Environment
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Begonia LopezA. Complete the sentences using one of the words from the box.
Ecology greenhouse pollution waste extinct
chemicals acid lead environment fumes
1. The world in which we live is our ______________________.
2. Smoke, dirt and noise are all types of ______________________.
3. If man continues to hunt whales, they will shortly become _________________.
4. In many parts of the world trees and lakes are being destroyed by _______________ rain.
5. _______________ is the science that studies the relationship between different life forms
in nature.
6. The earth’s atmosphere is growing warmer partly because of the so-called ____________
effect.
7. ______________ -free petrol is used throughout the world.
8. Factories often dispose of _________________ products in rivers and the sea.
9. In some cities poisonous smog is created from car exhaust _______________.
10. Many household products actually contain ___________________ which are harmful to
the environment.
B. Choose the best ending from a) to b) for each sentence 1 to 6.
1. In cities the air is hard to breathe because of car a) pollution
2. The earth’s climate is changing because of b) recycling
3. Air, sea and land can suffer from c) global warming
4. A mixture of smoke and fog is called d) rubbish
5. Things which we throw away are called e) exhaust fumes
6. To avoid wasting things away we can use f) smog
C. Find the parts of the text that are missing from the box.
planet reduces waste save resources use
materials glass, paper new products
Recycling is the reprocessing of ____________________ that would become
_________________ in order to break them down and remake them into
_________________________. Recycling prevents the waste being sent to a landfill or
incinerator and ________________________ the consumption of new raw materials.
Recycled materials include _____________________________, steel, textiles and plastic. By
recycling we can ______________________ and protect the _______________________.
D. Insert the verbs into the table to complete the tips about what you should and shouldn’t
do to protect the environment.
save destroy waste use plant drive devastate
protect recycle throw away
endangered species.
paper, glass and metal.
We should… water and energy.
hybrid cars.
trees.
aerosol sprays.
recyclable materials.
We shouldn’t… the ozone layer.
water.
the rainforest.
E. Put the following words in the appropriate column.
•storm •recycling •volcanic eruption •global warming • fertilisers
•earthquake
•alternative power sources •ozone layer depletion •rubbish dumps •green cars
•toxic waste •bottle banks •industrial effluence • typhoon •exhaust fumes
•drought
•wave power •public transport •climate change •oil spills • flood •deforestation
Naturalsprays
•aerosol Disasters
•tornado Global
•acidconcerns
rain Sources of•solar
•wind power pollution
energy Solutions
•endangered
species
•eco-friendly products •smoke emissions from factories •water contamination
•hurricane
•poisonous gas emissions •higher sea levels •ice cap melting •greenhouse effect
