UNIT 11 VOCABULARY

Name: _______________________________________________________________________ Date:

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1 Match the definitions with the nouns.

1 This place has a lot of trees and is home to many wild animals. a rainbow
2 Japan has a lot of these. The earth shakes violently, and houses may collapse. b glacier
3 Very few plants and animals can live here. It’s mainly sand and rocks. c coast
4 This has seven colors and appears when the sun shines after the rain. d forest
5 This can be very dangerous if it erupts. Hot ash can pour out and kill people. e canyon
6 This is the area where the land meets the ocean. f desert
7 In some tropical areas these summer storms can cause terrible damage. g tornado
8 This is a deep valley with steep sides. It often has a river at the bottom. h earthquake
9 This very strong wind can lift cars and houses and throw them into the air. i volcano
10 In the mountains these large pieces of ice move slowly down the valleys. j monsoon

(10 points)

2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

boiling enormous exhausted filthy freezing furious gorgeous hilarious miserable starving

1 Frederico has been chopping wood all day and he’s ________________________ . All he wants to do is sleep.
2 It’s ________________________ outside. You need to put on a thick coat and hat if you’re going out.
3 That dress is ________________________ . Where did you buy it?
4 Can you talk to Katy? She’s so ________________________ , I think she broke up with her boyfriend.
5 You need to take a shower – you’re absolutely ________________________ !
6 Where have you been? Dad’s ________________________ with you for being late.
7 The new comedian at the comedy club is ________________________ . I haven’t laughed so much in ages.
8 I’m ________________________ . I haven’t eaten since breakfast.
9 Ouch! I can’t drink that – it’s ________________________ . I’ll wait for it to cool down.
10 The swimming pool in their backyard is ________________________ . It’s more than twenty meters long.

(10 points)

(Total points: 20)

Personal Best B1+  Richmond 2018

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