1.Fill in the missing information about the problem or its description or give definitions to some words:

1. Recycling is	The activity of re-using things that have already been used.
2. Deforestation	?
3. ?	The process of making water or land impure, bad, dirty
4. ?	Rain which contains harmful quantities of acid as a result of industrial pollution.
5. Pesticides	?
6. Fertilizers	A natural or chemical substance that is put on the land to make crops grow better.
7. ?	The gradual slight warming of the air surrounding the earth because heat cannot escape through its upper layer.
8. Air Pollution	?
9. ?	A place of dropping nuclear waste.
10. ?	An escape of low-level radiation from the nuclear power plant.
11. The ozone layer	?
12. ?	An increase in world temperature caused by an increase in carbon dioxide.

2. Which word is correct?

1. Global warming\layer means that the earth is slowly getting hotter.

2. We should cut down fewer trees from rain\plant forests.

3. Scientists say the ozone fumes\layer is getting thinner.

4. We should try aerosol cans\bottles less.

5. We should try to leave the car at home to reduce pollution\polluting.

6. The government should stop people dumping\recycling rubbish everywhere.

7. The government should ban\close the hunting of wild animals.

8. There should be laws to protect endangered\dangerous species.

9. The government should close\cut factories that pollute the environment.

10. We mustn’t waste water. We should try to protect\save it.

3.Read the text and decide which answer a, b, c or d best fits each space: The doomed planet

One only has to (1)… at the newspapers to realize that environment(2)… are not going to go away. (3)… warming is getting worse and the air we (4)… and the water we drink are getting dirtier. However, the problems(5)… as the hole in the ozone layer and (6)…rain often seem unimportant to us. It (7)… be difficult to get upset about tropical (8)… on the other side of the planet.

1. a read b see c glance d study

2. a troubles b disaster c crises d campaign

3. a Global b Earth c Planet d Ground

4. a breath b breathe c smell d take

5. a such b so c like d how

6. a dirty b bitter c burning d acid

7. a should b may c will d can

8. a woods b jungles c forests d trees

4. Fill in the blanks in the text using a word given above the text:

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In recent years, the number of (1)…problems has increased dangerously. One of the most serious problems is changes to the (2)…which has led to the (3)…effect, this is making most climates warmer. It is already affecting several areas of the world with unusual(4)… causing droughts or heavy storms. Cutting down on (5)… fumes from vehicles would help solve the problem. Natural(6)… such as oil and coal are not endless, so using other forms of (7)… such as wind, sun, water, and even sea waves would help preserve our planet. Very soon we will be able to drive cars in cities that run(8)… electricity – a much cleaner(9)… than petrol. And we can also help reserve finite resources by (10)… things made of glass, aluminium, plastic and paper.

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