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Read the exam strategy. Then look at the pictures and
predict what the text will be about. Choose a, b, c or d.
a what woutd happen if a huge votcano erupted
b what Iife would be tike if we Iived on another planet
c what would happen to the Earth if a huge asteroid
cottided with it
d what would happen to us if there were a n uctear war

lf the text is accompanied by an iItustration, [ook at it
before you start reading. This witt help you to better
understand the content of the text.

Look at the text quickly. Check your answer to exercise 1.

db :.f A Read the text. Match headings A-E with sections
1-4 of the text. There is one heading that you do not need.
A What would happen?
B Where do the asteroids come from?
C What can we do about it?
D Science fiction or science fact?
E Why hasn't it happened already?

Read the text again. Are the sentences true or false?
1 Most asteroids come from outside the solar system.
2 Asteroids can be as big as mountains.
3 A targe asteroid wouldn't cause much damage if it landed
in the ocean.
4 lf an asteroid [anded in a very remote area, it coutd stitt
be a disaster.
5 Att of the dinosaurs disappeared because a huge asteroid
landed in Siberia.
6 lt is possibte for an asteroid to change the weather.
7 Scientists don't l<now exactly how to make an asteroid
change direction.
MnilEIfi[U Find the highlighted verbs in the text that
belong to the same word family as the words below.
1 death
2 faiture
3 cottision
4 destruction
5 explosion

ffi Read the text again. Then cover the text, and
say what would happen if a large asteroid landed (a) in a
big city, (b) in the ocean, or (c) in a remote area. Use words
from exercise 5 to help you.

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