PATHWAYS 1 L/S MYELT EXERCISES

UNIT 9: OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE

LESSON A – VOCABULARY 1

VOCABULARY

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

Many cultures A. hunt/ B. raise wild animals for food. For example, the Inuit search for seal and then kill them
for the meat and skin. Other cultures A. hunt/ B. raise crops or animals like cows to eat or sell. Although I have
A. responsibility/ B. respect for each culture's right to live the way they want to, I am a vegetarian. I A. depend/
B. value all animal life. It's my A. responsibility/ B. relationship to do what I can to protect animals. For
example, I don't wear leather shoes or clothing made from fur.

When I look A. ahead/ B. within, I see a world with fewer animals. A. Ahead/ B. Within my lifetime, some
animals have already died off. We A. raise/ B. share the world with animals, and if they go, it will affect us all.
People A. depend/ B. share on animals for many things. Our A. respect/ B. relationship with other creatures in
the natural world is so important. Let's never forget that.

LESSON A – VOCABULARY 2

VOCABULARY

Match the correct words to complete the conversation.

ahead responsibility raise relationship

within depended hunted respect

A: Where are you from?

B: I live on a ranch in Montana.

A: Is that like a farm?

B: Yes, but we _______________ bison, not crops.

A: I thought they were wild animals.

B: The Native Americans _______________ them for their meat and their skins. They _______________ on
them for many things. But as more people came into the area, most of the bison were killed. Now we have a(n)
_______________ to make sure they don't die out. Ranching can help.

A: But don't you sell the bison for food?

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B: Yes, but not all of them. And we also take care of the animals. We're a small ranch, and our
_______________ with our customers is very important. They want to buy meat from producers who treat the
animals and the land with _______________.

A: So bison aren't in danger anymore?

B: Their numbers had dropped to a few hundred, but they are now up to 150,000 or so. Looking
_______________, I think _______________ the next few decades, the numbers will become more stable.

LESSON A – VOCABULARY SKILL

VOCABULARY SKILL: Collocations with Prepositions

Choose the best words to complete the collocations.

1. The project is ahead A. of/ B. on/ C. to schedule. We should finish a week early.

2. One quality I share A. from/ B. with/ C. for my sister is creativity.

3. Companies have a responsibility A. within/ B. to/ C. from their customers.

4. We need to have a greater respect A. of/ B. for/ C. to the environment.

5. Do you have a good relationship A. within/ B. with/ C. for your parents?

6. I think I can come to the meeting. It depends A. to/ B. on/ C. at the time.

7. I'm going to be late. I'm still hunting A. from/ B. for/ C. with my keys.

8. It takes some time for people to adapt A. to/ B. of/ C. on a new country.

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