Test 5

sea	wave	river
island	beach	sand
mountain	forest	field
ground	/	/

1. Identifying the key world

1. [beach] - lie on, beautiful, sandy, unspoiled

2. [mountain] - climb, be surrounded by, high, steep

3. [island] - live on, sail around, desert, uninhabited

4. [sea] - dive into, swim in, calm, rough

5. [field] - graze in, plough, green

6. [ground] - frozen, hard, uneven

7. [wave] - surf, huge, tidal

8. [sand] - dig in, hot, soft, wet

9. [forest] - clear, destroy, shrink

10. [river] - cross, pollute, long, wide

2. The correct collocation

1. The sea was very rough / strong. So I didn’t really enjoy the ferry crossing.

2. I sat on the beach watching the waves breaking / falling on the shore.

3. The River Thames flows / travels through the center of London.

4. These islands attract / gather thousands of tourists every year.

5. You’ll love the place with its sunny weather and unspoiled / unused beaches.

6. I hate it when the wind blows / throws sand in your face.

7. It’s one of the highest / tallest mountains in the area.

8. The world’s rainforests are reducing / shrinking rapidly.

9. Most modern farmers use tractors to dig / plough their fields.

3. Key word quiz

1. The hotel is only 40 meters from the sea and has its own private beach.

2. It’s quite a remote island. It takes the ferry about 12 hours to get there.

3. I like going to the swimming pool, but I much prefer swimming in the sea.

4. We couldn’t see the top of the mountain. It was hidden by clouds.

5. We watched the animals grazing in the field.

6. Our boat nearly capsized after it was hit by a huge wave.

7. I think we can cross the river here. It looks like quite shallow.

8. The ground was very uneven in places, so we had to be careful as we walked.

9. As a child, I loved digging in the sand when we went to the beach.

4. Prepositions

1. We spent Sunday at / in the beach because the weather was so good.

2. I would like to live in a large house on / by the sea.

3. We took the short route in / through the mountains on our way to Italy.

4. When I was a boy I lived in / on a small island just off the coast of France.

5. It was very stormy with big waves crashing against / on the side of our boat.