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Look. Listen. Write the letter. TR: 7.1 Example: A 1) ____ 2) ____ 3) ____ 4) ____ 5) ____ 6) ____ Complete the sentence with the best word from the box.active covered crust explodes gas heat melted Example: The heat of lava burns everything it touches.2. A volcano is ____________ if it is erupting. 3. Magma is ____________ rock. 4. The thin outer layer of the Earth is called the ____________. 5. A volcano erupts when magma ____________ to the surface. 6. When a volcano erupts, ____________ can be sent high into the sky. 7. When a volcano erupts, land can be ____________ by a thick layer of ash. Choose the best answer. ____ 8. I ____ run away ____ the volcano erupts.a. if ... will b. if ... won’t c. will ... if ____ 9. ____ ash covers the grass, it ____ die.a. If ... will b. Will ... if c. Won’t ... if ____ 10. No airplanes ____ fly ____ ash covers the sky.a. if ... will b. if ... won’t c. will ... if ____ 11. ____ the ash is still hot, I ____ touch it.a. If ... will b. If ... won’t c. Will ... if ____ 12. Lava ____ make steam ____ it reaches the ocean.a. if ... will b. if ... won’t c. will ... if ____ 13. ________ I go to Alaska, I ________ see the volcanoes.a. If ... will b. Will ... if c. Won’t ... if ____ 14. They ________ open the road, ________ hot ashcovers it.a. if ... will b. if ... won’t c. won’t ... if Write a sentence using because of.Example 1: ash flew into the sky / the blast Ash flew into the sky because of the blast.Example 2: the blast / ash flew into the sky Because of the blast, ash flew into the sky. 15. no one can see the sky / the steam 16. the heat / no one can get close to the volcano 17. the ash / no one can see 18. lava flew in the sky / the volcano's eruption Mount Etna There are active volcanoes all over the world. Some do not erupt. Some erupt often, sending hot lava down their slopes. People often live near these volcanoes. Because of the ash, the land is good for farming. The longest erupting volcano is Mount Etna, in Sicily. It has been active for 3,500 years. Mount Etna erupts very often. It has destroyed many towns. People have tried to change the lava flow. They've built earth walls and used explosives. Some towns have avoided destruction. Successful evacuation plans have kept people safe. Write T for True or F for False. Write T for True or F for False. ____ 19. Farmland covered with ash is not good for farming. ____ 20. Mount Etna is in Hawaii. ____ 21. Mount Etna has been active for 3,500 years. ____ 22. Some people have built walls around their towns. Read and complete the sentence. The Ring of Fire The Ring of Fire is a circle-shaped path along the Pacific Ocean where 75 percent of the world’s active and dormant volcanoes are located. That’s more than 450 volcanoes! Ninety percent of Earth’s earthquakes also happen in the Ring of Fire. The ring is approximately 40,000 kilometers (24,900 miles) long. Some of the countries along the ring are Chile, Japan, and the United States. Some of the islands in the ring were created by volcanoes. The Mariana Islands include nine volcanic islands and more than 60 underwater volcanoes! Example: There are more than 450 volcanoes in the Ring of Fire. 23. The Ring of Fire is located in the _______________________. 24. Seventy-five percent of the world’s active and dormant ___________ are located in the Ring of Fire. 25. Ninety percent of the world’s ____________________ happen in the Ring of Fire. 26. The Mariana Islands include nine volcanic ________________. Listen and choose the best answer. TR: 7.2 ____ 27. The world’s largest volcano is in ________.a. Chile b. Hawaii c. Sicily ____ 28. The volcano is ________.a. active b. dormant c. extinct ____ 29. It has erupted ________ times since 1843.a. 13 b. 33 c. 330 ____ 30. Mauna Loa means ________.a. “Long Mountain” b. “Lava Mountain” c. “Tall Mountain” ____ 31. The volcano is over ________ meters tall.a. 400 b. 4,000 c. 40,000 32. Describe how a volcano erupts. Write 3 to 4 sentences.Explain the steps from beginning to end. Use words such as first, then, next, after, and finally. 33. Speaking 34. Look. Listen. Write the letter. TR: 8.1 Example: G 1) ____ 2) ____ 3) 4) 5) 6) Complete with the best word(s) from the box.conserve energy-efficient natural recycled renewable reuse throw awayExample: Paper, glass, and metal can be recycled. 35. Wool is a _________________ material. 36. I have a plastic bottle that I _________________. 37. _________________ materials can be used again. 38. Don’t _________________ that cardboard box. I’ll recycle it. 39. It’s _________________ to turn off your computer when you aren’t using it. 40. When you turn out the light when you leave the room, you _______ electricity. Combine the sentences using when.Example 1: We leave the house. We turn off the lights. When we leave the house, we turn off the lights.Example 2: We turn off the lights. We leave the house. We turn off the lights when we leave the house.41. We recycle trash. We save energy. 