eng8-u3-use-of-english· UNIT 3. NATURE· ~20 min

Unit 3 Use of English: Nature vocabulary and structures

Combine disaster vocabulary, quantifiers, paired forms, word formation, and prepositions.

Choose nature vocabulary from the event described: drought follows a long period without rain, a forecast predicts weather, extreme weather can cause damage, thick fog reduces visibility, and an avalanche is moving snow on a slope. Grammar choices depend on quantity and pairing: both includes two, no goes before a noun, neither excludes both, little emphasizes insufficient uncountable quantity, and either presents one of two options. Word form matters too: healthily is an adverb describing how someone eats, while ingredients are the items used to make food. Finally, learn prepositions as complete patterns: above or below normal, at high speed, a connection with nature, sleep through a noise, and an activity in the rain.

Key terms

drought — a long period with little or no rain
forecast — a prediction about future weather
extreme weather — severe or unusual weather conditions
fog — a thick cloud near the ground that reduces visibility
avalanche — a mass of snow moving rapidly down a slope
Meaning and pattern
TargetClue or patternExample
Disaster wordevent describedno rain for months → drought
Pairingtwo / one / zeroboth and / either or / neither nor
Word formverb needs adverbeat healthily
Comparisonrelative to normalabove normal; below normal
Movement or conditionfixed phraseat high speed; in the rain
✎Choose from the whole context
  1. 1Read the event: For months, almost no rain fell and the soil dried.
  2. 2Reject nearby terms: Fog concerns visibility; an avalanche concerns moving snow.
  3. 3Select precisely: The event is a drought.
🚫A valid preposition may belong elsewhere

Judge the exact pattern in the sentence; do not turn one collocation into a universal rule.

💡Check word class

Before filling a gap, decide whether it needs a noun, adjective, verb, or adverb.

Rules

  1. 1Match a disaster term to its defining event rather than to a nearby weather word.
  2. 2Use both ... and for two included people or things, neither ... nor for two excluded choices, and either ... or for one of two.
  3. 3Use no directly before a noun and little with an uncountable noun to emphasize insufficiency.
  4. 4Use an adverb to describe how an action is done: eat healthily.
  5. 5Use ingredients for the separate food items needed to make a dish.
  6. 6Learn complete preposition patterns in context: above normal, below normal, at high speed, connection with nature, sleep through noise, in the rain.

Practice

6 easy · 6 medium · 6 hard

Up to 10 random questions per test

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