4
You are going to read a magazine article about
ecologists who have written books. For questions
1‒10, choose from the people (A‒D).
Reading
3
What do you know about
ecologists? The people in the pictures are all
ecologists. What would you like to know about
them? Think of four questions. Listen to the
text and see if you can answer them.
Think!
Speaking & Writing
6
How has each person in the text
helped protect the environment?
Think!
5
Match the words in bold to their meanings.
•
qualities
•
ideal
•
obliged
•
person who
continues to live in spite of coming close to
death
•
almost
•
manage
•
connection
•
unlawful cutting down of trees
•
change
•
supply
•
preserve
•
mental
•
release of gas
•
land richness
•
attitude
•
power station
•
not urban
•
effect
•
machines
•
destruction
& removal of soil
•
person who takes part in
discussions on TV or radio
•
designed to
continue without problems
•
someone who has
good ideas about the future
•
appreciate
•
moving smoothly
•
getting rid of
•
person
who studies living things
•
received from
previous generations
•
dramatic
7
Read Sir David Attenborough’s
underlined quote. To what extent do you
agree with him? Discuss in groups then spend
a few minutes writing about the topic.
Think!
Lead-in
1
Look at the spidergram. Which of these
problems does your country face?
deforestation
extinction
of animals
soil erosion
ozone
depletion
loss of
biodiversity*
depletion of
natural resources
global warming
radioactive
contamination
greenhouse
effect
air, sea,
sound, acid
pollution
Which person:
has spent half a century investigating
the natural world?
created a new way of thinking about
life on our planet?
has influenced many technological
inventions?
has written about his/her life and work?
has created jobs and improved
the environment?
thinks most of humanity may not be
alive in a hundred years?
sees a connection between people in
the countryside and their environment?
explained environmental issues to a
large TV audience?
believes one form of power can replace
those we use today?
believes that new inventions will use
less energy?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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* existence of a great variety of plants & animals living in their natural
environment
2
Which of the problems above do the sentences
match?
1
Nuclear waste is highly toxic and can contaminate
water or the marine environment.
2
They are often classified as renewable, such as
wind, trees, water and sunlight or non-renewable like
fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas).
3
Some gases trap the heat of the Earth in the
atmosphere so temperatures increase.
4
This thin layer in the stratosphere shields life on
Earth from the harmful UV light coming from the sun.
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