4
Complete the sentences using the words in
bold. Use two to five words.
1
It would have been better if they hadn’t built the
power plant here.
only
If . . . . . . . . . . built the power plant here.
Now I can ...
... in English
•
talk about endangered animals and
environmental issues
•
repeat and confirm
•
express concern
•
use the passive, conditionals/wishes, inversion
•
make a presentation on humpback whales
•
write a summary of a text
•
write reports
Points: ___
(
5X4 20
)
Progress Check 1
1
Fill in:
wiped out
,
exterminated
,
passed
,
protect
,
eliminate
,
sustain
,
destroyed
,
depicts
,
captured
,
ban
.
1
We should . . . . . . . . . animal habitats, not destroy them.
2
It is said that dinosaurs were . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . when an
asteroid hit the Earth 65 million years ago.
3
The international agreement to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
whaling has been in force since 1986.
4
Our group is pushing for a law to be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
which would stop people trespassing in the area.
5
If something isn’t done soon, the rainforest will be
completely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
As trees are cut down, habitats that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
local wildlife are destroyed.
7
After they had . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the lion, they sent it
to a conservation park.
8
Millions of rats were . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in order to try
and prevent an epidemic.
9
The film . . . . . . . . the life story of an environmentalist.
10
One aim of doctors is to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . diseases
such as malaria.
Points: ___
(
10X2 20
)
Points: ___
(
10X1 10
)
2
Fill in with:
destructive
,
coin
,
natural
,
keep in
,
soil
,
ozone
,
radical
,
acid
,
eye
,
ruin
.
3
Rewrite the sentences using the passive.
1
The factory dumped large amounts of toxic waste
into the lake.
2
The local government is proposing a law to stop
fishing at night.
3
The poachers shot twelve gorillas last month.
4
Greenpeace is holding a rally in the local stadium.
5
People say that the Earth is heating up fast.
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1
. . . . . . . . . . . . forces
2
. . . . . . . . . . . . rain
3
. . . . . . . . . . . . friendly
4
. . . . . . . . . . . . habitats
5
. . . . . . . . . . . . fertility
6
. . . . . . . of the storm
7
. . . . . . . . . . . . changes
8
. . . . . . . one’s career
9
. . . . . . . . . . . captivity
10
. . . . . . . . . . . the term
5
Rewrite the sentences.
1
As soon as it got hot and windy, a forest fire broke
out. No sooner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
I have never heard of anything crueller than
killing animals for sport. Never . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
He was only able to enter the conservation area
after he had shown the proper papers.
Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
If they had known how much damage the tourists
would cause, they wouldn’t have let them come.
Had . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
The number of species disappearing will never
decrease unless people stop polluting.
Not until . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
Complete the missing prepositions.
1
It should be illegal to experiment
. . . . . . .
animals.
2
We should insist
. . . . . . .
governments punishing
businesses that cause pollution.
3
The group stands
. . . . . . .
the rights of animals.
4
Shelley didn’t know what RSPCA stands
. . . . . . .
.
5
Poachers shouldn’t be let
. . . . . . . .
with a fine
when they are caught the first time.
Points: ___
(
5X3 15
)
My score: ___
(
100
)
Points: ___
(
5X4 20
)
2
We didn’t go on that holiday because it wasn’t
environmentally friendly.
been
If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . environmentally
friendly, we would have gone.
3
She didn’t join the organisation and now she can’t
go to the meeting.
wished
She . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the organisation,
then she could go to the meeting.
4
Firefighters evacuated the area.
was
The area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . firefighters.
5
They ought to have banned salmon fishing on the
lake by now.
been
Salmon fishing on the lake . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by now.
Points: ___
(
5X3 15
)
