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Thematic Estimation On The Topic: “It’s your planet!”

Aim: To check the quality level of assimilation of the program material by the students

Task 1 a) Complete the text with the suitable words from below

Pollution, rainforests, floods, storms, public transport, global warming, electricity, waste, dangerous

                                           A planet in trouble.

   There are more problems facing the environment today than at any time in the past. World population stands at around 6 billion and by the end of the 21^st century it may reach 8 ar 10 million. To satisfy the needs of these people, we are destroying ____________ and other natural places so that we can grow food and put up buildings. This creates ___________ of the land, sea and air, which can be very bad for the health of humans and __________ for birds and animals.

   Most scientists now agree that it has also caused _________ and this means that the temperature of the Earth is rising. The ice at the North pole could melt, raising sea levels and causing serious ________ . Generally, the Earth’s weather will be worse and there will be more wind, rain and ________. However, there are things we can do. Scientists are working to come up with ways of making power that do not cause so much pollution. People at home can recycle their ________ paper and glass and try to use less _______ by turning off lights, TVs and stereos when they are not using them. We could all use our cars less and walk or use ________ more.

b) Look at the above text again. What is the writer’s purpose in the text? Tick two of the following:

1 to advise people on the best way to recycle their waste

2 to describe some difficulties in the environment

3 to explain the reasons for some problems in the environment

4 to discuss different ways of producing energy

5 to suggest ways that governments can help the environment

Task 2

Name three environmental problems that face our world today and note, how people can help solve these problems. Then write down the questions about these problems to interview your partner.

 

 

 

Task 3

1.       Complete the world-building tables.

NOUN	VERB		NOUN	ADJECTIVE
waste			damage
	protect			safe
	destroy		environment
pollution			Danger
damage			harm

 

2.      Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1 What can we do to reduce the ____(pollution) of the atmosphere?

2 The change in the climate has produced ____(disaster) floods.

3 Many rare species are threatened with ____(extinct).

4 Many of the gases produced by factories are ____(harm) to our health.

5 Exhaust fumes have ____(damage) effects on the environment.

6 Many countries must try and control the growth of the ____ (populate).

7 Protecting the environment is essential to our _____ (survive).

8 The ____(protect) of the environment is everyone’s responsibility.

9 While some countries get richer, the ____(poor) in others gets worse.

10 Millions of people in the world are threatened with ____(starve).

Task 4 Make the sentences passive

1 The garage mechanic is repairing the car now.

2 A famous director has donated one million dollars for the victims of tsunami.

3 They were still building the hotel when there was an earthquake.

4 They had planned the itinerary long before they went on their trip.

5 They will deliver the newspapers early in the morning.

 

Task 5 Choose the correct item to complete each sentence.

1 Burning fossil fuels ____ a lot of pollution.    A)brings  B)causes

2 Does this aerosol ____ CFC gases?                 A)contain  B)hold

3 The wind and the sun ____ energy.                  A)do    B)create

4 Wind and solar power are _____ cleaner.        A)more   B)much

5 People should ____ public transport more often.    A)use   B)have

6 Using water instead of petrol is one way of ____ fumes from cars.   A)stopping   B)taking away

7 Public transport can carry large  _____ of people at the same time.   A)numbers  B)amounts

8 Our society produces huge ____ of waste.      A)numbers   B)amounts

9 The car companies are working on ____ new engine technology.   A)creating   B)developing

10 I often _____ bottles and cans.    A)throw   B)throw away

 

Task 6  Choose from A to D to complete each sentence correctly

1 One of the main causes of pollution is ____ from cars.

2 Scientists are increasingly worried about the hole on the ozone ____.

3 The weather around the world is changing because of ____ warming.

4 Recycling is good, so don’t throw ____ bottles and newspapers with your regular rubbish.

5 It’s very difficult to recycle things here. The nearest bottle _____ is miles away.

6 We’re quickly using____ all the world’s natural resources. If we don’t slow down, there’ll soon be severe shortage.

7 Many animals are dying out because we are destroying their natural _____.

8 A lot of supermarkets are starting to offer _____ foods that were not grown using pesticides or chemicals fertilizers.

9 _____ rain has destroyed many of the trees in our nearby woods. They say it’s because of factories in the USA.

10 One of the best ways of protecting the world’s resources is to avoid _____ water and electricity.

11 There still isn’t a safe way of storing gigh-level nuvlear _____ from power plants.

12 We’ve got to stop ____ down tropical rainforests, which are so important to the global climate.

1 A clouds                B mess               C smoke              D exhaust

2 A layer                  B cover              C blanket             D level

3 A world                B international   C global               D worldwide

4 A away                 B back                C off                    D pas

5 A collection         B bank                C point                 D deposit

6 A away                B off                   C out                    D up

7 A habits              B habitats            C habitations        D inhabitants

8 A natural             B organic            C free range          D nutritious

9 A Unnatural        B Poisonous        C Polluted             D Acid

10 A missing         B wasting            C using                   D losing

11 A waste            B fallout               C dumps                D ashes

12 A logging         B cutting              C moving               D thinning

 

Task 7 Change the sentences from the Passive to the Active Voice.

1 Fossil fuels that pollute out environment are being used at the moment.

2 Water in many third world countries is contaminated with toxic chemicals, also known as toxins.

3 New forms of micro-organisms, plants and animals will be used in future by farmers.

4 Approximately 80% of infectious diseases in the world are caused by contaminated water.

5 Alternative source of energy is needed today.

6 The public is generally warned before major health outbreaks occur by governments.              

 

 

 

Task 8 Choose the correct replies from the following

1 Nowadays … is the main source of atmosphere pollution.

a)nuclear power plant  b)machine  c)automobile engine  d)the Arctic ice

2 Global warming … World’s Ocean level increasing.

a)makes  b)produces  c)causes  d)leads

3 Food chain could be damaged badly by … .

a)genetic experiments  b)genetically modified human creatures  c)genetically modified nutrition

4 … help destroying the Earth’s ozone layer.

a)Heat  b)The Arctic ice  c)Acid rains  d)Greenhouses gases

5 Whether there’s not a rain, the land’ll be turned into desert like … .

a)The Congo  b)The Amazon  c)The Everest  d)The Gobi

6 Global warming is causing the ice … .

a)to smash  b)fall out  c)to dehydrate  d)to melt

7 When greenhouse gases prevent heat from escaping it’s called … .

a)warming  b)flooding  c)violent storms  d)hurricanes

8 The smoke from the cars’ engines is called … .

a)exhaust smoke b)exhaust smog  b)exhaust fumes  d)exhaust pipes

9 Polar bear can extinct soon in case of … .

a)Fucushima accident  b)Chernobyl accident  c)the Arctic ice melting

10 Exhausts from the cars engines … in the Earth’s atmosphere.

a)build in  b)make up  c)build in  c)increase

 

 

 

 

 

Task 9 Find the matches of the followings

1 In the Arctic                        a)is causing damaging effects.

2 In some places                     b)causes serious traffic jams

3 The large number of cars    c)the land will be turned into desert.    

4 Many endangered species    d)the ice is melting.

5 Cars’ engines                       e)fill the air with smog.    

6 The way we live nowadays   f)could soon become extinct.