42. We save energy. We reuse plastic. 43. We must remember to turn off all the lights. We leave the house. 44. We are tired. We go to sleep. Complete the sentence. Use be and the correct form of the words inparentheses.Example 1: Clothes can be colored (can / color).Example 2: Pictures may be drawn (may / draw) with markers. 45. Future cars __________ (must / design) to conserve energy. 46. A house __________ (can / build) to conserve energy. 47. Clothes __________ (can / make) from recycled water bottles. 48. Energy __________ (may / conserve) by recycling. 49. New ways to be energy-efficient __________ (may / find). 50. Any object __________ (can / reuse) to make art. 51. Renewable materials __________ (must / use) more often. Read Found Art We often think of reusing and recycling as something we just have to do. But some people see it as a chance to create. Any object can be reused to make something amazing. Reusing is more than a way to save; it can help us think about things in new and different ways. Using found stuff to make art is not new. Found art became popular in the 1900s. Found art made people think about the things around them in a different way. Many things could be made into art! Write T for True or F for False. ____ 52. People create new things by reusing old things. ____ 53. Found art is a new kind of art. ____ 54. People can make art from reusing and recycling. ____ 55. All objects must be thrown away. Plastic T-shirts If you throw away a plastic bottle in the trash today, it will still be in the landfill for thousands of years. What else can we do with the 51 billion plastic bottles that are thrown away each year? Plastic bottles can be made into something new instead, like T-shirts! How do plastic bottles become T-shirts? First the bottles are taken to a recycling company. There, the bottles are put into groups by type and cut into tiny little pieces. Then the plastic is washed and dried. The pieces are heated, melted, and turned into long strings. The strings are used to make clothes. A recycled T-shirt can be made with eight plastic bottles. A pair of pants can be made with 32 bottles. Making recycled clothing uses 70% less energy than new clothing, and it uses 90% less water! Read ____ 57. Turning plastic bottles into a T-shirt is an exampleof ________.a. recycling b. reducing c. reusing ____ 58. Making clothes from recycled bottles ________water.a. conserves b. doesn’t save c. wastes ____ 59. Making clothes from recycled bottles is ________ making new clothes.a. less energy-efficient than b. more energy-efficient thanc. as energy-efficient as Choose the best answer. Listen. Is the idea discussed? Choose Yes or No. TR: 8.2 ____ 60. Lights can be turned off if you aren’t in the room.a. Yes b. No ____ 61. Short showers can be taken instead of baths.a. Yes b. No ____ 62. Windows can be opened at night to let in cool air.a. Yes b. No ____ 63. Sandwiches can be made instead of using the oven.a. Yes b. No ____ 64. Leaks can be fixed to save water.a. Yes b. No Write about the artist David Mach in 3 to 4 sentences. Use some of the facts listed to help you. Include importantdetails and dates about his life. Explain why he is important.Use words like one of the most, famous, or the first. Speaking Example: A 1) ____ 2) ____ Look. Listen. Write the letter. TR: 9.3 3) 4) 5) 6) Read and complete with the best word from the box.active guide renewable ruins souvenirs tour If I had a lot of money, I would go on an eco (a)___.____ to Hawaii with my family. A (b)__________ would take us on a tour of a volcano. She would tell us all about the volcano. If the volcano was (c)__________, I wouldn’t get out of the tour bus! We might visit ancient (d)__________, too. There are a lot of them in Hawaii. If we bought (e)__________ they would be made of (f)__________ materials, like a cloth bag that says “Hawaii” on it. Choose the best answers. ____ 74. Which are blasted into the air after a volcano erupts? a. ash c. gas b. ruins d. steam ____ 75. Which do you bring to an airport? a. crater c. passport b. suitcase d. landfill Choose the best answer. ____ 76. I ____ run away ____ I see ash in the sky.a. if ... will b. if ... won’t c. will ... if ____ 77. ________ ash covers the grass, the grass __._ die.a. If ... will b. If ... won’t c. Will ... if ____ 78. Cars could not drive ________ the ash on the road.a. because b. because of c. when ____ 79. ________ you turn off the lights, you conserve energy.a. Because b. Because of c. When ____ 80. ________ the heat, we stayed inside.a. Because b. Because of c. When ____ 81. We make the environment cleaner ________ we pick up trash.a. because b. because of c. when Complete the sentence. Use the correct form of the word(s)in parentheses.Example 1: If I went (go) to the United States, I would seethe White House. 82. If I _______ (go) to Kenya, I would go on a safari. 