EAB Assignment 20mar
EAB Assignment 20mar
2 4.1 Listen again. Then match the details below with the main ideas (a–e) in Exercise 1.
2 The California Current carries a plastic water bottle from Los Angeles to Mexico. _d____
4 From outer space, the GPGP looks like the Great Wall of China. __c___
______coastal________ property here and we want to make sure that we control the (4)
● All plastic, glass, paper, and metal (7) ___waste___________ must be recycled.
● No fishing is allowed. We cannot (8) ____impact_________ our natural reserves of marine wildlife by
fishing.
1 Copper has been used in electrical wiring since the invention of the telegraph in the 1800s.
4 Burning natural gas produces fewer toxins than burning other types of fossil fuels. _b____
5 Many birds fly south to avoid the harsh conditions of winter. __c___
According (1) _________to___________ a recent report, the populations of around 75% of animal species in
this country are declining due (2) _______to_____________ human activities. Apart (3)
____from________________ obvious causes such as hunting, the main reasons for the decline appear to be
habitat destruction, together (4) ______with______________ pollution. This problem affects all parts of the
country, except
(5)
_______for_____________ the mountains in the far north, where few animals or people live.
What he found in this wild, lonely area was trash: miles and miles of plastic waste. As he reported, “In the
week it took to cross the subtropical high, no matter what time of day I looked, plastic debris was floating
everywhere: bottles, bottle caps, wrappers … parts of TVs, volleyballs, truck tires.” Based on what he
(4)
___________had found_________ (find), he calculated the total weight of the trash to be about three
million tons. The area Moore (5) ______had discovered______________ (discover) is now called the Great
Pacific Garbage Patch, or GPGP.
We are only beginning to comprehend how our actions (1) _________affect___________ the world. We know
that the populations of certain animals, such as polar bears, have (2) _____declined_______________ in
recent years. We believe that these bears cannot (3) _______adapt_____________ to a warmer climate.
Other animals, such as the Javan rhinoceros, have been (4) _______exploited_____________ by hunters for
huge profits. Today only 40–60 Javan rhinoceros still (5) _______survive_____________ on the island of
Java.