Vocabulary
· Global Issues
1 Match the global issues to the newspaper headlines.
poverty
homelessness
pollution
unemployment
full landfills
endangered species
A
B
C
D
E
F
· The environment
2 Fill in: pollution, hotels, patterns, bulbs, light, cut.
1 Using low-energy ……………………. can save you a lot of money on your electricity bill.
2 During the power ……………………., we lit candles and sat around the kitchen table.
3 Light ……………………. can seriously affect the local wildlife.
4 The security ……………………. turns on whenever it senses someone passing the house.
5 Brian’s sleep ……………………. are being disrupted by the new streetlight outside his window.
6 The light from seafront ……………………. can prevent baby turtles from reaching the sea.
3 Match the words to form collocations.
1
household
a spill
2
ozone
b warming
3
global
c waste
4
fossil
d gases
5
oil
e layer
6
greenhouse
f resources
7
natural
g fuels
4 Choose the correct item.
1 We should …….. paper to same trees.
A reuse B reduce C recycle D renew
2 The charity works to …….. the environment.
A protect C guard
B support D maintain
3 Pollution has a serious …….. on people’s health.
A effect C result
B affect D cause
4 There are some bugs …….. around the table.
A swarming C creeping
B wandering D crawling
5 Don’t …….. the tap while brushing your teeth.
A drip B run C drop D open
· International organisations
5 Fill in: wildlife, reserves...
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