Matura Exam Practice
In these two pictures you can see two dramatically different landscapes, one dominated by a factory and another one featuring miles of unspoilt countryside. One of the pictures is about polluting the environment, the other one shows peaceful nature. Compare the two pictures.
(some ideas, words and phrases to use:
1. industrialization
+ creates: jobs, progress, economic growth
- harmful chemicals, pollution, global warming
2. Earth in the future?
- depends on us - it is likely that picture 1 shows our future
overpopulated earth, more cars, more factories, more pollution
3. pollution:
harmful gases (cars, aerosol sprays, factories)
CO2 - if CO2 level increases, the temperature will rise (greenhouse effect)
If the temperature rises, the icecaps at the poles will melt.
If the icecaps melt, sea level will rise.
If the sea level rises, there will be floods everywhere - the Netherlands, London etc. will be under water.
If there are floods, many people will lose their homes and it will be impossible to grow crops in those places.
4. We should make changes - individulas and governments, too.
green ways, renewable energy sources (solar panels, windpower)
3 Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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8 WAYS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CX8LjP_d_0

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtoeZ9Nkeqk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWxjFLDoIDA

THE ENVIRONMENT - problems and solutions

We are used to living comfortably. We depend on our cars, central heating, electrical appliances and supermarket shelves.

We need more and more energy, so we burn a lot of natural resources (coal, oil) to produce electricity or to drive our cars.

When we burn natural resources, they release gases, such as CO2. A lot of CO2 changes the atmosphere, creating the greenhouse effect. Solar energy is trapped in the atmosphere and the temperature of the earth rises.

If the temperature rises, the polar ice will melt.

If the polar ice melts, the sea level will rise.

If the sea level rises, there will be floods in  many parts of the world.

If there are floods, people will lose their homes and will not be able to grow vegetables.

If people are not able to grow vegetables, they will starve.

Global warming, climate change and pollution pose a serious threat to people.

What should we do to protect the environment?

We should Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. It means that we should

-         reduce the number of cars and old, dirty factories, use less water, energy, buy fewer things

-         reuse things: give old clothes to charities, they will give them to people who can wear them.

-         recycle plastic bottles, newspapers, collect waste selectively

We shouldn’t waste water or electricity. Instead of turning up the heating, we should put on a warm jumper. Instead of taking long baths we should take short showers. Instead of driving to work solo, we should use public transport or share a ride. Maybe ride a bike.

Overall, we should pay more attention to the environment and teach the next generation how to avoid the mistakes we made.

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QUESTIONS:http://iteslj.org/questions/environment.html

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THE ENVIRONMENT

We are ………. to living comfortably. We depend ………. our cars, central heating, electrical appliances and supermarket ……….

We ………. more and more energy, so we burn a lot of natural resources (coal, oil) to ……… electricity or to drive our cars.

When we …….. natural resources, they release gases, such as CO2. A lot of CO2 changes the atmosphere, creating the ……… effect. Solar energy is ……… in the atmosphere and the temperature of the earth rises.

If the temperature …….., the polar ice will ……...

If the polar ice melts, the sea level will rise.

If the sea level rises, there will be ………. in  many parts of the world.

If there are floods, people will lose their homes and will not be ………. to grow vegetables.

If people are not able to grow vegetables, they will starve.

Global warming, climate change and pollution ………. a serious threat to people.

What should we do to protect the environment?

We should ………., ……… and ……….. It means that we should

• reduce the ………. of cars and old, dirty factories, use less water, energy, buy ………things

• reuse things: give old clothes to ………, they will give them to people who can wear them. 

• recycle plastic bottles, newspapers, collect waste ………..

We shouldn’t waste water or electricity. Instead …….. turning up the heating, we should put …….. a warm jumper. ………. of taking long baths we should take short showers. Instead of driving to work solo, we should use public transport or share a ride. Maybe ride a bike. 

……….., we should pay more attention to the environment and teach the next generation how ……… avoid the mistakes we made.