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Global problems 2

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Calisto y Melibea

This document provides vocabulary exercises related to environmental issues and disasters. It includes matching compound words, completing sentences with suitable verbs, filling in blanks with appropriate words, and matching words to form phrases. Students are asked to check pronunciation and practice saying vocabulary words related to pollution, natural disasters, war, and the environment.

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Global problems 2
Global problems 2
Exercises 88.1 Many words in this unit are difficult to pronounce. Check the pronunciation and practise saying the words. pollution survive resources disaster civilian terrorists famine drought flood earthquake soldiers hostage
88.2 Complete the tables. noun verb noun verb waste waste protection protect pollution pollute destruction destroy damage damage survival survive
88.3 If we want to look after the environment, there are certain things we shouldn't do and certain things we should do. Complete these sentences with suitable verbs. • We shouldn't: 1 throw away paper, bottles and cans; we should ________ them. recycle 2 ________ water and energy; we should waste ____________ them. save / conserve 3 cut down / destroy rainforests; we should ____________ ________ them from human damage. protect
88.4 Match words from the left and right to form compound words or phrases. 1 peace a resources 2 civil b settlement 3 natural c warming 4 global d war
88.5 Complete these definitions with a word or phrase. 1 Global warming is an increase in temperature caused by an increase in _____________ . carbon dioxide 2 A disaster is when something _________________________________ . terrible happens (and people often die) 3 A famine is a long period of time when people may die because there isn't enough _________ . food 4 A flood is the result of too much _______ . rain 5 A drought occurs when there is a long period without _____ . rain 6 A war is a long period of __________________________________. fighting between two or more groups 7 A civil war is a war between two or more groups from _______________. the same country 8 To assassinate means to __________________________________ . kill (a famous person, usually for political reasons) 9 Soldiers are people who fight in an ________ . army 10 Civilians are people who are not in the armed forces (army, navy or air force) _______________________________.
88.6 Complete these sentences with a suitable word. 1 Terrorists have hijacked a __________ . plane / bus 2 Two men attempted to assassinate the __________________ . President / Prime Minister 3 One of the terrorists planted a __________ . bomb 4 The terrorists have agreed to release all the ________________ . hostages / prisoners 5 During the fighting a number of civilians were _____________________ . killed / injured / wounded 6 The two sides have agreed to a peace __________ . settlement

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Global problems 2

  • 3. Exercises 88.1 Many words in this unit are difficult to pronounce. Check the pronunciation and practise saying the words. pollution survive resources disaster civilian terrorists famine drought flood earthquake soldiers hostage
  • 4. 88.2 Complete the tables. noun verb noun verb waste waste protection protect pollution pollute destruction destroy damage damage survival survive
  • 5. 88.3 If we want to look after the environment, there are certain things we shouldn't do and certain things we should do. Complete these sentences with suitable verbs. • We shouldn't: 1 throw away paper, bottles and cans; we should ________ them. recycle 2 ________ water and energy; we should waste ____________ them. save / conserve 3 cut down / destroy rainforests; we should ____________ ________ them from human damage. protect
  • 6. 88.4 Match words from the left and right to form compound words or phrases. 1 peace a resources 2 civil b settlement 3 natural c warming 4 global d war
  • 7. 88.5 Complete these definitions with a word or phrase. 1 Global warming is an increase in temperature caused by an increase in _____________ . carbon dioxide 2 A disaster is when something _________________________________ . terrible happens (and people often die) 3 A famine is a long period of time when people may die because there isn't enough _________ . food 4 A flood is the result of too much _______ . rain 5 A drought occurs when there is a long period without _____ . rain 6 A war is a long period of __________________________________. fighting between two or more groups 7 A civil war is a war between two or more groups from _______________. the same country 8 To assassinate means to __________________________________ . kill (a famous person, usually for political reasons) 9 Soldiers are people who fight in an ________ . army 10 Civilians are people who are not in the armed forces (army, navy or air force) _______________________________.
  • 8. 88.6 Complete these sentences with a suitable word. 1 Terrorists have hijacked a __________ . plane / bus 2 Two men attempted to assassinate the __________________ . President / Prime Minister 3 One of the terrorists planted a __________ . bomb 4 The terrorists have agreed to release all the ________________ . hostages / prisoners 5 During the fighting a number of civilians were _____________________ . killed / injured / wounded 6 The two sides have agreed to a peace __________ . settlement