UNIT 9.

PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT

Noun

1 Issue /ˈɪʃuː/ Vấn đề

2 Deforestation /diːˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃn/ Nạn phá rừng

3 Solution /səˈluːʃn/ Giải pháp

4 Effort  /ˈefət/ Nỗ lực

5 Biodiversity /baɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsəti/ Đa dạng sinh học

6 Habitat /ˈhæbɪtæt/ Môi trường sống

7 Ecosystem /ˈiːkəʊsɪstəm/ Hệ sinh thái

8 Wildlife /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ Động vật hoang dã

9 Effect /ɪˈfekt/ Sự tác động

10 Balance /ˈbæləns/ Sự cân bằng

11 Impact /ˈɪmpækt/ Sự tác động

11 Atmosphere /ˈætməsfɪə(r)/ Không khí

12 Consequence /ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/ Hậu quả

13 Substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ Chất

14 Cause /kɔːz/ Nguyên nhân

15 Awareness /əˈweənəs/ Nhận thức

Verb

1 Identify /aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/ Xác định

2 Organise /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/ Tổ chức

3 Explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ Giải thích

4 Focus (on) /ˈfəʊkəs/ Tập trung vào

5 Suggest /səˈdʒest/ Giải thích

6 Succeed /səkˈsiːd/ Thành công

7 Advise /ədˈvaɪz/ Khuyên nhủ

8 Prevent /prɪˈvent/ Ngăn chặn

9 Depend (on) /dɪˈpend/ Lệ thuộc vào

10 Survive /səˈvaɪv/ Tồn tại

11 Involve /ɪnˈvɒlv/ Liên quan

12 Deal (with) /diːl/ Giải quyết, đối mặt

13 Destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ Phá hủy, hủy hoại

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 14 Damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ Phá hủy, hủy hoại

15 Increase /ɪnˈkriːs/ Gia tăng

16 Disappear /dɪsəˈpɪə(r)/ Biến mất

17 Believe /bɪˈliːv/ Tin tưởng

18 Ban /bæn/ Cấm

19 Threaten /ˈθretn/ Đe dọa

20 Punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/ Phạt

Adjective

1 Practical /ˈpræktɪkl/ Thực tế

2 Global /ˈɡləʊbl/ Thuộc về toàn cầu

3 Serious /ˈsɪəriəs/ Nghiêm trọng

4 Respiratory disease /rəˈspɪrətri dɪˈziːz/ Bệnh về đường hô hấp

5 Illegal /ɪˈliːɡl/ Bất hợp pháp

6 Strict /strɪkt/ Nghiêm khắc

7 Avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ Né tránh

Phrases

1 Come up with /kʌm ʌp wɪð/ Nghĩ ra

2 Global warming /ˈɡləʊbl ˈwɔːmɪŋ/ Sự nóng lên toàn cầu

3 Endangered animal /ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd ˈænɪml/ Động vật có nguy cơ tiệt chủng

4 Climate change /ˈklaɪmət tʃeɪndʒ/ Biến đổi khí hậu

5 Cut down /kʌt daʊn/ Đốn, chặt

6 Alarming rate /əˈlɑːmɪŋ reɪt/ Mức độ đáng báo động

Exercise 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. Southern B. gather C. threaten D. farther

2. A. effort B. focus C. global D. moment

3. A. balance B. impact C. practical D. awareness

4. A. substance B. purpose C. punish D. discussion

5. A. correctly B. physical C. identify D. country

6. A. organise B. suggest C. damage D. exchange

7. A. explain B. fountain C. rainy D. chain

8. A. prevent B. depend C. destroy D. cinema

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9. A. survived B. participated C. endangered D. allowed

10. A. increase B. cheating C. breast D. heat

Exercise 2. Choose a word that has a different stress pattern from others.

1. A. solution B. habitat C. consequence D. atmosphere

2. A. wildlife B. effect C. workshop D. villager

3. A. system B. climate C. punish D. succeed

4. A. volunteer B. important C. awareness D. discover

5. A. attend B. involve C. begin D. movie

6. A. previous B. animal C. disappear D. following

7. A. avoid B. danger C. survive D. believe

8. A. increase B. illegal C. alarming D. serious

9. A. disease B. finish C. countryside D. station

10. A. cultural B. assignment C. benefit D. government

Exercise 3. Say the words out loud and odd one out.

1. A. alarming B. diversity C. serious D. natural

2. A. remote B. habitat C. animal D. plants

3. A. protect B. hunt C. survive D. problem

4. A. damage B. destroy C. improve D. threaten

5. A. temperature B. atmosphere C. activity D. dangerous

5. A. prevent B. global C. international D. national

6. A. continue B. observe C. focus D. advantage

7. A. weather B. benefit C. climate D. warming

8. A. classical B. yesterday C. tomorrow D. future

9. A. borrow B. punish C. effort D. increase

10. A. solution B. problem C. policy D. suggest

Exercise 4. Circle the best word.

