some/any/no/every and compounds 11 Complete a dialogue with the compounds of: some/any/no/every.
Aaron: 1) ………………… from WWF gave a talk at my school yesterday. Did you know that animals like the
panda are at risk of extinction?
Betty: That’s terrible! Why?
Aaron: They have 2) ………………… to live and 3) ………………… to eat because their habitat is being
destroyed.
Betty: Isn’t there 4) ………………… in their country who can protect them?
Aaron: There are some government programmes in China, but charities also help a lot. In fact, we can even do
5) ………………… here in the UK to help.
Betty: Really? Can I do 6) ………………… to help these beautiful animals?
Aaron: Yes, of course! If 7) ………………… donates a little money to charities like the WWF, they can use it to
save pandas and their habitats.
Betty: Great! Let’s do some fundraising at school!
Singular/plural nouns
12 Underline the correct item.
1 The information you gave me is/are wrong.
2 The money for the groceries are/is on the table.
3 Your new trousers is/are really nice!
4 Politics are/is my favourite class at college.
5 The police are/is working hard to reduce crime
in the city.
6 People are/is very friendly in my town.
13 Complete a fact file. Fill in "the" where necessary or leave blank.
Lions are 1) ………………..……… second largest big cat species in the world.
Unlike languages, 2) ………………..……… mathematics is the same in every country.
3) ………………..……… Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on the planet.
Hundreds of years ago, people actually believed 4) ………………..……… Earth was flat!
Crows remember 5) ………………..……… faces of humans who threaten their habitat.
6) ………………..……… Russia is the largest country in the world.
7) ………………..……… (N)nose of each cat is unique, just like a human finger-print.
Sentence transformations
14 Complete the second sentence using the word in bold so that it means the same as the
first. Use two to five words.
1 Ned is under sixteen so he isn’t able to
volunteer. (CAN)
Ned
he is under sixteen.
2 It’s not necessary for you to work late today.
(NEED)
You
today.
3 It is forbidden to cheat during your exams. (MUST)
You
your exams.
4 There is nothing to eat in the fridge. (NOT)
There
in the fridge.
5 Perhaps she’s at work. (MAY)
She
at work
Prepositions
15 Underline the correct item.
1 The animal charity depends "on/at/in" donations
from kind people.
2 There has been an increase "in/on/at" the
number of people who are looking for a job.
3 The local people protested "for/against/of" the
opening of a factory in their area.
4 Predators like lions feed "with/on/up" the cattle
of the Maasai tribe.
5 Because of the rubbish in the area, lots of
people suffered "with/ against/from" diseases.
6 Wild animals near the town have been affected
by/with/from changes to their environment.
7 The number of lions living "in/on/at" the wild is
very low because of hunting.
8 By supporting conservation groups, we can
save endangered species "by/of/from"
extinction.
Everyday English
16 Complete the conversation by filling in the gaps with the correct response.
Joaquin: Hi, Lisa! What are you doing this weekend?
Lisa: Hi, Joaquin! I’m going to the clean-up at the park. When I went
last week, 1) ………………… of rubbish left everywhere. We
ought to help. Do you want to come with me?
Joaquin: Definitely! I agree, 2) ………………… about that area. It’s awful.
Do you think there’ll be a lot of people at the clean-up?
Lisa: Ten if we are lucky. Actually, 3) ………………… . Maybe if we put
a poster up on the school notice board, it would encourage
people to come.
Joaquin: To be honest, 4) ………………… . Nobody looks at the notice
board. Let’s ask our teacher to make an announcement in class,
instead.
Lisa: That’s a 5) ……..……………! See you later!
A it would help if we had
more volunteers
B something needs to be
done
C I was appalled at the
amount
D good idea
E I’m not sure that would
work
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