Unit 3 — Vocabulary

Tourist places · Science and research · Rules and customs

3A
Vocabulary
Tourist places
3A · Quiz What kind of traveller are you?
Choose one answer for each question, then reveal your result.
1. Which of the following travel experiences sounds best to you?
2. Which of these options sounds worst to you?
3. An ideal way to end the day would be…
4. You'd love the opportunity to stay the night in…
5. You've won a prize of a week-long trip with a choice of destinations. Which trip do you choose?
3B
Vocabulary
Science and research
3B · Ex 1 Complete the crossword.
Type one letter per box. Use the clues below the grid.
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Across
  1. 2. A serious illness where cells grow in a way which isn't normal.
  2. 3. An adjective that means something which uses the power of the sun's light and heat.
  3. 5. An adverb which means in a big and sudden way.
  4. 7. The number of births for every 100 or 1000 people in a particular year in a particular place.
  5. 11. A serious study of a subject to discover new things or test new ideas.
  6. 12. A verb which means to make something happen, especially something bad.
  7. 13. To say something will happen, before it happens.
Down
  1. 1. To spend money to improve something or help it get better.
  2. 3. An adverb which means that something happens at a constant, continuous rate.
  3. 4. A violent shaking of the ground that can cause a lot of damage.
  4. 6. A word that means someone or something is changed by something else.
  5. 8. The possibility that something bad or dangerous may happen.
  6. 9. A part of a cell that controls what it looks like and how it grows. People get these from their parents.
  7. 10. A medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away.
3B · Ex 2 More science and research words.
Extra topic vocabulary from the teacher's round-up list. Complete each sentence.
Word bank: globalexploresource run out ofincreasefall identifyclimate change
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Scientists warn that is affecting sea levels around the world.
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This isn't just a local problem — it's a issue.
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Researchers continue to new ways to treat the disease.
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Solar power is a renewable of energy.
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If we clean water, the whole region will suffer.
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Cases of the illness began to sharply last year.
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After the new treatment, infection rates started to again.
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It took years for scientists to the gene responsible.
3C
Vocabulary
Rules and customs
3C · Ex 1 Complete the questions with the correct phrase.
Use the phrases in the box. Each phrase is used once.
Word bank: healthcarein returnin your personal space showsplit the billswearing letchargea finein privacy
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Do you think should be paid for by the government?
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If someone gives you a gift, should you give something ?
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What should you do if someone gets on public transport?
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In what ways should young people respect to older people?
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Should people on a first date ?
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Should there be a fine for in English class?
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Should people other passengers off a bus before they get on?
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Do you think the government should people for wifi, or should it be free?
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If people don't recycle, should they have to pay ?
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Should you open gifts , or in front of the giver?
3C · Ex 2 Discuss your answers.
Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions from Exercise 1, and compare how rules and customs differ where you're from.

* Discussion exercise — no automatic check.