revision Unit-4.Future tense

Vocabulary


1 Circle the words which are “positive” for the environment. Underline the words which are

“negative” for the environment.

pollutants • recycle • smoke • toxic waste • environmentally-friendly • exhaust fumes

renewable energy • global warming • conservation

2 Are the pairs of words opposites (O) or synonyms (S)?

1. destroy – save

2. toxic waste – poisonous chemicals

3. damage – harm

4. rubbish – litter

5. overuse – underuse

3 Choose the correct answer.

1. Thousands of fish and water birds died as a result of the oil spill / landfill.

2. We should buy cars that use less petrol / smoke.

3. Many people are trying hard to put an end to environmentally-friendly / global warming.

4. Every family can try to reduce the amount of rubbish / smoke that they throw out.

5. We show that we care about / harm our environment by recycling.

6. Some farmers use chemicals / landfills to make fruit grow bigger.

7. By using recycled paper, we can help prevent deforestation / pollutants.

8. Pollution combined with toxic waste could lead to conservation / ecological disaster.

4 Match the words in A to the definitions in B.

A B

1. multinational a. replaces itself naturally

2. underestimate b. two things that are joined together

3. anti-smoking c. do or take something too much

4. renewable d. against the use of cigarettes

5. interconnected e. guess a number that is too low

6. overuse f. in many countries

5 Choose the correct prefix to match the definitions.

1. against violence: anti- / multi- violence

2. food that is not cooked enough: over / under cooked

3. doing many tasks at the same time: inter / multi- tasking

4. turn on again: re / anti- start

5. competition between different schools: inter / over school contest

6. works too hard: anti- / over worked



6 Match the sentences in A to the results in B.

A B

1. Factories dump their toxic waste in the sea. a. Land pollution increases.

2. Cars and lorries give off exhaust fumes. b. Deforestation increases.

3. People throw their rubbish on the ground. c. Water pollution increases.

4. People cut down too many trees. d. Conservation increases.

5. People use only the things they need. e. Recycling increases.

6. Instead of throwing things away, rubbish is reused. f. Air pollution increases.

7 Complete the sentences with the words below.

landfills • recycle • protect • exhaust fumes • toxic • destroy • increase

1. ……………… from cars are a major cause of air pollution.

2. Most countries bury their rubbish in ……………… .

3. If we continue to ……………… the environment, wild animals will have nowhere to live.

4. There has been an ……………… in the number of cars on the roads.

5. My father’s company is able to ……………… plastic bottles by making garden furniture from them.

6. Many countries bury their ……………… waste in unpopulated areas.

7. We need to ……………… endangered animals.



Grammar

1 Choose the correct answer.

1. An old man just got on the bus. I will give / am going to give him my seat.

2. We will have / are going to have a big history test next week.

3. I am hungry. I think I will eat / am going to eat something.

4. He is beginning / will begin skating lessons tomorrow.

5. They will buy / are going to buy a new sofa soon.

6. My friends are preparing / will prepare a meal for their parents tomorrow night.

2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Simple or be going to.

1. Ron is fast. He ……………………… (win) the race.

2. That soup smells delicious. I think
I ……………………… (have) some.

3. Have you cleaned your room yet?

No, not yet. I ……………………… (clean) it tomorrow.

4. What are your plans for the weekend?
I ……………………… (have) some friends over.

5. Lisa tells her sister a secret and says, “Promise you ……………………… (not tell) Mum.”

6. Where ……………… you ……………………… (put) that picture? I think you should hang it on that wall.

7. Can you come to my house tonight? We ……………………… (watch) a great film.

8. Let’s go to the party. It ……………………… (be) fun.

3 Write sentences with the words below.

1. 7.00 / going / leave / morning / they / to / tomorrow / are / at / .



2. will / the / take place / where / meeting / ?



3. party / invite / Bill / Sara / to / won’t / her / .



4. recycling / going / build / when / are / centre / the / they / to / ?



4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Simple, the Present Continuous

or be going to. There may be more than one possible answer.

1. Are you thirsty? Don’t worry, I ……………………………… (bring) you a glass of water.

2. He is training because he ……………………………… (take part) in the next Winter Olympics.

3. My parents ……………………………… (fly) to Greece tomorrow morning.

4. What ……………… you ……………………… (wear) for the party next week?

5. It ……………… probably ……………………… (rain) in London next week.

5 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Continuous.

1. At this time tomorrow, I ……………………………… (sit) on the plane to New York.

2. The technician ……………………………… (come) to check the telephone system tomorrow morning.

3. ……………… the film ……………………… (start) in a few minutes?

4. Maria Tanner ……………………………… (not perform) the leading role in today’s show.



6 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Perfect Simple.

1. By this time next year, I ……………………………… (lose) 15 kilos.

2. Give them more time. They ……………………………… (not finish) the assignment by Tuesday.

3. Next January, my parents ……………………………… (be) married for 30 years.

4. ……………… scientists ……………………… (find) a cure for cancer by the year 2050?

7 Choose the correct answer.

1. How will I recognise him? He will be wearing / will have worn a green shirt.

2. Let’s hope that we will be stopping / will have stopped global warming by the year 2025.

3. The film starts at 8.00 and finishes at 10.00, so at 9.00 we will be watching / will have watched it.

4. The President is ill so he won’t be attending / won’t have attended the meeting this evening.

5. If he wins the Oscar this year, he will be winning / will have won three awards.