7. Match the words from the two columns to create phrases or collocations. Then use them in sentences of your own.

acid	dioxide
carbon	effect
dumping	ground
global	layer
greenhouse	rain
natural	resources
nuclear	warming
ozone	waste

8. For each sentence, choose the best word to complete the gap :

1. At the moment electric vehicles ... for fewer than one tenth of a percent of all vehicles on UK roads.

2. Some people think that nuclear war would … out all life on our planet, but actually some species like cockroaches and mosquitoes would probably survive.

3. Environmentalists are working hard to ... across the message that our modern way of life is not sustainable.

4. The UK government is planning to phase ... all petrol driven cars by the year 2015 but I think this is a bit over-ambitious.

5. British scientists have ... up with a unique way of carrying shopping without using plastic carrier bags.

6. Many British people are calling ... a ban on circuses using wild animals to entertain the public.

7. Because our population is so densely concentrated, a new disease like bird flu can ... out very quickly after the first case has appeared.

8. At first the people of Bristol didn't take ... the idea of car sharing but now at least ten percent of rush hour vehicles have more than one occupant.

1. A B C D

add sum account make

2. A B C D

kill end carry wipe

3. A B C D

talk give put carry

4. A B C D

away out off back

5. A B C D

gone brought come given

6. A B C D

for up to off

7. A B C D

pass spread fill reach

8. A B C D

for to into through

9. Fill in the correct animal from the table, then try to explain the meaning of the phrases.Write two sentences of your own using these phrases.

Butterflies; lion; duck; crocodile; donkey; bull; fox; chickens; wolf; mule; snail; elephant; bird

1. A ….... in the hand is worth two in the bush.

2. He seems inoffensive, but actually he's a ….. in sheep's clothing.

3. He walked to school at a …... 's pace.

4. She was so nervous before the exam she had …... in her stomach.

5. Don't count your ….... before they're hatched!

6. I can't get her to agree; she's as stubborn as a …... .

7. The new airport is a complete white …... .

8. I'm sure Jean wasn't really upset; those were just …. tears.

9. Don't puzzle me; I hate it when you try to …... me.

10. Our company is having some serious financial problems. We're a lame …...

at the moment.

11. It's been a long time since he came here. We haven't seen him for ….. 's years!

12. It was a difficult problem, but he decided to take the …... by the horns and tell his father he was leaving the family firm.

13. Peter has done most of the work, so he should get the …..'s share of the money.