GRADE 11 (ADVANCED) 2021-2022

UNIT 2 NATURE’S FURY FURTHER PRACTICE

A. LISTENING 1: CLIMATE CHANGE

You will hear part of a radio science program in which an expert on climate and environmental issues talks about the link
between climate change and global warming. Complete the notes below with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS/NUMBERS
for each blank.

CLIMATE CHANGE
British Isles: large part of (1) __________________now classified as semi-arid.
Northern and central Europe: increased incidence of (2) __________________
Southeast Asia: violent cyclones ruining (3) ____________ and _____________
North America: (4) __________________ in spring
GLOBAL WARMING
Rise in temperature of 0.5 degrees C over (5) __________________
Most recent Ice Age caused by fall of (6) __________________
Moisture in atmosphere has increased by (7) __________________
Additional moisture affects (8) __________________
Global warming thought to result from (9) __________________ produced by burning fossil fuels

B. LISTENING 2: WEATHER and MOOD

You will hear a doctor talking about how the weather affects us. Complete the notes with NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS for each blank.
Weather Effect Advice
Low pressure
Cloud cover Slow reflexes (2) __________________
(1) __________________

Low pressure
(4) __________________ Don’t do too much exercise
(3) __________________
Low pressure and above-normal
humidity (6) __________________ Don’t do complicated work
(5) __________________
Irritability, edginess
High temperature and humidity
Increased proneness to be (8) (9) __________________
(7) __________________
__________________

C. From the list of 16 words below, cross out 6 words which are not connected with weather conditions.
typhoid harpoon draught flooding hail cholera gale blizzard
sleet hurricane tornado hazard typhoon fog slump drought

D. Which sets of adjectives go with the nouns 1-8?

1 rain a temperate/ mild/ tropical
2 sea b severe/ violent/ electrical
3 wind c dry/ humid/ intense/ scorching
4 climate d light/ heavy/ driving/ torrential
5 heat e thick/ dense/ freezing
6 fog f bright/ dazzling/ warm
7 sunshine g calm/ choppy/ rough
8 storm h gentle/ light/ strong/ icy/ biting

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E. WEATHER IDIOMS
1) Put the words in the box into the right gaps to make some common phrases.
sunny a. a ________ relationship tears a. a storm of ________
biting b. a ________ look gifts b. to shower sb with ________
breezy c. a ________ smile laughter c. a hail of ________
stormy d. a ________ manner protest d. gales of ________
frosty e. a ________ remark bullets e. to be in floods of ________

2) Complete the sentences below with one of these weather idioms.

blow hot and cold the foggiest (idea) a storm in a teacup (be) snowed under
under the weather like (greased) lightning on cloud nine
a. ‘You’re not ill, are you?’ ‘Not really, I’m just feeling a bit ___________________ at the
moment.’
b. ‘Why don’t you join us for lunch?’ ‘I’d like to, but I’m completely ___________________
with work.’
c. ‘What was all the arguing about?’ ‘Don’t worry, it was only ___________________.’
d. ‘How do you work this photocopying machine?’ ‘Sorry, I haven’t ___________________.’
e. ‘Didn’t anyone help you wash up?’ ‘No, when the meal was over, they were all off
___________________.’
f. ‘Is Henry in favor of the idea?’ ‘I don’t really know, he keeps ___________________.’
g. ‘What’s Jane looking so happy about?’ ‘Oh, she’s been ___________________ ever since
she got engaged.’

F. Choose the correct words to fill in the gaps.

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0) A. knocked B. blown C. struck D. punched

1) A. made B. caused C. destroyed D. completed
2) A. reminders B. recollection C. mementos D. memorials
3) A. pay B. give C. have D. spend
4) A. plays B. does C. makes D. works
5) A. easily B. rightly C. surely D. simply
6) A. experience B. share C. suffer D. bear
7) A. last B. originate C. pass D. date
8) A. possible B. capable C. powerful D. able
9) A. line B. road C. path D. bypass
10) A. despair B. respect C. dread D. warn
11) A. claims B. pretends C. expects D. predicts
12) A. most B. maximum C. majority D. general
13) A. benefit B. chance C. occasion D. advantage
14) A. need B. trust C. hope D. rely
15) A. travelling B. hitching C. borrowing D. making

G. Choose the correct words to fill in the blanks.

Earthquakes are amongst the most destructive (1) _____ disasters. They usually (2) _____ without any warning and
(3) _____ in a great (4) _____ of life and an enormous demolition of buildings. Additionally, they may cause devastating
landslides or create gigantic tidal waves which, in (5) _____, are colossal walls of water smashing into seashores with
such force that they are (6) _____ of destroying coastal cities. However, the (7) _____ majority of fatalities and serious
injuries (8) _____ about when buildings (9) _____. Most frequently, the earthquake lasts 30 to 60 seconds, so usually
there is no time to (10) _____ the mortal (11) _____ once the shaking starts. The savage forces of an earthquake trigger
(12) _____ a complex chain (13) _____ in the building's structure when it is shaken, lifted, pushed or pulled. A building's
height, its shape and construction materials are the most significant (14) _____ deciding about the survival or collapse of
the structure and, consequently, about the life or death of its (15) _____.
1) A. nature B. naturalistic C. natural D. native
2) A. hit B. strike C. fall D. attack
3) A. result B. effect C. lead D. cause
4) A. fatality B. waste C. harm D. loss
5) A. fact B. turn C. certainty D. honesty
6) A. potential B. conceivable C. capable D. possible
7) A. wide B. broad C. full D. vast
8) A. bring B. come C. lay D. make
9) A. demolish B. jumble C. destroy D. collapse
10) A. avert B. evade C. abstain D. restrain
11) A. upkeep B. upturn C. upshot D. uptake
12) A. up B. on C. out D. off
13) A. activity B. motion C. progress D. reaction
14) A. factors B. phenomena C. points D. ingredients
15) A. settlers B. citizens C. inhabitants D. burghers

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