Perspectives Upper Intermediate Unit 9

Perspectives Upper intermediate Unit 9
Choose the correct option.
1. After the earthquake, there was a lot of ________ from the buildings all over the streets.
a. windows
b. aids
c. debris
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p105 OBJ: Vocabulary
TOP: Dealing with disaster
2. The local Red Cross ________ for money so that they could help the victims.
a. appealed
b. wanted
c. went
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p105 OBJ: Vocabulary
3. After the powerful hurricane in Puerto Rico, most of the island’s ________ was destroyed.
a. building
b. infrastructure
c. road
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p105 OBJ: Vocabulary
4. It’s always hard to get ________ like food and water to the victims after a disaster.
a. elements
b. supplies
c. bags
5. One of the most immediate effects of the disaster was the ________ of food and clean water.
a. empties
b. relief
c. shortage
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p105 OBJ: Vocabulary
6. After a hurricane, people have to be ________ from flooded areas and taken to safety.
a. evacuated
b. helped
c. escaped
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7. If the water levels ________ any further, all access to the town will be blocked.
a. appeal
b. rise
c. launch
8. Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans, was a terrible humanitarian ________.
a. crisis
b. event
c. news
9. The 1906 ________ in San Francisco destroyed a huge number of buildings in the city.
a. impact
b. earthquake
c. infrastructure
Complete each sentence with the correct phrase from the list.
the brave the old the outgoing the rich the young
10. ____________ don’t know much about working life yet.
ANS: The young
PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: the + adjective
11. Most people think that only ____________ will benefit from the new tax laws, such as business
owners.
ANS: the rich
12. To do this job, you need to be good at talking to people, so it would suit ____________.
ANS: the outgoing
Complete each sentence with the correct phrase from the list.
gave it a go went around the globe struck a chord unfolded washed away
13. I’d never helped out with a disaster relief effort before, but I ____________________.
ANS: gave it a go
PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p113 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Vocabulary in context

14. Last year’s tsunami ____________________ a number of towns and villages in this area.
ANS: washed away
15. This story of the family separated during the tsunami has really ____________________ with me.
ANS: struck a chord
Are the following sentences correct? Choose Y (Yes) or N (No).
16. The hurricane, that struck Puerto Rico yesterday, was the strongest one for sixty years.
ANS: N PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Relative clauses
17. The island, whose inhabitants are quite poor, was barely able to cope with the devastation.
ANS: Y PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar

18. The island was inundated with volunteers from abroad, many of whom had Puerto Rican roots.

19. The chef, I spoke to yesterday, offered to provide free food for the hungry people.
ANS: N PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar

20. We were very relieved to find out all of the people that we’d met were OK.

Rewrite each pair of sentences using a relative clause.
21. Jackie is a colleague. Jackie’s sister volunteered in Japan after the earthquake.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
ANS: Sample answer: Jackie is a colleague whose brother volunteered in Japan after the
earthquake.
PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Relative clauses

22. My cousin lives in Berlin. She is a successful writer.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
ANS:
Sample answer:
My cousin, who is a successful writer, lives in Berlin.
My cousin lives in Berlin, where she is a successful writer.
23. Penny has lost her favourite red hat. I bought her the red hat last year.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
ANS: Penny has lost her favourite red hat, which I bought her last year.
24. Simon was forced to flee from the town. He had lived in the town all his life.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
ANS:
Sample answer: He was forced to flee from the town where he had lived all his life.
25. The book tells the story of a Mexican village. My friend wrote the book.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
ANS:
Sample answer: The book that/–/which my friend wrote tells the story of a Mexican village.
Match the two parts of the sentences.

a. having seen the important work carried out.
b. working together for these important causes.
c. called Children in Need.
d. receiving help and support increases every year.
e. facing a range of disadvantages in their life.
26. In 1980, the BBC created a charity
27. It supports children
28. The TV campaign, or Telethon, show groups of people
29. The general public is inspired to help

30. The number of children
26. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Participle clauses
27. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar
28. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar
29. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar
30. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar
Complete the paragraph with the correct options.
Devastating floods have hit India, Bangladesh and Nepal this week. Talking about the 200 people
(a) ____________ (killed / being killed) and thousands (b) ____________ (leaving / left)
homeless by the disaster, a local aid worker said that it was ‘heartbreaking’. She continued, ‘This
is one of the worst floods (c) ____________ (affecting / affected) the region in years.’
International aid agencies said thousands of villages (d) ____________ (cutting off /cut off) by
flooding are currently inaccessible, with people (e) ____________ (being deprived of / depriving
of) food and clean water for days.
31. (a) _________________________
ANS: killed
PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Participle clauses
32. (b) _________________________
ANS: left
33. (c) _________________________
ANS: affecting
34. (d) _________________________
ANS: being deprived of
35. (e) _________________________
ANS: cut off

