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Unit 5: THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND THE WORLD

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Lesson 1: Is recycling really helpful?

1 Activity Activity 2
Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Invent a reasonable answer the following questions that uses
the infinitive verb in parenthesis.
1. Disposable plastic products like soda bottles are
useless after you have finished drinking the soda. 1. Why did Jenny go to the hardware store? (to buy)
They cannot be reused. _____________________________
True/ False
_____________________________
2. We can limit the amount of trash that we send to
the landfills by reducing the amount of trash that 2. How are you going to get to work? (to take)
we throw away.
_____________________________
True/ False
3. When you recycle paper products, is causes forests _____________________________
to be cut down. 3. Where will you celebrate your birthday? (to
True/ False celebrate)
4. One reason to recycle is to send less trash to _____________________________
the landfill.
_____________________________
True/ False
4. What are greenhouses used for? (to grow)
5. CO2 is a greenhouse gas.
True/ False _____________________________
6. Aluminum, cooper and paper are some of _____________________________
materials that can be sold to recyclers.
5. What are you going to do during vacation? (to stay)
True/false
_____________________________
_____________________________
6. What does she want to study in college? (to study)

_____________________________
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3 Activity Activity 4
Esta parte no se va a realizar.
Each of the following five sentences contains a verb that
is not in its infinitive form. Identify the verb and write its Listen to the following passage and fill in the blanks
infinitive form in the space provided. with the words you hear.
1. __________________ She walks to work. The ________________ effect that is causing
2. __________________ There are lots of global warming is one of the ways that human
people in the post office. activity is changing our ________________.
3. __________________ We came here The ________________ of rivers and
last night. lakes is another example of how human activity is
affecting the natural world. Fortunately, there are
4. __________________ You will see a hotel
ways ________________ the amount of
on the beach.
pollution that we put into the air, the water and the
5. __________________ We went to
ground. One way is ________________
the game.
throwing away trash whenever possible.
6. __________________ She washed the ________________ programs are excellent
baby’s hair. ways ________________ materials like glass,
7. __________________ We found a aluminum and plastic from going to the landfill.
Mexican restaurant. Programs designed ________________ the
8. __________________ I will read the amount of CO2 that goes into the atmosphere also
book tomorrow. help reduce greenhouse gases.

9. __________________ They saved their

money for the trip.
10. __________________ She takes the bus
to work every day.
11. _______________ She has a gas store.
12. _______________ It was in July that her
sister got married.
13. _______________ They installed a
chimney in the kitchen.
14. _______________ He smoked a Cuban
cigar.

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 Lesson 2: How much damage do oil spills cause?

1 Activity Activity 2
The following sentences are in the active voice because the If the noun in the beginning of the sentence receives the
second noun in the sentence receives the action. Rewrite these action, then the sentence is in the passive voice. Decide if the
sentences in the passive voice. The second noun should appear following sentences are in the active or the passive voice and
at the beginning of the sentence and continue to receive the write “active” or “passive” in the space provided.
action. The meaning of the sentence should not change.
1. ______________ Mangroves are found
1. Cutting down forests changes wildlife habitat.
near the coast.
_____________________________
2. ______________ Volunteers helped fix
_____________________________ roof of the school.
2. The rain could ruin the coffee harvest.
3. ______________ We watched the
_____________________________ fireworks from the park.
_____________________________ 4. ______________ Homes are threatened by
3. Recycling keeps trash out of the landfill. this river when it rains.
_____________________________ 5. ______________ We have seen some big
storms this year.
_____________________________
4. Fertilizers contaminated our well water. 6. ______________ The garbage truck takes
away the trash on Mondays.
_____________________________
7. ______________ The library was painted
_____________________________
blue and white by the students.
5. Many people visit the cathedral every year.
8. ______________ The TV was turned off.
_____________________________
9. _____________________ the boat was
_____________________________ sailed from Acajutla to Puerto Vallarta.
6. Smoke in the home affects respiratory health.
10. ____________________ many animals
_____________________________ died from exposure to the oil.
_____________________________ 11. ____________________ fishing and
7. The Exxon Valdez spilled oil on Prince William tourism was badly affected by the oil spills.
Sound
12. _____________________ the United
_____________________________ State Congress created new regulations.
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UNIT 5
3 Activity
Reread the proofreading checklist found on page 206 of the
text book and look for the errors mentioned below.
1. There is an apostrophe missing in the following
passage. Add the missing apostrophe in pencil.
2. The homonym __________ was incorrectly
used in the passage below, it should be replaced
with __________.
3. Add the missing quotation marks in pencil.
4. Identify the sentence ending with an incorrect
punctuation mark and make the necessary
correction in pencil.
5. Proper nouns should be capitalized. In the
passage below, the name __________ should
begin with capital letters.
Yesterday, my friend Kristen came too visit me. She
opened a restaurant in a town called san isidro. She’s
very excited about the new restaurant but she needs
help.
Kristen said, “I would love to have you work in the
kitchen if youre looking for a job.”
I told her that I would be happy to work in her
restaurant. I asked her, what days do you need help.”
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Activity 4
Rewrite the following sentences with the past participle of
the verb in parenthesis.
1. Smoke at home has been (show) to cause
allergies.
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________________________________
2. Many species have been (disappear) by
pollution.
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________________________________
3. A lot of countries have been (change) the
rules of regulations by International trades.
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________________________________
4. Many wetlands have been (destroy) by the
housing developments.
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________________________________
5. New information about the atmosphere has
been (discover) by climate scientist.
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________________________________
6. Climate science has been (promove) as an
important one by the actual situations.
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7. The population have been (grow) by the lack
of demographic regulations.
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8. Many riveres have been (pollute) by chemical
fertilizers.
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 Lesson 3: How is global warming affecting us?

