Gateway B2 Unit 8

While some parts of the world haven’t seen any rain for several months, causing prolonged (1) ……………………… in many countries, other places have been badly affected by the opposite problem – floods.

(write the correct form) A headstone marked ‘1665’, the year when the epidemic was at its height, ……………………… (find) nearby.

(paraphrase) Our teacher gave us an essay about pollution. (WERE ) - We ……………………… about pollution by our teacher.

(write the correct form) The discovery ……………………… (make) during excavation for the eastern entrance of the new railway in 1876.

(write the correct form) Construction workers on a major underground railway project in London have uncovered a burial site that ………… (expect) to provide important information about the plague or ‘Black Death’.

(choose the word) Volcanoes also attract millions of tourists and many people (4) wait for/depend on the jobs and income that tourism provides.

(choose the word) A rush of water away from the coastline may be a sign that the (3) wave/mud is coming, but many of these natural disasters occur without warning.

(complete with 1 word)  The rest is (4) ……………………… set aside for rebuilding projects.

(correct a mistake) The need for more money to develop sea defences would be discussed at the council meeting tomorrow.

(complete with 1 word) Too much rain has caused rivers across Europe to (2) ……………………… their banks, causing widespread (3) ……………………… in many areas.

(choose the word) When this happens under the sea, one side of the ocean suddenly drops resulting in a (2) tsunami/avalanche.

(choose the word) And (5) lava/tremor contains valuable minerals which can be mined once it cools down.

(paraphrase) People think that the climate will change a great deal over the next 20 years. (IS ) - It ……………………… will change a great deal over the next 20 years.

(complete with 1 word)  Some of the money from the concert (3) ……………………… be spent on tents and blankets to help with the immediate situation.

(paraphrase) The government has promised to help the survivors. (HAVE ) - The survivors……………………… the government.

Following the unexpected (1) …………(erupt) of the Pacific island volcano last Tuesday, more people living close by have been forced to move because of (2) ……………(land) that are threatening to cut off several local towns and villages.

Hundreds of (3) …………(survive) of the original disaster are still living in temporary shelters and it is expected to be some time before experts will be able to properly assess the (4) ………………(destroy) in the area.

(paraphrase) They believe that a cigarette started the fire. (BEEN) - The fire ……………………… started by a cigarette.

(correct a mistake) Rescue workers from the UK are being sent to help the people look for survivors. They should be arrived later this evening.

(complete with 1 word)  Organisers of last night’s charity concert in aid of hurricane victims announced today that they (1) ……………………… already raised over six million pounds.

Some parts of the world are particularly vulnerable to natural disasters. The so-called Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean is a string of volcanoes and an area of intense seismic activity where almost 90 percent of the world’s (1) earthquak

(paraphrase) People say that animals can predict a natural disaster. (ABLE) - Animals ……………………… to predict a natural disaster.

(paraphrase) They expect that the firefighters will arrive soon. (TO) - The firefighters ……………………… soon.

(paraphrase) They don’t know when the area will flood again. (KNOWN) - It ……………………… the area will flood again.

(paraphrase) My tutor often praises my work and I like that. (BY) - I like ……………………… for my work.

(correct a mistake) Many people have evacuated from their houses in the last few hours because of the flooding.

(complete with 1 word)  Speaking on television this morning a charity spokesman said that he had (5) ……………………… amazed at people’s generosity at a time of economic hardship.

(change the word in brackets) Meanwhile, flights are being diverted because of a cloud of (5) …………(volcano) ash that is making it difficult for pilots to navigate in the region.

(2) ……………………… is estimated that more than 300,000 people have been left homeless as a result of the disaster, which happened on Thursday night, and many more will struggle to rebuild their houses without assistance.

(paraphrase) The advice was not to sit in the sun for too long. (WERE ) - We ……………………… in the sun for too long.

(correct a mistake) The forest fire is spread very quickly at the moment.

(paraphrase) People need protection from flooding. (BE ) - People ……………………… from flooding

(write the correct form) The remains will  ……………………… (analyse) by experts at the Museum of London Archeology, who hope that their research will provide an opportunity to learn more about the disease.

(correct a mistake) The news of the earthquake is reported on the six o’clock news programme yesterday.

(write the correct form) Archeologists say that the individuals appear to ……………………… (bury) on the same day.