Unit 10 revision

Write a form of the word in bold in each gap to complete the text.

SURVIVING IN A DESERT

A lot of people think (0) …exploration… of a desert is easy. In fact, the     explore 

opposite is true. You need a large amount of (1) …….…… , which                equip

needs to be chosen (2) …….…… . Obviously, a good supply of water     wise

is needed, as it’s so hot during the day. At night, though, it’s a different

matter. Temperatures drop and people have been known to (3) …….……     frozen

to death when they’ve fallen asleep on the sand with nothing to keep them 

warm. It can also be quite (4) …….…… at night, with lots of strange     scare

sounds and noises. (5) …….…… is also helped by having a compass     survive

and food to eat. There is nothing worse than being (6) …….…… ,                  lose

scared and also very (7) …….…… .                  hunger

You don’t need to be (8) …….…… these days to risk exploring a     hero

desert, thanks to mobile phones. If you (9) …….…… yourself,                  injury  

it is much easier than it ever used to be to get help and give (10) …….…       direct   

so that someone can come and rescue you.

Grammar 

Choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

1 ‘I’m sorry. I’m disturbing you, …….. ?’

‘Yes, you are, but it doesn’t matter.

A haven’t I

B shall I

C aren’t I

D will I

2 If you …….. a compass with you, you would have known where to go.

A took

B were taking

C had taken

D take

3 If he’d been sleeping in a tent, he …….. cold.

A wouldn’t be getting

B wouldn’t get

C wouldn’t have been getting

D wouldn’t have got

4 Everyone knows how to use a compass, …….. ?

A aren’t they

B don’t they

C do they

D won’t they

5 If John …….. on the expedition earlier, he would have got lost with the rest of the group.

A had gone

B had been going

C have been gone

D gone

6 ‘Do you wish you hadn’t gone now?’

‘Yes. I wouldn’t have gone if I …….. how dangerous it was going to be.’

A was knowing

B had known

C knew

D known

7 If Ernest Shackleton hadn’t been so brave, he …….. have saved the lives of 

his men.

A oughtn’t 

B shouldn’t 

C wouldn’t 

D couldn’t

8 ‘We can’t find Steve and Jackie.’

‘Let’s go and search for them, …….. ?

A will we

B shouldn’t we

C would we

D shall we

9 Peter wouldn’t …….. an explorer if he hadn’t read so many adventure books.

A have been

B be being

C has been

D have being

10 Don’t go off in the jungle on your own, …….. ?

A will you

B do you

C didn’t you

D weren’t you

Vocabulary

Choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

1 When you’re on an expedition, everything depends on …….. to make it a success.

A skills

B teamwork

C experiences

D panic

2 It’s no fun being an explorer when everything …….. .

A carries on

B picks up

C lets down

D goes wrong

3 Could you …….. me a favour and carry this tent, please?

A do

B give

C lose

D help

4 David was …….. a lot of pain when he broke his ankle.

A on

B in

C at

D with

5 Mick wished he had had a …….. when he had to spend the night in the jungle.

A magnifying glass

B penknife

C torch

D first-aid kit

6 We …….. a lot of experience on this expedition.

A gained

B acquired

C earned

D won

7 The explorer …….. his compass to see if he was going in the right direction.

A picked

B hit

C read

D checked

8 Please make …….. we have everything we need before we leave.

A contact

B sure

C safe

D trust

9 Do we have enough …….. water for three days in the desert?

A survival

B wild

C fresh

D tent

10 All he had in his pocket was a …….. of matches.

A bar

B kit

C bag

D box