ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS VOCABULARY EXERCISE
I. Complete the cross word puzzle.
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II. Complete the bubbles with words from the puzzle.
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III. Reorder the bubbles to get a coherent interview between a presenter and a guest.
T V presenter
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The guest
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A person who is concerned about
the protection of the environment
2- To become impure.
3- Allow to fly freely.
4- Buildings where goods are
manufactured.
5- Illnesses.
6- Hazards.
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Places
where rubbish is dumped.
How is this? Of course, we can notice that temperature is getting higher and
higher because of the hole in the ozone layer. Also many people
have poor health, they suffer from different …………………….as
asthma, cancer and many others. Furthermore, because of the
waste dumped in the sea and rivers, fish become
……………………
Man is the only responsible for pollution. He
damaged the planet by his …………………
and his overuse of the different sources of
energy.
Hello everybody. Thank you for the
invitation.
Can you tell us sir about the big danger
the planet is facing?
It’s pollution
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People dump their waste in …………………….,
in the streets and also in the rivers and this very
dangerous. Besides, factories
………………………. Fumes so the air we
breathe gets polluted. In addition, farmers use
too much fertilizer, which means that the food
we’re eating is no longer organic.
Thank you Mr. Green for the
valuable information you gave us.
Do these reasons have a direct impact on
people’s health and the environment?
Mr. Green is a famous ………………………
Today, he’s here with us in order to tell us
about the …………………….and the threats
our planet, earth, is facing. Welcome sir.
What are its reasons and who is
responsible for it?
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