Grado 9

1. Unit 3 Vocabulary unit 3
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Geographical features
1 Complete the email. Use the words in the box.
2 Complete the geographical features.
1 I often go windsurfing on the l________ near
our house.
2 The c________ is the place where the land ends
and the sea starts.
3 A flat area of land which doesn’t have hills is a
p________ .
4 Mallorca is an i________ in the Mediterranean.
5 Niagara is a w________ in North America. About
168 million litres fall every minute.
6 The area between hills or mountains is a
v________ .
7 A large area of trees is a f________ .
8 A h______ is like a mountain but smaller.
9 There are lots of little fishing boats in
the b________ .
Animals
3 Complete the crossword.
Across
1 It’s a mammal. It lives in the sea and it eats fish.
2 It’s a fish. Many people eat it.
3 It’s a large mammal. It’s common in North
America.
4 It’s a mammal. It lives in trees.
5 It’s a dangerous fish.
6 It’s a big reptile with lots of teeth.
Down
1 It’s a reptile. It hasn’t got any legs.
2 It’s an amphibian with a long tail.
7 It’s a colourful bird. It can learn to say words.
8 It’s the largest animal in the world.
9 It’s a bird which many people eat.
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B
D
W
M
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C
4 Are these animals mammals, reptiles, fish, birds
or amphibians? Underline the one that is
different.
1 penguin frog parrot
2 snake crocodile seal
3 monkey whale shark
4 frog salamander snake
5 bear seal salmon
6 duck penguin crocodile
Hi Tina
How are you? We’re camping in
Wales and it’s great! The campsite
is in a (1) _____________ – the
trees are beautiful. We get all our
water from the (2) _____________ .
Today we climbed Snowdon. It’s the
highest (3) _____________ in
Wales. The campsite is on the
(4) _____________ , so tomorrow
we’re going to swim in the
(5) _____________ and relax on
the (6) _____________ !
Love,
Anna
beach coast forest river sea mountain
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2. Unit 3 Grammar
2
Comparative adjectives
1 Write comparative sentences.
1 whales / heavy / sharks
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2 crocodiles / dangerous / salamanders
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3 the Nile / long / the Mississippi
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4 my room / tidy / my brother’s room
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5 monkeys / intelligent / frogs
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6 penguins / big / ducks
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7 I / bad / at maths / Julie
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8 seals / good / swimmers / bears
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2 Correct the mistakes. Change the bold words.
1 London is weter than Madrid.
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2 It’s sunnyer in Rome than in Edinburgh.
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3 Meat is more expensive that vegetables.
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4 Penguins are gooder at swimming than ducks.
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5 People are intelligenter than animals.
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6 Mike’s dogs are more noisy than mine.
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7 Bears are worser at fishing than sharks.
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8 Crocodiles are more longer than salamanders.
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Superlative adjectives
3 Look at the fact files and write sentences. Use
the superlative of the short adjectives.
rainy
The Brazilian rainforest is the rainiest place.
1 dry
_______________________________________
2 hot
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3 high
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4 cold
_______________________________________
4 Complete the sentences. Use the superlative of
the long and irregular adjectives.
1 Geography is ___________________________
(interesting) subject.
2 These trainers are _______________________
(comfortable) shoes I’ve got.
3 My dad is ______________________________
(bad) dancer in the world!
4 Mario’s is ______________________________
(good) pizza restaurant in our town.
Alaska, USA
Rain: 20cm
Temperature: -15˚C
Mountain: Mount McKinley (6,194m)
Brazilian rainforest
Rain: 250cm
Temperature: 28˚C
Mountain: Pico de Neblina (2,994m)
Madrid
Rain: 50cm
Temperature: 14˚C
Mountain: Peñalara (2,428m)