Worksheet 1

1. Use the following words to complete the following text

about, it, the, His, came, just, searched, can, in, he

Harold ran up the stairs and looked for his book. He couldn’t find the book anywhere. Harold
searched everywhere. Under his bed, in the closet, in his dresser, and even in the trash can. He
was just about to give up when his father came into his room to help. His father found the
book in Harold’s desk drawer. Harold ran to the bus as fast as he could. When he got on the
bus, he noticed it was the wrong text book. 10p

2. Use the words numbered (0)-(9) to form words that fit the gaps

(0) TROPICS, (1)  POSSIBLE, (2) COST, (3) ENVIRONMENT, (4)  LARGE, (5) COLLECT, (6)  ATTRACT
(7) SURROUND, (8) ADD, (9)  AWARE

The UK is not a (0) ....tropical.........country but for the last ten years, UK citizens and
visitors have had the exciting (1) ............possibility...... of experiencing a real rainforest without
the need for (2) ...costs.......  and (3) ...environmentally........... damaging air transport, at a place
called The Eden Project.
The Eden Project is the world’s (4) ....largest............ greenhouse but it is also much
more than that. It is, in fact, a (5)  ......collection........of three climate zones in one visitor
(6) .....attraction................... . The most famous of these is known as the ‘Tropical Biome’ but
there is also a ‘Mediterranean Biome’ and the land (7) ...........surrounding..................... the
greenhouse structures is known as the 'Outdoor Biome'. The latest (8) ..............addition............ to
the site is an educational centre, purpose-built to help promote environmental (9) 
.........awareness.................among the many visitors. 20 p

3. Match the highlited words in the text to their definitions:

1. a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, evergreen trees in an area of high annual
rainfall. RAINFOREST
2. a building, room, or area, usually of glass, in which the temperature is maintained within a
desired range, used for growing plants out of season. GREENHOUSE
3. the area or exact plot of ground on which anything is, has been, or is to be located. SITE
4. a native or naturalized member of a state or nation CITIZENS

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5. to help or encourage to exist or flourish 10p

4. Rephrase the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same.
1.He was too slow to win the race.
If he hadn’t been so slow, he would have won the race.
2. I won't go to Rio unless I find a cheap flight.
If I don’t find a cheap flight, I won’t go to Rio.
3. She's too young to get a driving licence.
If she wasn’t so young, she would get a driving licence.
4. A professional photographer will take all my wedding photographs.
All my wedding photographs will be taken by a professional photographer.
5. They told Peter not to play such loud music.
Peter was told not to play such loud music.
6. They fired Mary last week.
Mary was fired last week.
7. "I'm doing my homework," the boy said.
The boy said that he was doing his homework.
8. "Do you understand French?", she asked me.
She asked me if I understood French.
9. "Let's go for a swim!" he said.
He suggested going for a swim.
10 "Remember to check the tyres before leaving," they said to us.
They reminded us to check the tyres before leaving. 20p

5. Continue the following story (write no more than 10 lines)

Me and my brother started walking on the forest road early in the morning . Whe had only
two sandwiches and a bottle of water with us and were thinking that it would be a short walk
to the waterfall where we would swim for a couple of hours and then head back in time for
dinner.
We had a great time at the waterfall but time passed so fast that by the time we started
walking towards our home it was already 6 o’clock and huge dark clouds were gathering
above our heads.Therefore, we took the short way home, which was a scary path paved with
old wood.At the end of it, a terrifying, hunched woman was waiting for us.She looked purely
innocent, but the fact that she was holding a cane with stains of blood on it made me startled...
”What are you doing here, young boys?Leave immediately or I will take your souls forever!”
she told us.As the old woman was yelling at us, she was throwing forks at us.

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 Feeling my whole body shaking, I grabbed my brother’s firm hand and stormed out.We ran
until our lungs gave out, but, fortunately, that was the moment when we reached our brick
house.
Never have I ever before felt so glad to be home...My mother’s warm hug gave me the strong
feeling of safety that I needed and my father’s soft look made me believe that I had never
been in danger.

30p