Стр.VB24 Vocabulary Bank ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 9 класс

Vocabulary from the text Into the Unknown

Complete with: affect, challenge, collapse, crash, embrace, exhale, face, shatter in the correct form.

1. They ______ many problems, but succeeded in the end.
2. The diver’s mask fogged up when she ______.
3. The bungee jumper ______ his fear and jumped off the bridge.
4. The glass ______ into tiny pieces when the ball hit it.
5. The old building ______ during the earthquake.
6. Freezing cold water ______ your body temperature almost instantly.
7. John loves ______ himself and now he wants to climb Mt Everest.
8. The plane careered off the runway and ______ into a hanger.

Choose the correct word.

1. ______ free diver, Carlos Coste, swam 150 m through a cave while holding his breath.
2. Jill’s research expedition may have been a ______, but in the end she was right.
3. The expedition was ______ due to rough seas.
4. The divers almost got ______ by the strong currents.
5. Sahika Ercuman ______ the world record when he free dived 61 m under ice.
6. It is only recently that man began to explore the ______ of the oceans.

Match the words to form phrases.

1. space
2. historic
3. multimedia
4. special
5. outer
6. stunning
7. air
8. underwater

A bubbles
B space
C equipment
D caves
E presentations
F missions
G expeditions
H photographs

Complete the text with words from the list.

aquatic, observe, abundant, explored, diversity, descended, plankton, penetrating

Before the invention of SCUBA only a few decades ago, few men had ever ______ into the ocean and those who did couldn’t go very deep. Today however, divers all over the world enjoy the underwater experience and more and more of the oceans are being ______. Cave diving is an exciting sport that is gaining in popularity. It involves ______ underwater cave systems to ______ their interesting rock formations and the rich ______ of marine life. Underwater caves are in fact ______ with all sorts of ______ life seen nowhere else in the world. They are home to anything from tiny cave ______ to shrimp, lobsters and certain species of shark. It’s no surprise that despite the dangers, special training and equipment, caves are a real attraction for divers.

Complete with: conserve, exploit, interact, purify, preserve in the correct form.

1. The organisation campaigns to ______ the environment.
2. Marine biologists fear that if people ______ too much with sharks, it may change their behaviour.
3. The plant ______ thousands of tons of water every day.
4. During the drought, we ______ as much water as we could.
5. Did you know that humans ______ over 400 species from the seas as food?