Listening

Unit 1.1 SOS Planet and reading

Earth

Name Surname Class: 11th Evaluation

Date , 20

Signatures /
(Teacher)(Parent/E.E.)

Part A: Listening

TEXT 1

1 Listen to a text about how human activities are causing climate change and complete /15
the sentences with 1-3 words.
a. Human activities have increased the temperature in the atmosphere, .
b. The report was elaborated by across the world.
c. If we don’t act soon enough, a rise of 1.5º C in temperature will be .
d. The levels have increased significantly over the last two million years.
e. Global temperatures have been rising to unprecedented levels .

TEXT 2

2 Listen to a text about global warming and choose the correct option. /15

a. Global warming is caused by .

1. land pollution 2. air pollution 3. water pollution
b. The Kyoto Protocol was signed by .
1. Japan 2. many countries 3. the United States
c. Greenhouse gases are responsible for temperatures.
1. increasing 2. maintaining 3. decreasing
d. Coal plants release .
1. hydrofluorocarbons 2. nitrous oxide 3. methane
e. The ozone layer has .
1. become thinner 2. become stronger 3. recovered

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Listening
and reading Unit 1.1 SOS Planet
Earth

Part B: Reading

Read the text attentively.

Environmental Problems
Our environment faces several problems, and many of these seem to be worsening with time, bringing
us into a time of a true environmental crisis. It is therefore becoming increasingly important to raise
awareness of the existence of these issues, as well as what can be done to reduce their negative
impact. Some of the key issues are:
5 1. – Contamination of the air, water and soil caused by toxins such as plastics, heavy
metals and nitrates, caused by factors such as toxins and gases released by factories, combustion of fossil
fuels, acid rain, oil spill and industrial waste.
2. – The emission of greenhouse gases due to human activity causes global
warming, which in turn causes an increase in temperature that then leads to rising sea levels, melting of
10 polar ice caps, flash floods and desertification.
3. – We are facing a shortage of resources such as food, water and fuel to sustain
the rising global population, particularly in developing countries. Intensive agriculture attempting to lessen
the problem leads to more damage through the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides.
4. – An excessive amount of waste is produced and dumped in the oceans. Nuclear
15 waste is particularly dangerous, as well as plastics and electronic waste.
5. – The increase in the production of carbon dioxide by humans causes the oceans’
acidity to rise, which harms marine life.
6. – Species and habitats are becoming extinct due to human activity. This causes
an imbalance in natural processes like pollination and poses a threat to ecosystems.
20 7. – Loss of trees to make space for residential, industrial or commercial projects
means that less oxygen is produced, and temperature and rainfall are affected.
8. – Pollution caused by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the air creates a hole in the
ozone layer, which protects the earth from harmful UV radiation.
Adapted from: thebluegreenjourney.com

1 /20
Re-read the text and choose the best title for each paragraph. There are two
extra titles.
a. Public health issues e. Global warming i. Ocean acidification
b. Loss of biodiversity f. Ozone layer depletion j. Waste disposal
c. Deforestation g. Overpopulation
d. Acid rain h. Pollution
Complete each sentence according to the information in the text. /30
2
a. The worsening of our environmental problems has .
b. Greenhouse gases have caused .
c. Excessive logging has affected .

3 Find synonyms for the following words in the text. /20

a. encounters (v.) (paragraph 1)

c. lack (n.) (paragraph 4)
b. consciousness (n.) (paragraph 1)
d. abandoned (adj.) (paragraph 5)