Choose the correct option.
36. The number of people ________ by crime has been falling in recent years.
a. having affected
b. affected
c. affecting
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar
37. There are special centres ________ for homeless people in the city.
a. setting up
b. having set up
c. set up
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar
38. ________ what I do about the local situation, I wouldn’t recommend visiting the area
unless absolutely necessary.
a. Knowing
b. Known
c. Having known
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar
39. ________ on aid projects in the past, I decided to volunteer to help at the collection centre.
a. Working
b. Having worked
c. Worked
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar
40. ________ us examples from different businesses, the video demonstrates how effective the
software can be.
a. Shown
b. Having shown
c. Showing
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar

Read. Choose T (True) or F (False).
A chef on the ground
On September 20th, 2017, Puerto Rico was hit by a hurricane. When Hurricane Maria slammed
into the Caribbean island, it was the most powerful hurricane to hit the US territory in nearly 90
years. It knocked out electricity to the whole island and caused widespread damage to homes and
infrastructure.
Most people probably don’t think of it as being part of the United States, but the people who live
in Puerto Rico definitely do. It has been a territory since 1898, and its 3.4 million people are US
citizens. After the hurricane, getting aid to Puerto Rico was difficult, and the US government was
fairly slow to react. Luckily for Puerto Rico, they have a man called José Andrés.
José Andrés is a chef who has made a huge difference to this devastated island. When the
hurricane struck, he immediately decided to go to Puerto Rico and take his skills to help out with
the disaster relief. José Andrés was born in Spain, but it was in the US where he became famous
for his modern approach to cooking. He has nearly 30 restaurants there now, but in the months
following Hurricane Maria, he was usually to be found in Puerto Rico.
José Andrés arrived on the devastated island a few days after the storm to see how he could help
on the ground. He is not a disaster relief expert, so the kind-hearted chef began doing what he does
best. He found a kitchen, bought some ingredients, and began to cook. That first day, José Andrés
and his small team made about a thousand meals. After that, he recruited an army of chefs and
volunteers, and together they served more than three million meals to the hungry people of Puerto
Rico. Preparing meals for so many people is a massive task, requiring trained chefs, thousands of
volunteers and a lot of sandwiches!
41. Puerto Rico is part of the US.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for general information
42. José Andrés was born in Puerto Rico.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

43. José Andrés owns restaurants in the US.

44. José Andrés was well known for being an expert in these situations.

45. On the first day, José Andrés and his team made 100 meals.


46. Professional chefs helped José Andrés.

Read the text. Complete each sentence with the correct word from the list.
crisis devastation offer initiative shortage supply
into the Caribbean island, it was the most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. territory in nearly 90
infrastructure.
Most people probably don't think of it as being part of the United States, but the people who live
in Puerto Rico definitely do. It's been a territory since 1898, and its 3.4 million people are U.S.
citizens.
After the hurricane, getting aid to Puerto Rico was difficult and the US government didn’t react
immediately. Luckily for Puerto Rico, they have a man called José Andrés. José Andrés is a chef
who is making a huge difference to this devastated island. When the hurricane happened he
immediately went to Puerto Rico and took his skills to help out with the disaster relief. José
Andrés was born in Spain, but America is where he became famous for his modern approach to
cooking. He has nearly thirty restaurants in the US now, but in the months following Hurricane
Maria, he was to be found in Puerto Rico.
José Andrés went to the devastated island a few days after the storm to see how he could help on
the ground. He is not a disaster relief expert, so he began doing what he does best. He found a
kitchen, bought some ingredients, and began to cook. That first day, José Andrés and his small
team made about a thousand meals. After that, he recruited an army of chefs and volunteers, and
together they've served more than three million meals to the hungry people of Puerto Rico.
Preparing meals for so many people is a massive task, requiring trained chefs, thousands of
volunteers and hundreds of sandwiches!
47. People were suffering from a ____________ of food in Puerto Rico.
ANS: shortage
PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for specific information
48. The hurricane caused a humanitarian ____________ on the island.
ANS: crisis


49. José Andrés’s ____________ was to prepare food for the survivors.
ANS: initiative

50. A lot of people offered to ____________ their time.
ANS: donate

51. Some of the team worked on a steady ____________ of sandwiches for the people affected.
ANS: supply

Read. Look at the three statements and choose N (Neutral) or B (Biased).
into the Caribbean island, it was the most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. territory in nearly 90
infrastructure.
Most people probably don't think of it as being part of the United States, but the people who live
in Puerto Rico definitely do. It's been a territory since 1898, and its 3.4 million people are U.S.
citizens.
After the hurricane, getting aid to Puerto Rico was difficult and the US government didn’t react
immediately. Luckily for Puerto Rico, they have a man called José Andrés. José Andrés is a chef
who is making a huge difference to this devastated island. When the hurricane happened he
immediately went to Puerto Rico and took his skills to help out with the disaster relief. José
Andrés was born in Spain, but America is where he became famous for his modern approach to
cooking. He has nearly thirty restaurants in the US now, but in the months following Hurricane
Maria, he was to be found in Puerto Rico.
José Andrés went to the devastated island a few days after the storm to see how he could help on
the ground. He is not a disaster relief expert, so he began doing what he does best. He found a
kitchen, bought some ingredients, and began to cook. That first day, José Andrés and his small
team made about a thousand meals. After that, he recruited an army of chefs and volunteers, and
together they've served more than three million meals to the hungry people of Puerto Rico.
Preparing meals for so many people is a massive task, requiring trained chefs, thousands of
volunteers and hundreds of sandwiches!
52. It was the most powerful hurricane to hit the US territory in nearly 90 years.
ANS: N
PTS: 2 REF: Unit 7 p109 OBJ: Reading TOP: Critical thinking

