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U4.XI - Review U3 & 4

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Review Unit 3: Getting from A to B

VOCABULARY

0

Find nine more words and phrases in the grid connected with transport and travel. You can find the remaining words horizontally.

6

Complete these sentences with the correct form of cause or make.

  1. I’ve just eaten some food which _______ me ill.
  2. The cold weather _______ many problems on the railways in recent weeks.
  3. Traffic jams _______ people to be late for work and as a result, they feel stressed.
  4. Recent increases in petrol prices _______ public transport more popular.
  5. The bad condition of this road _______ three accidents this year.
  6. According to the study, private transport _______ 60% more pollution than public transport.

GRAMMAR

8

Complete these sentences using the correct form of the adjective in brackets.

  1. Aeroplanes are one of the _______ (safe) forms of transport.
  2. Cars use less fuel because their engines are becoming _______ (efficient).
  3. I have never travelled _______ (far) than Delhi.
  4. Traffic pollution is probably the _______ (great) problem facing the modern world.
  5. The _______ (hot) month of the year in Khartoum is June.
  6. I think Saheh needs to see an optician because his driving is getting _______ (bad).
  7. Overall, the _______ (high) number of commuters travel to work by car.
  8. Atmospheric pollution was _______ (low) two years ago than it is now.
6
Complete the sentences below describing this chart. Use words from the box in the correct form.
  1. February is the _______ month, with an average temperature of 10 degrees.
  2. August is the _______ month, when the average daily temperature is 35 degrees.
  3. October is the _______ month, with 30 mm of rainfall per day.
  4. August is the _______ month, with less than 3 mm of rainfall per day.
  5. July is the _______ month, with 11 hours of sunshine per day.
  6. February is the _______ month, with fewer than five hours of sunshine per day.
Review Unit 4

VOCABULARY














6

Choose the correct option in italics in each sentence.

  1. The plant / device produces more than 500 cars a day.
  2. Factor / Output increased by 20% after they installed air conditioning.
  3. Scientists have designed / spread a new type of motor which runs on ethanol.
  4. Biologists have been attempting / experimenting with bacteria which will eat plastic.
  5. The cars are demonstrated / assembled at a factory outside Beijing.
  6. The object / layer of the puzzle is to make each side of the cube the same colour.


















8

Find and correct one spelling mistake in each of these sentences.

  1. New technologies allow people to communcate more easily. → _______
  2. The machine was installed sucessfully. → _______
  3. She works in an ofice with three other employees. → _______
  4. Teachers get annoyed when students don’t pay attenton. → _______
  5. Appart from university students, few people are affected by the new regulations. → _______
  6. If you improve your appearance, you will feel better and benefitt in other ways also. → _______
  7. The new building is certainly attractive and looks diferent from the others. → _______
  8. Studies show that physicall fitness improves mental fitness. → _______

GRAMMAR














6
Complete these sentences using because, so, for example or for instance. In some cases, more than one answer is possible.
  1. I couldn’t afford an expensive computer, _______ I bought a cheaper one.
  2. Several of the components, _______ microchips, are produced in Japan.
  3. At first, air conditioners were not installed in private homes _______ they were too large.
  4. The heat made employees uncomfortable, _______ employers decided to install air conditioning.
  5. Employees’ output increased _______ their working conditions improved.
  6. Domestic appliances have improved the way people live. _______ , washing machines save people several hours of hard work each week.











8

Complete these sentences with the present perfect of the verb in brackets.

  1. Scientists _______ (think) of a way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
  2. My tutor _______ (just write) a paper for a scientific journal.
  3. The cost of these machines _______ (rise) by 16% in the last three years.
  4. Our neighbours _______ (buy) a new car.
  5. They _______ (do) a number of experiments and now they think they _______ (find) a solution to the problem.
  6. We _______ (finish) the work, but they _______ (not pay) us yet.











5

Complete these sentences with for or since.

  1. The exhibition has been open _______ last week.
  2. He studied at Wuhan University _______ five years.
  3. The department has been open _______ 1993.
  4. Anwar visited Kuwait _______ a week.
  5. I haven’t spoken to her _______ we were children.