UNIT 36 – NATURE AND THE UNIVERSE - DESTINATION B1 – Thuy Nguyen

A. TOPIC VACABULARY
Amazing (a) Lightening (n) Recycle (v)
Climate (n) Litter (v,n) Reptile (n)
Countryside (n) Local (a) Rescue (v, n)
Environment (n) Locate (v) Satellite (n)
Extinct (a) Mammal (n) Shower (n)
Forecast (v,n) Mild (a) Solar system (n phr)
Freezing (a) Name (v,n) Species (n)
Global (a) Origin (n) Thunder (n)
Heatwave (n) Planet (n) Wild (a)
Insect (n) Preserve (n) Wildlife (n)
B. PHRASAL VERBS
Blow up Explore
Build up Increase
Clear up Tidy
Go out Stop burning
Keep out Prevent from entering
Put down Stop holding
Put out Make st stop burning
Put up Put st on a wall
C. PREPOSITION PHRASES
At most
At the top/ bottom (of)
In the beginning
In the distance
In total
On top (of)
D. WORD FORMATION
Center Central Fog Foggy
Circle Circular Garden Gardener, gardening
Danger Dangerous Invade Invasion, invader
Deep Deeply, depth Nature Natural, naturally
destroy Destruction, Pollute Pollution. polluted
destructive
E. WORD PATTERNS
ADJ Afraid of
Aware of
Enthusiastic about
Serious about
Short of
V Escape from
Prevent sb from
Save at from
Think about
Worry about
 N Damage to
An increase in

PRACTICE
A. Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box.
Climate forest heatwave lighting shower thunder
1. Have you heard that the weather………………….is for tomorrow?
2. Britain is experiencing a …………………….at the moment. It’s unusually hot and it hasn’t
rained for several weeks.
3. It’s not going to rain much, but there might be the occasional………………..
4. During the thunderstorm, the ………..was so loud I hid under the bid!
5. …………………hit a tree in the garden during the thunderstorm and a branch came off.
6. I wish I lived in a country with a warmer………………
Insect mammal reptile species wildlife
7. I don’t see a lot of…………………because I live in a big city.
8. It’s very unusual to see this ………..of bird round here at this time of year.
9. If it’s got six legs. It’s probably a/ an…………………
10. Humans and monkeys are different types of……………………….
11. Snakes and lizards are different kind of…………………….
B. Write one word in each gap. The first letter is given to help you.
1. If we all r……………….. out paper, fewer trees would be cut down.
2. The castle is perfectly p…………….., so it’s just like it was four hundred years ago.
3. In only we could go to the c………………to get some fresh air.
4. Many plants and animals are in danger of becoming e…………… If they do, we’ll never see
them again.
5. Zoo give us the opportunity to see w…………..animal up close.
6. The weather is quite m…………here, even in the winter. It rarely snows.
7. The l…………….. weather forecast is usually much more accurate than the national one.
8. I wish you wouldn’t drop your l……………. on the ground. Put it in the bin!
9. Scientists have n……………… the new planets “Sedna”.
10. Looking down at the Earth from space must be an a…………………experience.
11. It’s f……………….in here! Let’s put the heating on.
12. The wildlife park is l…………………….15 km outside the town.
13. If you get lost in the desert, there will be no one around to r………………….. you!
14. Climate change is a g……………………problem. Every country in the world is affected
C. Each of the word in bold is in the wrong sentence. Write the correct word.
1. The sun is at the center of the solar origin.
2. The Earth is the satellite that we live on.
3. The moon goes round the Earth so it’s a/ an planet.
4. The system on the moon is very different to the one on Earth. For example, there are no
plants on the moon.
5. Scientists aren’t sure of the environment of the moon, but they think that maybe it was once
part of the Earth.
D. Match to make sentences.
1. They’re going to blow A. up a sign to tell people not to drop any litter
2. Let’s clear B. down and then I’ll help you with the tent
3. I’m going to put C. up the old bridge with dynamite
4. There was a sign saying “ Keep D. up a lot round here over recent years
5. How long did it take to put E. Out” on the gate
6. I’ll just put this box F. up this rubbish and put it in the bin
7. The traffic has built G. out unless we put some more wood on
8. The fire will go H. out the forest fire?
E. Complete using the word given. Write between two and four words.
1. A beautiful golden eagle was sitting …………………….the tree. Top
2. I could just see the top of the mountain ……………………. Distance
3. It will take an hour …………………to pick up this rubbish. Most
4. …………………….., there are over eighty different types of animal in the zoo. Total
5. ………………….., I didn’t think I’d enjoy camping in the snow, but it was actually great
fun! beginning
6. There are lots of strange fish ………………….. the sea. Bottom
F. One of the words in each sentence is in the wrong form. Write the correct word.
1. This path looks a bit danger to me.
2. This submarine only goes to a deep of 500 meters.
3. Scientists worry about the destroying of the Amazonian rainforests.
4. Garden must be a very interesting hobby.
5. Air pollute is a serious problem, especially in cities.
6. What’s it like living in center London?
7. We should let animals live in their nature environment rather than keep them in zoos.
8. It’s so fog that I can’t see where I’m going.
9. What would you do if there was an invade of the Earth by aliens?
10. The island is almost completely circle.
G. Write one word in each gap.
Earth Watch
Are you worried (1) ……………..out planet?
We at Earth Watch care about the damage that’s being done (2)…………………our
environment. We’re aware (3)………………….the problems that this damage will cause in the
future, and we believe that we’re extremely short (4) ………………..time. if we don’t act
soon, it will be too late!
There’s been an increase (5) ………………..all kinds of pollution on the past hundred
years. This pollution is destroying the ozone layer, and creating global warming. We’ve got to
prevent people (6) ……………..polluting the planet further. It’s not going to be easy to save
the Earth (7) ………………destruction, but we have to try.
If you’re afraid (8) …………..what might happened if we don’t all change our ways, if
you’re serious (9)……………..helping to save the world, if you’re enthusiastic (10)…………
fighting for the only planet we’ve got, then we want to hear from you!
Think (11) ……………it! You can’t escape (12) ………………….the facts. The Earth is
in danger and it’s going to take every single one of us to help save it. Join us today!

