75 Nature and the environment | In multiple choice listening tasks where the audio is a dialogue, some questions may focus on agreement or disagreement between the speakers. It’s useful to be able to identify the different ways people can agree or disagree with each other. It’s also important to be able to identify the implied meaning in what is being said. Working with vocabulary The following sentences all contain an error. Find the error, underline it, and write the correct word on the line. 1 Hopefully, the refusal on international trade in ivory will reduce the number of poachers in Asia and Africa. 2 We gathered up various old electrical items from around the house to take to the industrial park. Hopefully, they’ll be turned into something incredible! 3 The company Ursula works for made a sizeable donation to the latest Friends of the Earth environmental organisation – their aim is to reach £1 million. 4 The oil spill resulted in a lot of toxic chemicals working their way into the beach clean, which has resulted in the death of many marine birds. 5 Don’t you think it’s time that all zoos were shut down? I mean, it’s completely unnatural to keep animals in cages in nature reserves like that – they should be free in the wild! Look at the following sentences and replace the underlined expressions with a word/phrase from the box in the correct form. Write the word/phrase on the line. There are some expressions that you should not use. initiative to refrain from doing sth. indigenous decay lawsuit hefty to voice one’s opinion beloved hazardous to weigh up sth. 1 Asbestos is a naturally occurring but dangerous fibre that was widely used in the construction industry until the 1990s. People now understand the dangers it presents. 2 I’m looking at the pros and cons of travelling from Ireland to Europe for a weekend city break – taking short-haul flights doesn’t help to reduce my carbon footprint! 3 The capercaillie is a bird that’s native to Scotland. 4 The company spokesperson admitted surprise when told about a court case that was being brought against them. 5 The scientist has already said what she thinks about the failure of the breeding programme and the pollution of the riverbed. 6 It would be ideal for the environment if we all avoided buying anything made of single-use plastics. 1 2 Key Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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