Task 4 Speaking task

Estudiante:
Jorge Eduardo Alandete Lopez

Curso
Ingles III

Grupo
90121_87

Tutor:

Oscar Arnol Pulido

Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia - UNAD

Abril de 2022

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1. Focus on Vocabulary: Match the expressions with their meanings
1. Environment (N)
2. carbon dioxide (C)
3. Flood (K)
4. natural resources (E)
5. global warming (F)
6. greenhouse effect (L)
7. deforestation (D)
8. oil slick (G)
9. endangered species (A
) h. damage caused to water, air .............. by harmful
10. pollution (H)
11. drought (J)
12. fumes (M)
13. waste (O)
14. carbon monoxide (I)
15. biodiversity (B)
a. birds/plants/species animals or plants which may
soon not exist because there are very few now alive.
b. variety of plant and animal species that exist in a
particular environmental area
c. the poisonous gas formed by the burning of carbon,
especially in the form of car fuel.
d. the cutting down of trees in a large area; the
destruction of forests
e. air, water and land in or on which people, animals
and plants live.
f. increase in world temperatures caused by polluting
gases
g. a layer of oil that is floating over a large area of the
surface of the sea
substances or waste.
i. the gas formed when carbon is burned, or when
people or animals breathe out.
j. a long period when there is little or no rain
k. a large amount of water covering an area that is
usually dry.
l. an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and
other gases in the atmosphere
m. strong, unpleasant and sometimes dangerous gasor
smoke
n. things such as minerals, forests, coal, etc. which
exist in a place and can be used by people.
o. unwanted matter or material of any type, often that
which is left after useful substances or parts have been
removed.
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 2. Listening: listen to these items about environmental issues and complete
thesentences with the following words. (environmental issues)

oil spill - poor air quality - extreme weather - water scarcity - sustainable
environment - Pollution - Flooding - Oil spills - carbon footprint - melting ice cap
-wind power - drought - Fracking - forest fires

Item a: There is a global water crisis, melting ice cap and drought have left to
844 million people lacking access to clean water
Item b: Oil accidents at sea can cause Pollution which contaminate the ocean water
resulting in the death of sea birds and other forms of marine life
Item c: growing trees, plants and your own vegetables help contribute to a sustainable
environment
Item d: Fracking or drilling on the ground for oil and gas, often contaminates the water
supplies.
Item e: Increase forest fires is a consequence of deforestation which is the cutting
down of too many trees.
Item f: One of the most common forms of renewable energy is wind power which is
electricity generated by wind turbines
Item g: Air pollution and water scarcity is a big problem in manycities around the
world
Item h: extreme weather includes tornados, cyclones and extremely high orlow
temperatures.
Item i: Cars and planes burn fuel, when you travel by plane or car, you contribute to the
burning of fuel; this is your poor air quality

3. Development of the “Pronunciation practice”

https://voca.ro/1nHp5bihNQIb

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4. Speaking game