LEVEL 1

Vocabulary
1. Choose the correct answer.
1. When the erupted, lava came out of the crater.
A.earthquake B.volcano C.flood
2. The experts people about the tornado.
A. warned B. struck C.predicted
3. People couldnt get out of the the building.
A. homeless B. collapsed C.trapped
4. The rescue workers found no after the aeroplane crashed.
A. survivors B. tragedy C.landslides
5. A terrible fire in the forest.
A. put out B. broke out C.hit
6. The earthquake left many people and theyre still living in the streets.
A. missing B. trapped C.homeless
7. The police are for the missing boy but they havent found him yet.
A. searching B. hitting C.breaking out
8. They that it would be sunny, but its raining.
A. drowned B. warned C.predicted

2. Complete the text with the words below.

put out smoke injured flames burned safe

Something really frightening happened yesterday evening. We went to the cinema

and when we came home, we saw red 1. coming from the kitchen.
My father immediately called the fire brigade. They came very quickly and 2.
the fire. When the firefighters left, it was 3. to go
inside. We were lucky. Although the walls were black from the 4. ,
only two of the kitchen cupboards were 5. . Most important of all, no
one was 6. !

3. Match A to B.
A
B
1.The ash ..
a. included food and water.
2.The mud
b. those boys are throwing could hurt someone.
3.The flood
c. on the ground made my shoes dirty and wet.
4.The aid
d. in the air caused flights to be cancelled.
5.The rocks
e. lasted for hours and caused a landslide.

4. Choose the correct answers to complete the texts.

1. Fourteen-year-old Tamsin Grimes 1. drowned / burned / warned after falling into
the river. She fell from an old wooden 2. cave / channel / bridge. Weve known
that the structure was 3. safe / sensible / dangerous since the big storm in 2008,
but the local authorities 4.couldnt be bothered / were fed up / set dates to repair
it, said Len Conran, Grimes secondary school headmaster. They could have
prevented this 5. tragedy / flame / flood, he added angrily.
2. On the afternoon of 11th March, 2011, the ground began to shake in Japan, from the
northeast of the country to Tokyo, the countrys 6. capital city / coast / island, over
370 kilometres away. The 7. landslide / earthquake / volcano that day was the
biggest one ever to occur in Japan. It was closely followed by a tsunami, which
destroyed entire towns and killed thousands of people. But 16-year-old Jin Abe and
his 80-year-old grandmother were among the lucky ones. After
being 8. trapped / collapsed / homeless in their kitchen when the tsunami 9. broke
out / struck / put out, they were rescued yesterday. For nine days, they had
survived on milk, 10. yoghurt / calories / vitamins and fizzy drinks.

Grammar
1. Complete the sentences with the relative pronouns below.
who which when whose

1. The day we first met was rainy.

2. One of my friends is a boy mother is an expert on earthquakes.
3. The man helped me was nice.
4. Im going to plant the tree I bought yesterday.
2. Complete the sentences with some, any or no compounds.
1. Theres that I want to buy here. Lets go to another shop.
2. Is there special where you would like to go tonight?
3. Do you know who has read Extreme Danger?
4. Bill thought of that Gayle might like for her birthday.

3. Write sentences with the words below using non-defining relative clauses.
Make any necessary changes.
1.in April 2010 / Eyjafjallajkull erupted in Iceland / thousands of flights were
cancelled
2.Lady Gaga / songs are popular all over the world / gave a concert to raise money
for aid to Haiti
3.in the northeast of Japan / the earthquake and tsunami struck / thousands of
people died

4. Join the sentences with defining or non-defining relative clauses. Make any
change.
1. The book was written by a woman. She saw the volcano erupt.
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2. This is the shop. I bought my sunglasses here.
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3. The National Geographic programme was very interesting. It was about
dangerous insects.
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5. Choose the correct answers.
When theres a natural disaster 1. no one / something / anywhere in the world,
organisations bring food, water, shelter and medical aid. Often, the conditions created
by a disaster 2. makes / make / are making this a difficult task. For example, after the
2010 earthquake in Haiti, 3. which / who / when left over a million people homeless,
organisations couldnt deliver supplies because the disaster 4. had destroyed / was
destroying /destroyed most of the airport. Even after it 5. was starting / had
started / has startedfunctioning again, distributing the supplies was a challenge
because there were many collapsed roads. Thanks to technology, however, the job
was 6. easy / easier than / the easiest in the past. On the Internet, people posted
photos 7. where / that / who were taken after the earthquake. This helped aid workers
find the best routes for aid delivery. In the future, technology 8. is / will be / is going to
be even more helpful. In the next few years, people 9. will be creating / are going to
create / are creating even more high-tech tools for this purpose. Can you think
of 10. somewhere / nothing / anything that would help aid groups respond more
quickly ?

Vocabulary

1. Complete the sentences with an appropriate word.

1.Its to do that. Youll get hurt.
2. Lets leave our shoes outside, because theyre covered with .
3. I can smell . Is there a fire nearby?
4. Fifty people were in the bus accident. Fortunately, no one was killed.
5. You could see red and orange from the fire from far away.
6. After being trapped for days, several people were found alive in the
buildings.
7. Dont drive so fast. Its not .
8. After the erupted, there were dangerous gases and ash in the air.
9. We could feel the ground move during the .
10. After the fire was , investigators began to look for the cause.

2. Complete the words in the sentences below.

1.When someone sneezes, we say B y .
2. Do you think some people can really p what will happen in the
future?
3.Rome is the c c of Italy.
4.An enormous r fell onto the road during the landslide.
5. Do you know how many c there are in the food you eat every
day?
6. T clothes are usually more expensive than old-fashioned clothes.
7. Lets m p for the weekend. What do you want to do?
8.Many teenagers prefer wearing j to trousers.
9.This tea is too s . How much sugar did you put in it?
10. There are still places, usually in mountains, where people build homes in c
.

