5. Complete the news report with the correct form of the verbs from the brackets:

(Fight, start, spread, bring, rescue, trap, evacuate, suffer)

1. The fire which destroyed hotel last night _________________ started in the kitchen.

2. The fire quickly _________ up the stairs and the corridors of the hotel.

3. Firefighters had to ________ two young children who were _______ in their bedroom.

4. Four other people were taken to hospital ________ from the effect of smoke.

5. Surrounding buildings were _______ed, who were looking for their relatives.

6. Firefighters_____________to _________________ the blaze under control.

6. Use the words from the brackets to complete the text:

(toxic waste, deforestation, crops, emissions, exhaust fumes, pesticides)

1. There are strict new rules on the dumping of __________ by industry.

2. Farmers spray________ with _______ which stay in the soil for years.

3. _____from factories in Germany affect the environment of Scandinavia.

4. Rainforests help to keep the environment in balance but ________ shows they don’t absorb CO2.

5. _________________ from cars cause a grea deal of damage to the environment.

Lesson 12 Ecological problems

Defining

Pollution: 1) dirty water, air and atmosphere;

2) making water, air, atmosphere dirty and dangerous for people and animals to live in.

3) people, who make water, air and atmosphere dirty and dangerous.

Environment: 1) air, water and land, in which people, animals and plants live;

2) an organization that wants to protect the natural world;

3) something that we do to prevent air and water pollution.

Ecology: 1) natural balance between plants, animals, people and their environment.

2) plants growing in some area;

3) part of medicine that helps people to lead a healthy life.

Greenhouse 1) a building in a garden or park which has glass walls and a glass roof in which you

effect : grow plants;

2) a salad made mainly with green vegetable;

3) the problem of temperature rise in the Earth’s atmosphere.

1. Make up true sentences of what can be done with these:

Example: Houses can be damaged.

Houses/damage; sick people/cure; village/ruin;

Disease/cure; animals/endanger; weather/influence;

Weather/forecast; rivers/destroy; habitats/create;

Forests/ruin; mist/expect; habitats/destroy.

2. Refer the words to the right column:

1. Animals 2) weather effects 3) places

Savannas; mammals; mists; coasts; humans; insects; rainbows, rainstorms; habitats, showers; area; sunlight; pigeons; the greenhouse effect; reptiles; temperature; climatic changes.