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56 Vocabulary (pp. 144-145) 1 1d 3) Sa 7e 9b 2f dh 6g Be 10j 1 weather 4 Strong 7 blazing 2 heat 5 below 8 mild 3 heavy 6 dear 2 mountain 5. river 8 sea 3 waterfall 6 lake 9 beach 4 valley 7 forest Mammals [Reptiles | _Insects panda, leopard, [ snake, turtle, | bee, fy, ant whale ‘iguana 1 leaves 4 flowers 7 twunk 2 fruit 5 roots 8 branch 3 grass 6 bush 1 fin 5 horns 9 beak 2 tal 6 fur 10 feathers 3. mouth 7 hooves 11 wings 4 scales 8 legs 12. claws 1 hurricane 5 famine 2. tsunami 6 flood 3 tomnado 7. earthquake 4 avalanche 8 drought 1b 2a 3e 4f Sd 6¢ 9 The Natural World 1 2 G D 5 4 A F 5 6 E 8 re Natural disasters 7 fillin the gaps with the natural disasters: drought, tornado, tsunami, avalanche, flood, hurricane, famine, earthquake. 1 A(n) is a violent storm with strong winds that moves over water. 2 Ain) is a huge ocean wave ‘often caused by underwater earthquakes 3 Aln) is a strong spinning wind ‘that moves over the land. 4 Alo) isa huge amount of snow that falls down the side of a mountain. 5 Aln) is a situation in which a large group of people don’t have enough food. 5 Ain) isa large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry 7 Al) is a sudden tremble on the earth's surface. 8 A(n) is a long period of dry weather that causes water shortages. Match the natural disasters (a-f) to what the people say (1-6). a blizzard wildfire b volcanic eruption e hailstorm j landslide # epidemic . TL_] “1 saw black smoke coming from the mountain, then lava started flowing out.” : Z1_] “our house was covered in snow by the time the wind died down.” 3]_] “Small balls of ice crashed against the windows of ; the house.” [21 “Doctors are advising people to wear face masks to ‘avoid catching the disease.” S]_] "The biaze swept through the forest." 6] _| “We looked up and saw a huge number of rocks | [Environmental problems 9 one> falling down the hil.” Match the environmental problems (A-H) to the pictures (1-8). deforestation E endangered species forest fires Fandfils full of rubbish air pollution G cil pils melting ice caps H_ water pollution i Op) See vocabulary Bank on p10) Ean Dobieranie 41 What do you know about the world’s oceans? What dangers do they face? How can we protect them? Read through to find out. 2. Do the reading task. Justify your answers. Praeczytaj tekst. Do kazde| czeScl tekstu (1-4) dopasu] . | naglowek (A-F) | wpisz w kaéda kratke odpowiednig litere. Dwa nagiowki ; i zostly podane dodatkowo Ile odnosza si do adn) czetl teksty | p DROP. E HOSE SER THE WORLD’S OCEANS ese | f RASEAN Pollution, climate change and over-fishing are threatening the world’s PROBLEM ‘oceans. Every single person on the planet needs to take action today to. \. : stop these threats. Here’s what we all can do... TL] scientists estimate that up to 90% of large [B]_] All water on Earth is connected. Even if you fish (many of which, such as tuna and cod, end up _live far from the coast, water that goes down your on our dinner plates) have disappeared since humans drain eventually makes its way into the seas began heavy fishing in the 1950s, Many species of Therefore, it's important to be careful about the fish have even become extinct due to overfishing, cleaning products you use at home. You can clean One way to combat this problem is to only buy fish your home just as effectively with natural products that has been harvested sustainably and support (e.g. vinegar) as you can with toxic chemicals. your local fishermen instead of huge fishing [4] —] when we burn fossil fuels to power our corporations. homes and cars, we add CO, to the ait, which Z[_] Rubbish you throw away doesn't magically contributes to global warming. Global warming is disappear. It goes somewhere and, sadly, it often increasing the temperature and acidity of the ‘ends up in the ocean. Rubbish can be a major hazard oceans, which has a terrible impact on marine for marine life. For instance, some species of turtle ecosystems. Walk instead of driving; dry your clothes are known to confuse plastic for food with terrible ona clothesline instead of in a dryer; turn off lights consequences. Reduce the amount of rubbish you whenever you leave a room: there are countless produce by not buying products with unnecessary way you can reduce your carbon footprint today! packaging and recycle as many items as you can 3 Fill in: products, fossil, climate, toxic, carbon, 4. Match the words in bold to their meanings. heavy, global, ecosystems. ‘+ mixup © vanish « gathered » guess 1 change 5 warming + increases « fight © effect 2 natural 6 footprint 3 Chemica | 7 manne 5 wat ad you lear from the text? 4 fuels | 8 fishing In three minutes write a few sentences. Read them to the class. 146

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