Collocations: expressions with put
3 Match the expressions with put to their meanings in the table below
1 put your feet up j to relax
2 put your foot down g to insist
3 put something right f to correct a mistake
4 put someone in danger b to risk somcone's health, safety or life
5 put something in order c to tidy
6 put into practice i to perform an action
7 put someone in touch with h to arrange a contact
8 put something into words e to express yourself
9 put an end to something a to stop
10 put someone under arrest d to take a criminal for questioning
4 Read the text below and write the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.
If your idea of a good weekend is (1) to put your feet up in front of the TV, then you probably (2) have nothing in common with Melanie Carter. She thinks it is fun to throw herself off a high bridge, having but a strong elastic band attached to her foot. She is (3) one of many enthusiastic bungee jumpers who (4) spend their weekends in this way. It looks as if she is putting her life in danger (5) every time she does it, but it is quite safe. At first you have to learn the way to position your body while jumping, and then, after just this short lesson, you can put the theory (6) into practice. The first time you jump, it is hard to (7) put the feeling into words. It is a mixture of excitement and plain fear. Then as you take off, you feel (8) as if you are flying. "Just for a few minutes you have an idea of (9) what it is like to be a bird," she explained. She has offered ro put me in (10) touch with the people who organise the jumps, but I am not convinced it really is fun. I agreed to go with her one weekend, just to watch.
Every year, the number of endangered species is growing steadily. It would be good to define the endangered species community itself. This is a collection of organisms that are at risk of extinction. More than 40 percent of all organisms are subject to rapid extinction, which is simply incredible. Some of them are just small in number, some are under threat of environmental changes. In most cases, the disappearance of animals, like other natural disasters, is the result of human actions. Their natural habitat is being destroyed all over the world. It seems that the threat of extinction of wild animals surrounds us everywhere. To think that these cute little polar bears that live in a zoo are gradually dying out. Human activity has a strong influence on the process of animal extinction. People are cutting down numerous forests, leaving some species homeless and their natural habitat. Also, they are constantly building new plants that release chemical waste into the ocean water. As a result, thousands of marine animals are dying out. In addition, people often over-exploit animals by buying and selling their valuable parts, such as skin, teeth, fat, and fangs. Pets are also treated poorly. If people continue to treat our environment this way, we will soon be trapped in an environmental disaster. There are many reasons for preserving rare species. First, they have an aesthetic value. Secondly, they are useful from a medical point of view. And finally, the ecology of our planet literally depends on them.