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Activity 1 : Thesepicturesillustrate magazine articles. Look atthem and circle the best answer :
Picture 1 Picture 2

A – Picture one is : a ) a cartoon b) a painting c) a photo

B- In picture one the aeorplaneisspraying  : a ) water b) pesticides c) gases

C- In picturetwo the man isbreathing : a) pure air b )polluted air c) carbondioxide

D- In picturetwothe fumes come from :a ) oilrefeneries b ) cars and factoriesc ) houses

F-The twopicturesaboveillustrate: a- the causes and consequences of pollution
b-progress in medecine and agriculture
c-the dangers of smoking
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READ AND CHECK :

 Read the text on page 145 and check you answer to activity one on the previous page.
Activity 2 : Read the text and match main each idea with its appropriate paragraph ?
Main idea Paragraph
a-The effects of pesticides on man’s health. 1 §
b-Pollution in cities and its effects. 2§
c-The effects of chemicals on water. 3§

Activity3:Read the textxagain and answerxthese questions

1 )Which gasisresponsible for air pollution ?...................................................................................................
2)What are the main diseasescaused by air pollution ?...................................................................................
3)Why do fish die ?............................................................................................................................................
4) Are pesticides harmful to our health ?...........................................................................................................
Activity 4 : Findin the text synonymes and opposites to the following.
a- absorb = ……………………§1 b-hamrful = ………………….§3c-illnesses= ……………….§1

a-Urban#  ……………… §3b- increase #....................§1c- town #………………....§ 2

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Activity 5 : Match the picturewiththeirnames and defintions

Urbanpollution CONTAMINATES THE ATMOSPHERE

AFFECTS WATER LIFE

Rural pollution

CAUSES LAND POLLUTION

Aquatic pollution

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Activity 5 : Complete the tables with the words in the box bellow.

Type of Pollution CAUSES EFFECTS Paragraph

1-URBAN POLLUTION  1 §

2-AQUATIC POLLUTION  2 §

3-RURAL POLLUTION 3 §

Toxicpesticides  ,vehicles , Death of fish , factoriesemissions , lung and skin

cancers  ,Parkinson’sdisease , fertilisers.

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Activity 6 : Now ,complete the blankswith information from the table to gettwocoherent
Paragraphs :

There are differentformsof pollutions whichtakeoxygenfrom the air. Firstly ,thereis

(1)Urban pollution .Its major cause is(2)………………………………….. .Secondly,we have(3)………………………
It affects rivers and seas. This pollutions resultsfrom(4)……………………………………and chemicalsspills .
Thirdly ,thereisalso(5)…………………………………,itcomesfrom(6) ………………………………,which are used on
foodcrops.

Pollution has manydangerousconsequences. The Fumes in the air swallowoxygene and cause(7)
…………………………………cancer .In the countyside Fishis (8)……………………………in increasingnumbers and most
pesticides can cause(9)…………………………….disease.

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