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Exercises

85.1 Fill the gaps to form a compound noun or phrase from the opposite page.
1 the... layer See warming
2 lleeceeceeeees rain 6 cece fumes
Bole waste DT oiccceeeeees rainforests
4 a bottle 00000. 8 natural or human................

85.2 Complete these word-building tables. If necessary, use a dictionary to help you.

Noun Verb Noun Adjective

waste freee damage J eee
bictetteeeeeeeeeees protect environment | oo...
beeebetteteeseeees destroy harm Sete beteeveeeecteens
pollution | danger J eee

cece
P|
damage J ee safe

85.3 Complete the definitions.
1 Conservation is the protection of natural things, e.g. 0... and ooo eee .
2 Acid rain is rain that contains dangerous chemicals. It is caused by 2.0.0.0... .
3 The ozone layer is a layer of gases that stop dangerous radiation from the sun from
LEACHING oo... ccc eee e eee e eee c ec eee b ete e eee ee bee eeeeeseseeectiteesitttseecsttseeessteeentreess .
4 Global warming is an increase in world temperature caused by an increase in ...............004.

85.4 If we want to look after the environment, there are certain things we should and shouldn’t
do. Complete these two lists in suitable ways.
We should:
beet vttteecteteeenees paper, bottles and clothes.
beet etttecteteeenees tropical rainforests.
bb ceebcbetevseeees more trees.
boeeeeeteteeeeccnes water and energy.
We shouldn’t:
vce ceseteecsteeecees paper, bottles and clothes.
veeebtteeeceteeeenees the ozone layer.
cee ecseeceteeeenees water and energy.
be ceecbeeceeeeecteees tropical rainforests.

85.5 Test your knowledge of words from the opposite page and ‘green’ issues. Are these
statements true or false?
1 CFCs protect the ozone layer.
2 ‘Greens’ believe in conservation.
3 A hole in the ozone layer could increase skin cancer.
4 Cutting down tropical rainforests increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere.
5 Plastic cannot be recycled.

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