Title Introduction Friendship Body and mind Studying abroad Review science and technology at home Back to nature Communication Review Business management Young people's rights Community matters Review British culture Crime detection Travel Review 4 Practice test Answer

Progress check
How many boxes can you tick? You should work towards being able to tick them all.
Did you ...
scan for words from the sentences or their equivalents in the text? 
remember that the questions are in the same order as the information in the text? 
skip a difficult question and then go back to it after you found the answer to the next one? 
base your answers on the text, not on your own guesses?
Science and technology at home 
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Back to nature
AIMS:
Part 1: Vocabulary
Vocabulary related to the natural world • Linking words • Skim-reading • Completing and 
labelling diagrams
1
The following words refer to the natural world. Use the words to label the pictures above.
bay 
valley 
cliff 
waterfall
2
These words sometimes refer to similar things, but they are not interchangeable. In the sentences
below, there is only one correct choice. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
soil 
sand 
land 
ground 
j
1
The house we are buying comes w ith a lot o f ..........................................
2
Children love playing in th e ..........................................
3 There were no chairs in the hall so w e all sat on th e ..........................................
4 I have bought a big bag o f ........................................ so I can do some planting in the
garden later.
3a 
Read the following texts, without using a dictionary. Underline all the words that refer to the
natural world, and highlight all the linking words.
Our knowledge of Natural History would not 
be what it is today without the work of women 
explorers, artists and scientists. In this leaflet, 
you will learn about three British pioneering 
women, first to be involved in uncovering some 
of the rich history of the natural world.