 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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