Unit 11 · B1 Vocabulary

News, Global Issues and Disasters

Vocabulary practice for Unit 11: News, Global Issues and Disasters. 20 questions across four types.

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1. Use a strong password to keep your online account ___.
Multiple Choice20s
Aweekly
Bsecure✓
Cglobal
Dexpensive
2. Which term includes destructive events such as major earthquakes, floods and hurricanes?
Multiple Choice20s
Afinancial issue
Bnatural disaster✓
Celection
Dinvention
3. A document sent together with an email is called an ___.
Multiple Choice20s
Aarticle
Battachment✓
Cwire
Dmilestone
4. Marta wants to start her own design company. She plans to ____ a business.
Multiple Choice20s
Aput down
Bcarry on
Cset up✓
Dgrow up
5. Which noun describes a group of birds flying together?
Multiple Choice20s
Abunch
Bflock✓
Ccontinent
Dcoral reef
6. The telegraph was an early system for sending coded messages over distance.
True / False10s
True ✓
False
7. A man-made problem is caused by human activity rather than nature.
True / False10s
True ✓
False
8. A robbery is a legal purchase made in a shop.
True / False10s
True
False ✓
9. Global warming refers to a rise in the Earth's average temperature.
True / False10s
True ✓
False
10. If a news programme is updated weekly, it is updated every hour.
True / False10s
True
False ✓
11. Check an official website to ____ whether the road is open.
Fill the Gap10s
Accepted
find out
12. Never leave your phone unattended where someone could ____ it.
Fill the Gap10s
Accepted
steal
13. Divers must avoid touching the fragile ____ under the sea.
Fill the Gap10s
Accepted
coral reef
14. The breaking news began to ____ quickly through social media.
Fill the Gap10s
Accepted
spread
15. The island prepared for a powerful tropical storm called a ____.
Fill the Gap10s
Accepted
hurricane
16. Put the five chunks in the correct order to make a sentence.
Put in Order45s
1. 1.The website
2. 2.keeps travellers
3. 3.up to date
4. 4.with
5. 5.flight changes.
17. Put the five chunks in the correct order to make a sentence.
Put in Order45s
1. 1.The rescue workers
2. 2.will carry on
3. 3.searching
4. 4.until
5. 5.it gets dark.
18. Put the five chunks in the correct order to make a sentence.
Put in Order45s
1. 1.Local residents
2. 2.can report
3. 3.storm damage
4. 4.through
5. 5.the council app.
19. Put the five chunks in the correct order to make a sentence.
Put in Order45s
1. 1.He decided
2. 2.to give up
3. 3.smoking
4. 4.after
5. 5.a health warning.
20. Put the five chunks in the correct order to make a sentence.
Put in Order45s
1. 1.The rail strike
2. 2.has stopped
3. 3.most trains
4. 4.from running
5. 5.today.

1. Use a strong password to keep your online account ___.

2. Which term includes destructive events such as major earthquakes, floods and hurricanes?

3. A document sent together with an email is called an ___.

4. Marta wants to start her own design company. She plans to ____ a business.

5. Which noun describes a group of birds flying together?

6. The telegraph was an early system for sending coded messages over distance.

7. A man-made problem is caused by human activity rather than nature.

8. A robbery is a legal purchase made in a shop.

9. Global warming refers to a rise in the Earth's average temperature.

10. If a news programme is updated weekly, it is updated every hour.

11. Check an official website to ____ whether the road is open.

12. Never leave your phone unattended where someone could ____ it.

13. Divers must avoid touching the fragile ____ under the sea.

14. The breaking news began to ____ quickly through social media.

15. The island prepared for a powerful tropical storm called a ____.

16. Put the five chunks in the correct order to make a sentence.

17. Put the five chunks in the correct order to make a sentence.

18. Put the five chunks in the correct order to make a sentence.

19. Put the five chunks in the correct order to make a sentence.

20. Put the five chunks in the correct order to make a sentence.