Language in Use Module 1 Starlight 8th

Language in Use

Module 1

Starlight 8th

​Phrasal verbs\Prepositions

двигаться назад от чего-то/кого-то

отступить: сдаться, принять поражение

копировать: сделать копию файла / программы

оказать поддержку: поддержать кого-то

отказаться: решить не делать что-то

перезвонить: позвонить кому-то, кто звонил

отозвать: отменить

продолжить: не останавливаться

выполнять: делать то, что запланировано (план / приказ / угроза и т. д.), выполнять или проводить (ремонт, исследования, испытания и т.д.)

Multiple Choice

Due to a severe injury, the athlete backed ____ of the competition.

• out

• away

Multiple Choice

Scientists are carrying ____ research to predict natural disasters.

• off

• out

Multiple Choice

Back ___ all your computer data on an external hard drive.

• up

• down

Multiple Choice

The rescue search was called ____ due to bad weather conditions.

• out

• off

Multiple Choice

The rescue workers carried ____ searching for survivors despite the darkness.

• on

• back

Multiple Choice

The police officer asked the driver to back ___ from his vehicle.

• away

• up

Multiple Choice

Janet refused to back _____ on her demands.

• away

• down

Depended prepositions

travel at high speed - путешествия на высокой скорости

live life to the fullest - жить полной жизнью

in great demand - пользоваться большим спросом

in its path - на своем пути

beg for - умолять о чем-то

Multiple Choice

His photos are ____ great demand.

• on

• in

Multiple Choice

The tsunami travelled ___ a great speed.

• at

• with

Multiple Choice

The tsunami destroyed everything ___ its path.

• o

• in

Multiple Choice

Aron Ralston lives his life ___ the fullest.

• from

• to

Multiple Choice

He begged ___ money to support his family.

• for

• in

​Words often confused

Multiple Choice

The tsunami ____ land fast.

• arrived

• reached

Multiple Choice

He tried hard to _____ alive.

• stay

• keep

Multiple Choice

The ground started to _____ .

• shake

• jump

Multiple Choice

The clouds _____ the view.

• blocked

• closed

Multiple Choice

The water ____ fast.

• raised

• rose

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Multiple Choice

The lightning storm in Catatumbo is almost ... ending.

• man-

• never-

• thirty-

• thought-

• well-

Multiple Choice

The children were very ... behaved for the babysitter.

• man-

• never-

• thirty-

• thought-

• well-

Multiple Choice

I saw a ... provoking documentary about earthquakes last night.

• man-

• never-

• thirty-

• thought-

• well-

Multiple Choice

Lava fountains can reach as high as a ... storey building.

• man-

• never-

• thirty-

• thought-

• well-

Multiple Choice

Lives are lost every year through natural and ... made disasters.

• man-

• never-

• thirty-

• thought-

• well-

Multiple Choice

freelance ______

• photographer

• struck

• volcano

• arm

• eruption

Multiple Choice

tectonic ____

• plates

• flow

• eruption

• services

• disaster

Multiple Choice

emergency ____

• precautions

• flow

• eruption

• services

• disaster

Multiple Choice

take ____

• precautions

• struck

• eruption

• services

• disaster

Multiple Choice

environmental _____

• precautions

• struck

• eruption

• flow

• disaster

Multiple Choice

dormant _____

• flow

• volcano

• eruption

• services

• disaster

​Collocations

tectonic plates - тектоническая плита

lava flow - поток лавы

freelance photographer - фотограф-фрилансер

volcanic eruption - извержение вулкана

proshetic arm - протез руки

emergency services - экстренные службы

environmental disaster - экологическая катастрофа

dormant volcano - спящий вулкан

take precautions - примите меры предосторожности

disaster struck - произошла катастрофа