UNIT 5 VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR TEST 32p NAME :

1 Complete the landscape and environment words. 5p

1 They watched the magnificent .......................................... as the river drops down over the cliff.
2 The ships all waited in the ........................................ until the storm had passed.
3 The .............................. fires in Australia have destroyed many homes.
4 Most of the country is a sandy ................................... and no one lives there.
5 They rowed the boat out to a small ...................................... in the middle of the lake.

2 Complete the text with words from the box. There is one extra word. 8p
● avalanche ● blizzards ● drought ● earthquake ● eruption ● famine ● flood
● heatwave ● hurricane ● tsunami
Now here’s the world’s weather forecast.
An 0earthquake in the Pacific Ocean has caused a 1                       , which will arrive at the coast of
America in two hours’ time. There have already been terrible winds on the American coast from the
2
                       which has destroyed several towns already. In East Africa people are worried about a
3
                       as there is very little food in the region.
Now to Europe and one of the coldest winters ever. There have been dreadful 4                       in
Switzerland and as the snow continues to fall, an 5                       in the Swiss Alps has injured some
skiers. In Iceland another volcanic 6                       has stopped planes flying in Europe as the winds
push the dust across the continent.
Finally, to the UK. Earlier in the year we had a 7                       because it hadn’t rained for months. But
now there are 8                       warnings because it hasn’t stopped raining for the last month.

3 Complete the conversation. Write one camping word in each gap. 7p

A: I’m looking forward to our camping trip. I’ve got a new 0       tent        for four people, so we’ll
have plenty of room. Have you got everything you need?
B: Well I’ve got insect 1                       because I know that there are millions of insects by the river
in summer.
A: What about a sleeping 2                       ? We want to be as comfortable as possible at night.
B: Yes, I’ve got a new one. I’ve also got a camping 3                       to cook our food and make tea.
A: I’ve got matches to light a fire and a 4                       to cut things. It’s also got a tin 5            
on it so we can open cans of food.
B: That’s useful. I think we’ll need a 6                       so we can find our way.
A: We don’t need that. We’ve got GPS on our phones.
B: And we’d better take a 7                       anorak because it might rain.
A: So we’re almost ready, then.

4 Choose the correct options. 5p

0 I’m going to take my thick jumper in case / if / unless it’s cold at night.
1 I’ll have to go home if / in case / until it rains.
2 She always writes lists of things to do if / in case / unless she forgets something.
3 I’ll buy another packet of biscuits in case / unless / if you’ve got some we can take.
4 You need to take your passport in case / if / provided they want to check your identity.
5 We can always move the party indoors if / unless / in case it rains.
5 Make sentences from the prompts. 4p
0 we / leave / as soon as / Jo / get / here with the car
We’ll leave as soon as Jo gets here with the car.
1 I / clean / the house / before / my parents / get / home
                                                                 
2 we / not know / the answer / until he / finish / his research
                                                             
3 we / be / home / before / it / start / to rain
                                                               
4 after the party / be / over / we / pack / our bags for the holiday
                                                               

6 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. 3p

1 Your sister will be allowed to go if she brings in a signed letter from your parents. (UNLESS)
Your sister ......................................................... she brings in a signed letter from your parents.

2 If I work hard for the rest of the term, my parents will let me go on the trip to Spain.
(PROVIDED)
My parents .................................................................................. hard for the rest of the term.

3 The storm will reach the island at about midnight. You'll be asleep by then. (TIME)
...................................................................... the island, you ........................................................