TASK 1.
Match the word and the meaning.
Ozone layer, acid rain, recycle, ecology ,
atmosphere, oxygen, global warming ,endangered species, fertilizer, carbon
dioxide, acid rain, rainforest, environment, greenhouse effect, habitat
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1/ To use
over and over again
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2/ Tropical
evergreen woodlands that receive at least 100 inches of rain a year
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3/ When gases
from factories, electric power plants and cars trap the sun’s heat and warm
the Earth.
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4/ The study
of organisms and their environment.
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5/ the layer
of gases surrounding the Earth, another word for air.
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6/ an
increase in the Earth’s temperature, caused by a build-up of greenhouse gases
in the atmosphere.
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7/ to refuse
to buy things that can’t be reused, like polystyrene foam containers and
disposal diapers.
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8/ Animals
and plants in danger of becoming extinct.
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9/ A gas that
makes up about 21% of the Earth’s atmosphere, all living things need it to
survive.
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10/ When
harmful gases from cars and factories are released into the air and fall back
to the Earth with rain or snow.
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11/ An area
that provides an animal or plant with food, water, shelter and living space.
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12/ Anything
from compost to cow manure that helps plants grow.
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13/ A gas
produced when animals breathe out or any material containing carbon is burned
. Green plants need it to make food.
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14/ A layer
of gas high in the sky which protects us from the harmful ultraviolet rays of
the sun that cause skin cancer and crop damage.
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15/ All the
surroundings of an organism , including other living things , climate, air,
water and soil.
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TASK 2.
Fill in the blanks.
1. Many seas are used for dumping _____________and nuclear
waste. INDUSTRY
2. The word ENVIRONMENT ______ what is round us (air, water,
soil). MEAN
3. The _______ air of New York had mixed with rain and
damaged the Statue of POLLUTE
Liberty, because the acid rain had collected inside.
4. The most serious ______________ problems
are:
ENVIRONMENT
Water pollution, air pollution, nuclear pollution, noise
from cars , buses, planes,
destruction of wildlife, __________ of natural resources
(water, fuels), SHORT
the _______ of
population.
GROW
5. Nuclear power ________ can go wrong and cause nuclear
pollution. STATION
6. It is ________ to dump industrial waste in the sea
because poisons kill fish and DANGER
animals. _________ fish and animals can be eaten by
people.
POISON
7. Most of the pollution in big _____ comes from cars and
buses. CITY
8. People must not spend too much time in direct sunlight
because ultraviolet ________ RADIATE
from the sun can cause skin cancer.
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