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1. Read the article. Then copy words from the text to show the sentences below are false.

Last night, I watched a nature documentary on TV. It was

about Iceland. It showed the beautiful animals on the island
and the amazing whales and sharks in the ocean near it. The
photography was fantastic and I felt like I was in a fantasy
world. Well, it seems I was.
Chris Palmer produced nature documentaries for over
25 years, including the films Dolphins, Whales and Bears. During his career, he swam
in the ocean with sharks, came close to crocodiles and more. Then he wrote a book
about nature films and told the world their biggest secret: many events in these films
aren’t real.
For example, when you hear a bear in a river, the sound is often water in a sink. It’s
possible the bear is also an animal actor, and the filmmakers brought it to the river.
Palmer’s famous film, Whales, follows two whales travelling from Hawaii to Alaska.
But the trip never happened, and the whales in Alaska and the whales in Hawaii are
different whales.
The BBC also did things like this in their nature documentaries. In 2011,
they announced that a film of a polar bear and her babies was from a zoo
in the Netherlands and not from the Arctic. Many people were angry
about this, but it isn’t unusual. Nature filmmakers haven’t got much
time or money, and these methods help them. According to them,
they don’t hurt the animals and their films make people love
nature. Hopefully, this is true.

1. The writer saw a film in the cinema.

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2. Chris Palmer had a short career in film.
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3. His book was about the positive effects of nature films.
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4. BBC makes all its nature films in nature.
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5. Filmmakers spend years making a film.
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2. Complete the sentences.
1. Palmer made films about the following animals: ...............................................
2. Palmer went swimming with .............................................................................
3. The sound of water in a film sometimes comes from water in ..........................
4. The whales in his film didn’t really travel from ..................................................
5. People were angry because the BBC didn’t film the bears in ...........................
3. Match the words with their descriptions.
1. a black and white animal ..... a. elephant
2. another word for get ..... b. sheep
3. a dangerous reptile ..... c. spider
4. It has got water on all sides. ..... d. zebra
5. Sharks and dolphins live here. ..... e. end
6. a type of amphibian ..... f. island
7. the largest mammal on land ..... g. crocodile
8. the opposite of start ..... h. receive
9. It has got eight legs. ..... i. ocean
10. It’s a farm animal. ..... j. frog

4 Complete the text with the words below.

turtles ■ forests ■ birds ■ destroy ■ build ■ mammals
is changing ■ disappear
There are more bad storms in the USA now than there were in the past.
According to scientists, the climate 1. .............................................. and this is
causing more storms. Every year, big storms 2. ..............................................
many homes. Storms don’t only affect people. Bad storms can cause
beaches and sand dunes to 3. .............................................. , and can kill animals
in the ocean, like fish and 4. .............................................. . They can also destroy
trees in 5. .............................................. . This affects the habitats of 6.
.............................................. , and also 7. .............................................. like rabbits.
When the storm ends, both people and animals must 8.
.............................................. their homes again.

5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in

brackets. Use the Past Simple affirmative.

1. My sister .............................................. (call) me yesterday.

2.Jason .............................. (hear) a new song on the radio this morning.
3. Kate .............................................. (play) computer games after school.
4. Beth .............................................. (meet) some friends at the port.
5. George .............................................. (throw) the ball hard.
6. I .............................................. (have) eggs for breakfast
7. Taylor .............................................. (arrive) late to school.
8. The students .......................... (copy) the sentences into their notebooks.
9. We .............................................. (enjoy) the film last night.
10. I .............................................. (stop) eating meat two years ago.
6. Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Simple.
1.I / not / buy / bread / at the bakery / .
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2.you / see / a giraffe / at the zoo / ?
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3.Luke and Bella / have lunch / at the café / this morning / ?
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4.Jay / not / change / his name / .
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5.Max / not / find / his boots / yesterday / .
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6.when / you / travel / to Australia / ?
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7. Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct form of was / were or there was / there were.

1. Olivia: 1. .............................................. a big accident on

the way to school.
Jake: That’s terrible.
Olivia: Yes. The road 2. .............................................. very
icy and people 3. ....................................... careful!
Jake: 4. .............................................. everyone OK?
Olivia: Yes, the drivers 5. ............................... very lucky.
2. Martin: The new café on Main Street is very
popular.
Sally: Really?
Martin: Yes. When I 6. .............................. there last
week, 7. .................................................. any
tables available.
Sally: 8. ......................................... a lot of people waiting
to get in?
Martin: Yes. I should reserve a table next time.

8. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the Present
Continuous or Present Simple.
1. Dan always ................................................. (study) with friends.
2. I ................................................. (not go) to bed right now.
3. Lori never ................................................. (go) shopping with us.
4. Michelle ................................................. (not watch) horror films.
5. We ................................................. (ride) bikes today.
6. Bill ................................................. (do) sport at the park at the moment.
9. Choose the correct answers to complete the text.
Many people complain because their house is 1. not as big as / bigger than /
the biggest their neighbour’s house, but do we really need lots of space? Jeff
Smith is the creator of 2. smaller than / the smallest / as small as house in the
world. It is only 2.3 square meters! You can’t stand in the house – you can only
sit or lie down, but it’s 3. as comfortable as / more comfortable than / the
most comfortable it sounds. The house feels 4. the largest / not as large as /
larger than it looks from the outside – it has got a sink, a cooker and a hole for
a toilet.
Ryan Trahan is one of 5. more popular than / the most popular / as popular
as YouTubers. Right now, Trahan is making a video about spending 24 hours
in this house. Trahan is from sunny Texas. The house is in Boston, and it’s
very cold there. In the winter, the temperature in Boston is 6. the lowest /
lower than / as low as the temperature in Texas. Also, Trahan doesn’t like
small spaces. Being in this house for 24 hours is one of 7. the most
frightening / as frightening as / more frightening than experiences for him!
So, it’s 8. easier than / the easiest / not as easy as you think for Trahan to
spend a night there.