1. The government should introduce strict laws to prevent people with/from illegal hunting.

2. We should take/do different actions to protect endangered animals.

3. Some sea animals disappeared due to serious/seriously polluted water in the ocean.

4. My friends and I are doing an important project on different environment/environmental organisations.

5. What environmental projects are they working on/with at the moment?

6. The environment we live in is solving/facing many serious problems like air pollution, global warming.

7. The lost of forest can destroy the natural soil and bring/lead to climate change.

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8. Air pollution is mainly caused by fumes that come/go out of vehicles, machines or factories.

9. Many endangered species appear/disappear because of pollution and climate change.

10. The government should introduce strict laws to stop illegal/illegally hunting and killing of animals.

Exercise 5. Complete the phrase for each picture.

1. g…………..w…………… 2. c…………… c……………. 3. w………..l…………

4. e……………s…………… 5. d………………………….. 6. a……………p………………

Exercise 6. Match the words with their meanings.

1. ecosystem a. the action of cutting down or burning trees in an area

2. balance b. not allowed by the law

3. illegal c. causing damage or injury to somebody or something

4. endangered d. the process of making air, water, soil dirty

5. deforestation e. all the plants and living creatures in a particular area considered in relation to their physical environment

6. pollution f. at risk of no longer existing

7. habitat g. a situation in which different things exist in equal, correct amounts

8. harmful h.the place where a particular type of animal and plant is normally found

Exercise 7. Choose the best answer.

1. The children are not ……………… to pick flowers from the school garden now.

A. allow B. to allow C. allowed D. allowing

2. He can’t ………….the school meeting tomorrow because he has to revise for the final exam.

A. attend B. go C. travel D. participate

3. The group is finding ways to ………….. endangered animals.

A. exist B. survive C. improve D. save

4. The students can get a lot of useful information ……….. endangered animals on this website.

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A. at B. about C. with D. of

5. Some ………….. gases in the air can lead to global warming and climate change.

A. harmful B. useful C. serious D. practical

6. The number of endangered species…………..increasing due to illegal hunting.

A. are B. were C. is D. was

7. Global warming can ……….. extreme weather conditions such as floods or heatwaves.

A. lead B. affect C. bring D. cause

8. Another ……………. is to stop burning leaves, rubbish and other materials.

A. problem B. solution C. issue D. impact

9. Can you choose an environmental problem and ……….. a presentation on the solutions to it?

A. do B. work C. make D. take

10. What is happening ………..the animals in this picture, George?

A. to B. with C. of D. about

Exercise 8. Match.

1. do a. parents’ advice

2. prepare b. habitats

3. follow c. the environment

4. protect d. the traffic rules

5. drop e. some research

6. lose f. endangered animals

7. raise g. litter in the streets

8. break i. a presentation about environmental protection

9. save j. photos of beautiful animals

10. take k. public awareness

Exercise 9. Fill in the gap with a suitable word given in the box.

atmosphere natural variety vehicles pollution

problems habitat nature balance environment

1. Biodiversity refers to all the …variety……….. of plants and animals in a particular area.

2. Human beings should rescue surviving animals and provide a protected …nature ………….. for them.

3. Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of the earth’s ……atmosphere……………..

4. Cutting down natural forests can have a negative effect on the environment ……………….

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5. Loss of trees can damage the ……natural……… habitats of many animals and put the wildlife in danger.

6. If the natural… balance ………..of ecosystems is affected, it will be harmful to all living and non-living things.

7. One way to prevent air …pollution……….. is to use electric vehicles or public transport and plant more trees.

8. Using public transport will reduce gas emissions from private ……vehicles……… and make the air much cleaner.

9. James is going to talk about some solutions to one of the most serious ……problems……….. in our city.

10. The World Wide Fund aims to stop the process of destroying the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans respect the ……nature……...

Exercise 10. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word provided.

1. Many …endangered…………..animals are threatened due to habitat loss and illegal hunting of human beings. (DANGER)

2. Illegal trade in animal body parts can lead to the ……disappearance…………….of many animals. (APPEAR)

3. Air……pollution………. is a serious problem because it can damage people’s health. (POLLUTE)

4. The program aims to improve public …awareness………….. through school talks, regular public events and social media. (AWARE)

5. The animal lives in deep, wild forests which are not …damaged…………… by human activities. (DAMAGE)

6. Strict ………punishment……… should also be applied to illegal hunting of endangered species so that rare and beautiful animals can survive. (PUNISH)

7. It is an endangered animal which needs to be …protected…………….to survive. (PROTECT)

8. Some scientists work with local governments so that they can have greater ……political………… support. (POLITICS)

9. Global warming can have serious consequences such as …rising…………sea levels and extreme weather. (RISE)

10. …poisoned………….gases in the atmosphere is a major cause of some respiratory diseases or even lung cancer. (POISON)