Open World 1 Vocabulary exercises Unit 8
1 Knowledge
Name these items:
Open World 1 Vocabulary exercises Unit 8
Write down a synonym of these expressions:
sunny, cloudless wind
round warm
carry on, go on peaceful, still, quiet
shore, seaside, beach weightless
write down have to
mend, fix alike, like, comparable
frosty, freezing mist, smog
Write down the opposite of these words:
sunny relaxed
clockwise heavy
appear wind
dry, arid rectangular
2 Comprehension
Fill in the missing words:
Storms are brewing
1 Australia is in the southern _________________.
2 Check the health risks if you plan to travel to the ______________.
3 Check your tyre _________________ before a long car journey.
4 Dad, can you _________________ my bike, please?
5 Don’t _________________ the tea for too long, please.
6 He always feels _________________ before tests.
7 Her name is Amanda but people _________________ her Mandy.
8 _________________ only happen in tropical climates.
9 I have made my _________________ and I’m not going to change it.
10 I now _________________ the buffet open – help yourselves!
11 In bad __________________________ it’s best not to drive.
12 _________________ the temperature if you don’t see any change.
13 Is the answer a), b) or c)? _________________ the correct box.
14 Keep some candles at home in case of a ____________________.
15 Make a _________________ movement with your arms, then jump up.
16 Mountaineers must have an _________________________ of food.
17 Move _________________ the window if you need more light.
18 Please _________________ groups of four or five students.
19 Smoking can _________________ cancer.
20 The hurricane did a lot of _________________ to the town.
21 The sea is _________________ today.
22 The _________________ says the bus will be here in 6 minutes.
23 The weather forecast is saying that there is a _________________ over Scotland.
If you have difficulties in finding the words, use your workbook (ps. 105 to 126). But cover the sentences ;-)
Open World 1 Vocabulary exercises Unit 8
24 There is a _________________ between our garden and the next one.
25 There is a great _________________ of plants in their garden.
26 There’s a big _________________ of books on my desk.
27 This _________________ of the experiment is quite tricky.
28 Turn the key _________________ to unlock the door.
29 Walk _________________ that road over there and then turn right.
30 Water will _________________ if you make it cold enough.
31 We don’t have _________________ in Switzerland.
32 We went for a long walk along the _________________.
33 You _________________ take care when crossing the road.
34 You should try to exercise on at least two days a week.
Elements of weather
1 A storm at sea can be called a _________________.
2 After the storm there was _________________.
3 At the seaside there is often a refreshing _________________.
4 Be careful with those books or you’ll _________________ them!
5 _________________ with this exercise at home, please.
6 Did you see the _________________ just then? It was very bright!
7 Do you see the _________________ between these two pictures?
8 Have you _________________ your results yet?
9 I always write down my _________________ in science lessons.
10 I have lost my library card so I need to _________________ it.
11 I love _________________ things so I want to be a designer.
12 I’m going out. I need some _________________ air.
13 If there’s a _________________ breeze you don’t feel so hot.
14 No one likes sudden _________________ in temperature.
15 Our _________________ is that hot air rises.
16 Pour the sauce into a _________________, please.
17 Some animals are slowly _________________ from our world.
18 Take a _________________ jacket with you, just in case.
19 The _________________ was very thick.
20 The marking _________________ for the test is quite complicated.
21 The things my parents tell me _________________ me a lot.
22 There is so much _________________ here that I can’t stop sneezing.
23 There was a _________________ storm at the weekend.
24 There will be a _________________ wind today.
25 We hope to have _________________ weather on our holiday in Cornwall.
26 You can ___________ a fire _________ with water.
Open World 1 Vocabulary exercises Unit 8
Weather forecast
1 Can you _________________ me some water, please?
2 Do you know any _________________ in other languages?
3 Don’t forget your _________________! It’s going to rain.
4 _________________ is not good for roses.
5 It was so _________________ we couldn’t see a thing.
6 It’s polite to make _________________ at a dinner party.
7 Look how long your _________________ is!
8 My cousin and I look quite _________________.
9 _____________________. I’m sure you’ll get a better grade next time.
