Unit 2

Vocabulary
 Natural phenomena

1 Label the pictures.

 wildlife  avalanche  flood  tsunami  earthquake  hurricane  volcanic eruption

1 ………………………. 2 ………………………. 3 ………………………. 4 ……………………….

5 ………………………. 6 ………………………. 7 ……………………….

2 Choose the correct item.

1 The walls shook/collapsed/damaged a little 4 The river burst/erupted/exploded its banks and
during the earthquake. flooded the town.
2 The emergency services saved/helped/rescued 5 They quickly lifted/rose/climbed to higher
many lives that day. ground before the tsunami hit.
3 Did everyone escape/evacuate/survive from 6 We’re expecting storms this week. Please
the falling building? warn/recover/reach all your neighbours.

 Weather

3 Fill in: melting, freezing, gathering, pouring, blowing.

1 I’m not going anywhere today. It’s ………………. 3 Our snowman isn’t going to last long. The
with rain. snow’s ………………. .
2 The wind is ………………. now so we can fly our 4 In the winter, we have ……………….
kite. temperatures at night.
5 We saw dark clouds ………………. in the sky.

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4 Fill in: bitterly cold, thick fog, strong winds, heavy rain, fresh air.

1 Please open a window. We need some ………… 4 The street is flooded because of the …………
…………….……………. in here. ……………..……….…. last night.
2 Put a scarf on before you go, Harry. It’s ……..…. 5 Our garden fence always falls over in ……...…
………………. outside. …………………..……. .
3 …………..……………. covered the village and
we couldn’t see a thing.

 General revision

5 Choose the correct item.

1 The children were confused/disappointed 5 Gareth was swaying/shivering because of the

because it was raining and they couldn’t play cold.
outdoors. 6 All the windows in the building smashed/burned
2 Seeing the tsunami coming towards us was a with the hurricane hit.
scared/terrifying experience. 7 The river is rising/falling quickly. There’s a
3 Polly is fascinated/interested in learning about serious risk of flooding.
extreme weather conditions. 8 The crowd of people approached/rushed
4 I’m relieved/pleasant that Danny is recovering towards higher ground where it was safe.
from his illness.

6 Fill in the following nouns to complete the text about volcanoes: lava, clouds, flames, risk, crater,
ash, magma, slopes.

A volcano is a mountain with an opening at the top called a(n) 1) ……………………. . Inside the volcano and
underneath the Earth’s surface, there is liquid rock called 2) ……………………. . During a volcanic eruption, it
comes out in hot streams of 3) ……………………. which flow down the volcano’s 4) ………………. and glow red
like 5) …………………. . The area surrounding the volcano gets covered in grey 6) ……………………. because
large 7) ……………………. of it burst out of the volcano at great speed and force. Living near an active volcano is a
big 8) ……………………. because when they erupt, they can be very dangerous.

7 Match the columns to form collocations.

1 close A line

2 safe B bang

camp C
3
encounter
4 power
D services
5 emergency E
loud overnight
6
F rain
7 high
G distance
8 torrential
H
temperatures
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 Phrasal verbs

8 Fill in: out (x4), up, down, for.

Last night, a fire broke 1) …………… at the popular Italian restaurant Mario’s on Grange Street. The fire completely
destroyed the building but fortunately, everyone who was inside escaped before it burned 2) …………… . The
restaurant owner, John Little, immediately called 3) …………… help when he couldn’t put 4) …………… what
started as a small fire in the kitchen. The lights suddenly went 5) …………… as customers were eating but staff
quickly guided everyone outdoors to safety. Once the fire service arrived, it didn’t take long before the last flames
died 6) …………… . Today, local residents are helping John Little to clean 7) …………… the area so that Mario’s
can soon serve its delicious food once more.

 Word formation

9 Form nouns derived from the words in capitals.

1 Sally made an excellent ……………………… 4 Seeing the damage that the flood caused to their
following the accident. (RECOVER) house filled them with ……………… . (GRIEVE)
2 They came to the ……………………… that the 5 They called for ……………………… after a huge
weather was too bad to drive anywhere. tree fell onto their car. (ASSIST)
(REALISE) 6 Let’s make a ……………………… about what to
3 To everyone’s ………………………, no buildings do next. (DECIDE)
collapsed in the earthquake. (AMAZE) 7 The volcanic ……………………… was so loud
that you could hear it kilometres away. (ERUPT)

Grammar in use
 Past simple/Past continuous

10 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

1 …………..…………… (you/work) when the 5 They …………..…………… (run) from the

earthquake struck? building and …..…………… (hide) under a tree.
2 It …………..…………… (snow) heavily while you 6 Mum …………..…………… (phone) Dad when
…………..…………… (sleep). the ambulance …………..…………… (arrive).
3 A hurricane …………..…………… (hit) our town 7 It was a beautiful day. The sun …………..
at 4 am this morning. …………… (shine) and the birds …………..
4 …………..…………… (you/watch) the news last …………… (sing).
night? There …………..…………… (be) a big 8 As I …………..…………… (take) a photograph, I
wildfire in California. …………..…………… (hear) an avalanche in the
distance.

