Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the sentence stress and rhythm.
1. The planet is getting hotter and hotter.
2. We talked about the causes of flooding.
3. Burning coal is bad for our health.
4. Why is farming a big source of greenhouse gases?
Underline the stressed words in the sentences. Listen and check. Then practise saying the sentences with a natural rhythm.
1. The village was completely destroyed by floods.
2. Some gases are released into the air through human activities.
3. Has the earth’s temperature increased in the past few years?
4. Some environmental disasters wil become more frequent.
Match the words with their meanings.
1. coal (n)
| a. that can be replaced naturally without being used up |
2. fossil fuel (n)
| b. materials that are not needed and are thrown away |
3. release (v)
| c. a substance that was formed millions of years ago from dead animals or plants |
4. renewable (adj)
| d. to let a substance flow out |
5. waste (n)
| e. a black rock that is found under the ground and is burnt to produce heat. |
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giải
Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the words in 1.
1. Wind and sunlight are examples of ___________ sources of energy.
2. The world produces more than two billion tonnes of solid __________ every year.
3. Governments need to limit the amount of greenhouse gases that is ____________ into the air.
4. Her grandpa is now suffering from ill health after many years of working in the _____________ industry.
5. The burning of ____________ like coal and gas has led to an increase in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giải
Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. Was waiting for the train, I read some articles about global warming.
2. Saw the forest fire, the children immediately called the police.
3. The students took part in green activities, were planting more than 100 trees.
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giải
Rewrite these sentences using past participle clauses.
Example: We were given enough information about the causes of global warming, so we started our report.
→ Given enough information about the causes of global warming, we started our report.
1. If farm animals are not kept cool in hot weather, they can suffer from heat stress.
→ ______________ , farm animals can suffer from heat stress.
2. Some farmers were worried about the consequences of deforestation, so they stopped burning trees to create farmland.
→ _______________, some farmers stopped burning trees to create farmland.
3. If carbon dioxide is produced in huge amounts, it causes air pollution and climate change.
→ _______________, carbon dioxide causes air pollution and climate change.
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giải1: Not kept cool in hot weather
2: Worried about the consequences of deforestation
3: Produced in huge amounts
(Trả lời bởi Nguyễn Lê Phước Thịnh)
Work in pairs. Make sentences, using present participle and past participle clauses.
Example:
Learning about the impact of global warming, we decided to save more energy.
Encouraged by our teacher, we started some environment projects.
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giải1. Using public transportation instead of driving, we are reducing our carbon footprint.
- Realizing the negative impact of excessive driving, we have started using public transportation.
2. Recycling paper and plastic, we are contributing to the reduction of waste.
- Encouraged to recycle more by our local council, we started recycling paper and plastic.
3. Cleaning up litter from the streets, we are improving the local environment.
- Appalled by the amount of litter we saw on the streets, we started cleaning up the litter.
(Trả lời bởi Time line)
