We are spinning the wheel again: you can find all the topics you have discussed so far.

Crossword puzzle – What word is the solution?

1. Name the largest planet in the Solar System.
2. What does the science of seismology study?
3. Which gas causes the bubbles in soda water when the pressure on it is released?
4. Which natural ore is aluminium usually obtained from?
5. Snow is frozen water vapour in the form of white ...
6. Which element has the chemical symbol Ag?
7. What poisonous gas is found in the exhaust fumes of car engines?

The driest desert in the world.	The deepest ocean in the world.
The saltiest sea in the world.	The highest mountain in the world.

SAVE THE EARTH! – Which is the correct sentence?

If we wouldn’t throw away millions of tonnes of rubbish every day, we could save money, energy and natural resources. We saved money, energy and natural resources if we wouldn’t throw away millions of tonnes of rubbish every day. We did save money, energy and natural resources if we wouldn’t throw away millions of tonnes of rubbish every day. If we didn’t throw away millions of tonnes of rubbish every day, we could save money, energy and natural resources.

Penicillin – Fill in the gaps. 

Antibiotics ... powerful drugs that kill dangerous bacteria in ... bodies that make ... sick. In 1928 Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin, which he ... in ... lab using mold and fungi. ... antibiotics infections like strep throat could be deadly. 

has–our–our–grew–he’s–Against	are–us–our–grown–his–Without
are–our–us–grew–his–Without	is–his–us–grow–her–With

Fill in the gaps.

Charles Dickens (1812–1870) He was a great novelist of the Victorian ... His ... were outstandingly popular in his time and are still popular today. His books include stories about ..., convicts and schoolboys.

N_ _ _ _ _, A_ _, N_ _ _ _ _	E _ _, T _ _ _ _ _ _, S_ _ _ _ _ _
A_ _, N_ _ _ _ _, C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _	E _ _, N_ _ _ _ _, P _ _ _ _ _ _

Official letter – Fill in the gaps in the letter. Which wordsnake is correct?

Box Office, Royal National Theatre
South Bank, London SE1 9PX
Dear Sirs,
I ... like to ... three tickets for the ... of Othello on Saturday 3rd April.
I look ... to hearing from you.
Yours ...,   Charles Brown

faithfullybuyconcertforsincere	dobookplayfowardfaithfuly
'dgetmatchtowardssincerely	wouldbookperformanceforwardfaithfully

President Kennedy's words – Continue the sentence using the words listed below.

"Ask ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ , ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ."

Which words can't you use twice?

you, your	not, but
do, country	what, can, for

Guess the name of the tenth word pair! In which country is it found? 

Norman ...  ... University  Canterbury ... ... ’s Wall Christmas ...

Great ... of London ... of London ... ’s Causeway Channel ... Steam ...

in Wales	In Scotland
In England	In Northern Ireland

True or False? – Which sentence is not true?

Sir Peter Robert Jackson is a New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the director and producer of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit trilogy. Fittingly born on 31 October 1961, Jackson grew up in the small seaside community of Pukerua Bay. It was a great place to grow up because it was a very small town, but it was also surrounded by bush and forests; there were steep hills and deep gullies; there were beaches, rocks, ocean, and only five miles away – but totally inaccessible – the mysterious Kapiti Island. It is much more accessible now than in his childhood. At 17 he was sent to a course in Auckland and decided to buy a book to pass the time on the train journey north. The book was The Lord of the Rings. The journey that lay ahead would be longer and more exciting than he could have imagined.

He couldn't visit Kapiti Island.	He didn't want to get bored on his way to Auckland.
The course determined the rest of his life.	He was brought into the world at Halloween.

The second syllable is stressed in ... words: 

earthquake, thunderstorm, precipitation, environment,
landscape, pollution, avalanche, reforestation, tributary

1

2

3

4

Sports – Find the names of some in the grid.

How many can you find?

5

6

7

8

History of football – Find the correct forms of the words.

Football ... all over the world ... centuries, but no-one really knows where or when it ... . The Ancient Egyptians played ball games 5000  years ... . Later in China, they played a game called 'tsu chu'. The players ... a ball through a piece of cloth tied to two posts. The Ancient Greeks and Romans played ball games at the Olympics, too. In the 13th century entire towns and villages played against each other.

played, since, began, already, had kicked has been played, for, began, ago, had to kick has been, played for, was began, ago, had to kicked has played, since, has begun, yet, have to kicked

Guide – Which statement is not true?  

Yosemite National Park is located in central Sierra Nevada in California. It is accessible by car all year, 24 hours a day. One day it can be warm and sunny and days later it can be cold and snowy. The best time to see waterfalls is spring. Some of them are completely dry by August. The most famous among them is Yosemite Falls (2,425 ft) which flows from winter through early to mid-summer. Indians have lived in the Yosemite region for as long as 8,000 years. After the discovery of gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills in 1849, thousands of miners came to the Sierra to seek their fortune. Their arrival resulted in conflict with local native people who fought to protect their homeland.              

Yosemite is famous for its waterfalls.	You can drive into the park by car.
Waterfalls in Yosemite can dry out in summer.	Gold miners lived peacefully with the native people in Yosemite.