UNIT 2
VOCABULARY
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. There are two extra words.
burn | catch | watch | cut | put | take | risk
1 There is glass on the floor - ............................... your step.
2 Don’t leave the door unlocked. It will ............................... us all in danger.
3 The company is trying to ............................... costs by using less paper.
4 If the firefighters don’t come quickly, the house will ............................... down!
5 We must ............................... control of the situation before things get worse.
2 Complete the text with the words below.
burns | slipping | aware of | knock | safe side | tripping | catch fire | ensure
Be 1. .............................. dangers in your home!
Danger #1: Falls
Never leave objects on the floor, where people are in danger of 2. .............................. over them. To
3.
.............................. the safety of young children, put a gate at the top of the stairs. In the bathroom, put
a rug next to the shower to prevent 4. .............................. on the wet floor.
Danger #2: 5. ..............................
Never leave pots with hot liquids where children can reach them and 6. .............................. them over. Never
put kitchen towels on the cooker, where they can 7. .............................. . To be on the 8. .............................. ,
install a smoke alarm in your home.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below. Use one word twice.
distract | collide | massive | danger | safe
1 We were involved in a .............................. with another car.
2 People who use their phones while driving .............................. the lives of themselves and others.
3 I’m sorry, I didn’t hear you. I was .............................. by the TV.
4 For your own .............................. , do not feed the bears.
5 The tree is so .............................. - it’s as wide as a house!
6 Put your phone away. It’s a .............................. and you need to pay attention.
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GRAMMAR
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use a conditional or
time clause.
1 Dad .......................................... (cook) pasta as soon as he .......................................... (get) home.
2 They didn’t see him. If they .......................................... (know) he was there, they .......................................... (rescue)
him.
3 I .......................................... (drive) faster if it .......................................... (not be) so foggy, but I can’t
see a thing.
4 I .......................................... (take) the bus home if I .......................................... (not spend) all my money.
5 In winter, people often .......................................... (slip) if the pavements .......................................... (be) icy.
6 You must wear a seat belt. If the car .......................................... (crash), it .......................................... (protect) you.
2 Complete the sentences with a wish clause using the verbs below.
stop | not smoke | warn | not go | have | not live
1 Organic food is so expensive. I wish we .......................................... more money to buy it sometimes.
2 Sugar is very addictive. I wish I .......................................... eating sweets.
3 The air here is terribly polluted. If only we .......................................... near that factory.
4 Cigarette smoke is bad for the children. I wish you .......................................... near them.
5 I didn’t know that the hike would be so hard. I wish you .......................................... me before we set off.
6 A young man drowned last night. If only he .......................................... swimming alone.
3 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
If you think cricket 1. .......................................... (be) a safe sport, you 2. .......................................... (be)
wrong! The hard ball used in cricket can cause a fatal injury. Tragically, famous cricketer Raman Lamba
was killed when a ball hit his head. He 3. .......................................... (might / not die) if he
4.
.......................................... (wear) a helmet. If only he 5. .......................................... (not refuse) to put one
on! I wish that they 6. .......................................... (change) the rules and use softer balls, but experts say that
this won’t work. This is because a softer ball 7. .......................................... (accelerate) more slowly when a
player 8. .......................................... (hit) it. For cricket fans, speed is an important part of the action!
4 Complete the sentences. Do not change the meaning of the original sentence.
1 It stopped raining, so we went for a walk.
If it ............................................................................................................................................................. .
2 I’m not as athletic as I’d like to be.
I wish ........................................................................................................................................................ .
3 We can’t leave until I finish the cooking.
As soon as ............................................................................................................................................... .
4 I regret eating that extra slice of pizza.
If only ........................................................................................................................................................ .
5 Adding salt to food makes it taste better.
Food ......................................................................................................................................................... .
6 You have to pay him if you want him to do the work.
Unless you ............................................................................................................................................... .
