Macmillan English Grammar

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e People were expecting a tsunami in 2004.

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d 200 million years ago there was only one

continent.

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c The volcano had erupted before.

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1 Rewrite the sentence as ayes/noquestion.

a The Nile is the longest river.

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b Earthquakes have occurred in this country.

2 Complete a short answer for each question.

a Do all birds spend winter in a different part of the world?

b Is the peregrine falcon the fastest bird?

c Can a raceharse run faster than a lion?

d Does the giant scolpender centipede really eat mice?

e Have termites really built nests seven metres tall?

f Do millipedes really have a thousand legs?

g Are we really discovering more species of insect all the time?

h Is it true that wasps make paper to build their nests?

Can some fish really climb trees?

Did unicorns really exist once?

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3 Match questions a tojwit h their answers 1 to 10.Then complete the questions.

Questions

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are going to erupt?

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volcanic eruptions?

on Earth?

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volcanoes

caused

Answers

1 Scientists predict when a volcano will erupt by

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