English

9th grade

Module 3: Health &

Environment
Sousse - Nabeul - Bardo

Lesson 3: Pollution a threat to our

Sfax-Menzah- Ezzahra
Bizert - Kairouan - Kebili
Monastir - CUN- Gabes

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 Pollution?

Pollution is the introduction of _______________ materials in our _______________. Pollution may be classified

into four main _______________: air pollution, water pollution, land pollution, and _______________ pollution. Our

planet is in real _______________ and human life is at stake. Serious _______________ must be taken to save our

environment and _______________ people’s survival.

Complete the definition with the words from the list.

categories / measures / noise / environment / danger / harmful / ensure

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Write the words below under the appropriate heading as indicated.

ache/ trash/ chemicals/ fish/ child/ which/ cheap/ rubbish/ keep

/ʃ/ /tʃ/ /K/

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Match the words in both columns below to get meaningful expressions.

1. Plant A. rubbish
2. Global B. the ozone layer
3. Air C. rashes
4. The waste D. breathing problems
E. trees
5. Release
F. oil in the sea
6. Hole in
G. warming
7. Use
H. pollution
8. Inhale I. the fumes
9. Have skin J. pesticides
10. Have K. fumes into the air
11. Harm L. in landfills
12. Spill M. the environment
13. Collect

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Match the words to get meaningful expressions.

A. fast food
A. Produce
B. the offenders
B. Organize
C. garbage
C. Recycle
D. environmental campaigns
D. Damage
E. strong bones
E. Avoid
F. organic food
F. Punish
G. the teeth
G. Have

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Reorder the words to get meaningful expressions.

in / places/ litter/ provide/ bins/ public

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species/ endangered/ protect

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lots of/ and/ vegetables/ fruit/ eat

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much/ can/ as/ drink/ as/ milk/ you

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be/ food/ may/ harmful/ fast/ very

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start/ fit/ jogging/ keep/ to

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strong/ milk/ build/ bones/ helps

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Circle the correct compound nouns.

❖ Bins litter/ litter bins

❖ A water hose/ a hose water
❖ A history book/ a book history
❖ Eating habits/ habits eating
❖ A pool swimming/ a swimming pool
❖ A bus driver/ a driver bus
❖ A phone mobile/ A mobile phone
❖ A player football/ a football player
❖ A washing machine/ a machine washing
❖ A magazine school/ a school magazine
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Match the words to get synonyms.

A. Rubbish
1. Discharge

B. Impact
2. Destroy

C. Throw away
3. Waste

D. Ruin
4. Effect

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 Fill in the blanks with the words from the list.

That’s why/ protects/ holes/ plants/ layer/ solutions/ fumes/ into

Many people still do not know that the ___________ which cars

release __________ the air are destroying the ozone ______________,

which _____________ the earth from harmful radiation. Scientists

predict that the _______________ in the ozone layer will cause a

great damage not only to ___________, but also to animals and people. ______________ many scientists all over the

world are working hard to find ____________ to the air problem.

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Choose the correct word.

Air pollution is a serious problem. (Because/ As a result/ Why), thousand of people

are having (breathe/ breath/ breathing) problems, nowadays. (Pollution/ Polluted/

Pollute) air is responsible for acid rain. Professor Davidson says: “The effect of acid

rain on forests, lakes, and fish is (clear/ clearly/ clarity) visible all over the world.

The problem (came/ coming/ comes) from cars which (put/ take/ release) harmful fumes. These fumes get into

our bodies and result (in/ of/ from) poor health, pains, aches, and (sick/ sickness/ ill).

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Put the words between parentheses in the correct tense or form.

Our planet, the Earth, is like a (largeness) ______________ ship.

Everything we need for survival is on the ship: air for (breathe)

___________, water for (drink) _______________, and land for

(grow)____________ food. Also like a ship, our Earth (not/ can) ____________

make more air, water, or land. In fact, the water you drink, the air you

(breath) ___________, and the ground you play on, have been around for a

(length) ______________ time.

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 Match the sentence parts.

