Unit 7 eco
Vocabulary
Environmental problems:
pollution
destruction
deforestation
globalization
modernization
global warming
climate change
greenhouse effect
an ozone layer
mass produced clothes
a carbon footprint
public transport
acid rain
endangered species
litter
illegal hunting
extinction
oil spills
smog
Solutions:
protection
conservation
a demonstration
an organization
a revolution
a bottle bank
organic vegetables
a plastic container
renewable energy
environmentally-friendly products
an orphanage
Natural disasters:
a famine
a drought
a flood
an earthquake
People:
a protestor
a peaceful demonstrator
green
a volunteer
Collocations:
to participate in protest marches/demonstrations
to carry banners
to shout political messages
to separate from
to demand urgent action on
to make smb’s way to
to be in favour of (-ing)
to protect wild animals
to be against smth
to believe in
to be anti-cars
to care about (people)
to feel strongly about
to protest against/about
to pollute the air/water
to pick up litter
to recycle bottles
to look after sick animals
to plant trees
to do organic farming
to cut down rainforests
to waste natural resources
to release poisonous chemicals
to exhaust fumes
Exercises:
1. Look at the pictures and state the problems.
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2 Transcribe the following words.
Deforestation, globalization, modernization, ozone layer, endangered species, extinction, conservation, organic vegetables, renewable, orphanage, famine, drought, earthquake, volunteer, marches, separate, recycle, natural resources, poisonous chemicals, release, exhaust, fumes.
3 Look at the pictures again. What are the causes of these environmental problems and the ways of their solution?
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3. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
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cut down global warming greens flood bottle bank smog endangered species release natural resources orphanage recycled drought greenhouse effect famine environment participate conservation |
____________ is the gradual rise in temperature in many parts of the world.
A/An ___________ is one which is under threat of extinction.
The ____________is caused by the sun heat being trapped by gases in the Earth’s atmosphere.
__________ is unpleasant mixture of smoke and fog hanging over a city.
__________ include coal, gas and oil.
You’d be surprised at how much of the rainforests is _________ every single day.
A/An__________ is a long period of time when people may die because there isn’t enough food.
A/An_________ is the result of too much rain.
A/An __________ occurs when there is a long period without rain.
Don’t throw away bottles. Take them to a/an _________ where they will be ________.
Factories and cars __________ poisonous chemicals into the air.
A lot of people __________. in protest marches and demonstrations.
My friend organized a/an __________ for homeless children.
There are many groups of people whose aim is __________. They are often referred as _________, e.g “Greenpeace” and “Friends of the Earth”.
Together we may protect the ____________.