REVIEW UNIT 11
REVIEW UNIT 11
11 Review
Vocabulary
A Weather
1 Match the adjectives 1-3 with the nouns a-d to make appropriate adjective+ noun collocations. Each adjective may be used with more than one noun.
1 light
2 heavy
3 strong
a storm
b winds
c showers
d rain
1.
2.
3.
2 Match each sentence beginning 1-8 with an appropriate ending a-h.
1 There is a possibility of scattered
2 Northern areas sufferedtorrential
3 A tree blown down by gale-force
4 She opened the door and a gentle
5 The valley was bathed in brilliant
6 The boat fought through rough
7 Experts have predicted that a tidal
8 It will be a grey day with overcast
abreeze blew into the room.
b seas to reach the safety of the port.
c showers in the region tomorrow.
d sunshine, like a scene from a painting.
e wave will follow the earthquake.
f rain, which caused heavy flooding.
g skies and occasional showers.
h winds blocked the road and held up traffic.
B Put
Complete each of the gaps in sentences 1-6 with one of the words from the box. Use each word twice.
off up on
1 Put your hand if you want to ask a question.
2 We're putting a concert to raise money for charity.
3 That job I had in the butcher's put me eating meat for life.
4 Could you put the radio ? I want to listen to the news.
5 When I'm next in London, could you put me for the night?
6 Never put until tomorrow what you can do today.
Conditional sentences
1 If the weather (stay) good next weekend, we (probably/go) away somewhere.
2 Why didn't you phone us? If I (know) you were coming, I (could/prepare) something special to eat.
3 I (not/do) a bungee jump even if you (pay) me a million pounds, so stop trying to persuade me.
4 I thought this might happen. If you (take) my advice, you .(not/be) in this mess now.
5 Stop being naughty! I (send) you to bed early unless you (start) behaving yourself right now!
6 It was very kind of you. I don't know what I (do) yesterday if you (not/help) me.
7 My printer's getting old now, but it (usually/work) all right if you (feed) the paper in manually.
8 I (go) to the cinema more often if I (have) the time, but unfortunately it's just not possible.
Reading and Use of English
Part 4
Transformations
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1 It's a good thing I spoke to you or I would have forgotten her birthday.
IF
I would have forgotten her birthday to you.
2 I only wrote the letter because my mother made me do it.
HAVE
If my mother hadn't made me do it, the letter.
3 I will help you only if you tidy your room.
NOT
I will tidy your room.
4 You can borrow it, but you must return it to me next week.
LONG
You can borrow it it back to me next week.
5 The factory fumes are endangering the health of local residents.
PUT
The health of local residents risk by the factory fumes.
6 If the sea wasn't so rough, we could go out in the boat today.
ENOUGH
The sea us to be able to go out in the boat today.
writing
Part 2
Write an answer to one of the following questions. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style.
1 You have received an email from your Irish friend, Liam. Read this part of the email and then write your email to Liam.
I'm definitely coming in January. Shame you won't be there then, but perhaps you could give me some advice. What's the weather like in your area at that time of year? What sort of clothes should I pack and what can I do there?
Thanks
Liam
Write your email.
2 You see this announcement in an English-language magazine called Cinema World.
Reviews needed
The themes in next month's issue of our magazine are The Weather and The Environment. Send us a review of a film in which the weather and/or the environment play an important part. Write about what you did and did not like about the film and say whether you would recommend it to others. We will publish the most interesting reviews.
Write your review.