10 Our dog never _________________ anyone.
11 The air is quite _________________ here at the moment.
12 The results _________________ that our theory was correct.
13 The road is _________________. Drive carefully!
14 The weather is _________________ in May. I like it a lot.
15 The weather was very _________________ last night.
16 There are tall _________________ on the top of the factory.
17 There are _________________ dishes on the lunch menu.
18 Tomorrow will be _________________ with some sun.
19 Use a _________________ to see if you have a temperature.
20 Water boils at 100 degrees _________________.
21 We had fantastic weather in Turkey. It was 34 _________________!
22 You need to wear warm clothes in _________________ weather.
Which word is meant by these definitions?
1 very small pieces of dirt that cover surfaces inside buildings __________________ like a powder
2 the process of watching someone or something carefully, in order __________________ to find something out
3 an object that you hold over your head when it is raining __________________
4 a dark shape made on a surface when someone or something is __________________ between that surface and a light
5 covered with ice __________________
6 to move together to create a particular shape __________________
7 a situation in which something becomes different or you make __________________ something different
8 a unit for measuring temperature. Measurements are often expressed __________________ as a number followed by the symbol °
9 a container from which you pour liquids such as water or milk __________________
10 a number of things put on top of each other __________________
11 to fix something that is broken or damaged __________________
12 the hottest part of the Earth, between 23° 26' north and 23° 26' south __________________
Open World 1 Vocabulary exercises Unit 8
13 if the weather is __________________, it is pleasant and not raining
14 with frequent short periods of rain __________________
15 physical harm caused to something so that it is broken, spoiled, __________________ or injured
16 __________________ wind or rain is not strong or unpleasant
17 to use a particular name or title for someone __________________
18 feeling excited and worried, or slightly afraid __________________
19 __________________ weather is warm and pleasant, especially warmer than usual for the time of year
20 to affect the way that someone thinks or behaves, or to affect the __________________ way that something happens
21 one half of the Earth, divided between north and south by the equator __________________
22 different, and more than a few __________________
23 something that you decide is true after thinking about it carefully and __________________ looking at all the evidence
24 a choice that you make after thinking carefully __________________
25 a very strong wind __________________
26 to make something stop burning __________________
27 a flat upright structure made of wood or wire that surrounds an __________________ area of land
28 to provide evidence that shows that something is true __________________
29 a thick cloud that forms close to the ground or to water and is __________________ difficult to see through
30 moving in the direction opposite to the direction of the hands __________________ of a clock
31 used for saying in which direction someone or something is going, __________________ facing, or looking
32 a large mass of air at low pressure that usually brings colder weather __________________ and rain
33 to make a liquid or substance flow out of a container that you are __________________ holding
34 a state in which there is no wind, so that the sea does not move __________________ very much
35 __________________ flowers have been recently picked (=taken from the place they were growing in)
36 when liquid turns solid __________________
37 a tube or passage that takes smoke from a fire up through a building __________________ and out through the roof
38 if a snake or insect __________________ you, it makes a small hole in your skin
39 to keep doing something without stopping __________________
40 to mark something with the symbol ✓ to show that it is correct or __________________ that you have dealt with it
41 if someone or something __________________, they move somewhere where they can no longer be seen
Open World 1 Vocabulary exercises Unit 8
42 to become larger in amount or number __________________
43 informal conversation about things that are not important __________________
44 moving on or beside a line __________________
45 things that are similar share some qualities but are not exactly the __________________ same
46 a well-known statement about what often happens in life __________________
47 the bright flashes of light that you see in the sky during a storm __________________
48 to make something new or original that did not exist before __________________
49 used for telling someone not to worry or not to be upset about __________________ something
50 to make something happen, usually something bad __________________
51 a __________________ wind, storm, or explosion happens with great force and causes serious damage and destruction
52 an area of land beside a sea __________________