1 Activity
Complete the following sentences with “ for” or “since”.
1. This car repair shop has been here
_____________ a long time.
2. There will be a substitute teacher
_____________the next month.
3. It has been windy _____________
last Tuesday.
4. My daughter has been in the Unites States
_____________ she was 19 years old.
5. I’ve been working here _____________
five years.
6. We haven’t had a dog _ _____________
7. I have been waiting ___________ an hour.
8. We know each other __________ we´re kids
Activity 2
Read the following passage.
Megan and Harry bought their house near the Clark
River when they got married. Harry likes to go fishing
in the river, he started fishing on the river eight years
ago with one of his neighbors. Megan has a vegetable
garden. When they first moved to their house, she
began growing tomatoes, spinach and green beans. A
few years ago she started growing potatoes and carrots.
When their first daughter was born, Harry got a good
job working at a factory so that Megan could stay at
home with the baby.
Answer the questions “ for” or “since” according to the
previous passage.
1. How long have Megan and Harry had their house
on the Clark River?
_____________________________
_____________________________
2. How long has Henry been fishing on the river?

_____________________________
_____________________________
3. How long has Megan been growing tomatoes,
spinach and green beans?
_____________________________
_____________________________
4. How long has Megan been growing potatoes
and carrots?
_____________________________
_____________________________
5. How long has Harry worked at the factory?

_____________________________
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3 Activity Activity 4
Look at the following graph about oil consumption per Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with “ for”
person in different countries and decide whether the or “since”.
statements below are true or false.
I have been swimming at the gym almost every
day _____________ this time last year. I’ve
been going to the gym _____________ I
was in high school. I mostly did aerobics at the
gym _____________ the first two years.
Thy gym built a new pool which has been open
_____________ one year now. I had wanted to
learn how to swim _____________ a long time.
As soon as the pool opened, I began taking swimming
lessons. I have been swimming about 25 laps in the
1. Canadians consume, on average more oil pool almost every day _____________ my
per person than people from any of the other swimming classes ended in April.
countries listed.
True/ False
2. The Chinese consume more oil per person than Change the sentences into finished continuous actions by
people from Germany.
using the present perfect.
True/ False
3. People from the United States and Canada
consume, on average, more than three times as 1. I had a baby
much oil as people from Mexico. ________________________________
True/ False 2. We were at the movies
4. People from the United Kingdom, France and ________________________________
Germany consume similar amounts of oil 3. I didn´t cook tonight
per person.
_______________________________
True/ False
4. He painted his house
5. People from India consume less oil than China.
_______________________________
True/false
5. They tasted red wine
6. Canadians and British people consume the same
_______________________________
amount of oil per person.
True/false 6. She traveled by boat
_______________________________

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 Lesson 4: Can we prevent natural disasters?

1 Activity Activity 2
Read the following description about a natural disaster. Complete the following sentences with “effect” or “affect”. Use
the proper conjugation when the word appears as a verb.
The earthquake that hit the city measured 6.5 on the
Richter scale. The earthquake struck at 10:45 in the 1. When there are severe droughts that destroy
morning. Many homes were damaged and over 25 crops, it is usually the farmers who are the most
buildings have been reported as destroyed. There
were seven deaths from collapsed buildings and many __________________.
injuries. There had not been a major earthquake in the 2. Greenhouse gasses have a warming
region for over 30 years.
__________________ on the earth’s
Answer the questions according to the previous description. atmosphere.
1. How big was the earthquake that hit the city? 3. When medicines cause undesirable
_____________________________ reactions, these are usually called side
__________________.
_____________________________
4. A tax on tobacco and alcohol will have an
2. What time did the earthquake hit?
__________________ on the sale of these
_____________________________ products because they will become more expensive.
_____________________________ 5. Cigarette smoke can
3. How many buildings have been reported as __________________ people who are not
destroyed?
even smoking, this is called second-hand smoke.
_____________________________ 6. When forests are cut down, one of the
_____________________________ __________________ is that there is less
4. How many people died as a result of collapsed habitat for wildlife.
buildings?
7. One __________________ of not
_____________________________ sleeping is that it reduces your concentration.
_____________________________
8. Alcoholics drinks _______________ the
5. How long had it been since there was a major
principal brain functions.
earthquake in the region?
_____________________________
_____________________________

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 Lesson 5: Are we really concerned about the environment?

1 Activity Activity 2
Answer the following questions in your own words using Write one paragraph describing how a specific
complete sentences. environmental problem has affected the people or
the environment in El Salvador. Identify a specific
1. Do you think that exercising affects your mood? environmental problem and write about its effects in the
space below.
_____________________________
_____________________________ ________________________________
2. What effect does a good education have on a
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young person?
________________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________ ________________________________
3. What are some of the effects that you can get from ________________________________
a sun burn?
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_____________________________
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_____________________________
4. How do changes in the price of gasoline affect the ________________________________
price of services like transportation?
________________________________
_____________________________
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_____________________________
5. What are some of the effects of excessive
________________________________
consumption of alcohol? ________________________________
_____________________________
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_____________________________
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6. Has your home ever been affected by an earthquake?
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