Unit 3: Back to Nature Unit 3: Back to Nature

Theme:The Environment, Pollution and the World of Animals Theme:The Environment, Pollution and the World of Animals
Sequence 3:Developing Skills Sequence 3:Developing Skills
Rubric: Stop and Consider III Rubric: Stop and Consider III
Warm Up Warm Up
read the following passage read the following passage

Recycling in the UK is encouraging. Half of British companies are
now competing to recycle 69 million tons of domestic waste as it is very
profitable. Most of waste is paper, while some of it is glass, plastic and
wood. However, the government says it is sometimes impossible and
ineffective to recycle certain products, like medical waste which is
toxic.
Recycling in the UK is encouraging. Half of British companies are
now competing to recycle 69 million tons of domestic waste as it is very
profitable. Most of waste is paper, while some of it is glass, plastic and
wood. However, the government says it is sometimes impossible and
ineffective to recycle certain products, like medical waste which is
toxic.

Forming Adjectives / Opposites Forming Adjectives / Opposites

Adjectives are words that describe nouns. We can form adjectives from Adjectives are words that describe nouns. We can form adjectives from
nouns, verbs or other adjectives even. nouns, verbs or other adjectives even.
1.To form adjectives from verbs / nouns, we can use the suffixes: 1.To form adjectives from verbs / nouns, we can use the suffixes:

-al / -ous / -y / -ial / -less / -ful / -able / -ible / -ive / -ing -al / -ous / -y / -ial / -less / -ful / -able / -ible / -ive / -ing

Ex: Protect Protective / Industry Industrial Ex: Protect Protective / Industry Industrial
Pollute Polluting / Hazard Hazardous Pollute Polluting / Hazard Hazardous
2. To form opposites of adjectives, we can use the prefixes: 2. To form opposites of adjectives, we can use the prefixes:
Im- / in- / un- / ir- / il- / dis- / mis- / non- Im- / in- / un- / ir- / il- / dis- / mis- / non-
Ex: Legal illegal / Possible impossible Ex: Legal illegal / Possible impossible
Secure insecure / Recyclable non-recyclable Secure insecure / Recyclable non-recyclable
Quantifiers Quantifiers
To express different amounts of quantity, we can use words called To express different amounts of quantity, we can use words called
quantifiers, they come with varying degrees. quantifiers, they come with varying degrees.

All of Most Half Some of None of All of Most Half Some of None of
of of of of
100% 70% 50% 30% 0% 100% 70% 50% 30% 0%
Ex:Most of the surface on earth is water, but only some of it is drinkable. Ex:Most of the surface on earth is water, but only some of it is drinkable.
 Practice Practice
Task 1: Fill in the following table with appropriate words Task 1: Fill in the following table with appropriate words
word Adjective Opposite word Adjective Opposite
Possibility Possible Impossible Possibility Possible Impossible
Unpollutable Unpollutable
Natural Natural
Effect Effect
Edible Edible
Responsibility Responsibility
disrespectful disrespectful
Task 2:Rewrite the sentences and replace the underlined expressions by the quantifiers Task 2:Rewrite the sentences and replace the underlined expressions by the quantifiers
‘all of’, ‘most of’, ‘some of’ and ‘none of’ ‘all of’, ‘most of’, ‘some of’ and ‘none of’

1-71% of the earth’s surface is covered by water, but only 1.2% of this water is 1-71% of the earth’s surface is covered by water, but only 1.2% of this water is
drinkable. drinkable.
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2-Algeria is considered as a rich African country, 94.3% of its revenues come from 2-Algeria is considered as a rich African country, 94.3% of its revenues come from
petrol and gas. petrol and gas.
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3- 2% of the Algerian desert is enough is to power the 44 European countries with 3- 2% of the Algerian desert is enough is to power the 44 European countries with
electricity. electricity.
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