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Global warming
2.the ozone layer
3.the greenhouse effect
4.ecology
5.the environment
6.endangered species
7.extinct
8.pollution
9.acid rain
10.pesticides
11.rainforest
12. lifespan
13.chop down
b) Match words and their definitions.
a)an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the
atmosphere (= mixture of gases around the Earth), that is believed to
be the cause of a gradual warming of the surface of the Earth
b) a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by gases such as
carbon dioxide that are collecting in the air around the Earth and
stopping heat escaping into space
c) animals or plants that may soon not exist because there are very
few now alive
d)the relationships between the air, land, water, animals, plants, etc.,
usually of a particular area, or the scientific study of this:
e)a layer of air containing ozone high above the Earth that prevents
harmful ultraviolet light from the sun from reaching the Earth
f) damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste:
g) a forest in a tropical area that receives a lot of rain
h)the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants
live:
i) rain that contains large amounts of harmful chemicals as a result of
burning substances such as coal and oil
j) not now existing:
k) a chemical substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals,
wild plants, and other unwanted organisms
l) the length of time for which a person, animal, or thing exists
m) to cut through something to make it fall down
a) Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the previous
exercise.
There is concern that the giant panda will soon become --------------.
After reading
1.Make up sentences using the following words and word combinations.
1. many; For, centuries, to make, us, easier, and, more, before, comfortable, have been,
trying; the, people, lived, their, on, who, planet, life.
2. resources, They, that, thought, of the Earth, endless, were.
3.used, generations, about, future, without, resources,They, those, thinking.
4.chopped down, animals, Our, forests, ancestors,killed, and.
5. the word, born, was, in, the 19th, 'ecology', century
6. science, technology, The, growth, resulted, rapid, in, an, increasing, on, the
biosphere, of, and, effect, negative, of the Earth.
7.the air pollute, Huge, breathe, we, industrial, the water, enterprises, drink, we, the land,
and, bread, which, us, vegetables and fruit, gives.
8.destroys, layer, and, the ozone, rain, causes, Acid, greenhouse effect.
9.lifespan, the, Pollution, of, leads, to, man's, reduction.
10. die, because of, People, younger, cancer, diseases, other, and.
11. situation, in, with, pollution, air, The worst, big, cities, is, overpopulated.
12. suffered, In, the Chornobyl, nuclear, plant, accident, nuclear, the worst, April, in,
1986, history, power.
13. smoking, Breathing, equivalent, big, is, industrial, in, to, 2 packs, a day, cities,
cigarettes, of.
14.filled, poisonous, world's, Oceans, with, are, and, industrial, waste, fertilizers,
pesticides, chemical, the.
2. Complete the sentences.
1.
For many centuries people...
2.
They thought that resources...
3.
They used those resources without...
4.
Our ancestors chopped down...
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The world's oceans are...
13.
Breathing in big cities is...
14. In April 1986, the Chornobyl nuclear power plant suffered...
15. The problem of Chornobyl has not been solved yet...
3. PAIR WORK
Discuss with your peers.
1. In what way did our ancestors use the resources of our planet?
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8. When did the Chornobyl' nuclear power plant suffer the worst nuclear accident in
history?
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Pre-Listening
What is the negative effect of acid rains?