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vocabulary and pronunciation ENVIROMENTAL PROBLEMS Complete the sentences with the words. floods recycling warms greenhouse rise public transport carbon dioxide ice caps Car fumes and industries throw (a) carbon dioxide into the air. These(b) …………rise…………..gases prevent heat from escaping into space. The planet (c)……warms……………..up. Temperatures will ……greenhouse………………………………..(d) by 3°C by the end of the century. Rising temperatures will melt the polar (e) …………ice caps………………………….. (f) …………………floods…………………will affect cities like London and New York. We can help by using(g)……… public transport …………………..more often and (h) …………recycling……. more. Match the words with the definitions. a Acid rain is 4 b A drought is 3 c A flood is 9 d A forest fire is 6 e A hurricane is 5 f A landslide is 2 g A volcanic eruption is 11 h Air pollution is 8 ¡ Nuclear waste is 7 j Ozone depletion is 10 k Global warming is 1 1. the slow increase of the temperature of the Earth caused partly by the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. 2. a heavy fall of earth and rocks down the sic of a mountain. 3. a long period without rain. 4. caused when air pollution and rain mix. 5. a very violent storm with strong winds and heavy rains. 6. when a lot of trees in a wood burn down. 7. the dangerous substances that remain after nuclear energy has been produced. 8. when there are high quantities of C02 and other harmful chemicals in the air. 9. when water covers the land destroying everything. 10. the destruction of the ozone layer, which protects the Ear ! from the heat of the sun, caused by air pollution. 11. produced when a mountain forces hot gas, rocks, ash I lava into the air through a hole at the top ECO-PROTEST Complete the sentences with the words. natural area leaflets demonstrations habitats city council shopping complex facilities brand clothes a) They organized a demonstrations against the new nuclear power station. b) Activists were handing out ………leaflets…………… explaining the reasons for the protest. c) They are going to build a new ………… shopping complex …………………………………………... in town. d) The construction of roads destroys many animal …… facilities …………………………………… e) Young people like to wear …………brand clothes………………………………………………………………….. f) The ……..… habitats …………. has set up bottle banks for recycling throughout the city. g) They should try to improve the town's ……………city council……………. instead of building more houses. h) The …………… natural area ………………………………. has a playground for children and tables to have picnics. PRONUNCIATION Put the words ¡n the correct column. Check the following videos http://youtu.be/1YNdpFbG318 closer go probably clothes Jobs pollution coat low protest forest old so global politicians volcanic /ou/ / ɔ/ Won’t want politicians global volcanic so forest old Jobs Protest Go Coat Low Closer probably Pollution