ISW7 THEMES 7&8 FURTHER LANGUAGE PRACTICE

ISW7 THEMES 7&8 FURTHER LANGUAGE PRACTICE

PRONUNCIATION
Find the word that has a different stressed syllable.
1. A. solar B. power C. medicine D. disease
2. A. replace B. friendly C. healthcare D. wildlife
3. A. better B. effect C. water D. paper
4. A. panel B. married C. recess D. turbine
5. A. government B. pollution C. dangerous D. energy

Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

6. A. crime B. big C. twice D. life
7. A. paper B. later C. gases D. replace
8. A. energy B. recess C. decrease D. expectancy
9. A. power B. ago C. solar D. over
10. A. increase B. death C. stealing D. cleaning

ERROR CORRECTION
Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Underline it and correct it, then write your
answer on the line.
1. There’s a lot of pollution because overpopulation.
2. Dharavi, in the center of Mumbai, is one of the largest slum in the world.
3. There are lots of slums in big cities because there are enough houses for everyone.
4. Government should helped more girls go to college or university.
5. How many energy does Sun City get from natural gas?
6. This morning it is raining during the recess, so we didn’t go out of the classroom.
7. There is lot of crime in big cities because many people don’t have jobs
and can’t make enough money.
8. Students could turn of lights, fans and computers after class to save energy.
9. Blue City gets 41% of it energy from renewable sources.
10. Oil cause pollution and it’s non-renewable, so one day it will run out.

WORD FORM
 ISW7 THEMES 7&8 FURTHER LANGUAGE PRACTICE

Key words Noun (n) Verb (v) Adjective (adj) Adverb (adv)

overpopulation overpopulation populate populous

population

power power empower powerful powerfully

energy energy energize energetic energetically

disease disease diseased

increase increase increase increasing increasingly

decrease decrease decrease

replace place place

replacement replace replaceable

natural nature natural naturally

Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable word from the table above. Make
nouns plural or put the verbs in the correct tense/ form when necessary.

1. The big cause of _________ is because people are having a lot of children.
2. Possessions such as houses, cars, computers are _________, but your family isn’t.
3. The population in big cities can _________ if more people move from their hometowns to
these places.
4. Death rate can _________ because of better medicine.
5. We grew up in the countryside, surrounded by the beauties of _________.
6. When my mom is exhausted, she likes having a refreshing and _________ fruit drink.
7. There has been a great _________ in pollution since lockdowns caused by the spread of
Coronavirus.
8. Renewable _________ can be used again and again.
9. In 2006, the _________ of the world was more than 7.4 billion people.
10. She poured the doctor a cup of tea and _________ it on the table.
11. Oil is a thick dark liquid under the ground and people use it to make _________.
12. Environmentalists fight _________ against cutting down forests to protect wildlife.
13. It’s better to prevent _________ by drinking clean water.
14. Teachers will never be _________ by computers in the classroom.
15. _________ gas is found underground. People usually use it for cooking.
16. Children are so _________. They can play all day without feeling tired.
17. President Donald Trump is the most _________ man in the U.S.
18. My mom is _________ worried because my grandmother is seriously ill in the hospital.
19. People use light and heat from the sun to make solar _________.
20. His father died of heart _________.
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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it means the same as the first one.
1. Why don’t we ask for advice on saving energy?
We
2. Nuclear power is cheap to use, but it’s very expensive to build a power plant.
Although it’s .
3. People in richer countries live longer because they have better diets and healthcare.
…………………………………………….. because of
4. The reason people use coal and oil less and less is to reduce pollution.
Because people want .
5. There’s less disease thanks to great changes in people’s eating habits.
People greatly change…………………………, so
6. Having a higher birth rate than death rate can cause overpopulation.
than birth rate can cause overpopulation.
7. Good diets and healthcare help increase life expectancy.
With the help of , people
8. There is beef and mushrooms in his favorite dish.
His favorite dish……………………………….from
9. We have several ways of producing energy without destroying the environment.
There
10. Let’s build more green schools in Vietnam.
We should
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ANSWER KEY

PRONUNCIATION
Find the word that has a different stressed syllable.
1. A. solar B. power C. medicine D. disease
2. A. replace B. friendly C. healthcare D. wildlife
3. A. better B. effect C. water D. paper
4. A. panel B. married C. reduce D. turbine
5. A. government B. pollution C. dangerous D. energy

Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

6. A. crime B. big C. twice D. life
7. A. paper B. later C. gases D. replace
8. A. energy B. recess C. decrease D. expectancy
9. A. power B. ago C. solar D. over
10. A. increase B. death C. stealing D. cleaning

ERROR CORRECTION
Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Underline it and correct it, then write your
answer on the line.
1. There’s a lot of pollution because overpopulation. because of
2. Dharavi, in the center of Mumbai, is one of the largest slum in the world. slums
3. There are lots of slums in big cities because there are enough houses for everyone. aren’t
4. Government should helped more girls go to college or university. help
5. How many energy does Sun City get from natural gas? much
6. This morning it is raining during the recess, so we didn’t go out of the classroom. was
7. There is lot of crime in big cities because many people don’t have jobs
and can’t make enough money. lots / a lot
8. Students could turn of lights, fans and computers after class to save energy. off
9. Blue City gets 41% of it energy from renewable sources. its
10. Oil cause pollution and it’s non-renewable, so one day it will run out. causes
WORD FORM

Key words Noun (n) Verb (v) Adjective (adj) Adverb (adv)

overpopulation overpopulation populate populous

population overpopulated

power power empower powerful powerfully

energy energy energize energetic energetically

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Key words Noun (n) Verb (v) Adjective (adj) Adverb (adv)

disease disease diseased

increase increase increase increasing increasingly

decrease decrease decrease

replace place place

replacement replace replaceable

natural nature natural naturally

Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable word from the table above. Make
nouns plural or put the verbs in the correct tense/ form when necessary.

1. The big cause of ____overpopulation_____ is because people are having a lot of children.
2. Possessions such as houses, cars, computers are ___replaceable______, but your family isn’t.
3. The population in big cities can ____increase_____ if more people move from their
hometowns to these places.
4. Death rate can ___decrease______ because of better medicine.
5. We grew up in the countryside, surrounded by the beauties of ___nature______.
6. When my mom is exhausted, she likes having a refreshing and __energizing_______ fruit
drink.
7. There has been a great ____decrease_____ in pollution since lockdowns caused by the spread
of Coronavirus.
8. Renewable ___energy______ can be used again and again.
9. In 2006, the ____population_____ of the world was more than 7.4 billion people.
10. She poured the doctor a cup of tea and _____placed____ it on the table.
11. Oil is a thick dark liquid under the ground and people use it to make ____energy_____.
12. Environmentalists fight ___energetically______ against cutting down forests to protect
wildlife.
13. It’s better to prevent ____disease_____ by drinking clean water.
14. Teachers will never be ____replaced_____ by computers in the classroom.
15. ____Natural_____ gas is found underground. People usually use it for cooking.
16. Children are so ____energetic_____. They can play all day without feeling tired.
17. President Donald Trump is the most ____powerful_____ man in the U.S.
18. My mom is ___increasingly______ worried because my grandmother is seriously ill in the
hospital.
19. People use light and heat from the sun to make solar ___power/energy______.
20. His father died of heart ____disease_____.
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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it means the same as the first one.
1. Why don’t we ask for advice on saving energy?
We could/ should ask for advice on saving energy.
2. Nuclear power is cheap to use, but it’s very expensive to build a power plant.
Although it’s very expensive to build a power plant, nuclear power is cheap to use.
3. People in richer countries live longer because they have better diets and healthcare.
People in richer countries live longer because of (having) better diets and healthcare.
4. The reason people use coal and oil less and less is to reduce pollution.
Because people want to reduce pollution, they use coal and oil less and less.
5. There’s less disease thanks to great changes in people’s eating habits.
People greatly change (their) eating habits, so there’s less disease.
6. Having a higher birth rate than death rate can cause overpopulation.
Having a lower death rate than birth rate can cause overpopulation.
7. Good diets and healthcare help increase life expectancy.
With the help of good diets and healthcare, people live longer.
8. There is beef and mushrooms in his favorite dish.
His favorite dish is made from beef and mushrooms.
9. We have several ways of producing energy without destroying the environment.
There are several ways of producing energy without destroying the environment.
10. Let’s build more green schools in Vietnam.
We should build more green schools in Vietnam.