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Underline the correct verb

a. Scientists do not understand / are not understanding
everything about the universe.
b. They disagree about some important facts. For example,
does it get / is it getting larger or smaller?
c. Although they don’t agree / are not agreeing about
everything, there are some facts about the universe which
they are sure about.
d. Take the planet Venus, for example. Here the temperature
reaches / is reaching 400 degrees.
e. And another unusual fact about Venus is that a day there
lasts / is lasting longer than a year.
f. Many scientists still search / are still searching for life in
other parts of the universe.
g. Do they look / are they looking for life on Venus?
h. It doesn’t seem / isn’t seeming to be the kind of place
where life might exist.
i. The atmosphere of Venus consists / is consisting mainly of
carbon dioxide (CO2).
j. And it has / is having an air pressure 90 times greater than
that of Earth.
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Complete the sentence with the present simple or present
progressive form of the verb in brackets.
a. Everybody (know) that the world’s rainforests
(disappear).are disappearing
b. Although rainforests (cover) only six per cent of the Earth’s
land surface, they (contain) about 50% of all species of life
on the planet.
c. They also (remove) carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and
(produce) oxygen (O2).
d. As they are important, why (they are vanishing) ?
e. Most scientists (agree) that there are two main reasons.
First of all, they way of life in these forests (is changing).
f. In some forests, bit companies (cut)are cutting down more
and more trees and (cause) are causing damage to the land.
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(You have to practice for at least 10 minutes before sending the
recording)
Good afternoon, everybody. I am speaking to you from Mount X,
the giant volcano. A team of scientists are visiting the volcano,
and I’m here just in case anything exciting happens. I am
standing here near the top of the crater, and looking down into
the volcano. At the moment the four scientists are climbing
down into the crater. It doesn’t look very dangerous, I must say,
but they are wearing special clothes and a rescue team is
standing by just in case!
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Read the Email message
Hi Hannah,
I hope you’re enjoying your stay in Boston.
I’m spending a month on holiday in India. I’m staying with my
aunt and uncle and my two cousins in Delhi. I don’t speak much
Hindi, but they all speak English very well, so communication isn’t
a problem. They’re taking me to see lots of really interesting
places. Yesterday we drove to Agra and visited the Taj Mahal. It
took two hours to get there. This is a photo I took – what an
amazing building!
It’s really hot there all the time, but my aunt and uncle have a
swimming pool, so we spend a lot of our time in the water – it’s so
relaxing! In the evening I usually go to cafés with my cousins and
their friends.
I’m having a great time here in India!
See you soon.
Nandeep
Read Nandeep’s email to Hannah and choose the correct
answer.
a. Nandeep is staying at the Taj Mahal hotel in Delhi.
b. Nandeep is visiting his cousins in Boston.
c. Nandeep is on holiday at his aunt and uncle’s house in
Delhi.
Read the email again. Are the sentences true or false?

1. Nandeep mainly speaks in Hindi to his cousins.(false)

He’s visiting lots of places while he’s in India.
The Taj Mahal is in Delhi.
Nandeep didn’t enjoy visiting the Taj Mahal.
Nandeep often uses his aunt and uncle’s pool.
Nandeep isn’t enjoying his holiday.

You are in Canada, and you are visiting your family in Egypt.
Write an email message to your friend, Sandy, who lives in
Canada telling her about your vacation in Egypt. You are going to
tell her about your visit to The Great Pyramids and the other
attractions in Egypt.
Hi Sandy,
I hope you are enjoying your weekend, Sandy.
Write two paragraphs
.
.
I’m having a great time here in Egypt.
‫‪See you soon,‬‬
‫ملحوظة‬
‫ممنوع الكتابة بااليد و استخدموا الملف‬