Unit 5 – Natural wonders of the world Part C – Reading I/ Read the article about Angel Falls and answer the following questions.. ANGEL FALLS Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the [r]
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Part A – Vocabulary and Grammar
I/ Find one odd word A, B, C, or D.
II/ Fill the blanks with the appropriate forms of the adjectives in brackets.
1 Bangladesh is the (wet) of the three countries: Viet Nam, England and
Bangladesh
2 The Sahara is the world’s (hot) desert
3 Loch Lomond in Scotland is the (large) freshwater lake in Great Britain
4 Lake Erie is (small) than Lake Huron
5 Mount Everest is 8,848 metres (high)
6 The Amazon River is (long) than the Mekong River
7 Fansipan is the (high) mountain in Viet Nam
8 Travelling by bus is (cheap) than by taxi
III/ Compare these places using the comparative and superlative forms of the adjective: large.
1 Russia is than the USA
-Australia-2 The USA is than Australia
-The
USA-3 Russia is of the three countries
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-Russia-IV/ Match the words in A with their meaning in B.
3 tumble c) a string made of thin bits of cotton, wool, etc
5 marvelous e) shine brightly with small flashes of light
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Part B – Listening
Listen and choose the correct words.
1 A strong gust/ gut of wind often blows down trees on the top of the mountain.
2 Doi Cave in Ca Mau is famous for a very special species of bat/ bast.
3 A lion is regarded as a dangerous beat/ beast in African jungles.
4 In some tourist places, the cost/ cot of souvenirs is very high.
5 He was bored after a boat trip along the coat/ coast.
6 We must/ first not go to school late.
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Part C – Reading
I/ Read the article about Angel Falls and answer the following questions.
ANGEL FALLS
Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the world It is located in the
lonely jungles of Venezuela The best way to get to the falls is by
air.
From the top to the bottom, the waterfall is 3,212 feet, over 1,000
feet higher than any other falls in the world It looks like a silver
thread hanging from the clouds Visitors can see spectacular
scenery at the falls Water drops straight down the cliff and tumbles
and foams over the lower canyon wall The fine spray catches the
light and sparkles in the sun.
The falls were named after Jimmie Angel He was a pilot and he
discovered the falls in 1937 However, the local people already
knew it and called it Churún Merú.
1 What is Angel Falls?
2 Where is it?
3 How high are the falls from the top to the bottom?
4 Why were the falls named Angel Falls?
5 When did Jimmie Angel discover the falls?
II/ Read about Da Nang City and answer the questions.
DA NANG
Da Nang has a population of nearly 800,000 people The Han River
flows through the city The city part on the east bank is newer and
more spacious The city part on the west bank is more crowded
There are five bridges across the river The Han River Bridge is the
newest one now.
The cost of living in Da Nang is the lowest in Central Viet Nam Da
Nang has many beaches Among them, Non Nuoc Beach is one of
the most beautiful beaches in the world But walking in the streets
on a summer afternoon is not a good idea in Da Nang There are
not many trees so there are not many shadows It is often very hot
at noon.
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2 Which part of the city is more spacious?
3 Which part of the city is more crowded?
4 Which bridge is the newest in Da Nang?
5 What is Non Nuoc Beach like?
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Part D – Writing
I/ Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1 The Truong Sa Islands/ large/ The Hoang Sa Islands/
2 Ayers Rock/ strange/ rock/ Australia/
3 Which/ high/ Fansipan/ or/ Mount Everest/ ?
4 I think/ Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park/ as/ wonderful/ Cat Tien National Park/
5 Ha Long Bay/ famous/ Phu Quoc Island/
II/ Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1 Shanghai World Financial Centre is higher than Keangnam Tower
Keangnam Tower is
2 In summer, Da Nang is hot but Vinh is hotter
In summer, Vinh is
3 It is wrong of us to throw rubbish
We mustn’t
4 It is necessary for us to be present at the class discussion on Saturday
We must
5 Ha Noi is large, Bangkok is larger and Tokyo is the largest
Tokyo is the three cities