Unit 10 - Revision

Language

1 Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original.

1    I didn’t study hard enough when I was at school. Now I need to go to language classes.

But if ___________________________________________________________________ language classes now.

2    You were talking to me and I made an error.

But if ___________________________________________________________________ the error.

3    We are reliant on oil. That’s why we have to pay such high prices for it.

But if ___________________________________________________________________ for it.

4    Wind power isn’t very efficient, so it isn’t used so much.

But if __________________________________________________.

5    We weren’t informed that the hotel was undergoing a major refurbishment, so we didn’t choose a
different place.

Had we ___________________________________________________________________________ a different
place.

6    We’re moving our offices in two weeks, which isn’t very convenient for me right now.

I wish _____________________________________________________ in two weeks.

7    We invested a lot of money in those products. Now I regret it.

If only ___________________________________________ in them.


Vocabulary

1 Complete each sentence with one word from A and one from B.

A: renewable / energy / oil / global / fossil / solar / nuclear

B: fuels / energies / warming / plants / fields / consumption / power

 1   Some of the largest ____________ _____________ are in the Middle East but the world can’t rely
on them forever.

 2   They are planning to build three more ____________ _____________ but the local people are
likely to protest.

 3   We know that ____________ _____________ is a reality because the polar ice-caps are melting.

 4   ____________ _____________ such as wind, hydro-electric and nuclear are the only solution as I
see it.

 5   Using the ____________ _____________ of the sun is a straight forward option in many
countries.

 6   If we continue using up ____________ _____________ such as coal, gas and petroleum at this
speed we won’t have any left in fifty years time.

 7   Asking households to cut their ____________ _____________ is one way to help but large
industry is the real target.


2 Delete the word that cannot take the underlined prefix.

1    im- partial, patient, profitable

2    in- valid, plausible, significant

3    ir- responsible, regular, renewable

4    non- correct, negotiable, existent


5    un- sustainable, economical, relative

6    il- lawful, legal, literate

7    dis- satisfied, loyal, reasonable