53 to write something down so that you will have a record of it __________________
54 full of fog or covered with fog __________________
55 a list of the times when buses, trains etc arrive and leave __________________
56 hot and wet in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable __________________
57 a light wind __________________
58 a storm with a lot of snow and strong winds __________________
59 something that makes one thing or person not the same as another __________________ thing or person
60 to let something fall without intending to __________________
61 a thin white layer of ice that looks like powder and forms on things __________________ outside when the weather is very cold
62 with a lot of rain and strong winds __________________
63 in the shape of a circle __________________
64 to get rid of someone or something, and to put a new person or thing __________________ in their place
65 a piece of equipment that measures temperature __________________
66 a violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain __________________
(Macmillan, 2009–2013)
3 Application of the vocabulary
Pass your sheet to your partner. He/she will write down 6 words you’ll have to explain in an English sentence:
words suggested by your partner your sentence:
1
2
3
4
5
6
Open World 1 Vocabulary exercises Unit 8
Complete these sentences, so that it’s clear that you understand the word:
1 During a blizzard _____________________________________________________
2 Everybody calls me _____________________________________________________
3 Smoking can cause _____________________________________________________
4 I have made a decision _____________________________________________________
5 There is a fence _____________________________________________________
6 Please form _____________________________________________________
7 Water will freeze _____________________________________________________
8 A hurricane _____________________________________________________
9 I feel always nervous _____________________________________________________
10 On my desk, there’s a pile _____________________________________________________
11 During a power failure _____________________________________________________
12 Please, help me repair _____________________________________________________
13 The timetable says _____________________________________________________
14 In the tropics _____________________________________________________
15 There was calm after _____________________________________________________
16 Continue with _____________________________________________________
17 Do you see the differences _____________________________________________________
18 Don’t drop _____________________________________________________
19 There’s much dust _____________________________________________________
20 When the weather’s fair _____________________________________________________
21 There was much fog _____________________________________________________
22 I need some fresh _____________________________________________________
23 A gale _____________________________________________________
24 Please take this jug of _____________________________________________________
25 Have you noted _____________________________________________________
26 You can put out _____________________________________________________
27 You have to replace _____________________________________________________
28 There are a lot of chimneys _____________________________________________________
29 When it’s foggy _____________________________________________________
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30 Frost is _____________________________________________________
31 When the air is humid _____________________________________________________
32 It’s icy, _____________________________________________________
33 When the weather’s mild _____________________________________________________
34 Never mind. _____________________________________________________
35 Can you pour me _____________________________________________________
36 The fingerprints proved _____________________________________________________
37 There are shadows when _____________________________________________________
38 When it’s showery _____________________________________________________
39 You use a thermometer _____________________________________________________
40 Take an umbrella _____________________________________________________
Open World 1 Vocabulary exercises Unit 8
1 Knowledge
Name these items:
jug coast fog / foggy
saying thermometer fence
hemisphere shadow tick
chimney anticlockwise dust
hurricane gale blizzard
lightning timetable umbrella
Open World 1 Vocabulary exercises Unit 8
Write down a synonym of these expressions:
sunny, cloudless fair wind breeze
round circular warm mild
carry on, go on continue peaceful, still, quiet calm
shore, seaside, beach coast weightless light
write down note have to must
mend, fix repair alike, like, comparable similar
frosty, freezing icy mist, smog fog
Write down the opposite of these words:
sunny foggy relaxed nervous
clockwise anticlockwise heavy light
appear disappear wind calm
dry, arid humid / showery rectangular circular
2 Comprehension
Fill in the missing words:
