A3.3 Unit 4 Progress Check WB p42 & 43

Boost English skills! Practice environmental vocabulary and master passive voice with this fun worksheet.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. Use capital letters. Don't use articles.Example: Something we can use instead of petrol. BIOFUELS A big area with lots of tall trees in a hot country. RAINFORESTIce does this when it gets warm. It MELTSBaby bears. CUBSWeather that is very hot or very cold. EXTREME (this word can be found in your SB, p44)Cutting down a lot of trees. DEFORESTATIONA very strong wind that can destroy buildings. HURRICANECars and factories cause a lot of this. POLLUTIONCO2 CARBON DIOXIDEO2 OXYGENWhen there is no rain for a long time. DROUGHTWhen there is too much rain for a long time. FLOODAnimals that have disappeared for ever. They are EXTINCT Complete the news items. Use the correct passive forms of the verbs in brackets. Last night there was a terrible storm in the south of England and most people stayed at home. But not Mr James and his two friends. They decided to go fishing. At 6.30 a call was received(receive) by the emergency services. A fishing boat was in trouble. It was Mr James. A helicopter was sent (send) immediately and the whole area was searched (search) with strong lights.Finally, the boat was found (find). The three men were rescued (rescue) and taken (take) to the local hospital. At the moment they are very tired, but doing very well. They have been interviewed (interview) by a news reporter and the interview will be shown (show) later this evening.Also in the news today is the story of the Dawlish Cat.A large, black cat has been seen (see) many times in the Dawlish area in the last few years. Yesterday it was caught (catch) by the police. The cat is very large indeed and is certainly not an ordinary pet cat. It looks like a small panther and no one knows why it was in this area. Tomorrow it will be taken (take) to a local zoo where it will be examined (examine) by experts.Was it brought (bring) into the country illegally as a pet? It's a possibility. Perhaps it was released (release) into the wild when it got too big. Exotic animals are often sold (often sell) to rich people with large houses and gardens. In some cases they are used (use) as guard dogs! Open your WB at page 43. Do exercise 3 and write your answers below.Example:1 are caused 2 is produced3 are thrown away4 is recycled5 are used6 will be needed Write down the answers from theI can...section in your WB on page 43. Be careful. You have to capitalize the first letter of one word. Exercise1: 1 warming, 2 fuels, 3 pollutionExercise 2: 1 are made, 2 was built, 3 will be givenExercise 3: 1 mind, 2 all right, 3 could, 4 Could