Review of Units 
3–4 7 Ninety per cent of the wildlife in Madagascar is not
Coursebook p. 38–39
Vocabulary
Rivers and coasts
1 Complete the sentences with the words from the
box.
● Focus on the example and tell students to complete
the sentences using the words in the box.
● Check as a class.
Answers
1 fresh water, salt water 2 banks 3 coastline 4 rainfall
5 floods
2 Put these sentences in the correct places in the
description of the water cycle.
● Students read the description ‘The water cycle’ and
put sentences A–F in the correct spaces.
● Check as a class.
Answers
1 F It is essential to life on Earth.
2 E This is called ‘evaporation’.
3 A This is called ‘condensation’.
4 C They are blown inland by the wind.
5 B The scientific word for this is ‘precipitation’.
6 D This called ‘run off’.
Use of English
3 Join these sentences using which.
● Tell students to read the sentences carefully and
join them using which.
● You may consider telling them to re-read the
Use of English section in Unit 3 before doing
the exercise.
● Check as a class.
Answers
1 The Caspian Sea, which is the largest enclosed body
of water on Earth, is actually a lake.
2 The Atacama Desert, which has an average rainfall
of 15 millimetres per year, is one of the driest places on
Earth.
3 The Red Sea, which is a sea inlet between Africa and
Asia, has very salty water due to high evaporation.
4 Lake Balaton, which is the largest lake in central
Europe, is a fresh water lake in Hungary.
5 The Panama Canal, which is 77 kilometres long and
was completed in 1914, links the Atlantic Ocean with
the Pacific Ocean.
6 Norway has a coastline of 25,000 kilometres, which is
surprising when you consider that it has a population of
only five million people.
found anywhere else in the world, which makes it a very
interesting place for zoologists and other scientists.
8 The Aswan Dam has prevented flooding along the
Nile, which has been good for people living in the area
and for the economy of Egypt generally.
4 Use the phrases in the box to help you complete
the sentences with which/that clauses.
● Tell the class to complete the sentences.
● You may consider telling them to re-read the Use of
English section in Unit 3 before doing the exercise.
● Check as a class.
Answers
1 Did you see the nature programme which/that was on
TV last night?
2 I couldn’t find the book which/that I needed for my
project.
3 The test which/that we did yesterday was very hard.
4 What was the title of the film which/that you thought
was really good?
5 The photos which/that you sent me were really good.
6 The beaches which/that are on the west side of the
island are the best.
General knowledge quiz
5 Work with a partner. Ask and answer the
questions.
● Students work in pairs. They take turns to ask and
answer the questions in the quiz.
● Check as a class.
Answers
(Example answers)
1 The Mediterranean Sea.
2 Salt water crocodiles.
3 Lake Victoria in Uganda, the White Nile.
4 Flax was used for rope and linen. Papyrus was made
into boats, mats for the house and material on which
you could write.
5 South of the equator.
6 It’s part of the Juan Fernández Archipelago, off the
coast of Chile.
7 It was sailing from Southampton in Great Britain to
New York.
8 The Carpathia.
9 Because the emperor sent him to trade with other
countries. Some of the places he visited were: Champa
(South Vietnam), Java, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Calicut
(India).
10 Examples: The Atlantic Ocean is between Europe
and America. The Pacific Ocean is between Asia and
America. The Indian Ocean is between Africa and Asia.
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