UNIT 5 More Practice

VOCABULARY

1 Match the sentences in A to the words they describe in B.

A
1 Malali came here from her country to be safe.
2 This neighbourhood is poor, overcrowded and unsafe.
3 Everyone had to remain at home at night.
4 The event was made possible because of financial help from the government.
5 Many people didn’t want to hire him because of the colour of his skin.
B
...... a curfew
...... b prejudice
...... c refugee
...... d slum
...... e funding

2 Complete the text with the words below.

gang | risky | tackle | approach | extend | patrols | gather
There has been a problem with crime in our area, so all the neighbours got together
to discuss it. The problem is a large 1. ............................. of teenagers, who
2.
............................. in the local park every evening and drink. They then damage cars
and even break into homes. We agreed that the best way to
3.
............................. the problem was to hire private security guards because the
police weren’t doing anything. The guards started to do 4. ............................. in cars
and on foot, and after only two weeks this
5.
............................. is working. At first, some teenagers reacted aggressively, but they
soon realised that this was a 6. ............................. way to behave, as the security
guards could arrest them. Now people in nearby areas want the guards to
7.
............................. the area they watch over.

3 Complete the sentences with the phrases below.

far off | from far and wide | by far | go too far | a far cry from | few and far
between
1 People came ..................................................... to join the protest.
2 I agree that animals have got rights, but some organisations ..................................................... .
3 It’s too bad that sports facilities for young people in this city
are ..................................................... .
4 The day when more people realise the dangers of climate change is
not ..................................................... .
 5 Unemployment is ..................................................... the biggest problem facing our region.
6 These small protests are ..................................................... the huge protests that used to take
place.
4 Complete the sentences with a suitable word. Pay attention to the words in
bold.
1 The results are accurate. No ............................. have been made.
2 We’ll run out of money if we continue to ............................. all the time.
3 In order to be healthy, you should try to cut down on ............................. .
4 People often go on strike because they want more ............................. .
5 I’m really looking forward to the ............................. .
6 There’s a lot of unemployment in this town, so many people don’t have ............................. .

5 Decide whether the words and phrases are positive (+) or negative (-).
1 juvenile delinquency ......
2 take action ......
3 corruption ......
4 homelessness ......
5 wealth ......
6 overcome ......
 UNIT 5 More Practice
GRAMMAR

1 Match A to B to form a conditional sentence or time clause.

A
1 If you had locked your door,
2 Fewer people would be ill
3 You’ll soon run out of money
4 If I study hard,
5 People become refugees
6 They would have got away with the crime
7 As long as there is prejudice,
B
...... a when they have to leave their country.
...... b if you continue to buy expensive clothes.
...... c the thieves wouldn’t have broken in.
...... d if they hadn’t left fingerprints everywhere.
...... e if there were more funding for health care.
...... f there will be discrimination.
...... g I do well in my exams.

2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the conditional or a
time clause
in brackets.

1 I know you’re very busy, but what ............................. you ............................. (do) if
you ............................. (have)
more free time? (second conditional)
2 I’m really hungry. When the lesson ............................. (finish), I ............................. (eat) lunch.
(time clause)
3 If you ............................. (need) help with your maths, I ............................. (explain) it to you.
(first conditional)
4 If you ............................. (see) the terrible living conditions they were living in last year,
you .............................
(be) shocked. (third conditional)
5 Plants ............................. (die) unless you ............................. (water) them. (zero conditional)
3 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use a
conditional or time clause.

Abby: What 1. ............................. your organisation ............................. (do) if you get

funding from the government?
Alex: If we get enough money, we 2. ......................................... (open) a centre for
the homeless.
We 3. ......................................... (set up) one last year if we’d had the money.
As soon as we set up a centre, there 4. ......................................... (be) fewer
people sleeping on the streets.

Abby: Why are there so many homeless people?

Alex: There are many reasons, but if the government 5. .........................................
(build) more housing, they’d have a place to live.
Abby: The people in this neighbourhood are lucky to have a leader like you. What
6.
............................. they ............................. (do) without you?

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.
not leave | happen | be | lose | explain | improve | become
1 If he studied, his marks ......................................... .
2 I would have understood if someone ......................................... it to me.
3 When people have a lot in common, they usually ......................................... friends.
4 I’ll be late if I ......................................... now.
5 Unless we take action, nothing ......................................... .
6 If I eat less, I ......................................... weight.
7 She’d make more friends if she ......................................... friendlier.

5 Complete the sentences using the words in brackets. Use a conditional or

time clause. Do
not change the meaning of the original sentence.
1 I lent him money because I trusted him. (have)
If ................................................................................................................................................... .
2 If you don’t know the password, you will be denied access. (unless)
You ............................................................................................................................................... .
3 Walking alone at night makes me nervous. (get)
If ................................................................................................................................................... .
4 I won’t call you until I finish the work. (will)
When ........................................................................................................................................... .
5 I won’t go to the performance because the tickets are expensive. (would)
If