KEY
A. Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box.
Climate forecast heatwave lighting shower thunder
1. Have you heard that the weather forecast is for tomorrow?
2. Britain is experiencing a heatwave at the moment. It’s unusually hot and it hasn’t rained for
several weeks.
3. It’s not going to rain much, but there might be the occasional shower
4. During the thunderstorm, the thunder was so loud I hid under the bid!
5. Lighting hit a tree in the garden during the thunderstorm and a branch came off.
6. I wish I lived in a country with a warmer climate.
Insect mammal reptile species wildlife
7. I don’t see a lot of wildlife because I live in a big city.
8. It’s very unusual to see this species of bird round here at this time of year.
9. If it’s got six legs. It’s probably a/ an insect
10. Humans and monkeys are different types of mammal
11. Snakes and lizards are different kind of reptile
B. Write one word in each gap. The first letter is given to help you.
1. If we all recycle out paper, fewer trees would be cut down.
2. The castle is perfectly preserved, so it’s just like it was four hundred years ago.
3. In only we could go to the countryside to get some fresh air.
4. Many plants and animals are in danger of becoming extinct. If they do, we’ll never see them
again.
5. Zoo give us the opportunity to see wild animal up close.
6. The weather is quite mild here, even in the winter. It rarely snows.
7. The local weather forecast is usually much more accurate than the national one.
8. I wish you wouldn’t drop your litter on the ground. Put it in the bin!
9. Scientists have named the new planets “Sedna”.
10. Looking down at the Earth from space must be an amazing experience.
11. It’s freezing in here! Let’s put the heating on.
12. The wildlife park is located15 km outside the town.
13. If you get lost in the desert, there will be no one around to rescue you!
14. Climate change is a global problem. Every country in the world is affected
C. Each of the word in bold is in the wrong sentence. Write the correct word.
1. The sun is at the center of the solar origin. → system
2. The Earth is the satellite that we live on. → planet
3. The moon goes round the Earth so it’s a/ an planet. → satellite
4. The system on the moon is very different to the one on Earth. For example, there are no
plants on the moon. → environment
5. Scientists aren’t sure of the environment of the moon, but they think that maybe it was once
part of the Earth. → origin
D. Match to make sentences.
1. They’re going to blow A. up a sign to tell people not to drop any litter
2. Let’s clear B. down and then I’ll help you with the tent
3. I’m going to put C. up the old bridge with dynamite
4. There was a sign saying “ Keep D. up a lot round here over recent years
5. How long did it take to put E. Out” on the gate
6. I’ll just put this box F. up this rubbish and put it in the bin
7. The traffic has built G. out unless we put some more wood on
8. The fire will go H. out the forest fire?
Key : 1 – C; 2 - F; 3 – A; 4 – E; 5 – H; 6 – B; 7 – D; 8- G
E. Complete using the word given. Write between two and four words.
1. A beautiful golden eagle was sitting ON TOP OF the tree. Top
2. I could just see the top of the mountain IN THE DISTANCE. Distance
3. It will take an hour AT MOST to pick up this rubbish. Most
4. IN TOTAL, there are over eighty different types of animal in the zoo. Total
5. IN THE BIGINNING , I didn’t think I’d enjoy camping in the snow, but it was actually
great fun! beginning
6. There are lots of strange fish AT THE BOTTOM OF the sea. Bottom
F. One of the words in each sentence is in the wrong form. Write the correct word.
1. This path looks a bit danger to me.→ DANGEROUS
2. This submarine only goes to a deep of 500 meters. → DEPTH
3. Scientists worry about the destroying of the Amazonian rainforests. → DESTRUCTION
4. Garden must be a very interesting hobby.→ GARDENING
5. Air pollute is a serious problem, especially in cities.→ POLLUTION
6. What’s it like living in center London?→ CENTRAL
7. We should let animals live in their nature environment rather than keep them in zoos. →
NATURAL
8. It’s so fog that I can’t see where I’m going. → FOGGY
9. What would you do if there was an invade of the Earth by aliens? → INVASION
10. The island is almost completely circle. → CIRCULAR
G. Write one word in each gap.
Earth Watch
Are you worried (1) about out planet?
We at Earth Watch care about the damage that’s being done (2) to our environment. We’re
aware (3) of the problems that this damage will cause in the future, and we believe that we’re
extremely short (4) of time. if we don’t act soon, it will be too late!
There’s been an increase (5) in all kinds of pollution on the past hundred years. This
pollution is destroying the ozone layer, and creating global warming. We’ve got to prevent
people (6) from polluting the planet further. It’s not going to be easy to save the Earth (7)
from destruction, but we have to try.
If you’re afraid (8) of what might happened if we don’t all change our ways, if you’re
serious (9) about helping to save the world, if you’re enthusiastic (10) about fighting for the
only planet we’ve got, then we want to hear from you!
 Think (11) about it! You can’t escape (12) from the facts. The Earth is in danger and it’s
going to take every single one of us to help save it. Join us today!