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GRAMMAR

Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

Example: I can’t concentrate if people________ loudly in the office.
A are chatting  B chatting C will chat
1 Call me as the event ________ and I’ll come and pick you up.
A is finishing B will have finished C will finish
2 Take a waterproof jacket in case you ________ it.
A will need B ’re needing C need
3 I ________ to Argentina for work soon. Do you want me to bring you anything back?
A ’ll be gone B ’ll have gone C ’ll be going
4 We’re late for the meeting – I hope they ________ already.
A won’t have started B won’t be starting C won’t start
5 In June next year, we ________ for 20 years.
A will be marrying B will have been married C will be married
6 If you ________ a typhoon, you can’t imagine how powerful they are.
A ’ve never experienced B will never experience C don’t experience
7 Don’t come before 3.00 because we ________ our report.
A ’ll have prepared B ’ll prepare C ’ll be preparing
8 I’ll come to the talk if I ________ any work to do over the weekend.
A wouldn’t have B don’t have C won’t have
9 By the time you read this email, ________ on the beach in Mallorca!
A I’ll be lying B I’m going to lie C I’ll lie
10 Take some water as you’re ________ thirsty if it’s hot.
A probably to get B likely to get C likely get
11 Hopefully, shops ________ giving out plastic bags by the end of the month.
A will be finish B will have finished C have been finished
12 If runners ________ at the half-way point by two o’clock, they will have to quit the
race.
A ’re not arriving B won’t arrive C haven’t arrived
13 Take a jacket with you ________ it gets cold later.
A in case B until C unless
14 If you like hill running, you ________ Scotland.
A ’re loving B love C ’ll love
15 The weather ________ much more unpredictable in the future.
A will be probably B will likely be C will probably be
16 Do you think we ________ the trek by 4.00?
A ’ll have finished B ’ve been finishing C ’ll finish
17 If you ________ blue and yellow, you get green.
A will mix B mix C are mixing
18 We’ll give you a call ________ we hear any news.
A until B after C as soon as
19 Fotis won’t start the barbecue until the sun ________ down.
A has gone B will go C will have gone
20 I hope world leaders ________ something to prevent climate change by the end of the
year.
A will do B will have done C will be doing
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VOCABULARY

a Tick () the correct word, A, B, or C.

Example: an unusually hot period of weather
A smog B drought C heatwave 
1 a soft and gentle wind
A shower B breeze C drizzle
2 a bit cold
A chilly B mild C damp
3 the opposite of freezing
A drizzling B boiling C pouring
4 small pieces of ice that fall like rain
A blizzard B drought C hail
5 loud noise during a storm
A thunder B lightning C hurricane
6 a season of heavy rain
A humid B monsoon C flood
7 a period of good weather without much change
A settled B clear C changeable

b Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

Example: I always take my own shopping ________ when I go to town.
A packaging B bags  C waste
8 It’s important to try to ________ all your paper and plastic waste.
A recycle B run out C return
9 Governments will need to ________ a lot of money to slow climate change.
A install B invest C recycle
10 The country’s water supplies are starting to run ________ because of the drought.
A down B off C out
11 I try to buy products that are made with environmentally-________ materials.
A produced B friendly C aware
12 I think most homes will have their own wind ________ in the future.
A panels B engines C turbines

c Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

Example: Laraine doesn’t like eating in a hurry. She likes to take her ________.
A care B easy C time 
13 I’m going to take ________ wingsuit flying. It looks so exciting!
A up B on C to
14 The talk will take ________ on Thursday night in the library.
A part B time C place
15 I’m not always cautious. I sometimes take ________.
A care B decisions C risks

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16 Sam takes no ________ of fashion. He dresses how he wants and doesn’t care what
others think!
A risks B notice C pity
17 I don’t take ________ either of my parents – we’re completely different characters!
A after B to C from
18 We’re taking ________ of the sunny weather and going to the beach.
A care B notice C advantage
19 You must take all your flights into ________ when you work out your carbon footprint.
A notice B mind C account
20 Lily’s really taken ________ horse riding – she’s a natural!
A up B to C on

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PRONUNCIATION

a Which word has a different sound? Tick () A, B, or C.

Example: A absolutely B cool C flood 
1 A paragliding B advantage C glad
2 A humid B thunder C rubbish
3 A bought B fought C drought
4 A heat B weather C bungee jumping
5 A closed B below C showers

b Which is the correctly stressed syllable? Tick () A, B, or C.

Example: A temperature  B temperature C temperature
6 A reusable B reusable C reusable
7 A unbelievably B unbelievably C unbelievably
8 A environment B environment C environment
9 A disappeared B disappeared C disappeared
10 A hurricane B hurricane C hurricane
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