DO THE GREEN THING! – Are you an eco-friendly person? Fill in the empty bubbles with 5 things you do to go green. GREEN TEEN
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HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
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5 – Look at the pictures and describe the issues they show.
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VOCABULARY 1. What pollutes our environment? Match the word pairs from the two columns and use them to complete these sentences. There are some phrases you don’t need to use. А
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acid / carbon / disposable / solar / endangered / energy / ozone / oil / greenhouse / renewable / suitable / unleaded / bottle / fossil
conservation / bank / species / effect / petrol / energy / slick / products / rain / power / monoxide / layer / waste / fuel
1) The _____ screens out dangerous ultraviolet rays from the sun. 2) _____ stands beside collection points for other recyclable waste like paper, metals and plastics. 3) In recent times, agriculture has become a major _____ energy user. 4) _____ is the conversion of the sun’s energy into heat and electricity. 5) From October 1990 all new cars manufactured will have to be able to run on _____. 6) The _____ seriously threatens marine life around the islands. 7) _____ destroys trees and damages buildings. 8) _____ is a highly poisonous gas, mostly produced by cars. 9) Society should protect _____ from extinction. 10) Global warming is otherwise known as the _____.
2. What are the ways to fight, prevent or avoid? Match the environmental problems to their solutions. Problems 1) Lots of poisonous factory emissions – 2) Electricity bills are too high – 3) High amounts of car exhaust fumes – 4) Too much litter in the streets – 5) Destruction of animal habitats by mining – 6) Growing number of endangered or extinct animals – 7) High exposure to toxic air contaminants causing health harms – 8) Illegal fishing and hunting – 9) Overconsumption of natural resources –
Solutions a) use unleaded petrol b) impose fines for polluting public areas c) restrict mining leases and encourage land reforestation d) draw up laws to control factory waste disposal e) save the wildlife habitats so that species can breed successfully f) stop caring about material things too much g) restrict public access to the areas and strengthen regulations h) drive less, walk more
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