the air itself, 9 it 9 _has to be launched instead This can be done by using a

machine, like a huge catapult, which fires the glider 10 the 10 air Alternatively, the 11 can be tied to the back of a plane 1 1 _

A glider flies 13 using the air currents to lift it and 1 3 _move it along It is made 14 the lightest possible material, 1 4 _

so even the smallest breeze will lift it This is one of the

methods birds use 15 fly If you watch birds such as kites 1 5 _and eagles flying high in the sky, you will see 16 gliding 1 6 _

Flying in a glider is 18 amazing experience Because you 1 8 _are travelling 19 the wind, and not against it as planes do, 1 9 _

it is very quiet Finally, you are really able to experience the

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unit 23 Vietnam

A Use some or all the expressions in the box to write sentences comparing the pairs of things given Follow the example

fairly similar very little in common

isn’t much difference just a little

and Britain

B Sometimes it is difficult to make a verb agree with its subject because it is not clear whether the subject is plural or singular Complete these sentences making sure you use the correct form of the verb in brackets Follow the example

2 One of your buttons _ (be) missing

3 The news always (seem) to be bad at the moment

4 Ten miles (be) a long way to walk

5 Meeting new people _ (be) the best thing about my job

6 The police _ (work) very hard

7 I think all fruit _ (be) delicious

8 Your trousers (be) too short

9 This pair of scissors (cut) both paper and cloth

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