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1 1. earthquake, flood, disaster, volcanic eruption, drought - DISASTER 2. mountains, geography, deserts, coastlines, plains - GEOGRAPHY 3. lizards, snakes, animals, crocodiles, whales, monkeys - ANIMALS 2. Find the pair of the words / word combinations with similar meaning.  damage- destroy weather disaster-natural disaster hurricane- storm space flight-space travel explore-research 3. Open the brackets and use the Past Perfect Tense. 1) We had seen him before they made friends with him. 2) I already had got home before it began to rain. 3) There was a new painting that I had never seen before. 4) Captain Cook had discovered the island before he died. 5) Bob had eaten all the cakes before Sam came home. 4. Fill in the gaps with since or for. 1. I have been living in New York  for 1 year. 2. We have been waiting since12:30. 3. I have been living in Valencia since last June. 4. She has been studying English for two months. 5. He has been studying English since last January. 5. Open the brackets and use the Past Simple or Past Continuous Tense. 1. I played computer games yesterday. 2. I played computer games at five o'clock yesterday. 3. He was playing computer games from two till three yesterday. 4. My brother didn't play tennis yesterday. 5. She was cooking the whole day yesterday