- •Module 1. Part 2. Environmental problems and ways to solve them
- •44. A) Match the sources of pollution to the pictures below.
- •45. Complete the sentences with a word from the box.
- •46. Listen to the speaker talking about a cloud of pollution and fill in the gaps with no more than three words.
- •47. A) Read the texts quickly to find the answers to these questions.
- •49. Listen to the speaker talking about global warming and fill in the gaps with no more than three words.
- •50. Read the text about global warming. Five sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences a-e the one which fits each gap 1-5.
- •51. Choose words and phrases from the box that describe
- •52. Exam link. Work in pairs to discuss problems of global warming.
- •Step 1. Active Grammar Point
- •Step 2. Active Vocabulary Point
- •Step 3. Speaking
- •53. Fill in the gaps with the necessary preposition.
- •54. A) Match the words from column a with the words from column b to make up an expression.
- •55. A) Read the text and find out the environmental problem and its solution.
- •56. A) Complete these sentences with the correct form of the word in capitals.
- •57. A) Circle the correct word.
- •58. For questions 1-15 read the text and decide which answer a, b, c, or d best fits each gap.
- •60. Read the first two paragraphs to answer these questions.
- •61. Exam link. Work in pairs to discuss the problem of pollution.
- •Step 1. Active Grammar Point
- •Step 2. Active Vocabulary Point
- •Step 3. Speaking
- •62. A) Look at the pictures. Which individual actions mentioned below do the pictures illustrate?
- •63. A) Listen to the speaker and complete the sentences below. Write no more than two words and / or a number for each answer.
- •Individual action
- •64. A) Read the text and write out words and phrases that describe different activities people undertake on the World Environment Day.
- •65. In pairs discuss activities of three environmentalists.
- •In pairs answer the questions.
- •66. Fill in the gaps with the necessary preposition.
- •67. Exam link. Work in pairs to discuss the problem of people’s being environmentally aware.
- •Step 1. Active Grammar Point
- •Step 2. Active Vocabulary Point
- •Step 3. Speaking
- •71. Writing. The essay suggesting solutions to problems.
- •Various ecosystems are being systematically destroyed by man. What measures do you think should be taken to prevent further destruction?
- •72. Writing. The essay suggesting solutions to the environmental problems of the city you live in.
49. Listen to the speaker talking about global warming and fill in the gaps with no more than three words.
GLOBAL WARMING
Questions 1-4. Complete the notes below. Use no more than three words for each answer.
Endangered species, sea life and the change in seasonal activities of organisms is affected by (1) _________. It is caused by (2) _____ and other heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere. The temperature has increased by about (3) _______ Celsius during the past one-hundred years. Global warming will result in (4) ________ because they cannot move to new areas when their home climate gets too warm.
Questions 5-10. Fill in the table. Use no more than three words for each answer.
Cause |
Place |
Effect |
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all around the world
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(5) _______ life |
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the world’s warm ocean waters |
reduction in (6) _____ |
Global warming |
the coldest areas of the world |
winter freezing periods start (7) ______ and finish _____
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(8) _________ |
spring and autumn seasons the growth of (9) _____ and ______ the flight of birds |
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Asia, East Africa, Latin America |
diseases spread by (10) _____
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50. Read the text about global warming. Five sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences a-e the one which fits each gap 1-5.
Global warming is the most serious problem humanity has ever faced. In the late 1970s computer models predicted that the Earth would warm up by several degrees over the next century because of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere. (1) ____.
Studies show that the Earth’s climate has warmed by about six-tenths of one degree Celsius during the past one-hundred years. Most of the increase has taken place in the last thirty years.
Scientists say the warming of the Earth’s atmosphere has begun to affect plant and animal life around the world. (2) _____.
The German scientists studied different animal and plant populations around the world in the past thirty years. They say some species will disappear because they cannot move to new areas when their home climate gets too warm.
The scientists say one of the biggest signs of climate change has been the worldwide reduction in coral reefs. (3) _____.
In the coldest areas of the world, winter freezing periods are now happening later and ending earlier. Researchers say these changes are having severe effects on animals such as penguins, seals and polar bears.
Changes in temperature in the air can also affect the reproduction of some reptiles and amphibians. For example, the sex of baby painted turtles is linked to the average temperature in July. Scientists say even small temperature increases can threaten the production of male turtles.
(4) _____. This is affecting the growth of plants and delaying the flight of birds from one place to another.
Scientists also are concerned about invasions of warm weather species into traditionally cold areas. Rising temperatures have been linked with diseases spread by mosquito insects in areas of Asia, East Africa and Latin America.
Britain’s Meteorological Office says worldwide temperatures will continue to rise during the next one-hundred years. It says how much these temperatures increase will depend on the success of worldwide policies designed to slow down global warming.
(5) _____. “We have a decade or so to collect data and refine our models before we have to act”, says Jerry North, professor of meteorology. There is also time for scientists to develop less carbon-intensive energy technologies, which we can switch to at a lower cost.
A Rising temperatures in the world’s warm ocean waters have caused coral to lose color and die.
B A lot of bad weather gets linked to global warming in the media, which regularly predict that more and fiercer hurricanes, longer droughts and more severe rainstorms will result.
C In Europe, scientists say warmer temperatures are affecting the spring and autumn seasons.
D Scientists from the University of Hanover in Germany say global warming is affecting endangered species, sea life and the change in seasonal activities of organisms.
E But many experts feel there is no need to rush into drastic measures.