Лексико - Грамматический Практикум Rainbow 10 класс

Choose the appropriate words to complete the sentences:

1. My own bed felt so (comfortable/ convenient) ____________________ after all those nights I had spent in a sleeping bag on our camping trip.

2. A dishwasher is very (comfortable/ convenient) ____________________if you have many dishes to wash.

3. I have to (attend/ visit) ______________ a club meeting this afternoon.

4. We (attended/ visited)___________________ my grandparents on Sunday.

5. The train passengers watched the passing (landscape/ view)___________ .

6. They drove through the fields admiring the (scenery/view)________________ of the distant mountains.

7. We have a lovely (scenery/ view)_________________ of the lake from our window.

8. The house was near the railway station. We decided that it would be a rather (comfortable/ convenient) _____________________ place to live.

9. The train is really very (comfortable/convenient) _______________ , it is a through train.

10. Sit down and make yourself (comfortable/convenient) _____________________. I’ll be back in a minute. Use the derivatives of the words to complete the sentences:

1. Living in the city sometimes can be regarded as a __________________________. ADVANTAGE

2. Mr. Lewes is a very attentive _____________________ of nature. OBSERVE

3. Bob’s behavior is quite _________________________. PREDICT

4. ____________________ s study weather, climate and other aspects of atmosphere. METEOROLOGY

5. At the __________________ of his______________ Man was very __________on Nature. BEGIN, DEVELOP, DEPEND

6. _______________________ floods are becoming quite usual in this area. DISASTER

7. From time to time in __________________ parts of the world volcanoes begin to erupt. DIFFER

8. Floods, droughts and hurricanes are only some of _______________ disasters. NATURE

9. Water ________________ can lead to absolute ____________of water birds’ habitats. POLLUTE, DESTROY

10. What are the most dangerous _________________ problems that ________________ living and humans?

ENVIRONMENT THREAT

1. Radioactive waste is kept in special___________________________. CONTAIN

2. What is the _____________________ of Moscow now? POPULATE

3. We can’t get rid of hurricanes and other threats, but now we are not as ____________ as we used to be. HELP

Monkeys of Gibraltar

The (fame)___________ monkeys are undoubtedly one of the most renowned aspects of Gibraltar. They have no tail and belong to the species, which in the wild, can only be found in Morocco, Algeria and Gibraltar. Their origin on the Rock is (know)_________________ , and there are no written (refer)_______________ s of their presence until the 18^th century. Legends tell that they emigrated from Morocco through a tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar. More (science)__________________ theories say that they (probable)_____________ came with the first Arab (invade)__________________s or that they were brought towards the (begin)_______________ of the (Britain)_______________ rule to provide (entertain)________________ to this remote (bore)____________ post of the empire. Another legend says that on the day when they (appear)______________ Gibraltar will cease to be British. At present, there are more than three hundred of them. Their birth and death are registered and they all have names. They are under control and (responsible)________________ of the (govern)________________ of Gibraltar, since the (begin)________ of the 20^th century and the army takes care of their food and (peace)______________ coexistence.

Use: draught, earthquake, floods, heavy showers, hurricanes, small rainfall, tsunami, volcano, tornado

1. During these months (tropical storms that can cause huge waves with wind and rain) ________________ are quite typical of the western Atlantic coast.

2. The (sudden shaking movement of the ground)________________ proved that the prediction was right.

3. Usual for North America in spring and autumn (very strong winds that go quickly round in a circle or funnel)_______________ tend to appear in Europe.

4. The crops failed because of the (long periods of dry weather with no rain)________________ .

5. This area has a very (low amount of rain or snow)_______________in summer.

6. (Great flows of water over lands which are normally dry)____________ can do much damage.

7. (storms with very strong winds and heavy rain)______________ can be dangerous for the population.

8. (huge, powerful ocean waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions)_______________ can destroy buildings and kill people.

9. I am looking for the appropriate word to describe a (mountain that forces hot gas, rocks, ash and lava into the air)_____________________

10. I don’t like these (short hard rains)__________________.