UNIT 8
8A Vocabulary and listening, Planet Earth, page 74
Exercise 2
1 tornado
2 avalanche
3 landslide
4 forest fire
5 volcanic eruption
6 drought
Exercise 4
1 water: avalanche, flood, hurricane, tsunami; no water: drought, famine
2 wind: forest fire, hurricane, tornado
3 very hot temperatures: drought, forest fire, volcanic eruption
4 rocks or earth moving: avalanche, earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption
Exercise 5
1 avalanche
2 disease
3 flood
4 tsunami
5 earthquake
6 volcanic eruption
7 drought
8 forest fire
9 landslide
10 famine
Exercise 6
2 lasted
3 reached
4 left
5 lost
6 injured
7 rescued
8 sent
9 damaged
10 destroyed
8В Grammar, Second conditional, page 75
Exercise 1
Olivia Wilde supports Power Up Gambia, a charity that provides solar energy for hospitals and health clinics in The Gambia.
Exercise 2
1 'If you went to hospital and there were no electricity, you would be amazed'.
2 'If they had electric lights, these operations would be easier and safer'.
3 'If I were a superhero, I'd want electrical power in my fingers'.
Exercise 3
1 d If we used our cars less, the air would be cleaner.
2 a If everybody took showers instead of baths, they'd use less water.
3 c Some islands would be underwater if sea levels rose.
4 e I’d walk to school if I lived closer.
5 b If shoppers paid for plastic bags, they'd reuse them more.
Exercise 4
1 would be
2 did
3 built
4 would be
5 would cycle
6 didn't think
7 travelled
8 wouldn't be
9 used
10 would improve
Exercise 6
1 What would you do if you could have any job in the world?
2 If you saw a ghost, what would you do?
3 What would you do if you found an expensive watch in the street?
4 If you didn't have to go to school, what would you do?
5 What would you do if you won a million dollars?
6 If you saw your friend stealing from a shop, what would you do?
8C Culture, Rubbish, page 76
Exercise 2
The family is proud because it has taken them a year to flit their dustbin.
Exercise 3
1 It’s difficult to put the lid on because the bin is so full.
2 They stopped using plastic bags because they cause pollution and harm sea creatures.
3 They take their own bags so they won't have to use plastic bags.
4 They buy it because they can recycle the aluminium.
5 She buys one big packet a week so that she won't waste as mudipiastic.
6 They have a website so that other people can read it and reduce their waste too.
Exercise 4
1 cause
2 harm
3 reuse
4 recycle
5 eat
6 make
7 reduce
8 make
Exercise 5
1 e
2 a
3 d
4 b
Exercise 6
In my view (Ava)
The way I see St... (Charlotte)
Other phrases used:
I think... (Ava)
If you ask me,... (James)
To be honest (Charlotte)
The thing is (Archie)
8D Grammar, I wish..., page 77
Exercise 1
1 Yes, she lives near a factory. No, she isn't happy about it.
2 No, he doesn't know anybody at the party. No, he isn't happy about it.
Exercise 2
past (tense)
Exercise 3
2 were
3 didn't have to
4 could
5 had
6 lived
7 could
8 were
Exercise 4
a 4 could find
b 3 weren't
c 2 had
d 1 were
Exercise 5
2 I wish I had
З I wish I were
4 I wish I spoke / could speak
5 I wish I played / could play
6 I wish I were
7 I wish I lived
8 I wish I didn't have
8Е Reading, A real danger?, page 78
Exercise 2
c
Exercise 3
A 2
B -
C 4
D 1
E 3
Exercise 4
1 F:Our solar system contains millions of asteroids.
2 T
3 F: If an asteroid la landed in the ocean, there would be a giant tsunami.
4 T
5 F: The huge asteroid landed in Mexico.
6 T
7 Т
Exercise 5
1 die
2 failed
3 collide
4 destroyed
5 exploded
8F Everyday English, Stimulus discussion, page 80
Exercise 2
Photo 1:
a get fit
d sponsor a runner
f take part in a sponsored run
Photo 2:
Ь dress up as an animal
c wave at passers-by
e collect money
Exercise 3
Peter gives four reasons:
1 It would raise more money.
2 Lots of people take part.
3 Lots of people know about it.
4 There's a connection between the event and its aim.
Exercise 4
A I'd choose ... ;
B I'm rejecting...because...;
C The main reason for this is that...;
D There's also the fact that...
Exercise 5
2 The first method would be good for everybody's health.
3 The second method would be easy to organize.
4 A sponsored run would need a lot of space.
5 Dressing up as animals would make young children happy.
6 Dressing up as an animal would be embarrassing.
8G Writing, An essay summary, page 81
Exercise 3
1st problem: homeless people - 1 solution
2nd problem: air pollution - 2 solutions
3rd problem: litter - 2 solutions
Exercise 4
a 2
Ь 2
c 2, З
d З
e 1
Exercise 5
Amy uses phrases 4,5,6, and 8.
Exercise 6
1 We should do something about unemployment.
2 I would try to reduce traffic.
3 Let's make it easier for people to use public transport.
4 I'd pass a law against noisy motorbikes.
5 We should force people to use buses.
6 We should try to improve the facilities here.
Language Review 7-8, page 82
Exercise 1
1 finger
2 shoulders
3 eye
4 head
5 hand
6 mouth
Exercise 2
1 Twelfth Night
2 Valentine's Day
3 Easter
4 Halloween
5 All Saints' Day
6 Christmas
Exercise 3
1 must
2 needn't
3 needn't
4 mustn't
5 must
6 needn't
Exercise 4
1 don't invite, 'It be
2 won't fail, work
3 rains, 'll go
4 sees, won't be
5 won't win, don't start
6 pass, 'll study
Exercise 5
1 Can
2 in
3 do
4 else
5 should
6 much
Exercise 6
1 disease
2 tornado
3 drought
4 tsunami
5 avalanche
6 hurricane
Exercise 7
1 c
2 d
3 b
4 a
5 f
6 e
Exercise 8
1 'd learn
2 'd play
3 were
4 found
5 lived
6 would die
Exercise 9
1 wasn't
2 had
3 spoke
4 grew
5 didn't have
6 were
Exercise 10
1 d
2 a
3 f
4 b
5 c
6 e
Skills Round-up 1-8, page 83
Exercise 2
In 1985, there was a terrible famine in Sudan. In 1988, Comic Relief started selling plastic red noses. In 1997, BBC supported Comic Relief with Red Nose Day. Red Nose Day raised £27 million for charity that day. Comic Relief has raised more than £600 million for charity.
Exercise 3
1 d
2 a
3 b
4 d
Exercise 4
a Dani
b Jack
c Anna
Exercise 5
1 T
2 F: Anna isn't sure about a sponsored run.
3 F: Dani thinks quizzes are boring.
4 T
5 T
6 F: It's in two weeks' time.