A B Answers

1. Living in overcrowded town A. As a result, the air is polluted. 1+

2. Factories and cars release fumes. B. Therefore, you mustn’t drink it. 2+

3. The effects of fumes are C. smog, acid rain, and holes in the ozone layer. 3+

4. That water is polluted, D. because ships spill oil in the sea. 4+

5. Farmers use pesticides. E. is dangerous for people’s health. 5+

6. Lots of fish die F. That’s why, the food we eat is harmful to our health. 6+

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Reorder the words to get meaningful expressions.

basket/ paper/ in/ throw/ the paper

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an/ on/ have/ environment/ impact/ our
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gases/ motor/ vehicles/ produce
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is/ environment/ pollution/ threat/ our/ a/ to
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for/ organize/ environment/ better/ campaign/ a
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 Join the sentences below using who or which.

That’s the girl. She spoke to me yesterday.

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What’s the name of the book? You want me to read it.

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We stayed in a hotel. The hotel was very expensive.

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I live in a house. It is near the sea.

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The car was stolen. It was a BMW.

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All motor vehicles run in the streets. They release fumes.

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The man smoked forty cigarettes a day. He died of a heart attack.

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I do not respect the people. They throw trash on the beach.

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You mustn’t throw away the batteries. They are used up.

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Many thanks for the children. They keep their school clean.

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 Complete the paragraph below with the words from the list.

must/ death/ heavy rain/ will/ hotter/ gases/ global warming/ level/ biggest

The world is getting __________ every year. The sea _________ will be 88

centimeters higher than it is now. This is called ______________. It usually results

in fires, ___________, storms, and the ___________ of many people and animals.

Why is this happening and what can we do to stop it? Most people agree that

harmful ____________ in the air are the __________ problem. Therefore, people all over the world ____________ start

working together to find solutions. If they do not do something now, what kind of world ___________ there be for

our grandchildren?
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Correct the underlined mistakes.

Rainforests are the lungs of the Earth. they save a lot of dangerous gas and
produce large quantities of oxygen. But Man is cutting the tall trees who
protect small plants and animals for the heavy rain, the hot sun, and the
strong winds. One day, the rainforests around the world must become deserts.
Pollution and people’s actions are the main causes of what is happened now. Let
us just hope that governments and environmentalists work together to save the
rainforests who are beautiful and necessary for our existence.

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Read the story below and complete it with the words from the box.
approached
In a ___________ area stands a sign called T.R.E.E.E (Teach Responsible Environmental
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Education). Three ___________ souls live near there: Captain redbird, Captain Earthworm, and why

Captain Bluegill. Their job is to __________ our Earth from air pollution, land pollution, and brave

protect
water pollution. It is a job they cannot do _________. So, wherever they go, they find _________
inhabitants
to help watch and educate the ____________ of the Earth.
ground

One day, they ___________ a man, called George, who was spilling oil on the ___________. faraway

volunteers
Captain Earthworm asked him ___________ he was spilling oil on the ground.

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“That’s _______ my father and my grandfather had always done with old oil. Is that a __________?” recycling

In fact, George did not mean to ______________ the environment. Nobody had told him soil

spilling
about the dangers of __________ oil on the ground. Therefore, Captain Earthworm explained to
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him how the oil polluted the _________ and could get in the ____________ that we use for drinking.
promised

George, then, was sorry and ________ that from now on, he would keep old oil in __________ until environment

he could take them to a proper ___________ site. He became a good friend harm
groundwater
of the ____________.
problem

jugs

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 Here are now the three captains’ pieces of advice to all of us.

➢ You __________ spill used oil on

the ground.
➢ You must collect used oil in
jugs. Many gas stations will
______ old oil.
Captain Bluegill
Captain Earthworm
➢ Keep your school clean __________ it is
➢ Set an example for your friends your second home.
and family by not ____________. ➢ When you visit a park or beach, keep
➢ If your parents have a car, garbage in a bag until you can put it in
make a _________ for it. a litter _________.
➢ water is __________ to all things.
because/ necessary/ accept/ littering/ basket/
____________, be careful not to pollute it.
Captain Redbird mustn’t/ therefore/ litterbag

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Read the hints below and write sentences. Join the sentences to get a short article that may appear in
your school magazine.

Here are some things which we can do to help stop Global Warming and keep fit.

Walk instead of using cars all day long/ walking/ help/ keep fit/ and not harmful for the environment.

Walk ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Turn off electronic devices (TV, DVD player, stereo, etc.) when not in use/ will save you money/ energy.

You should ___________________________________________________________________________________

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Not waste water/ cause: precious and are resource (not leave water running while brushing teeth/ take short
shower instead of baths).

You shouldn’t _________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Plant trees in your garden. Trees absorb harmful gases/ provide oxygen.

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