Storms are brewing
1 Australia is in the southern hemisphere.
2 Check the health risks if you plan to travel to the tropics.
3 Check your tyre pressure before a long car journey.
4 Dad, can you repair my bike, please?
5 Don’t brew the tea for too long, please.
6 He always feels nervous before tests.
7 Her name is Amanda but people call her Mandy.
8 Hurricanes only happen in tropical climates.
9 I have made my decision and I’m not going to change it.
10 I now declare the buffet open – help yourselves!
11 In bad weather conditions it’s best not to drive.
12 Increase the temperature if you don’t see any change.
13 Is the answer a), b) or c)? Tick the correct box.
14 Keep some candles at home in case of a power failure.
15 Make a circular movement with your arms, then jump up.
16 Mountaineers must have an emergency supply of food.
17 Move towards the window if you need more light.
18 Please form groups of four or five students.
19 Smoking can cause cancer.
20 The hurricane did a lot of damage to the town.
21 The sea is calm today.
22 The timetable says the bus will be here in 6 minutes.
23 The weather forecast is saying that there is a compression over Scotland.
Open World 1 Vocabulary exercises Unit 8
24 There is a fence between our garden and the next one.
25 There is a great variety of plants in their garden.
26 There’s a big pile of books on my desk.
27 This stage of the experiment is quite tricky.
28 Turn the key anticlockwise to unlock the door.
29 Walk along that road over there and then turn right.
30 Water will freeze if you make it cold enough.
31 We don’t have blizzards in Switzerland.
32 We went for a long walk along the coast.
33 You must take care when crossing the road.
34 You should try to exercise on at least two days a week.
Elements of weather
27 A storm at sea can be called a gale.
28 After the storm there was calm.
29 At the seaside there is often a refreshing breeze.
30 Be careful with those books or you’ll drop them!
31 Continue with this exercise at home, please.
32 Did you see the lightning just then? It was very bright!
33 Do you see the differences between these two pictures?
34 Have you noted your results yet?
35 I always write down my observations in science lessons.
36 I have lost my library card so I need to replace it.
37 I love creating things so I want to be a designer.
38 I’m going out. I need some fresh air.
39 If there’s a gentle breeze you don’t feel so hot.
40 No one likes sudden changes in temperature.
41 Our conclusion is that hot air rises.
42 Pour the sauce into a jug, please.
43 Some animals are slowly disappearing from our world.
44 Take a light jacket with you, just in case.
45 The fog was very thick.
46 The marking scale for the test is quite complicated.
47 The things my parents tell me influence me a lot.
48 There is so much dust here that I can’t stop sneezing.
49 There was a violent storm at the weekend.
50 There will be a moderate wind today.
51 We hope to have fair weather on our holiday in Cornwall.
52 You can put a fire out with water.
Open World 1 Vocabulary exercises Unit 8
Weather forecast
23 Can you pour me some water, please?
24 Do you know any sayings in other languages?
25 Don’t forget your umbrella! It’s going to rain.
26 Frost is not good for roses.
27 It was so foggy we couldn’t see a thing.
28 It’s polite to make small talk at a dinner party.
29 Look how long your shadow is!
30 My cousin and I look quite similar.
31 Never mind. I’m sure you’ll get a better grade next time.
32 Our dog never bites anyone.
33 The air is quite humid here at the moment.
34 The results prove that our theory was correct.
35 The road is icy. Drive carefully!
36 The weather is mild in May. I like it a lot.
37 The weather was very stormy last night.
38 There are tall chimneys on the top of the factory.
39 There are various dishes on the lunch menu.
40 Tomorrow will be showery with some sun.
41 Use a thermometer to see if you have a temperature.
42 Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.
43 We had fantastic weather in Turkey. It was 34 degrees!
44 You need to wear warm clothes in frosty weather.
Which word is meant by these definitions?
1 very small pieces of dirt that cover surfaces inside buildings dust like a powder
2 the process of watching someone or something carefully, in order observation to find something out
3 an object that you hold over your head when it is raining umbrella
4 a dark shape made on a surface when someone or something is shadow between that surface and a light
5 covered with ice icy
6 to move together to create a particular shape form
7 a situation in which something becomes different or you make change something different
8 a unit for measuring temperature. Measurements are often expressed degree as a number followed by the symbol °
9 a container from which you pour liquids such as water or milk jug
10 a number of things put on top of each other pile
11 to fix something that is broken or damaged repair
12 the hottest part of the Earth, between 23° 26' north and 23° 26' south tropics
Open World 1 Vocabulary exercises Unit 8
13 if the weather is fair, it is pleasant and not raining
14 with frequent short periods of rain showery
15 physical harm caused to something so that it is broken, spoiled, damage or injured
16 gentle wind or rain is not strong or unpleasant
17 to use a particular name or title for someone call
18 feeling excited and worried, or slightly afraid nervous
19 mild weather is warm and pleasant, especially warmer than usual for the time of year
20 to affect the way that someone thinks or behaves, or to affect the influence way that something happens
21 one half of the Earth, divided between north and south by the equator hemisphere
22 different, and more than a few various
23 something that you decide is true after thinking about it carefully and conclusion looking at all the evidence
24 a choice that you make after thinking carefully decision
25 a very strong wind gale
26 to make something stop burning put out
27 a flat upright structure made of wood or wire that surrounds an fence area of land
28 to provide evidence that shows that something is true prove
