Vocabulary
& Grammar
1
Describe the pictures. What do they show?
Picture 1 shows a man cutting down a tree. etc
Causes
•
factories
produce sulphur
•
cars emit gases
•
sprays
•
damage ozone
layer
•
hunters
•
illegal logging
Solutions
•
use filters
•
catalytic cars
•
ozone friendly
products
•
introduce laws
against hunting
•
start planting
campaigns
Consequences
•
acid rain
•
air pollution
•
greenhouse
effect
•
animal
extinction
•
deforestation
3
Choose the correct word. Compare with your
partner.
1
Sometimes in zoos, animals are
. . . .
to live in
unsuitable cages.
A
urged
C
obliged
B
required
D
forced
2
We must find a(n)
. . . .
to fossil fuels.
A
option
C
choice
B
alternative
D
replacement
3
Conservation schemes are a
. . . .
of interest to
many activists.
A
source
C
spring
B
basis
D
foundation
4
Maintain eye contact and
. . . .
your audience
directly to capture their attention.
A
tell
C
speak
B
lecture
D
address
5
In recent times, we have seen radical
. . . .
to the
world’s ecosystem.
A
alterations
C
changes
B
variations
D
modifications
6
Everyone can make a
. . . .
to saving the planet.
A
payment
C
contribution
B
donation
D
difference
7
The World Wildlife Fund was
. . . .
in Switzerland.
A
discovered
C
instituted
B
created
D
founded
8
Factory owners should do more to
. . . .
the
environment.
A
build
B
protect
C
value
D
estimate
9
Environmental
. . . .
are on the front pages of most
newspapers these days.
A
issues
B
topics
C
themes
D
editions
10
Conservationists think there is little time to
. . . .
.
A
play
B
spend
C
work
D
act
Factories produce sulphur and as a consequence
there is acid rain. Using filters would reduce this.
2
Use the table to make sentences.
• Phrasal verbs
4
Fill in the appropriate particle(s). Check in
Appendix I. Make sentences using the phrasal
verbs.
1
“Do you know what WWF
stands
. . . . . . . . . . .
?”
“Yes, World Wildlife Fund.”
2
Because animals can’t defend themselves, it’s
important we
stand
. . . . . . . . . . .
them.
3
Hunting deer is allowed in some parts of the
country to
keep
their numbers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
4
The young boy
was let
. . . . . . . .
with a fine after
he was caught fishing illegally.
5
The environmental organisation
was giving
. . . . . . .
notebooks and pens.
MODULE 4
16
• Conditionals/Wishes
GR p. 150
5
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
tense.
1
If people cared more about the environment, the
world . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(be)
a better place to live in.
2
I wish people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(not/drive)
their
cars so often and use public transport instead.
3
If only I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(know)
about your
problem, I would have helped you.
4
If people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(work)
together, our
world would be a better place.
5
If the Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(not/give)
his
approval, this wouldn’t have happened.
6
If the ozone layer keeps depleting, we . . . . . . . . . .
(run)
a much higher risk of developing skin
cancer.
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