UNIVERSITATEA DIN BUCUREȘTI

Facultatea de Geografie
Specializarea: Geografie, Grupa 101
Student: Chioseaua Andrei-Daniel

UNIT 10 – VOLCANOES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN

A. READING COMPREHENSION
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f g e a c b d

B. VOCABULARY STUDY
1.A

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c d e a b k h f j g i

1.B

1) hazards;

2) forecast;

3) steep;

4) plug;

5) engulfed;

6) hazard;

7) steep;

8) forecast;

9) engulfed;

10) plug;

11) hazard;

12) plugs;

13) steep;

14) hazard;

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15) engulfed;

16) forecast;

17) hazard

Grammar Overview
OVERVIEW - NOUNS

2.

1) a. Has there ever been a time when you’ve regretted moving abroad? (TIME)
b. Definitions of good manners have changed over time.
2) a. It is said that knowledge is power. (KNOWLEDGE)
b. A knowledge of English is essential.
3) a. Traffic was building up on the motorway as the fog got thicker. (TRAFFIC)
b. Recently, illegal traffic in drugs has grown.
4) a. He was outnumbered and knew that resistance was useless. (RESISTANCE)
b. After a while we seemed to build up a resistance to mosquitoes.
5) a. She gave a paper at the conference on the effects of pollution. (PAPER)
b. The use of a recycled paper is saving thousands of trees from being cut down each year.
6) a. They want someone with experience for this job. (EXPERIENCE)
b. I had a strange experience the other day.
7) a. Would you like an ice ? (ICE)
b. Ice floats.
8) a. Try not to make a noise. (NOISE)
b. Noise can damage hearing.
9) a. Most men want success . (SUCCESS)
b. The expedition was a great success .
10) a. What a wonderful weather ! (WEATHER)
b. He would go out in all weathers.
11) a. He has gone to Bucharest on business. (BUSINESS)
b. He runs a small business.

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1) Could I have some bread, please? / Could I have a loaf of bread, please?
2) I’ll have some tea, please. / I’ll have a cup of tea, please.
3) I’ve found out some information for you. / I’d like a piece of information on the train
timetable, please.
4) We went to the hotel to get some food. / We went to the hotel to get a meal.
5) I received some disturbing news. / I received an exciting piece of news.
6) We bought an item of furniture for our living room recently. / They had very little
furniture.
7) I am looking for accommodation. / I am looking for a place to stay.
8) We lost some luggage. / We lost some suitcases.
9) You need to take some warm clothing. / You need to take some warm garments.
10) We own some land in the country. / We own a piece of land in the country.
11) We’ve had some rain. / We’ve had a shower of rain.
12) There was thunder and lightning. / I heard a clap of thunder and I saw a flash of
lightning.