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01network2 XPrac Mod4A

This document contains an English language exercise about vocabulary, grammar, and a short passage. 1. The vocabulary section tests knowledge of common nature words like canyon, rainforest, and cliff. Students are asked to choose the correct answer or fill in blanks. 2. The grammar section focuses on using the past continuous tense to describe actions that were ongoing in the past. Students complete sentences and a short text using verbs in past continuous form. 3. The passage describes a solar eclipse observed in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in 2017. It details the events and reactions as the moon gradually covered the sun, from people waiting excitedly to animals making noise as it got darker.

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01network2 XPrac Mod4A

This document contains an English language exercise about vocabulary, grammar, and a short passage. 1. The vocabulary section tests knowledge of common nature words like canyon, rainforest, and cliff. Students are asked to choose the correct answer or fill in blanks. 2. The grammar section focuses on using the past continuous tense to describe actions that were ongoing in the past. Students complete sentences and a short text using verbs in past continuous form. 3. The passage describes a solar eclipse observed in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in 2017. It details the events and reactions as the moon gradually covered the sun, from people waiting excitedly to animals making noise as it got darker.

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MODULE 4 EXTRA PRACTICE SECTION A Name: .......................................

..........

VOCABULARY
§ Choose the correct answer.
1
1 There’s a river at the bottom of the planet / grass / canyon.
2 There are tropical birds in the rock / rainforest / ground.
3 We could see the whole area from the top of the sky / leaf / cliff.
4 Can you see those birds flying in the moon / sky / ground?
5 In the desert, you can see millions of stars / fields / moons at night.

2 Complete the sentences with the words below.


planet | field | moon | rock | jungle

1 Jupiter is a ............................... in the universe.


2 Can you see the ............................... when the sky is very cloudy?
3 There are vegetables growing in the ............................... .
4 The ............................... is a tropical forest.
5 Careful! There’s a snake under that ............................... !

3 Complete the text according to the picture.

The family is having a picnic in the 1. c............................... e. They are sitting on the 2. g............................... s
under a big 3. t............................... . There are lots of 4. l............................... s on the 5. g............................... d.
There is a long 6. p............................... going into the forest.

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MODULE 4 EXTRA PRACTICE SECTION A

GRAMMAR

4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous.
1 Rose and Mandy ............................................. (learn) about the planets at 11.00.
2 Bill ............................................. (not stand) under the tree at that moment.
3 ............................... you ............................................. (travel) in the rainforest in August?
4 They ............................................. (not walk) in the countryside at 4.00 in the afternoon.
5 I ............................................. (watch) a documentary about the Grand Canyon at 8.30.
6 Where ............................... the child ............................................. (play) at 3.15?

5 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous.

What 1. ............................... you ............................... (do) on 21st August,


2017? It was a beautiful day in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in the USA.
Thousands of people 2. ............................................. (wait) for the solar
eclipse. The last solar eclipse in the USA was in 1979, so everyone
3.
............................................. (feel) excited about this rare experience.
We 4. ............................................. (wear) special glasses to protect our
eyes during the eclipse. At about 10.15 am, the eclipse began.
At the beginning, the moon 5. ............................................. (not cover)
the sun completely, and it took one hour and 18 minutes for the
total eclipse to happen. It 6. ............................................. (get) colder
and darker and the sun looked smaller and smaller. People
7.
............................................. (put) on their coats and sweaters.
Animals 8. ............................................. (make) a lot of noise because
they didn’t understand why it was so dark in the middle of the day.
At about 11.35, the moon was on top of the sun completely. Then,
suddenly, the eclipse ended and the sun appeared again.

6 Write questions with the words below. Use the Past Continuous. Then answer the
questions about the text in Exercise 5.
1 what / people / wait for / on 21st August, 2017
.................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................
2 why / they / wear / special glasses
.................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................
3 why / it / get / darker and colder
.................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................

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