Prime Time 3 module 3 TEST

English TEST (module 3) Variant 1

1. Fill in: heavy, freezing, research, extreme, boiling, survival, extinct, cosy.

 1 The university offers the chance to spend 6 months at a ……………………… station in Antarctica in order to study the penguins that live there.

 2 The weather in Jordan was ……………………… hot – on the last day of our holiday the temperature reached 51°C!

 3 The woolly mammoth is a(n) …………………… species – the last ones died about 4,000 years ago.

 4 The Sahara desert experiences ……………………… temperatures, from below 0°C at night to over 50°C in the daytime.

 5 It was ……………… cold in Alaska! I had never seen so much snow before!

 6 Students must take a ……………………… course before they go out alone, which includes advice on dealing with sub-zero temperatures and polar bear attacks.

 7 We couldn’t see the sun because the ……………… clouds hid it from view.

 8 Going to Antarctica was an amazing experience, but I can’t wait to get home to my ……………………… house and switch on the central heating!

2. Choose the correct word.

 1 If the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica ever heat up/melt completely, sea levels will rise by about 60 m.

 2 When we burn fossil fuels, the gas they produce traps/surrounds the Earth like a thick blanket.

 3 In Rome, temperatures hardly ever drop/rise below zero in the winter.

 4 We can cycle or walk to school if we want to help reduce/vanish the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

 5 It took Emily some time to adjust/adapt to life in another country.

 6 We need to save the Siberian tiger. It is one of the most extinct/endangered species.

 7 In the Antarctic the sun doesn’t raise/rise at all in the winter.

 8 These days, we never know what to expect with the weather. It’s so incredible/ unpredictable.

3. Underline the correct item.

 1 Flights to Antarctica leave/will leave at 9:00 each morning.

 2 Jason will try/is going to try river bugging one day.

 3 I am having/will have a party on Saturday. Do you want to come?

 4 Stand still! You are going to slip/will slip on that icy track!

 5 I promise I am going to be/’ll be back before lunch.

 6 At the research station, they serve/will serve breakfast at 8am and lunch at 1pm.

 7 I believe global warming is going to cause/will cause sea levels to rise.

 8 This mountain bike is really cheap. I am going to buy/’ll buy it!

4. Brandon is in bed with the flu and he is thinking about his present situation. Use the appropriate tense to fill in the sentences.

 1 I wish I ………………………………… (be) at the park with my friends.

 2 I wish I ………………………………… (put on) my jacket yesterday.

 3 If only I ……………………………………… (not/have) a high temperature.

 4 If only I …………………………… (not/walk) in the rain without my anorak.

 5 I wish my throat ……………………………………………… (not/be) sore.

 6 I wish it ……………………………………… (not/be) raining yesterday.

 7 I wish I ……………………………………… (not/have to) take any medicine.

 8 If only I ……………………………………………… (be) more careful.

English TEST (module 3) Variant 2

1. Fill in: protective, smoking, elastic, world, hot, icy, webbed, inflatable, ironing, metal.

 1 Christina won the wok racing …………………… championship because she was faster than all the other competitors.

 2 Ian wants me to go volcano surfing with him, but there’s no chance I would ever go near a(n) …………………… volcano – it’s too dangerous!

 3 The ground was frozen and Leah slipped and fell on the ……………… track.

 4 You have to sit in a(n) …………………… armchair to go river bugging, but you won’t be able to relax!

 5 James wears boots with …………………… spikes on them when he goes ice climbing, because they help him to climb the walls of ice.

 6 If you go volcano surfing, you will need to wear …………………… clothing to stop the hot ash from harming you.

 7 Let me give you a ……… tip – sitting on your surf board makes you go faster.

 8 You should wear …………………… gloves on your hands when you’re river bugging because they help you to control where you’re going.

 9 Bungee jumpers tie a(n) …………………… rope around their feet, so that they bounce up and down after they jump.

 10 Taking a(n) …………………… board down to the bottom of the ocean sounds bizarre, but many people enjoy extreme ironing.

2. Fill in the correct word derived from the word in brackets.

 1 There were over fifty ………….. in the wok racing competition. (COMPETE)

 2 Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines is an ……………………….. volcano. It last erupted in 1991, but it could erupt again. (ACT)

 3 There are many ……………………….. deer in the park. They aren’t dangerous and usually run away when they hear people coming. (HARM)

 4 ……………………….. cities, such as New York and Shanghai, could be flooded if sea levels rise. (COAST)

 5 The …………….. hurricane caused a lot of damage in the area. (POWER)

 6 We shouldn’t ignore ……………………….. warming because it is going to affect everybody on Earth. (GLOBE)

 7 The National Park has many ……….. paths that lead up into the hills. (ROCK)

 8 New Zealand is famous for the ……………………….. beauty of its mountains, forests and plains. (NATURE)

3. Complete the sentences with the corresponding Conditional type

 1 If  the temperature drops any further, the lake ................. freeze.

 2 If  I ................. you, I would wear a helmet when you go mountain biking.

 3 If  you had listened to me, this ................. happened.

 4 If  you finish your homework before 7.00, we ................. out for dinner.

 5 What would your parents say if you ................. bungee jumping without asking them first?

 6 Rebecca gets frightened when she ................. thunder.

 7 If you ................. up earlier, you would have seen a beautiful sunrise.

 8 Unless you listen to the teacher, you ................. the homework.

 9 If  Paul were here, he ................. the first person in line to visit the caves. He loves geology.

 10 The accident wouldn’t have happened if the rain ................. so heavy.

4. Write an email asking for more information (120-150 words). Include: • opening comments & reason for writing • your questions (when it is, the cost, the number of people in each group, the type of accommodation) • your closing comments