53. After the hurricane, getting aid to Puerto Rico was difficult, and the US government was fairly
slow to react.
ANS: B
54. He is not a disaster relief expert, so the kind-hearted chef began doing what he does best.
ANS: B
Listen. Choose T (True) or F (False). Audio 3.09
55. John Burton is a scientist.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening

TOP: Listening for specific information
56. John Burton says that earthquakes and hurricanes are linked.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening

57. Earthquakes are caused by movement in the tectonic plates.

58. A hurricane is a kind of storm.

59. Hurricanes happen in very cold waters.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening

Listen. Match the word to the correct meaning. Audio 3.09
60. globe
a. Earth
b. northern hemisphere
c. round
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening

61. link
a. relate
b. say
c. count
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
62. phenomena
a. beauties
b. occurrences
c. visions
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
63. point out

a. expect
b. mention
c. explain
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
64. prone to
a. exceptional for
b. likely to be affected by
c. rarely linked to
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
Listen. Match the two parts of the sentences. Audio 3.09

a. earthquakes and hurricanes occur independently.
b. happen to the Earth, while hurricanes happen in water.
c. there is necessarily a relationship between earthquakes and hurricanes.
d. an independent group.
e. a climate-change scientist.
65. Burton works for
66. Burton is
67. Burton says that
68. Burton doesn’t think that
69. Burton explains that earthquakes
65. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening

66. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
67. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
68. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
69. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening

Writing
70. An organization is looking for volunteers to go to Nepal to help with reconstruction after an
earthquake. Write the first paragraph of an application Write at least five sentences.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
ANS:
Answers will vary.
PTS: 6 REF: Unit 9 p115 OBJ: Writing TOP: A letter of application
Complete each sentence with the correct preposition.
71. I’m writing ____________ response to your recent advertisement.
ANS: in
72. I feel that I would be very suitable ____________ the post.
ANS: for
73. ____________ terms of my experience, I volunteered last year for Save The Children.
ANS: in
74. Please send me details ____________ how to apply.
ANS: of

Watch and answer the questions. Write one or two sentences. Videos 9.1 and 9.2
75. How high were the waves in the town in Iwate Prefecture that Becci went to, and how far did they
travel inland?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
ANS:
Sample answer: They were over 24 metres high. They travelled over two miles inland.
PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p112 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: (Re)touching lives through photos
76. What did she and her friends start doing to the photos that had been found?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
ANS:
Sample answer: They started retouching them.

77. What was done to the photos once a week in the temporary photo libraries?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
ANS:
Sample answer: They would be scanned, uploaded to a cloud server, and then downloaded and
fixed by a stranger on the other side of the world.

78. How long did it take to fix the photos?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
ANS:
Sample answer: Depending on the damage to the photo, it could take an hour, weeks or months.


79. How many photos were hand-cleaned by how many volunteers in Japan?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
ANS:
Sample answer: Hundreds of the volunteers helped to hand-clean over 135,000 photos.

80. How much did it all cost? What was most of the money spent on?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
ANS:
Sample answer: It didn’t cost much more than $1,000. Most of the money was spent on printer ink.


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10. ____________ don’t know much about working life yet.

ANS: The young

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: the + adjective

ANS: the rich

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: the + adjective

ANS: the outgoing

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: the + adjective

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p113 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Vocabulary in context

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ANS: washed away

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p113 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Vocabulary in context

ANS: struck a chord

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p113 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Vocabulary in context

Are the following sentences correct? Choose Y (Yes) or N (No).

ANS: N PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar

ANS: Y PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar

ANS: Y PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar

ANS: N PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar

ANS: Y PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar

Rewrite each pair of sentences using a relative clause.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Relative clauses

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PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Relative clauses

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Relative clauses

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Relative clauses

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Relative clauses

Match the two parts of the sentences.

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26. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar

Complete the paragraph with the correct options.

31. (a) _________________________

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Participle clauses

32. (b) _________________________

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Participle clauses

33. (c) _________________________

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Participle clauses

34. (d) _________________________

ANS: being deprived of

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Participle clauses

35. (e) _________________________

ANS: cut off

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Participle clauses

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A chef on the ground

41. Puerto Rico is part of the US.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

42. José Andrés was born in Puerto Rico.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

43. José Andrés owns restaurants in the US.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

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ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

crisis devastation offer initiative shortage supply

A chef on the ground

47. People were suffering from a ____________ of food in Puerto Rico.

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

48. The hurricane caused a humanitarian ____________ on the island.