29 a thick cloud that forms close to the ground or to water and is fog difficult to see through
30 moving in the direction opposite to the direction of the hands anticlockwise of a clock
31 used for saying in which direction someone or something is going, towards facing, or looking
32 a large mass of air at low pressure that usually brings colder weather depression and rain
33 to make a liquid or substance flow out of a container that you are pour holding
34 a state in which there is no wind, so that the sea does not move calm very much
35 fresh flowers have been recently picked (=taken from the place they were growing in)
36 when liquid turns solid freeze
37 a tube or passage that takes smoke from a fire up through a building chimney and out through the roof
38 if a snake or insect bites you, it makes a small hole in your skin
39 to keep doing something without stopping continue
40 to mark something with the symbol ✓ to show that it is correct or tick
that you have dealt with it
41 if someone or something disappears, they move somewhere where they can no longer be seen
Open World 1 Vocabulary exercises Unit 8
42 to become larger in amount or number increase
43 informal conversation about things that are not important small talk
44 moving on or beside a line along
45 things that are similar share some qualities but are not exactly the similar same
46 a well-known statement about what often happens in life saying
47 the bright flashes of light that you see in the sky during a storm lightning
48 to make something new or original that did not exist before create
49 used for telling someone not to worry or not to be upset about never mind something
50 to make something happen, usually something bad cause
51 a violent wind, storm, or explosion happens with great force and causes serious damage and destruction
52 an area of land beside a sea coast
53 to write something down so that you will have a record of it note
54 full of fog or covered with fog foggy
55 a list of the times when buses, trains etc arrive and leave timetable
56 hot and wet in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable humid
57 a light wind breeze
58 a storm with a lot of snow and strong winds blizzard
59 something that makes one thing or person not the same as another difference thing or person
60 to let something fall without intending to drop
61 a thin white layer of ice that looks like powder and forms on things frost outside when the weather is very cold
62 with a lot of rain and strong winds stormy
63 in the shape of a circle circular
64 to get rid of someone or something, and to put a new person or thing replace in their place
65 a piece of equipment that measures temperature thermometer
66 a violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain hurricane
(Macmillan, 2009–2013)
3 Application of the vocabulary
Pass your sheet to your partner. He/she will write down 6 words you’ll have to explain in an English sentence:
words suggested by your partner your sentence:
1
2
3
4
5
6
Open World 1 Vocabulary exercises Unit 8
Complete these sentences, so that it’s clear that you understand the word:
1 During a blizzard _____________________________________________________
2 Everybody calls me _____________________________________________________
3 Smoking can cause _____________________________________________________
4 I have made a decision _____________________________________________________
5 There is a fence _____________________________________________________
6 Please form _____________________________________________________
7 Water will freeze _____________________________________________________
8 A hurricane _____________________________________________________
9 I feel always nervous _____________________________________________________
10 On my desk, there’s a pile _____________________________________________________
11 During a power failure _____________________________________________________
12 Please, help me repair _____________________________________________________
13 The timetable says _____________________________________________________
14 In the tropics _____________________________________________________
15 There was calm after _____________________________________________________
16 Continue with _____________________________________________________
17 Do you see the differences _____________________________________________________
18 Don’t drop _____________________________________________________
19 There’s much dust _____________________________________________________
20 When the weather’s fair _____________________________________________________
21 There was much fog _____________________________________________________
22 I need some fresh _____________________________________________________
23 A gale _____________________________________________________
24 Please take this jug of _____________________________________________________
25 Have you noted _____________________________________________________
26 You can put out _____________________________________________________
27 You have to replace _____________________________________________________
28 There are a lot of chimneys _____________________________________________________
29 When it’s foggy _____________________________________________________
Open World 1 Vocabulary exercises Unit 8
30 Frost is _____________________________________________________
31 When the air is humid _____________________________________________________
32 It’s icy, _____________________________________________________
33 When the weather’s mild _____________________________________________________
34 Never mind. _____________________________________________________
35 Can you pour me _____________________________________________________
36 The fingerprints proved _____________________________________________________
37 There are shadows when _____________________________________________________
38 When it’s showery _____________________________________________________
39 You use a thermometer _____________________________________________________
40 Take an umbrella _____________________________________________________