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5 Probablyaplanecrash-peoplewhowitnesssuchaccidentsorincidentsoftendescribetheexplosion
asafireballorballoffire.
6 Probablyaflood-ifyourhouseisflooded,thenaturalthingtodoistogototheupperfloor(s)orthe

rooftoescapethewater.
7 Drought-iftheplantsandtreesaredriedup,theyareprobablydyingbecausetheyhave
nowater,andsincetheearthiscracked[hard, with a pattern of deep lines over it],itsuggestsit
isverydry.
8 Probablylandslides-thesehappeninmountainareas,theycancarrytreesandothervegetation
withthemandoneoftheproblemstheycancauseismakingroadsimpassableuntiltheycan
becleared.

13.2 verb noun: thing or idea noun: person

explode explosion
survive survival survivor

injure injury
starve starvation

erupt eruption

13.3 1 gettingworse(spreadsmeansgetsbigger/coversawiderarea)
2 adisasterwasavoided(thebombwasdefused-madesafe)
3 gettingbetter(theoilisreceding-goingawayfromwhereitwasheading,forexample,towardsa
beach)
4 gettingworse(atimebombissomethingthatissettoexplodeatsomedefinitetimeinthefuture)
5 disasteravoided(anemergencylandingisalandingwhenthepilothastolandtheplane
immediately-perhapshe/shehasnopropercontrolovertheplane,e.g.ifthereisanelectrical

fault)
6 disasterhasoccurred/isoccurring(ifyouheedawarning,youtakenote,anddosomething;herethe
warningwasignored)

13.4 2 refugees 3 casualties 4 survivors 5 dead,wounded 6 migrants

13.5 2 choleraortyphoid 3 rabies 4 AIDS

Unit 14

14.1 2 nurseryschool 3 crèche 4 admission 5 grammar
6 comprehensive 7 public 8 sixth-formcollege 9 highereducation

14.2 ALMUT: I’vegotonemoreexamtomorrow.IhopeIpass.I’mworried.

JOE: Really?Whatmakesyouthinkyouwon’tdowell?
ALMUT: Well,I’veskippedacoupleofclassesthisterm.
JOE: Hm.Ifyoufail,areyouallowedtoresittheexam?
ALMUT: Yes,butIdon’twantto.NextyearIwanttogotouniversity,notdo/takemyAlevelsagain!

14.3 2 Theschool-leavingageis18inmanycountries.

3 I’mgladyoupassedyourexam.
4 ShehastositaBiologyexamnextweek.
5 Isschoolcompulsorytill18inyourcountry?
6 DowehavetosubmitourworktotheteacherbyFriday?
7 I’vemadealotofprogressinmyEnglishrecently.
8 ThankstotheLMS,teacherscanmonitortheirstudents’activities.

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