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Impacts of environmental destruction and pollutions

storm
drought
Cancer
Ice-melting
Flood and erosion
 New words
+environment (n): everything surrounding us
E.g.: air, soil, forest…
 environmental (a)
+ impact (n): negative effect
+ deplete(v): make st become exhausted
 depletion (n)  depleted (a)
+ fossil fuel (n)
+ deforestation (n)
+ global warming (n)
+ preserve (v): protect
 Preservation (n)
 Choose the best answer
1. Greenhouse effect may cause ____.
A. global war B. global warming C. atmosphere
2. People are becoming far more aware of ____.
issues.
A. environment B. environmentally C. environmental
3. Gas, coal, and oil are _____.
A. renewable energy B. fossil fuelsC. pollutants
4. ____is destroying large areas of tropical rain forest.
B. Deforestation B. Reforestation C. Forestation
5. Resources are ____when it is being used faster than
it can replenish itself.
A. deplete B. depletion C. depleted
 TASK 2 Label the photos with the suitable
words/ phrases
1. pollution 2. polar ice melting 3. fossil fuels
4. deforestation 5. greenhouse effect
a b c

d e
 TASK 3 Answer the questions

1. What is Nam doing for the school newsletter?

2. What did the editor ask Nam to write ?
3. What does environmental impact mean?
4. Why is Nam interested in environmental impact?
5. Name the threats to the environment mentioned
in the conversation.
6. What is the biggest threat to the environment in
your neighborhood?
 TASK 3 Answer the questions

1. He is writing a letter for the school newsletter.

2. The editor asked him to write some practical
advice on environmental preservation.
3. It means the negative influence or effect on the
environment.
4. Because he thinks if we can see the impacts on the
natural environment, we will know how to protect it.
5. They are deforestation, pollution, global warning,
fuel depletion, polar ice melting and the rise of sea
levels.
TASK 4: Discuss some solutions to solve
environmental problems in our town
 Choose the best answer
1. Many devices offer ______________ which use
voice recognition technology
A. tools B. applications C. ways D. methods
2. A voice _____________ program allows your
smartphone to understand your voice.
A. digital B. electronic C. recognition D. portable
3. There's something wrong with our Internet
connection; I can't ______ my e-mail account.
A. write B. take C. access D. put
4. Mrs. Jackson,________ used to be very beautiful,
is now suffering from a fatal disease.
A. who B. whose C. she D. that
5. Listening to English songs is an ______________
way to learn English.
A. effect B. affect C. effective D. effecting
6. HCM City is the _________ city in Viet Nam.
A. bigger B. biggest C. bigging D. bigs
7. My laptop is very ________________. I can use it
for assignment and project, and for studying English.
A. useful B. bored C. easy D. portable
8. We should take advantage __________ modern
devices to make our life more convenient.
A. with B. on C. of D. for
9. If you're not sure what something means, ____ in
your dictionary or use your electronic dictionary for
help.
A. check up B. look up C. translate D. interpret
10. Jack and Rose need the _________ of their parents
before holding a wedding ceremony.
A. approve B. approving C. approval D. approvable
11. He is a kind of person ___________job involves
travelling a lot
A. who B. that C. which D. whose
12. The newly-weds will fly to Venice to spend their
____ tomorrow.
A. Vacation B. honeymoon C. holiday D. marriage
13. They’re excellent learning ____. You can store
information, take notes, write essays and do
calculations.
A. Equipment B. tools C. gadgets D. techniques
Thank you. That was _______very nice lunch
A. a B. an C. the D. x
14. Unfortunately, her illness was ______we thought
A. the seriousest B. the most serious
B. C. more serious than D. seriouser than
15. My son plays ____________ every afternoon.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
16. In the U.S, children can choose their own partners
even if their parents object_________ their choice.
A. to B. for C. against D. with
17. This is__________wedding party I’ve ever
attended.
A. the more memorable B. more memorable
C. the most memorable D. most memorable
18. There are a lot of mobile ____________ for
English learners nowadays.
B. information B. applications
C. C. knowledgeD. assignments
19. Gender discrimination must________ in order to
create a better society.
A. Eliminate B. be eliminating
C. be eliminated D. eliminated
20. This company can________ for wage
discrimination among workers of different genders.
A. be sued B. be suing C. sue D. sued
21. In the UK, 18-year-olds tend to receive a silver
key as a present to________ their entry into the adult
world.
A. symbol B. symbolic C. symbolize D. symbolist
22. Most Vietnamese weddings _______ in spring.
A. look after B. set up C. take place D. go on
 Indicate the word that is pronounced differently by
circling A, B, C, or D.
1. A. gender B. equalC. educate D. effect
2. A. digital B. fingertip C. identify D. mobile
3. A. encourage B. contribute C. delicious D. college
4. A. effective B. electronic C. excellent D. editor
Indicate the word that is stressed differently by
circling A, B, C, or D.
1. A. Internet B. effective C. portable D. benefit
2. A. wedding B. engage C. happy D. party
3. A. affect B. woman C. approve D. depend
4. A. knowledge B. married C. bridesmaid D. exchange