3. Complete the text with the words below

north coast floods landslides bridges fields homeless hit aid survivors
tragedy shelters modern fed up
In July 2010, parts of Pakistan were 1. with devastating 2.
. Water covered about 20% of the country, killing about 2,000 people,
destroying villages, roads and 3. and leaving many people 4.
. Farmers 5. were covered with water and all their
crops were lost. This was a terrible 6. for the people of Pakistan.
Although countries around the world sent 7. such as water, food, tents
and blankets, it took almost a month for supplies to reach 8. in some
areas.
In the following months, many people became ill from unsafe drinking water and a lack
of food and medical care. Even now, some people who lost their homes are still living in
temporary 9. such as tents and many people are losing hope. One
villager told a reporter, We are 10. with the situation. We feel like the world
has forgotten us.

4. Complete the sentences to show you understand the underlined words

1.A blouse is a womans .

2.If something is missing, you cant

3.We say Welcome back! when someone

.
4.We warn people when .

5.People can drown in the

.
6.Mexico is on the same continent as

7.We say Youre welcome when someone

.

8.We get protein from eating .

9.There is ash after a .

10.You shouldnt wear casual clothes at .

Grammar
1. Complete the sentences with some, any or no compounds and choose the
correct relative pronoun.
1. Is there when / that / who we can do to help you?
2. Theres over there who / which / whose is looking at you. Shes very
pretty.
3. Id like to know what you think. There is .
that / who / whose opinion is more important to me than yours.
4. Is there special when / which / where you would like to go
tonight?
5. Lets go to another shop. Theres .. that / who / where I want to buy
here.
2. Join the sentences using defining or non-defining relative clauses.
1. Bob is almost 16. His birthday is in January.
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2. I met a woman. She saw the volcano erupt.
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3. This is the shop. I bought my sunglasses here.
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4. Twister was a good film. It was about tornadoes.
... .......................................................................................
5. On 11th March the earthquake struck in Japan. My parents were in Tokyo at the
time.
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3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets

1.At this time next year, I (study) music at the Juilliard School.
2. Tina ever (met) Mike before last night? Do you think
she (see) him again?
3.George (swim) since 2004. He is (fast) swimmer in the team.

4. Complete the text with one word for each space.

When theres a natural disaster 1. in the world, organisations try to work
fast to bring aid. Often, the conditions created by a disaster 2. this an
extremely difficult task. After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, 3. left over a
million people homeless, international aid organisations couldnt deliver supplies for
several days because the disaster 4. destroyed most of the airport.
Even after it had started functioning again, distributing the supplies was a challenge
because there 5. many collapsed roads. Thanks to the Internet,
however, the job was easier 6. in the past. People posted satellite
photos of places 7. the earthquake had caused damage. This helped aid

workers find the best routes for aid delivery. In the future, technology8.
be even more helpful. In the next few years, people will 9. creating hightech tools for this purpose. Can you think of 10. that would help aid
groups respond more quickly to a disaster?
5. Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first. Use up to
three words.

1.No one thinks we will lose.There isnt thinks that we will lose.
2.Were planning to go home soon.We will going home soon.
3.The forest fire burned for five days. It was the worst fire since 1950.The forest
fire, burned for five days, was the worst one since 1950.
4.Last July, I went to Venice. It was my first visit there.I been to
Venice until July.
5.We made plans to meet at 3.00. Its 3.20 and you arent here.I
waiting for you for 20 minutes!

READING
Read the text:

5
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15

20

The Paricutn volcano is located about 322 kilometres west of Mexico City.
Paricutn is only around 70 years old, so its the youngest volcano in North
America.
For several weeks before Paricutn first erupted, there were warnings which people
noticed, but no one did anything. For example, there were no clouds in the sky, but
people heard something which sounded like thunder. Then, on 20th February,
1943, something unusual happened. A farmer who was working in a field smelled
something strange. Then, the ground in the field started to grow. It grew several
metres high, into the form of a cone. There was smoke coming out of the top of the
cone. The frightened farmer ran home to his family, who were happy to see that he
was safe.
Over the next few days, lava continued to come out of the cone, which was actually
a volcano. When the lava became cold, it turned into rock and the volcano began to
grow. After a week, it was 100 metres high. Paricutn erupted several times over
the years and grew higher and higher. The last time it erupted was in 1952, when it
grew to a height of 440 metres. Places as far away as Mexico City, where volcanic
ash fell, were affected by the eruptions.
The Paricutn volcano destroyed a local village, covering it in lava. The homeless
villagers left the region and built their homes in a place where it was less
dangerous. The smoke from the volcano, which contained a lot of ash, was also a
problem. Many people became ill because they inhaled a lot of the smoke and
thousands of animals died, too.
Scientists from all over the world came to Paricutn to observe the volcano. This
was a good opportunity for them to learn about how volcanoes are born and how
they grow.

1. Complete the sentences.

1. Paricutn is in .
2. The farmer became frightened when he saw
3. The rock of the volcano was formed from .
4. Many died as a result of the volcano.
5. Observing Paricutn has taught scientists
2. Find the numbers below in the text. What does each one refer to?
A .70:
B. 1943:
C. 100: .......

3. Answer the questions.

1. What are two unusual things that happened before the volcano erupted?
2. Why did the villagers build their homes in a new place?
3.
3. Describe
what happened to people as a result of the smoke.
Find words in the text to match the definitions below.
1. a shape with a round base and a pointed top (lines 3-9)
2. not in danger (lines 3-9)
3. breathed in (lines 16-19)
4. watch carefully (lines 20-21)