REVISION (1) : THE ENVIRONMENT

Practice 1: Match the first part of each sentence in the left-hand column with its second part in
the right hand column.
1. Some modern agricultural methods have been A. ...in many countries poaching is considered
heavily criticized,..................................................... more serious than drug smuggling.
2. If you wear a fur coat in public, ..........................

B. ...and rare breeds parks are very popular with

many.

3. It is illegal to kill pandas, tigers ........................... C. ...in wildlife management

4. If we don't do more to protect pandas,..............
5. A lot of British people are interested in
unusual animals, .....................................................

D. ...the government's conservation program has

been very successful.
E. ...they'll soon be extinct.

6. National parks in Kenya are currently F. ...with battery farming in particular receiving a
recruiting experts .................................................... lot of condemnation,
7. In an attempt to preserve forests around the G. ...it was fascinating to observe their natural
country .................................................................... behavior.
8. We would like to carry out more scientific
study into rainforests ..............................................

H. ...on a successful panda breeding program.

9. I don't like zoos because I think .......................... I. ...keeping animals in captivity is cruel.
10. I saw a fascinating documentary about the
way animals live in Venezuela and thought ...........

J. ...or any other endangered species.

11. In order to increase the birth rate, the K. ...but it is often difficult to get people to fund
Chinese government has spent a lot of money ...... the research.
12. Hunters have killed so many animals that ........

L. ...you risk coming under attack from animal

rights activists.

Practice 2: Replace the expressions in bold with a word or expression from the box which has
the same meaning.
1. In Britain, building is restricted or completely banned in the area of farming land or woods and
parks which surrounds a town.
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2. Many companies are developing boxes, cartons and cans which can easily be decomposed by
organisms such as bacteria, or by sunlight, sea, water, etc.
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3. The burning of some fuels creates carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, methane
and other gases which rise into the atmosphere.
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4. Farmers have cleared hectares of thick wooded land in tropical regions where the
precipitation is very high.
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5. Planting trees provides some protection from the gradual wearing away of soil.
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6. We should all try to process waste material so that it can be used again.
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7. These potatoes are cultivated naturally, without using any chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
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8. This bread is made from wheat which has been altered at a molecular level so as to change
certain characteristics which can be inherited.
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9. More and more cars are built to use fuel which has been made without lead additives.
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10. Polluted precipitation which kills trees falls a long distance away from the source of the
pollution.

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11. Human beings have had a devastating effect on the living things, both large and small, in
many parts of the world.
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12. The gases and other substances which come from factories using oil, coal and other fuels
which are the remains of plants and animals can cause serious damage to the environment.
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13. Don't drink that water! It's been made dirty by something being added to it.
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14. Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and other people concerned with protecting the
environment are holding a forum in London next month.
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15. The heating up of the earth's atmosphere by pollution is threatening life as we know it.
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LISTENING
Practice1: (What a Busy Day.wma)
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

WHAT A BUSY DAY!

Susans plan for this Saturday:
- 1.____________________ in the morning.
- have a 2.____________________ at 12:30.
- meet Julie at 3.____________________.
- pick up 4.____________________ from soccer practice at 5. ____________________.
- cook dinner at 5:30.
- clean dishes and read 6. ____________________.
Practice2: (Whats the Matter.mp3) Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
1. How long has Steve been sick?
A. since Friday
B. since Saturday
C. since Sunday
2. What's the matter with Steve?
A. He has a cold.
B. He has the flu.
C. He has a stomachache.
3. How often should Steve take the medicine
the doctor prescribes?
A. three times a day with meals

B. four times a day before meals

C. three times a day after meals
4. What does Carla suggest he do?
A. take herbal medicine
B. see another doctor
C. eat chicken soup
5. What does Steve decide to do?
A. talk to another friend
B. listen to Carla's suggestion
C. see the same doctor again