83. If we _______ (take) a tour, we would learn about the animals. 84. Clothing _______ (can / make) from recycled water bottles. 85. The refrigerator _______ (must / close) to save energy. 86. Would you rather go on a trip or _______ (stay) home? 87. I would rather ________ (go) swimming than hiking. Answer the question with a complete sentence. 88. What happens if a volcano is extinct? 89. What do you save when you reuse cardboard? 90. Would you rather stay in a hotel or go camping in a tent? Read Tree Houses You can stay in comfort at a tree house in Kenya. It has two floors, and the rooms have big beds. The windows have colored glass, and the bathrooms have showers. There’s a small kitchen, too. The hotel serves food in your room! And if you get tired of living in nature, the city of Nairobi is about 30 minutes away. In Belize, you can live with parrots under a Guanacaste tree that is about 30 meters (100 feet) tall. You would not have a lot of insects because the parrots like to eat the insects! There are other birds, too, so it's a great place for bird watching. A river runs around the tree house on three sides. ____ 91. The tree house in Kenya has two floors. ____ 92. The tree house in Kenya is hours away from the city. ____ 93. You must cook your own food at the tree house in Kenya. ____ 94. The Guanacaste tree is only 10 meters high. ____ 95. There is a river near the Guanacaste tree house. Write T for True or F for False. The Casa Grande ruins are located in Casa Grande, Arizona. The ruins are a big, ancient house. Casa Grande was built by ancient Sonoran desert people, but no one knows why. If you visited Casa Grande, you would take a tour of the outside of the big house. A guide would tell you about the history of the ruins and about the culture of the Sonoran desert people. You would learn that these ancient desert people were great farmers. They designed waterways that brought water from mountains and rivers to their fields from hundreds of kilometers away. Pottery-making is one of their cultural traditions. If you visited Casa Grande today, you would only see ancient ruins. The Sonoran desert people left their village in the 1400s. Now only wildlife lives near the ruins. This is a great place to go bird watching. If you visited, you might also see rabbits, bats, squirrels, and foxes. People don’t, but some of these animals even live inside the house! Choose the best answer. ____ 96. The ruins are in ________.a. Arizona b. California ____ 97. The ruins are ________.a. new b. old ____ 98. You ________ take a guided tour at the ruins.a. can b. can’t ____ 99. You ________ go inside the big house.a. can b. can’t ____ 100. The ancient Sonoran desert people ___ in Casa Grande now.a. live b. don’t live ____ 101. ________ live in the big house.a. Animals b. People The Casa Grande ruins are located in Casa Grande, Arizona. The ruins are a big, ancient house. Casa Grande was built by ancient Sonoran desert people, but no one knows why. If you visited Casa Grande, you would take a tour of the outside of the big house. A guide would tell you about the history of the ruins and about the culture of the Sonoran desert people. You would learn that these ancient desert people were great farmers. They designed waterways that brought water from mountains and rivers to their fields from hundreds of kilometers away. Pottery-making is one of their cultural traditions. If you visited Casa Grande today, you would only see ancient ruins. The Sonoran desert people left their village in the 1400s. Now only wildlife lives near the ruins. This is a great place to go bird watching. If you visited, you might also see rabbits, bats, squirrels, and foxes. People don’t, but some of these animals even live inside the house! Answer the question with a complete sentence. 102. What would you see if you visited Casa Grande today? 103. How would you describe the culture of the Sonoran desert people? Listen and write the correct word(s) from the box. TR: 9.4104. What is being talked about? 1) _______________________________an active volcano a dormant volcano an extinct volcano 2) _______________________________lava magma steam 3) _______________________________a landfill compost tools 4) _______________________________glass cardboard plastic 5) _______________________________a camping trip a photo safari a tour of the city Choose the correct answers. TR: 9.4 ____ 105. What words do you hear?a. environment c. recycledb. erupt d. steam ____ 106. What words do you hear?a. camping c. meltedb. cone d. wildlife a) Pretend you went on a vacation to a resort or an old city. Write a travel review of where you went in 3 to 4 sentences. Describe what you saw and did. Use both short and long sentences. b) Pretend your friend is famous. Write a biography of your friend. Use 3 or 4 sentences. Explain why your friend is famous. Use expressions such as one of the most and the first. Choose one and write. Speaking |