Nature and the environment

9^th form

 “NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT”

Variant 1

1. Read the text and fill in the gaps with appropriate words

garbage, nuclear testing, pollution, recycling, ecology

Air, sea and land (1) _______________________ is on of the biggest problems of our time. We produce a lot of (2) _____________________ during our lifetime and we need to get rid of it. One solution to this problem is (3) _____________________. (4) ______________________ is the science that studies the environment. Ecologists know that (5) ________________________ is very dangerous for the environment.

poachers, stranded whales, natural habitat, extinct, ivory tusks

A lot of animals and plants are becoming (1) ___________________________ because their (2) ____________________ is being destroyed. (3) _________________________ kill elephants for their (4) ___________________. Some organizations are trying to protect endangered species. The whale watching group helps (5) _______________________ to get back to the sea as soon as possible.

2. Find the word for the definitions.

1) The place where a species lives and reproduces is its…

a) conservation b) habitat

c) food chain  d) ecosystem

2) When a species is no longer found on earth it is said to be…

a) threatened  b) conservation effort

c) extinct  d) at risk

3) The gradual warming of the earth is called…

a) endangered  b) habitat

c) environmental d) global warming

3. Put the verbs in brackets into correct forms to make the first conditional.

1. If I _____________________ (go) out tonight, I __________________ (go) to the cinema.

2. If we ____________________(not/see) each other tomorrow, we ____________________(see) each other next week.

3. If he _________________(come), I ___________________(be) surprised.

4. They ____________________(go) to the party if they ____________________(be) invited.

5. If you ____________________(not/go) to bed early, I ________________(be) tired tomorrow.

6. He ____________________ (not/get) a better job if he _______________________(not/pass) the exam.

7. We _______________________(be) late if we __________________(not/hurry).

8. She ____________________(cook) dinner if you _________________(go) to the supermarket.

9. If the weather ____________________(not/improve), we ___________________(not/have) a picnic.

10. She ___________________(stay) in London if she  ________________________(get) a job.