A REAL DANGER: COLLISION COURSE

and Vocabulary exercises:

Grammar

Complete the following sentences , Using Second conditional sentences to express

imaginary situations
1. What _______________(happen) if a huge volcano ________________(erupt)?
2. What life___________( be like) if we________________ (live) on another planet?
3. What ________________( happen) if there ________________(be) a nuclear war?
4. What _________________( happen) if a huge asteroid____________________
(collide) with it .
5. What _________________(happen) if it ________________________(land) in a big
city?
6. What _________________(cause)the explosion of an asteroid in a remote area of
land?
7. If it __________________(land ) in a remote area of land, it
______________(cause ) an explosion and it _______________(send) a huge cloud
of dust into the atmosphere . This dark cloud ____________________(block) light
from the Sun and crops ___________________(not grow).
Wishful thinking EXPRESSIONS
THE USE OF THE
SUBJUNCTIVE CONSTRUCTIONS
1. I WISH I _________________(know) more about asteroids.
2. IF ONLY asteroids ___________________(not exist).
3. ID RATHER you _____________________(not tell) me about the disaster!
4. SUPPOSE the asteroids_____________________(land) in the Ocean!
5. IMAGINE It ___________________(land) in a big city.
6. ITS HIGH TIME scientists _____________________(do) something to
prevent the catastrophe

Fill in the blanks exercise: VOCABULARY PRACTICE

It is 2036. An _________________asteroid is going to collide with Earth.
If it isnt stopped it will crash into the Pacific Ocean creating a
___________________ tsunami. NO, its not a ___________of a science
fiction film, it is a real ___________________. There are millions of
asteroids in our ________________________, and if a large one
___________________with Earth , it would be a _____________________. If it
landed in a large city, millions of ____________________would die
_________________. The impact would cause massive destruction.
Imagine colliding with a rock as big as a mountain that is travelling
20km/s . If asteroid __________________in an ocean there would be a
giant ______________________.
Thousands of cities around the world would _____________________. If an
asteroid landed in a very ___________________area of land, there would

be fewer _____________________ at first. However, the explosion would

sent a huge ___________________________ into the _______________________.
This dark cloud would block _________________ and _________________ from
the Sun. ________________wouldnt grow, and it would be impossible to
__________________ people. Scientists believe there are two main
options: we can __________ ___ an asteoid with nuclear weapons or we
could make it change direction. If we ___________________ , we wouldnt
get another chance.

Wishful thinking

Wishful thinking