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much amount
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scientists countries
Global warming is happening /happens faster than....
many
number Information (...) is hard to find
many/ A number of
2,000
conserving energy
light bulbs
refrigerator/fridge
(the) water
8 minutes
TV
24
beef
bulk
northwestern
1.6 km
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5 million
free buses
air pollution
water
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fish
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electricity N
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bars
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panes
hair
some advice/information
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suitcase
luggage
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which /that
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- a shower of rain
- a slice of cake
- an item of clothing
- a glass of water
- a clap of thunder
- a pane of glass
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- a crowd of people
- a bar of chocolate
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Vocabulary
1 Readthe followingarticleaboutthe environmentalgroup Greenpeace and decidewhich
answer(A,B,C or D) bestfits eachgap.Thereis an exampleat the beginning(0).
Example:
0 Aprotect Bcare C look D tend
Answer: A
Greenpeace
Greenpeaceis an independentorganisation that campaignsto (0) ........
the environment.lt hasapproximately 4.5 millionmembersworldwide
in 158countries, 300,000of thesein the UnitedKingdom.(1) ........ in
NorthAmericain 1971, it has sinceopenedofficesroundthe world.
As wellas its campaigning (2) ........,
it alsohasa charitable trustwhich
(3) ......scientificresearchand undertakeseducationalprojectson
environmental issues.Greenpeace(4) ........ in non-violentdirectaction.
Activistsdraw publicattentionto seriousthreatsto the environment.
(5) . issueson whichthe organisation is campaigning includethe
atmosphere(globalwarming),the (6) ........ of the rainforestsand toxic
wastebeingemittedfrom factories.Greenpeaceis committedto the
principles of politicalindependence and internationalism. By exposing
(7) ......to the environment and in workingto (S) ........solutions,
Greenpeaceis reallyhelpingto savethe planet.
a Peopleput used glassand paper in separate f A- - of lightning lit up the sky, and
containersso they can be then came the thunder.
b I hate people who drop - g We got caught in a heavy - - - and
c I cant afford a new car. I'll have to get didnt have an umbrella with us.
a__ ___one. h Chemicalsand exhaustfumes are
Lastyeartherewas
a-_ --because all-- --ofourplanet.
there wasnt enough water. i Coal and oil are known as- -
This year there are becausethere
has been too much rain.
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Writing 7t was qreat to hear fror'n 4ou tast week and to qet all gour
3 Youhaverecentlyhad a letterfrom news. \Ne're all fne here and look'rg forward to the sut'r'an"er
Susan,
your penfriend, tellingYou Lvl,dags. L thought rn thrs letter tl'at I'd tell you a l'ttle b;t
aboutthe areawhereshelivesin about Dwlochrg-,where I live.
Scotland.Completethe letterwith As ',
(1) .. ........ gaa krcw,7 lite in a' t'/ergguiet area"of
wordsfrom the box below.
3cotlar'd, aiaich is t/erg cllse to the sea ard con"Tletelgfree
although as as a result (2) Despite
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'onlg pollution
fror'.^
because besides desPite i5
350 penpte,n g v)tla4e qufte h'tsg, especialtyin the
furthermore so though
surv\her, (3) when atl the tourists caMe'
when
(4) Besides... the ferrg to the isfatds' there is alsa
the castle bg the loch(l,ke a take),uh'ch ts PzFularwith v'sitors'
Nowwrite your rePlYto Susan. -ost peoplehere
(5) .So a-5glu u"t4 m^a4ir'e'
Remember to useyour English-English
work far the fercg urfuIu! or in l'ptels ar'd saut/er'irsLops'
dictionaryif necessarY.
Thinkabout: (6) Although
. .. .. Dunlocht y is quite far r'orth' rt lms a
nnild'clinnate(7) because
. . .. /as a result of the Gulf Stren'nn'Or'e
o Location: in the north of, to the
south of of r,agneiql,bourselen has a palt tree in his qarden! The
town, a landscapets /er! Mou;r,ta-tnlus ur'd
o Size:an average-sized
small village, the caPitalcitY (S)As a. result
. there is very l'ttle fat lard awilahle
carried' out here for
o Climate:damP,humid, troPical, ir i;- ry 3heep far,^;rg l'v.s been
temperate,arid centur,es (9) though atd ;s qu'!n,f:#!ln
I Landscape:mountainous,flat, '#1, Furthermore
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hilly, forested,built-uP ;,:ffWT:r:::
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industrial, academic,fishing f
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5
anywhere
bodyloneandwhereto form a compound'Complete from ................
the followingsentencesusingan appropriateform' Ministers usuallYdont have
Anything/Something
Haveyou got.................... I can
.'..'.'.'..... anything to saywhen theY
read on the way home? are askedwhat they are doing to help the
Peterleft without telling environment.
anyone /anybody where he was going. Everyone /everybody I know is a non-
c She'sreally well travelled. She'sbeen smoker,so I dont need anYashtraYs'
evrywhere i The policemantold us that
anything we said would be
No one /nobody
;"; ;; ;;; - ;;; ;*11;ili"'|he'[rains taken down and could be usedin evidence
something
Surelywe can do ................'.... .""""""to againstus.
make our streetssafer.
PEOPLE?