 Adverbs

11 Form adverbs from the following adjectives to complete the sentences: enthusiastic, accidental,
terrible, lazy, pleasant.

1 We were ………………… surprised about the 3 The children cheered ………………… when they
weather because we expected it to rain that heard they were going on a ski trip.
afternoon. 4 Pete ………………… knocked over a vase and it
2 The boys spent the whole day sunbathing broke.
………………… in the garden. 5 I arrived ………………… late for my interview
because the roads were so icy.

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  Sentence transformations

12 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use up to three words.

1 The avalanche occurred while we were walking 3 The hurricane began during our exam.
through the mountains. While we ..........................................................
We were walking through the mountains ........ ............................ exam, the hurricane began.
.......................................................... occurred. 4 The forest was burning when I woke up.
2 Mary started studying Geology in 2003 and I .......................................................................
finished in 2007. ................................... the forest was burning.
Mary ................................................................ 5 The snow stopped before Tom left for work.
........................................................... in 2005. It was ...............................................................
.................................. when Tom left for work.

 Prepositions

13 Choose the correct item.

1 The hurricane did a lot of damage to/from my 6 Sadly, the house burned to/up the ground within
roof. minutes.
2 A waterproof jacket protects you from/of the 7 Have you heard from/of Marina recently? I’m
rain. worried about her.
3 We got in the car and rushed to/at the nearest 8 The rescuers saved all people for/from the
hospital. burning building.
4 I can always depend on/with my family and 9 Look! The old paper factory is in/on flames!
friends if I need help. 10 Lauren shouted at/for help and a man soon
5 I hope the situation doesn’t get out/above of appeared.
control.

Everyday English
14 Complete the gaps (1-5) with the sentences (A-E).

Sue: Hi, Luke. It’s good to see you. I heard you have a story about your A That sounds really
recent holiday. 1) ……………….. frightening!
Luke: Well, we were hiking in the Himalayas last week when suddenly,
B You were very lucky.
a huge block of snow fell off the mountain in front of us.
2) ……………….. C What happened?
Sue: Oh, no! 3) ……………….. I bet you were scared. D It was an avalanche!
Luke: 4) ………………… But nobody was injured, thankfully.
Sue: What a relief! 5) ……………….. I’m happy to see you’re safe. E Yes, I was terrified.
Luke: Thanks, Sue! Me, too!

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Pairwork Activities Student A
Work with Student B. Ask questions to find out about a job vacancy for a weather reporter. Then
answer Student B’s questions about a rescue worker training course.

Rescue Worker Training

Course

6-month course
Only £500!

Learn how to: treat injuries & build shelters

Where: at training centres across Europe

Send your applications to: disaster.relief@gmail.com

Weather reporter job vacancy

 who/employer?
 when/job/start?
 what/duties/include?
 where/job/take place?
 what/phone number/call/apply?

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Pairwork Activities Student B
Work with Student A. Answer Student A’s questions about a job vacancy for a weather reporter. Then
ask Student A questions to find out about a rescue worker training course.

Weather Reporter Job Vacancy

with BCC International

Start date: 14th July

Duties: reporting extreme weather events, travelling

to disaster areas
Where: locations around the world

To apply please phone 01792 435889

Rescue worker training course

 how long/course/last?
 what/price?
 what/learn ?
 where/course/take place?
 what/email address/send/application?

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Portfolio Activities
Name: ………………………………………………… Date: ………………………. Class: ...................

Find a story in a newspaper or on the Internet about a natural disaster (e.g. an earthquake or a
volcanic eruption). Write about it in your own words. Say what it was, when it happened, where it
happened, how long it lasted, what the result of the event was. You can include any other interesting
information.

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Draw or stick a picture related to the natural disaster.

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Game
Play in teams. The teacher gives each team a story starter and a list of ten verbs, adjectives and
adverbs. Each student uses one of the verbs (in the past simple or past continuous tense), adjectives
or adverbs to continue the story by creating a new sentence. Students have a minute each to form
their sentence and cannot use a word from the list that has already been used. Students continue to
make sentences until all of the words are used. Each grammatically correct sentence is worth one
point. If a student makes a mistake or cannot continue, one point is deducted and the student loses
a turn. The team with the most points wins.

Sample story starters:

I was walking to school … It was a cold winter night …

I was lying on the beach and enjoying the sun… Jenny was home watching TV …

Sample verbs, adjectives & adverbs:

hear surprised luckily

trip scared suddenly
ring shocked loudly
call bored happily
scream excited carefully
rain unable thankfully
cry tired slowly
look happy fortunately
realise confused quickly
decide nice badly

► Teacher: I was walking to school …

Team A S1: and I was very happy because it was my birthday that day.
Team A S2: As I was walking, I heard someone crying loudly.

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