Unit  

4  Vocabulary  
Risk  &  danger   7   move  smoothly  along  a  surface  _____________  
8   descend  quickly  __________  
1   Replace  the  underlined  words  with  the  correct   9   move  unintentionally  in  a  direction  __________  
words  in  the  box.  
fatally  wounded        run  over      be  struck  by  lightning       Crime  &  punishment  
trip      wound      was  knocked  out  
1   The  hunter  was  hurt  enough  to  be  killed  when   4   Complete  the  news  stories  with  the  correct  
words.  
the  rhino  attacked.  _______________  
2   Karim  nearly  died  when  he  was  hit  by  a  drunk   From  10  June,  it  will  be  (1)  __________  the  law  
driver.  _______________   to  walk  your  dog  without  a  lead.  Doing  so  will  result  
3   Don’t  use  an  umbrella  in  a  thunderstorm.  You   in  a  (2)  __________  of  €50.  
might  get  hit  by  electrical  discharge  from  the  sky.   Two  men  were  found  (3)  __________  of  the  robbery  
_______________   of  €20  from  a  local  shop.  They  both  received  a    
4   Maria  would  have  died  if  the  paramedics  hadn’t   (4)  __________  of  two  months  in  prison.  When  
applied  pressure  to  the  open  cut.   asked  why  the  punishment  was  so  (5)  __________,  
_______________   the  (6)  __________  said  that  all  crimes  must  be  
5   Jamal  banged  his  head  so  hard  that  he  became   taken  seriously.  
unconscious.  _______________   A  girl  from  a  local  secondary  school  has                        
6   As  children,  we  are  told  not  to  run  with  scissors   (7)  __________  the  law  as  well  as  school  rules.  She  
in  case  we  catch  a  foot  on  something  and  fall.   was  caught  (8)  __________  the  school  system  so  
_______________   as  to  change  her  report.  She  has  been    
(9)  __________  €50  and  instructed  to  do  a  civic  
2   Correct  the  underlined  errors  in  the  sentences.   responsibility  training  course.  
1   The  Asian  giant  hornet  has  the  most  severe   An  old  man  in  Kent  has  been  (10)  __________  with  
wasp  bite  of  all.  _____________   dropping  rubbish  in  the  street.  Littering  has  been  an  
2   If  you  don’t  wear  a  helmet  while  cycling,  you  are   (11)  __________  since  last  January.  
in  risk  of  being  injured.  _____________  
3   Many  climbers  have  been  crashed  to  death  by   Consolidate  
rocks  falling  on  them.  _____________  
4   We  couldn’t  continue  the  expedition  because  two   5   Rewrite  the  sentences  using  the  words  in  bold.  
people  had  developed  food  intoxication.   1   We  sat  and  talked  about  Jan’s  love  life!  gossip  
_____________   We  sat  and  _____________________________  
5   An  allergic  reaction  to  some  foods  can  cause  a     _______________________________________  
person  to  shock  and  should  go  to  hospital.   2   Good  friends  protect  each  other.  out    
_____________   Good  friends  ____________________________  
6   Martín  broke  his  arm  when  he  sleeped  on  the  ice   3   The  family  met  at  my  house  last  weekend.  get  
and  fell  on  it.  _____________   We  had  ________________________________  
  _______________________________________  
Movement  &  speed   4   My  father  bought  ice  cream  occasionally.  time  
My  father  _______________________________  
3   Match  the  words  in  the  box  to  their  definitions.   _______________________________________  
brake      drift      lean      bomb  down      slide      speed  limit   5   My  mum  verbally  disapproved  when  I  lied.  tell  
speed  up      swerve      twist     My  mum  _______________________________  
1   change  direction  suddenly  _____________   6   James  hasn’t  done  enough  homework.  behind  
2   go  faster  ______________   James  has  _____________________________  
3   make  a  moving  vehicle  stop  ______________     _______________________________________  
4   the  maximum  permitted  velocity  _____________   7   We  want  to  sell  to  young  people.  target    
5   move  in  an  angled  position  _____________   Our  ___________________________________  
6   rotate  _____________  

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