natural / terrible / major disaster/severe / devastating / controlled/ flood/ambitious / large-scale / long-term /project/ prolonged / seasonal / extreme /drought
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the collocations from Exercise 1. In some cases, more than one answer may be that may take possible.
1. Due to their complexity, desalination plants are_large-scale projects__ that may take many years to construct.
2. One of the worst _natural disasters_ in human history was the 1556 earthquake in Shaanxi Province, China.
3. _large-scale projects_ are sometimes used to improve the quality of rivers.
4. _large-scale projects_s uch as dams, flood defenses, and early warning systems require huge amounts of investment.
5. In 1931, there was a terrible flood__ in China, where more than a million people lost their lives to the water.
6. Due to a very hot climate, sub-Saharan Africa suffers from more_prolonged seasonal droughts_ than many other places in the world.
7. In an increasing number of places, the lack of winter rain makes the chances of _devastating droughts_ in the summer more likely.
8. Where proper planning has been in place, the chance of a flood or drought turnung into a _major disaster__are reduced.
4. Barbara wa Thot, was there for three years. She (explains) that she_ (got) this ugly scar on the side of her face when she was a journalist reporting on the war in Africa.
5. You know Tracy (has been standing) looking at that picture for the last ten minutes.
6. How many times (have you seen) this play? - This is the second time I have seen it.
7. The Buttlers (had been living) in Paris until the war (began).
8. Tom Finch's sister (has been) married three times.
9. After Sally (had written) to her boyfriend, she (watched) television for an hour or so.
10. No sooner had Marina (stopped) trying to lose weight that she (looked) much healthier.
11. Andrew (has spent) a lot of time traveling since he (got) a new job.
12. Adam Lincoln (lived) in Scotland for five years and then (moved) to England.
13. Roger (has lived) in Edinburgh for ten years and (has just decided) to move to the country.
14. Queen Victoria (came) to the throne as a young woman in 1837 and
(reigned) until her death in 1901.
15. When I (met) Becky she (had been working) as a cashier for a year or so.
16. George is exhausted. He (has been driving) since seven o'clock in the morning.
17. Henry_ (was sitting) in the armchair thinking about going out when the doorbell (rang).
18. Michael (has been translating) the articles all day today. He has (done) the translation of two chapters of the magazine.
19. Kyle (has been playing) a lot of tennis recently.
20. I wonder who (has been using) my car without my permission?
Поделитесь своими знаниями, ответьте на вопрос:
1) Dad was often in charge on Saturdays because Mum had a new job and sometimes she had to work on Saturdays.
2) The children disliked the idea of having salad for lunch because they thought it was rabbit food and they didn't like lettuce.
3) Mum wanted them to eat salad for lunch because she was very keen on really healthy eating.
4) Mum did not allow them to have biscuits for elevenses because they were bad for the children's teeth.
5) Dad laughed when Kitty exclaimed she would turn into a rabbit if she ate any more lettuce because he knew she wouldn't.
6) The morning passed quickly for the children because they played
hide-and-seek with William and Sally, the children next door.
7) Kitty and Daniel ate biscuits for elevenses after all because Sally and William’s mother gave them a plate of chocolate biscuits.
8) Dad agreed to eat out and have fish and chips because the children promised not to tell their mother.
9) Kitty told Mum what had happened because she couldn’t tell lies and disliked cheating.
10) Mum was not cross with her husband because she knew they didn't like salad and she said she wasn't a witch.
11) Mum was making fish and chips for supper because that was their favourite food.