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C Read the text again and choose a, b or c.
1. What is not true about geysers?
a. They are quite uncommon in most of the world.
b. They are only found inside active volcanoes.
c. They are heated underground.
2. Great Geysir is famous because
a. it is the largest geyser in the world.
b. it is the oldest known geyser.
c. it was the irst geyser to ever erupt.
3. When the writer irst saw Great Geysir, she felt
a. impressed.
b. disappointed.
c. excited.
4. The writer decided to go towards Strokkur
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because
a. she had a better chance of seeing an eruption
there.
b. there was a strange sound coming from that
direction.
c. a water spout appeared close to where she was.
5. How high was the water spout that the writer saw?
a. over 100 m
b. around 60 m
c. It is not known.
6. Why does the writer think she might not see
the Northern Lights?
a. She doesn’t think she will be lucky twice.
b. It is the wrong time of year.
c. There is too much light pollution.
D Look at the highlighted words in the text and try
to guess what they mean. Then match them with
to guess what they mean. Then match them with
the meanings 1-5 below.
1. to plan:
2. not very deep:
3. sth typical of a place:
4. to start to have more light or colour:
5. to see, watch:
TIP! When trying to guess the meaning of an
unknown word, always look for clues in the
context (the words before and after it, as well
as the previous and following sentences).
Also, look for clues in the word itself. See
if it is similar to any other words that you
know, and try to separate it into its parts —
root, ending, pre ix, su ix, etc. Then try to
determine:
what part of speech it is (verb, noun,
adjective, etc.)
if it has a positive, negative or neutral
meaning
what general topic it is related to
what it means approximately
E Discuss.
• Would you like to visit Iceland and see geysers or
the Northern Lights? Why? / Why not?
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can / could / be able to
can / could / be able to
• I can / am able to ride a bike.
• I couldn't / wasn't able to come to your
house yesterday because I had to study.
• When you inish school, you will be able
to go to university.
can / could / may / will / would
• Can/Could/May I give you a hand?
• Can/Could/May I use your phone?
• Can/Could/May I have a glass of water?
• Can/Could/Will/Would you do me a favour?
must / have to / need (to) / can’t
• You must / have to buy the necessary
equipment before you go rock climbing.
• The animal shelter is too far to walk to. We
need to take the bus.
• You mustn’t / can’t feed the animals. Look
at the sign.
• You don’t have to / don’t need to / needn’t
buy a sleeping bag. I can lend you mine.
may / might / could
• I may / might / could get Stephanie a plant
for her new house, but I haven’t made up
my mind yet.
• Did John tell you? We may not / might not
go hiking in the forest after all.
must / can’t
• This juice is made with fresh fruit.
It must be very healthy.
• Look! He isn’t wearing a jacket,
so it can’t be very cold outside.
Circle the correct options.
1. On the second day of our holiday, we had to /
needed take a boat to reach the small island
where the volcano is. The ride took about ifteen
minutes.
2. You can't / might not know it, but blue whales
are the largest animals that have ever existed —
they’re even larger than dinosaurs!
3. You mustn't / don't need to go to the pet shop.
Jake has already bought food for Kitty.
4. No way! This gold ish can't / needn't be thirty
years old! Pet gold ish never live that long.
5. Monkeys could / will be able to disappear in
the next twenty- ive years, so we should do
something about it.
6. Will / Might you give me that book over there?
you give me that book over there?
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