Odd words out:
A) tiny
B) gigantic
C) huge
D) little
E) enormous

Vocabulary

A Fill in the sentences with the correct word from below.

• polluted  • swept  • affect  • poverty  • save  • habitat  • hunting  • lay  • suffers  • raises

1 Don’t swim in the lake; it’s very ………polluted……….. .

2 It’s against the law to go ..........hunting............................ for animals without a licence.

3  Millions of people live in ……poverty………….. in Africa.

4 Doctors .........save............................ people’s lives every day.

5 This city …suffers…………….. from floods every year.

6 The charity …raises…………….. money to help poor families in Africa.

7 The observation team monitors animals in their natural …habitat……………..  

8 Sea turtles usually ......lay............................ their eggs at night.

9 Hurricanes ...........affect........................... millions of people every year.

10  The storm caused landslides which …swept…………….. houses out to sea.

B Choose the correct item.

1 Our class makes a donation to a local charity every year.

2  The volunteer team helped search for survivors after the earthquake.

3 Karin supports many issues, including fighting poverty.

4 The charity event takes place once a year.

5 He promised the locals to help clean the neighbourhood.

6 Paul had a steep fall and broke his leg.

Grammar

C Choose the correct item.

1 The tornado ....B.... some houses in town last week.

 A has destroyed  

 B destroyed

 C has been destroying

2 Peter has ...C..... published his third novel.

 A yet B for  C just

3 Have you ever ....B.... to Australia?

 A go B gone C been

4 Trevor has ...B..... climbed a mountain.

 A ever B never C yet

5 If their team ...A..... better, they would have won the game.

 A had played

 B will play

 C would play

6 They haven’t been abroad ..B...... years.

 A yet B for  C since

7 Martha ...A..... as a volunteer since 2010.

 A has been working

 B was working

 C worked

8 Molly ....C.... to Cameroon last year.

 A has travelled

 B was travelling

 C travelled

9 I wish I ....C.... enough money to go on holiday next month.

 A had  B had had  

 C have

10 Last weekend, we ...C..... around the campfire and sang songs.

 A sat

 B have sat

 C were sitting

11 Tony couldn’t walk because he ...A..... his ankle.

 A has twisted

 B had twisted

 C have twisted

12 Jack isn’t here. He ..B...... skateboarding.

 A has gone B has been going

 C has been

13 Laura ...C..... in Pakistan since 2008.

 A was living   B lived   C has lived

14 I wish it ..A...... so much yesterday.

 A didn’t rain

 B hadn’t rained

 C hasn’t rained

15 If I ...B..... the lottery, I would donate some money to charity.

 A had won  B won C win  

Reading

D Read the text and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

                                   тут типа текст должен быть

1 Scott left New York City because he wanted to change jobs. F  

2 Mercy Ships is a charity hospital in Liberia, Africa.  T  

3 Doctors and staff don’t get paid on Mercy Ships.  T  

4 Scott volunteered as a doctor on a floating hospital. F  

5 Unsafe water caused many of the illnesses of Mercy Ships’ patients. T  

6 “Charity: water’s” first project was in Uganda. T  

7 17 million people now receive clean water from Scott’s charity. F  

Everyday English

E Choose the correct response.

1 What are you doing?

2 Would you mind helping me?

3 What time?

4 Can I give you a hand?

5 Around six would be great.  A Of course not!

B At five o’clock.

C Actually, I’ve nearly finished.

D OK, see you tomorrow.

E I’m just collecting donations.

1 ……E………  2 ……C………  3 ……B………  4 …A…………  5 ……D………