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Match with the correct type of holiday

Today we saw the Tower of London and visited the British Museum.

We climbed a mountain and went rafting. It was exciting!

I had a great time lying on the sand and swimming in the sea.

We sat on the deck and watched the sea. The food was great, too.

I took some amazing photographs of the wild animals

It was cold and I fell in the snow a lot. It was fun.

Match to form phrases.

strong

clear

heavy

violent

scorching

cool

weather

sunny

freezing

It’s important to ………………………… properly before you do any sport to avoid injury.

In order to ………………………… the tournament you have to ………………………… all the other teams.

Swimming is a great way to ………………..…… your whole body.

The team managed to ………………………… six goals in their last match.

In football, you ………………………… the ball with the side of your foot to ……………………… it to another player.

I’m quite good at baseball but I need to ………………………… my pitch.

If everyone recycled, it would ……… a huge difference to the environment.

Helen is going to run a race in order to ……… money for charity.

As a member of the WWF, you can ……… an animal for a monthly fee.

More and more endangered species are ……… because we are cutting down the rainforests.

If polar ice ………, many coastal cities will be covered with water.

We can ……… rubbish if we recycle our household waste.

This yogurt is low ... fat.

Try and eat cereals that are full ... fibre.

Karen pays attention ... the amount of sweets she eats.

Did you know that strawberries are high ... vitamin C?

Homemade soup is good ... you when you have a cold.

Remembrance Day is an event in Britain that ... soldiers who ... in World War I and other wars since then.

It happens every November across the country, and people ... wreaths to monuments as a sign of respect.

The Royal family visit the biggest Remembrance Day monument, called the Cenotaph. It ... soldiers who died in wars in other countries.

During the ceremony, crowds ... as the Queen lays a wreath while soldiers play slow music.

If I miss this bus, I ………………… (be) late for work.

If we ………………… (clean) the beach, it would look nicer.

When the sun sets, it ………………… (get) dark.

If I were you, I ………………… (donate) my old clothes to charity.

If the polar ice melts, low-lying lands ………………… (flood).

Unless we stop global warming, crops ………………… (fail).

If you heat water, it ………………… (boil).

If we don't turn off the lights, we ………………… (waste) energy.

If I were you, I ………………… (recycle) your old newspapers; it’s easy.

If everyone ………………… (use) public transport, there would be less pollution.

Jim …………………………………… (work) on a marine rescue boat this summer.

The students …………………………………… (collect) donations after school today.

I don’t use this computer anymore. I       ………………………………………………

………………………… (donate) it to the community centre.

…………………………………………………………………………..    (you/attend)

WWF meetings this afternoon?

Scientists believe many countries   ………………………………………………………

 (not/have) clean water in the future.

Be careful! You  ……………………………………………………………………..

  (trip) on the step.

Jim ……………………………………………………………………………...  (plant)

    a tree in the garden right now.

I think I      ………………………………………………………………………………….

(volunteer) at the Earth Day this Saturday.

         Read the text and match the headings to the paragraphs.

It’s no secret that our planet is suffering because of pollution. But did you know that there are nearly 270,000 tons of plastic floating in the world’s oceans? In one part of the ocean there is so much plastic that it has even got a name; the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. What is especially worrying is that this plastic doesn’t break down. It breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces, but it never disappears.

All this plastic is very dangerous for the creatures that make the sea their home. Sea birds and sea turtles eat things like plastic bags because they believe that they are food and die as a result. Also, the tiny pieces of plastic contain toxic chemicals and this affects the sea’s food chain. Small fish eat these tiny pieces releasing the chemicals into their bodies. These chemicals then pass up the food chain eventually reaching our dinner tables.

Luckily there are things we can do to address the problem. First of all, if we use less plastic, we will reduce the amount of plastic rubbish that we throw away. Furthermore, every person has to take responsibility for what they do throw away. If everyone recycled more of their plastic rubbish, then there would be less of it to pollute the land and sea. Finally, more people should support conservation groups who are working to clean up our polluted beaches. If everyone works together, then we can protect our oceans and marine life.

Read the text and for questions choose the best answer.

History books are full of tales of strange things happening with the weather, but none may be stranger than ‘animal rain’. Stories of raining frogs and fish might sound like something from a fairytale, but from as far back as the first century there are reports of it actually happening.

Scientists believe this unusual weather occurs when storms cause waterspouts* to form over areas of water such as the sea, lakes or even small ponds. The air current picks up the small marine life and carries it in the clouds. These big clouds can travel long distances before releasing the animals all at once in the ‘animal rain’.

There are reports of this happening all over the world but in the small Honduran town of Yoro it appears to be a regular occurrence. For the last 100 years every May to July, after massive rain storms the people go out into the fields with wooden baskets to collect the fish that fall from the skies. They even have an annual festival, which started in 1998, called Lluvia de Peces to celebrate this ‘Rain of Fish’.

* tornadoes over water

History books are full of tales of strange things happening with the weather, but none may be stranger than ‘animal rain’. Stories of raining frogs and fish might sound like something from a fairytale, but from as far back as the first century there are reports of it actually happening.

Scientists believe this unusual weather occurs when storms cause waterspouts* to form over areas of water such as the sea, lakes or even small ponds. The air current picks up the small marine life and carries it in the clouds. These big clouds can travel long distances before releasing the animals all at once in the ‘animal rain’.

There are reports of this happening all over the world but in the small Honduran town of Yoro it appears to be a regular occurrence. For the last 100 years every May to July, after massive rain storms the people go out into the fields with wooden baskets to collect the fish that fall from the skies. They even have an annual festival, which started in 1998, called Lluvia de Peces to celebrate this ‘Rain of Fish’.

* tornadoes over water

History books are full of tales of strange things happening with the weather, but none may be stranger than ‘animal rain’. Stories of raining frogs and fish might sound like something from a fairytale, but from as far back as the first century there are reports of it actually happening.

Scientists believe this unusual weather occurs when storms cause waterspouts* to form over areas of water such as the sea, lakes or even small ponds. The air current picks up the small marine life and carries it in the clouds. These big clouds can travel long distances before releasing the animals all at once in the ‘animal rain’.

There are reports of this happening all over the world but in the small Honduran town of Yoro it appears to be a regular occurrence. For the last 100 years every May to July, after massive rain storms the people go out into the fields with wooden baskets to collect the fish that fall from the skies. They even have an annual festival, which started in 1998, called Lluvia de Peces to celebrate this ‘Rain of Fish’.

* tornadoes over water

History books are full of tales of strange things happening with the weather, but none may be stranger than ‘animal rain’. Stories of raining frogs and fish might sound like something from a fairytale, but from as far back as the first century there are reports of it actually happening.

Scientists believe this unusual weather occurs when storms cause waterspouts* to form over areas of water such as the sea, lakes or even small ponds. The air current picks up the small marine life and carries it in the clouds. These big clouds can travel long distances before releasing the animals all at once in the ‘animal rain’.

There are reports of this happening all over the world but in the small Honduran town of Yoro it appears to be a regular occurrence. For the last 100 years every May to July, after massive rain storms the people go out into the fields with wooden baskets to collect the fish that fall from the skies. They even have an annual festival, which started in 1998, called Lluvia de Peces to celebrate this ‘Rain of Fish’.

* tornadoes over water