Solutions Pre-Intermediate 3rd edition U-4

1. Complete the weather forecast with the words below. 

It was a lovely ¹___________ day today and the temperature was thirty-two ²___________ Celsius in many parts of the country. However, this evening there will be some wet weather with a few ³___________ in the east. Tomorrow there will be strong ⁴___________ of 70 kilometres per hour or more along the south coast, and there will be ⁵___________ in Devon and Cornwall, so be careful if you plan to go camping this weekend.

2. Complete the weather forecast with the words below. 

It was a lovely ¹___________ day today and the temperature was thirty-two ²___________ Celsius in many parts of the country. However, this evening there will be some wet weather with a few ³___________ in the east. Tomorrow there will be strong ⁴___________ of 70 kilometres per hour or more along the south coast, and there will be ⁵___________ in Devon and Cornwall, so be careful if you plan to go camping this weekend.

3. Complete the weather forecast with the words below. 

It was a lovely ¹___________ day today and the temperature was thirty-two ²___________ Celsius in many parts of the country. However, this evening there will be some wet weather with a few ³___________ in the east. Tomorrow there will be strong ⁴___________ of 70 kilometres per hour or more along the south coast, and there will be ⁵___________ in Devon and Cornwall, so be careful if you plan to go camping this weekend.

4. Complete the weather forecast with the words below. 

It was a lovely ¹___________ day today and the temperature was thirty-two ²___________ Celsius in many parts of the country. However, this evening there will be some wet weather with a few ³___________ in the east. Tomorrow there will be strong ⁴___________ of 70 kilometres per hour or more along the south coast, and there will be ⁵___________ in Devon and Cornwall, so be careful if you plan to go camping this weekend.

5. Complete the weather forecast with the words below. 

It was a lovely ¹___________ day today and the temperature was thirty-two ²___________ Celsius in many parts of the country. However, this evening there will be some wet weather with a few ³___________ in the east. Tomorrow there will be strong ⁴___________ of 70 kilometres per hour or more along the south coast, and there will be ⁵___________ in Devon and Cornwall, so be careful if you plan to go camping this weekend.

6. Complete the answers to the questions. 

‘Why isn’t this cake sweet?’ 

‘Because there isn’t _______________________ in it.’ 

7. Complete the answers to the questions.

‘Would you like to go for a walk this afternoon?’

‘Not really, it’s _______________________ outside.’ 

8. Complete the answers to the questions. 

‘Why is the garden so dry?’

‘Because there wasn’t _________________________ this summer.’ 

9. Complete the answers to the questions. 

‘Do you want to go to the cinema?’

‘I can’t because it’s _________________________ and I’ve got school tomorrow.

10. Complete the answers to the questions. 

‘Why don’t you wear that new coat I bought you?’

‘Because it’s not _________________________ .’ 

11. Read the definition of natural disasters and choose the correct word.

This happens when snow, ice and rocks fall quickly down the side of a mountain. 

12. Read the definition of natural disasters and choose the correct word.

This can happen in a place where it doesn’t rain for a long time. 

13. Read the definition of natural disasters and choose the correct word.

If there is too much rain in a short period of time, you might experience one of these.

14. Read the definition of natural disasters and choose the correct word.

When one of these happens, buildings shake and they sometimes fall down.

15. Read the definition of natural disasters and choose the correct word.

This happens in an area where there isn’t enough food for everyone to eat. 

16. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

Burning fossil fuels causes _____ .

17. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

Soon we will ______ all the coal in the world, and there won't be any left.

18. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

 Some types of bird are _______ .

19. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

 People mustn't ______ trees because it destroys the world's forests.

20. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

 I don't want to live in a big city because there’s too much ____ .

21. Choose the phrasal verb which can replace the underlined word.

I need to think of a good excuse for not handing in my homework.

22. Choose the phrasal verb which can replace the underlined word.

I'm trying to stop eating junk food.

23. Choose the phrasal verb which can replace the underlined word.

After running ten kilometres, she was too tired to continue.

24. Choose the phrasal verb which can replace the underlined word.

He left his job so he could take care of his sons.

25. Choose the phrasal verb which can replace the underlined word.

Please don't finish all the milk-I need some for my breakfast tomorrow.

26. Choose the phrasal verb which can replace the underlined word.

The number of people with smartphones is continuing to rise.

27. Choose the phrasal verb which can replace the underlined word.

We should delay the meeting because nobody can come that day.

28. Choose the phrasal verb which can replace the underlined word.

Don't stay up late! We need to leave early tomorrow.