Choose any four items and make sentences.

You are going to read a magazine article about earthquakes. Six paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A - G the one which fits each gap (1-5). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).

E, 1-B, 2-G, 3- C, 4- A, 5- D.

Vocabulary Practice

1 Look at the words in bold on page 45 and try to explain them. Measuring- измеряемый; community – сообщество; resident – житель; was shaken – был потрясен; tremors – тремор, дрожь; quake – землетрясение, толчок; severely – серьезно; debris- осколки,обломки; was estimated – оценивалась; crack – трещина,щель; is situated – расположенный; authorities – власти; structural – структурный; rash- необдуманный, поспешный; effects – эффекты; trauma- травма; likely – скорее всего, вероятно; experience- опыт; nailing down- сколачивание; collar-bone- ключица; ribs- ребра; lungs- легкие; trapped- зажатый, в ловушке; reaction- реакция, отклик; powerful- могучий, мощный; in bursts- в порывах, рывках; remain- остаток; session- сессия.

 

2 Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below:

Impact restricted recalled

Howling estimated survivors of

Rocked strengthened cling

Intense

1 The intense heat from the blazing house made it

difficult for the fire-fighters to advance, (extreme)

2 The buildings closest to the bomb rocked violently

when it exploded, (shook)

3 Because John was wearing protective clothing, his
injuries were restricted to his arms and legs, (limited)

4 You could hear dogs howling just before the

earthquake started, (crying)

5 The exact number of dead people is unknown, but
the figure is estimated to be 400. (roughly guessed)

6 The earthquake experts insist that all buildings should
be strengthened.... with steel rods, (made stronger)

7 The survivors of the plane crash were rushed

to the hospital by helicopter, (people who didn’t

die in)

8 When the earthquake struck, Susan ran to cling

to her mother for comfort, (hold on tightly)

9 “The full impact of the nuclear explosion is

not yet known,” said the reporter, (effect)

10 The police asked Claire if she recalled............. ever

having seen the man before, (remembered)

3.Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below. Use the words only once.

 

	steel shelter to blow	front
	seismic massive crust	to stay
	to take to make wake-up	plane
	massive.... earthquake	7to blow...........	...... frames
	To make. sth seriously	8 a plane...........	........ crash
	crust..... matters worse	9 to take............	.... sth open
	the Earth's seismic..........	10 the front.........	......... door
	to take shelter under sth	11 to stay...........	......... calm
	A wake-up............... call	12 steel...............	...... activity

 

 

Read the sentences and try to explain the idioms in bold.

1.I had no idea David and Sarah were separating - the news came like a bolt from the blue. ( как гром среди ясного неба)

2 First I lost my credit card, then Tom crashed my car, then I was fired - it never rains but it pours. ( беда не приходит одна)

3 Driving a car with bad brakes is like playing with fire. ( игра с огнем) You're bound to have an accident.

4 All that fuss about the lost file was just a storm in a teacup ( буря в стакане воды)— it didn't really matter at all.

5 I'm afraid Paul's credit card debt is just the tip of the iceberg ( верхушка айзберга) - I suspect he's in serious financial trouble.

Find the odd word out.

1notice, observe, watch, think

2terrified, scared, thrilled, horrified

3big. enormous, huge, tiny

4effect, consequence, cause, result

Fill in the correct parlicle(s).

1 The doctor advised her to cut down ( back) sugar and

fat. (reduce consumption of)

2 The secretary cut off to tell them that someone was

asking for Mr Jones on the phone, (interrupted sb while speaking)

3 Their house was cut awayfrom the rest of the

world by heavy snow, (isolated)

4 They had their electricity cut off because they

failed to pay the bill, (disconnected)

5 The editor cut out several paragraphs to make

the text shorter, (removed)

 

Fill in the correct preposition, then

choose any four items and make sentences.

1) to be restricted to an area: 2) to lead to sth; 3) to result from

sth: 4) to deal with sb.sth: 5) to cling to sb; 6) to be

terrified of sth: 7) to get rid of sth

 

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