Waste not want not
Read the text. Then do the activities:
We all need water in order to stay alive. However, the problem is there is often too much or too
little. When it rains a lot, the level of the rivers rises. The water runs over the banks. People die.
Their cars and houses are ruined. Animals are killed, too. Many big cities in Asia, Latin America and
Europe often have floods.
Sometimes it does not rain for a long time. Plants die. Animals die, too. People have no food.
Many countries in Africa have problems with droughts. Every year these droughts get worse and
worse .
Industry always pollutes water with chemicals. Some farmers use too many chemicals. These
enter the rivers and lakes. They kill the plants and fish.
The world is getting warmer, so water levels are rising. Climates are changing. Some countries
are becoming hotter and drier. This affects agriculture.
People want to control global warming, but they cannot agree about the best solutions.
( By Susan Holden,from topics,MacMillan Education,2006 )
Activity one: Name the following pictures using words from the text:
1. 2. 3. 4.
……………………………… …………………………….. ………………… …………………………
5. 6. 7.
………………………………. ……………………………… ………………………………………
Activity2: Read the text and answer the following questions:
1. Does it rain a lot in Latin America and Europe ?
2. Why do animals and plants die in Africa?
3. Do people agree about global warming solutions
Activity Three: Reorder the following ideas according to their appearance in the text:
A. Global warming effect.
B. Lot of rain causes floods.
C. Lack of rain causes droughts.
D. Water pollution.
Activity 3 : Match words with their definitions :
words
definitions
a. Drought
b. Flood
c. Global
d. climate
1. relating to the whole world.
2. the weather conditions in a particular place or region.
3. A long period of time during which there is very little or no rain.
4. A large amount of water covering a dry area of land.
Activity 4: Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following:
a- Colder =/= ……………… b- Few =/= ……………
c- disagree =/=…………….. d- the worst=/=……………
Grammar Desk:
A. Read the Sentences below then complete the table:
1.The flood killed the animals.
1. The animals are killed by the flood.
……………………………
…………………………………
The doer of the action is …………………….
The main focus is on ………………………..
The form: …………………………………….
The doer of the action is …………………………
The main focus is on……………………………..
The form:…………………………………………
B. match sentences A- D with their tenses:
A. The animals are killed by the flood. 1. Future simple passive.
B. The houses were built by farmers. 2. Present simple passive.
C. The plants have not been protected from the flood. 3. Past simple passive.
D. The forest will be ruined in less than 20 years. 4. Present perfect passive.
Practice
1. Read the report below and put the verbs between brackets into the simple past passive:
The Exxon Valdez (to wreck) just off the coast of Alaska in 1986.
It was carrying a huge cargo of oil. The oil spilled out, and it (to wash) onto the beach by the wind.
The water (to pollute). The beach (to damage). The fishing industry was ruined. Hotels and restaurants
(to close).
2. Conjugate the verbs between brackets into the simple past active or past passive. Then
listen to the dialogue and note how “ was” and “were” are pronounced:
a. Speaker A: What happened to the Exxon Valdez?
b. Speaker B: It (wreck) off the coast of California and the oil spilled out.
c. Speaker A: The oil (wash) out onto the beach?
d. Speaker B: Yes, it was. It (spread) out by the winds.
e. Speaker A: the fish (poison)?
f. Speaker B: Yes, they were .They (suffocate) for lack of oxygen.
3. Turn sentences A-E below into the passive form. Use by and make the necessary changes:
A. Fumes from automobile exhaust pipes cause air pollution.
==< Air pollution …………………………………………………………………
B. Water pollution will deplete many water zones of their oxygen soon.
==< Many water zones ……………………………………………………………...
C. The Algerian government will ban cigarette smoking next year.
==< Cigarette smoking ………………………………………………………………
D. The Post and Telecommunication Ministry has already issued a lot of
environmental stamps.
==< A lot of environment stamps………………………………………………….
E. We haven’t imposed drastic limits on gas emissions and noise yet.
= =< No drastic limits ………………………………………………………….
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