16 46 The Blue Planet Vocabulary: Environment a) Sort the words below into the three categories in the grid. Some words can go into more than one category. Tip T See unit in the coursebook • Prime Time 6: Unit 3 page 36 1 acid rain animal welfare carbon dioxide climate climate change conservation deforestation desertification disposable products drought earthquake wind park exhaust fumes extinction fertilisers flood forest fire global warming greenhouse effect nuclear energy nuclear waste ozone layer pesticides pollution pressure group rainforest recycling renewable energy solar energy typhoon unleaded petrol volcanic eruption waste wildlife Natural phenomena Negative aspects Positive aspects carbon dioxide b) Complete the sentences with suitable words from task 1a. 1. The Mediterranean climate is good for growing citrus fruits and grapes. 2. Scientists believe that there is a hole in the . 3. Some scientists say that man-made emissions of greenhouse gases are causing . 4. The average cost of has risen by 7.3 pence per litre over the past two months. 5. Resist buying single-use, such as bottled water and use a water flask instead. 6. Offshore have a negative effect on marine wildlife and the fishing industry. 7. is destroying large areas of tropical rain forest. 8. Activists formed a to prevent the local government from building a motorway near their homes. 9. The Hounslow Society rescues and rehomes hundreds of abandoned cats and other domestic animals each year. 10. Researchers say the results put into the same category as passive smoking as a trigger for asthma. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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