Listening

1 Listen to someone talking about a conference. Complete the sentences with the correct words. Use no more
than three words.

1 The conference is taking place in a __________________.

2 Professor Trent’s presentation will focus on some major natural __________________.
3 Professor Woodward will talk about climate change affecting the __________________ of the world.
4 The discussion with experts will take place on __________________.
5 The discussion with experts will be the __________________ event of the conference.

Reading
2 Read the texts. Complete the conversation with one to three words. Write your answers in Polish.

Text 1

Some facts about hurricanes and typhoons:

• Although they are similar in that both are types of cyclones, there’s a difference between a hurricane and a typhoon.
The former is usually found in the Atlantic Ocean while
the latter occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

• The hurricane season in the Atlantic starts on June 1 and finishes on November 30.

• A hurricane warning is issued 24 hours before a hurricane is expected to strike.

• 2005 was a record year for hurricanes in the Atlantic – there were 15 of them during the season.

Text 2

Years ago, back in August 1992, we were visiting our friend, Debbie, in Florida when we heard on the radio that a tropical
storm was going to hit the East Coast. Because Debbie’s town was not in the direct path of the hurricane, she did not want
to leave her home. Although my wife and I were really frightened, we still didn’t want to leave Debbie on her own, so we
secured the house and went shopping for food, water and medicine.

Soon the electricity was cut off as a result of the strong winds damaging the power lines. With the wind came some heavy
rain, but then, suddenly, the sky cleared and the wind dropped. Debbie explained that it was because we were right in the
centre of the hurricane, which meant that there was still some extreme weather ahead of us. She was right. It was another
six hours before it was safe to go outside.

Text 3

Be prepared! Here are the steps you need to take before

a hurricane strikes:

1 Have an emergency pack made up and ready. The essential items are candles, matches, torches and a first-aid kit.

2 Store important documents in waterproof containers.

3 Be aware of your evacuation route and have a plan for evacuating your pets.
4 Charge your emergency radio and download an app which will keep you informed in the event of an emergency.

A: Olga, szukałam w Internecie informacji do naszego projektu

o huraganach. Znalazłam wiele ciekawostek, które mogą nam się przydać.

B: Świetnie, napisz mi coś więcej!

A: Dowiedziałam się na przykład, że huragan to nie to samo, co tajfun. Różnią się miejscem występowania. Huragany
pojawiają się głównie 1 _____________________ .
Sezon huraganów trwa tam naprawdę długo – aż
2
_

B: Nie wiedziałam o tym! Znalazłaś coś jeszcze?

A: Jasne! Dotarłam do ogłoszeń ostrzegających przed huraganami, w których można znaleźć porady, jak się przygotować
na nadejście żywiołu. Trzeba zgromadzić potrzebne rzeczy, takie jak: świeczki, zapałki, latarki
i 3 _____________________ . Warto też znać drogi ewakuacyjne i zorganizować ratunek dla
4
_____________________ .

B: Na pewno wykorzystamy te informacje.

A: To nie wszystko! Czytałam też artykuł, w którym dziennikarz wspomina swój pobyt na Florydzie w czasie huraganu.
Wyobraź sobie, że moment, kiedy nastaje cisza, jest najbardziej niebezpieczny – oznacza to, że znalazłaś się
w 5 _____________________ i najgorsze jest nadal przed Tobą.

B: Znalazłaś wiele ciekawych szczegółów! Dzięki!

Language functions
3 Translate the Polish parts of sentences into English.
1 I must say that __________________ (całkowicie nie zgadzam się) with your opinion.
2 __________________ (Dodałbym również) that lots of young people do really care about the environment.
3 __________________ (Gdybym mogła wybrać), I’d like to see the harbour rather than the museum.
4 I’m afraid that the trip to the botanic garden __________________ (nie zainteresowałaby mnie) much.
5 This idea __________________ (wydaje mi się najbardziej interesująca).

Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with the missing words. Some letters have been given.
1 Outside our city, there’s a large _ _ k _ where we often go swimming in the summer. There’s a small _ _ l _ _ d
in the middle which is a bird sanctuary.
2 The Tatra Mountains are the highest mountain _ _ n _ e in Poland. I don’t like climbing but I love going for walks
in the beautiful _ _ ll _ _ s near the town of Zakopane.
3 The weather was really bad for driving. It was so _ _ g _ _ that we could hardly see anything in front of us. What
was worse, there was _ r _ _ t and ice on the ground which made the roads really dangerous.

5 Choose the correct words.

 1 There were only 200 people in the village who affected / survived the disaster.
2 The firefighters rescued / survived a 10-year-old girl who was inside the burning house.
3 The dust after the volcano eruption badly affected / caused air traffic in many parts of Europe.
4 A group of climbers left / went missing during the storm in the mountains.

6 Read the definitions and write the correct words.

1 when the ground shakes and many buildings fall down: ____________
2 when a large area of the countryside burns: ____________
3 a place where a river goes over a high cliff and then down a mountain: ____________

Grammar
7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the zero or first conditional.
1 If he __________________ (not work) tomorrow, we __________________ (go) on a cycling trip.
2 The river near our village is often a problem. The water __________________ (destroy) some of the fields if it
__________________ (rain) a lot.
3 We __________________ (not wait) for you if you __________________ (not be) on time at the station!

8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the second conditional.
1 What __________________ (you / do) if a pack of wolves __________________ (attack) you in a deep forest?
2 I __________________ (not go) out in such bad weather if I __________________ (be) you.
3 He __________________ (feel) better if he __________________ (not work) so hard all the time.

English in use
9 Choose the correct answer a, b or c that means the same as the underlined phrase or sentence.
1 The region we live in was destroyed by an avalanche.
a strong winds
b a large amount of snow
c low temperatures
2 The tsunami was caused by an underground tremor.
a affected
b changed
c started
3 If the weather was better, we would go sailing.
a We aren’t going sailing because the weather is bad.
b We don’t go sailing even if the weather is good.
c We went sailing when the weather was good.
4 I’d go hiking with Jane if she had the time.
a I go hiking with Jane when she has the time.
b I won’t go hiking with Jane because she doesn’t have the time.
 c I didn’t go hiking with Jane because I didn’t have the time.
5 As far as I’m concerned, everybody should recycle plastic.
a I think that
b I don’t agree that
c What’s more

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