- •Unit 1 ‘The Environment’
- •Vocabulary 1 The Environment
- •1. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box below.
- •2. Complete the sentences with the words from Vocabulary 1.
- •3. Paraphrase the underlined words or word combinations using Vocabulary 1.
- •Vocabulary 2 Word building: Suffixes
- •Noun suffixes
- •1. Fill in the spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the word given at the end of the lines. The first is given as an example. Globalisation
- •2. All the words missing are nouns. Write suitable nouns in the gaps formed from the words in bold. Going green
- •Adjective suffixes
- •Verb suffixes
- •3. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
- •4. Write an appropriate suffix to complete each adjective in the following sentences.
- •5. Fill in the spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the word given at the end of the lines. The car
- •1. Write an appropriate negative prefix to complete each word in the following sentences.
- •2. Write an appropriate prefix to complete each word in the following sentences.
- •3. Fill in the spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the word given at the end of the lines. Climate changes
- •Vocabulary 4 Threats and potential threats to the environment
- •1. Paraphrase the following sentences using words and phrases from the vocabulary above instead of the underlined words. Make any other necessary changes to produce a correct sentence.
- •2. Complete the following table, using a dictionary if necessary. Do not fill the shaded boxes.
- •3. Fill in the blanks using a word from the list.
- •Save it!
- •4. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the words at the end of the sentence.
- •5. Answer the following questions using the vocabulary of the unit.
- •1. Choose the correct form(s).
- •2. Will or going to
- •3. Will or going to
- •4. Correcting mistakes of future forms
- •In the following dialogues, approximately half of the future forms are wrong. Find the mistakes and correct them. Sometimes more than one form is possible.
- •Unit 2 ‘Ecological Problems’
- •1. Study the table below.
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the articles or some where necessary.
- •3. Fill in the gaps with the articles where necessary.
- •4. Fill in the gaps with the articles or some where necessary.
- •5. Study the table below.
- •6. Study the table below.
- •7. Study the table below.
- •8. Study the table below.
- •9. Fill in the gaps with the articles where necessary.
- •Vocabulary 1 Green issues
- •1. Complete the table with words from a and b above and related forms. Put a stress mark in front of the stressed syllable in each word. (The first one has been done for you.)
- •2. Match the two parts of these sentences containing expressions from c above.
- •3. Complete the sentences with expressions from d above.
- •4. Complete the sentences using one of the words from the box.
- •5. Fill in the gaps with the word from the list below.
- •6. Paraphrase the underlined phrases using the vocabulary of the unit. Poisoned Environment in Nigeria
- •Vocabulary 2 Expressing cause and result
- •1. Cause, result in, lead to; result from, as a result of
- •2. Make three sentences about the other results of the tornado, using result in, result from and as a result of.
- •3. Rewrite the following sentences using the expressions in brackets.
- •4. Linking words and phrases
- •5. Underline the correct link word or phrase.
- •6. Fill in each space in these sentences with a suitable link word or phrase. More than one answer may be possible.
- •7. Answer the questions using different ways of expressing cause and result.
- •Vocabulary 3 Sustainable development
- •1. Complete the article with Sentences a - e below.
- •2. Look at the following key words from the article and find words which can go before or after them to form 'word combinations'. Two of them have been done for you as examples.
- •3. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place below
- •Waste Disposal
- •4. Multiple-choice cloze
- •Sustainability
- •5. Open cloze
- •Climate Change
- •6. Answer the questions using the vocabulary of the unit.
- •1. Future continuous and Future Perfect
- •2. Complete the sentences with the future perfect or future continuous form of the verb in brackets.
- •3. Recognizing correct future forms
- •4. What does John say?
- •5. Future continuous, Future Simple, Present Simple and Present Perfect
- •6. Correcting mistakes
- •In the following dialogues some of the future forms are wrong. Find the mistakes
- •7. Thinking about your future
- •Rain Forest Destruction
- •Vocabulary revision
- •1. Word formation
- •2. Multiple-choice cloze
- •Soil Pollution
- •3. Proof-reading
- •Polluting water is easy!
- •4. Fill in the gap with a suitable word. The first letter of the word is given.
- •5. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word or word combination.
- •6. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word or word combination.
- •7. Find 13 different types of fuel in this word search.
- •8. Substitute the highlighted parts with the appropriate terms.
1. Write an appropriate negative prefix to complete each word in the following sentences.
1. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency warned governors that the agency would soon ___approve some of their air pollution control plans.
2. The apparently ___logical passion to burn fossil fuels stems from three main factors: consumer demand, supplier economics and national interests.
3. Industry and environmental experts ___agree about what levels of pollutants are safe.
4. Using ethanol creates more air pollution and environmental damage than oil does. It is also increasing starvation all over the world. That is ___moral!
5. The Government’s plans for eco-towns are ___relevant to the environmental challenges facing Britain.
6. Al Gore says global-warming ___believers are acting like groups who once believed the earth is flat.
7. A new report has shown how climate change can ___stabilize developing nations.
8. ___planned growth is a major problem in the world’s largest cities.
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prefix |
meaning / use |
examples |
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mis+ verb |
wrongly / badly |
mistook, mishandle |
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re + noun/verb/adjective |
again, back |
retype, reread, replace |
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over+ verb |
too much |
overdo, overwork |
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under+ verb |
not enough, too little |
undercook, undercharge |
2. Write an appropriate prefix to complete each word in the following sentences.
1. Funding lobbyists to ___inform the public and politicians about climate change is part of the strategy to spread doubt about the science of global warming.
2. While urban living conditions may bring improvements in terms of access to health care, education, sanitation and clean water, this potential is often not realised, especially for poorer new migrants, who may suffer from ___crowding, pollution and dangerous working conditions.
3. It is apparent that air pollution is a subject that arouses great emotion and concern for many different reasons, but it is equally apparent that air pollution is a greatly ___understood phenomenon of modern society.
4. The Healthy City Project is urging the City of Westmount to ___place all its street lights with high-efficiency, low-intensity lights, in order to help reduce light pollution.
5. Opinion polls usually ___estimate Americans' concern about the environment.
6. Wisconsin’s lakes are ___developed and, as a result, face severe water quality problems.
3. Fill in the spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the word given at the end of the lines. Climate changes
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Global warming is the result of the __________ (1) of greenhouse gases |
emit |
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also known as the ‘greenhouse effect’. According to __________ (2), the |
science |
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consequences of global warming would be severe for human __________ (3) |
populate |
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and ecosystems since we are totally __________ (4) on them. The rise would |
depend |
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produce new patterns of rainfall and drought that would affect the |
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__________ (5) of mankind. Global warming could cause polar ice to melt |
survive |
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__________ (6). Sea levels would rise as a result of that and coastal cities and |
rapid |
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islands would be __________ (7). |
danger |
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In all __________ (8), the rise in global temperature will accelerate unless |
likely |
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countries decide on a universal scheme for the __________ (9) of greenhouse |
reduce |
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gases. Most developed countries, however, are reluctant to delay their |
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economic __________ (10) by imposing strict environmental |
grow |
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__________ (11) on their industries unless they become compensated for their losses. |
restrict |
/from “First Certificate. Use of English”, Judy Copage/