Extra Tasks (Fast finishers) Unit 7

Vocabulary and Use your English

1 Read the clues and complete the crossword.
1 Across
4 
A is a very large wave which comes onto
land.
3 
A can be caused by heavy rain, or by
2
other natural disasters.
3
6 
If the ground starts to shake, you may be experiencing
4 an .
5
Down
6
1 
During a , forests and buildings may be
burned to the ground.
2 
An is when large amounts of snow and
ice fall quickly down a mountain.
5 
When there is a , there isn’t enough
water to drink, bathe or farm.

2 Match the sentences (1–6) with the phrases (a–f).

1 Tabitha is very ; she’ll give you some sensible advice. a calm before the storm
2 
We don’t want Ollie to the plans yet, so don’t tell him, will you? b down to earth
3 Let’s . We’ll meet up when you’re feeling better. c get wind of
4 . Cat and Jon are definitely going to have a fight. d head in the clouds
5 
It was the ; the guests were not due to arrive until seven. e storm clouds are gathering
6 Matt always has his , so you can’t rely on him to call. f take a rain check

3 Complete the text with these words. Use each word once.

 aid workers  collapsed  eruption  landslide  survivors  trapped  volunteers

At around 4:15 a.m. there was an 1 ___________________ which shook the local area. The volcano, which has been quiet
for over 100 years, suddenly became active. The movement of the ground caused a 2 ___________________ , and trees,
rocks and earth rolled down the mountain and into the village. By the time the sun came up, local 3 ___________________
had begun to search for 4 ___________________. Fortunately, almost everyone was safe. An elderly man was discovered
5
___________________ in a 6 ___________________ farm building, but he was soon freed. 7 ___________________ arrived
with food, drink and tents, and the people began to deal with the shock of losing their homes.

4 Choose the best word to replace the words in italics. Use each word once. There are two extra words.

 admiring  charming  exploring  racing  sailing  staring  stunning  wandering

1 The beach houses were all painted different colours, which looked beautiful.
2 From our house on the seafront, we could see yachts going in and out of the bay.
3 Our guide was going along the street and none of the tourists could keep up.
4 We spent the first day of our holiday going around the local area.
5 There was no doubt about it; everybody in the room was looking at me.
6 We spent a long time in the village looking at all the gorgeous gardens.

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Grammar
1 Correct the eight mistakes in the advice.

Advice for households in the wildfire zone

Don’t risk to start a fire outside. Avoid burn leaves and other garden waste. If you must to burn waste, make sure
you have some water nearby. It’s no use look for water once a fire has started.
If the wind is blowing toward a neighbour’s property, do not start a fire. You will not only regret to damage their
property, but you could also get a large fine.
Remember testing your smoke alarm once a week. Keep check the batteries even if they are new.
Prepare leaving your home in a hurry. Practise exiting quickly with small children and older family members.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of these verbs. Use each verb once.

 come  leave  live  pack  save  swim  volunteer

1 We stopped the floodwater from into our home with sandbags.

2 Many of the local people are happy as firefighters during wildfires.
3 across the river was dangerous, but they had to get away from the fire.
4 You had better your things behind. We need to go now.
5 My mother ran back into the house the cat from the floods.
6 I enjoyed in this village for fifty years before the floods took our homes.
7 There wasn’t enough time our things when the volcano erupted.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative form of the words.

1 In deep water, a tsunami can move (quickly) a jet plane – both can move at 500 mph.
2 (high) you climb, the stronger the wind is.
3 Fires start (easily) in messy homes than tidy ones.
4 The wildfire damage in Australia this year was (not bad) the damage last year.
5 (strong) winds ever measured were 253 miles per hour.
6 The only house which wasn’t damaged was the one that is the (far) from the river.

4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in bold.

1 The river is too high for us to cross.   SO

The river is we can’t cross it.
2 It’s so cold that I can’t go out.   TO
The weather is out.
3 We have so little money that we can’t buy a new car.   ENOUGH
We buy a new car.
4 The test was too difficult to complete.   SUCH
It that I couldn’t complete it.
5 It was such a strong wind that the roof came off the garage.   SO
The the roof came off the garage.
6 It was such a generous gift that I didn’t know what to say.   SO
I didn’t know what to say because generous.
7 The book was too long, so I gave up halfway through it.   SUCH
book that I gave up halfway through it.
8 There weren’t enough people to play volleyball.   FEW
There were we couldn’t play volleyball.

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