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GOOD
hot
4) ...............
warm
5) ...............
dry
foggy
cloudy
8) ...............
stormy
rainy
windy
cold
9) ...............
chilly
thunder
Vocabulary from the text
Fill in: minor, face, oxygen,
manned , power, relief, odds,
routine, carbon, highly-trained.
1 ................................. mission
2 against (all) the .....................
3 ............................... problems
4 to ....................... catastrophe
5 .................................. checks
6 .................................. tank
7 .................................. supply
8 .................................. dioxide
9 to everyone’s ........................
10 ............................ astronauts
1
Choose the correct word.
1 The film is based on a real/
true story.
2 Jim Lovell was in charge/
section of the mission.
3 They tried to deal with the
catastrophe they faced/hit.
4 He noticed a problem during
his safe/routine checks.
5 The oxygen tank exploded/
leaked because of a short
circuit.
6 There was no time to depend/
lose.
2
Replace the phrases in bold
with the phrases in the list.
• against all the odds
• has gone down in history
• go wrong
• much to everyone’s relief
1 No one thought they could
survive but, despite all the
problems, they managed to
land safely on Earth.
2 Everyone was pleased that
the plane took off without any
problems.
3 The Apollo 13 mission is
remembered by everyone.
4 No one expected that it would
be unsuccessful.
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Vocabulary 2b
b) What’s the weather like in your country in
the: winter? spring? summer? autumn? Tell the class.
In my country, it’s cold and snowy in winter.
SPEAKING
Choose the correct words. Check in the Word List at the
back of the book.
1 Take your umbrella – it’s pouring/dripping with rain!
2 Mrs Butler could hardly see where she was driving in the
deep/thick fog.
3 Look at the rays/bolts of light shining through the clouds!
4 It’s freezing cold/boiling hot today. Put on your coat.
5 Sam got soaking/freezing wet in a heavy/strong shower
on his way home.
6 Is it snowing strongly/heavily outside? You’ve got
snowflakes/snowdrops all over you!
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Close your eyes and listen to the music. What season
is it? What can you hear and see? What’s the weather
like? Open your eyes and tell your partner.
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Natural disasters Accidents
BAD
WEATHER
Accidents & Disasters
Complete the table in your notebooks. Use these words:
train crash, car crash, earthquake, factory fire , tornado,
volcanic eruption, oil spill, flood, drought , tsunami,
building collapse, drowning, plane crash, gas leak, food
poisoning, shipwreck.
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flood
hurricane
6) ...........................
7) ...........................
earthquake
DISASTERS
1) ...........................
2) ...........................
3) ...........................
CLOTHES/FOOTWEAR/
ACCESSORIES
Topic vocabulary
Natural phenomena
a) Complete the mindmap. Use these words:
• sandals • tsunami • sunny • frosty
• tornado • snowy • mild • gloves • cap
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Contextualised
vocabulary
exercises based
on the texts
Topic vocabulary exercises