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    The Australian minister of the environment announced that he wants a law to ban all plastic shopping bags by the end of the year. Plastic bags are a major cause of pollution and take up space in landfills. They also destroy wildlife and create litter. Richard Evans from the Australian Retailers Association opposes the new law, believing that most people already recycle their plastic bags and that degradable plastic bags could be used instead.

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    The Australian minister of the environment announced that he wants a law to ban all plastic shopping bags by the end of the year. Plastic bags are a major cause of pollution and take up space in landfills. They also destroy wildlife and create litter. Richard Evans from the Australian Retailers Association opposes the new law, believing that most people already recycle their plastic bags and that degradable plastic bags could be used instead.

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    The Australian minister of the environment announced that he wants a law to ban all plastic shopping bags by the end of the year. Plastic bags are a major cause of pollution and take up space in landfills. They also destroy wildlife and create litter. Richard Evans from the Australian Retailers Association opposes the new law, believing that most people already recycle their plastic bags and that degradable plastic bags could be used instead.

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    The Australian minister of the environment announced that he wants a law to ban all plastic shopping bags by the end of the year. Plastic bags are a major cause of pollution and take up space in landfills. They also destroy wildlife and create litter. Richard Evans from the Australian Retailers Association opposes the new law, believing that most people already recycle their plastic bags and that degradable plastic bags could be used instead.

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    Vocabulary
    1

    Match the words in A to their definitions in B.


    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.
    7.

    .....
    .....
    .....
    .....
    .....
    .....
    .....

    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.
    e.
    f.
    g.

    B
    look after, take care of
    saving, not wasting
    waste that you throw away
    harm
    causes pollution
    make more of
    fuel

    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.
    e.
    f.

    B
    Fewer trees means fewer homes for animals.
    Less smoke means better health.
    Household rubbish will be increased.
    The result is an ecological disaster.
    Fewer landfills are needed.
    Less petrol is used.

    Match the causes in A to their effects in B.


    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.

    A
    petrol
    increase
    pollutant
    protect
    rubbish
    conservation
    damage

    A
    Glass and plastic are recycled.
    There is an increase in deforestation.
    We buy more disposable products.
    Cigarettes are banned in public places.
    Hybrid cars are driven.
    Land, air and water pollution increase.

    .....
    .....
    .....
    .....
    .....
    .....

    Complete the sentences with the words below.


    harmed pollution environmentally-friendly toxic global warming spills care about
    fumes increase chemicals
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    waste is caused by companies dumping dangerous .


    The in temperature found all over the world is called .
    Oil are a major cause of water .
    Our air quality is being by the exhaust of cars.
    People who the planet use products.

    Complete the sentences with the prefixes below.


    under over inter re multi anti
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.

    The baby is too thin. He is weight.


    He is a peace activist. He writes war articles.
    If you feed goldfish, they die. So only give them a tiny amount each day.
    The teacher didnt like his work, so the student had to write it.
    The Harry Potter books have made J. K. Rowling a millionaire.
    The Olympics are an national event.

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    Complete the sentences by adding a prefix (under, over, inter, re, multi or anti) to the words below.
    worked developed social national selling storey
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.

    The car park has got 10 levels.


    This 10-year-old child is so that he looks like a five year old.
    Hes in the office from 07:30 to 22:00 every day. He is certainly .
    Please come and see us! Staying home alone is .
    The presidents met for an peace conference.
    She made a lot of money buying small items on eBay and then them.

    Complete the passage with the words below.


    pollution recycle save environment decompose landfills destroy
    The Australian minister of the (1) announced that he wants a law to ban all plastic shopping bags by the
    end of this year. His reasons for the new law are that plastic bags are a major cause of (2) . They take up a
    lot of space in (3) . In addition, they (4) wildlife and create litter in parks and beaches all
    around the world.
    Richard Evans, who is the head of the Australian Retailers Association, is not pleased about the new law. He doesnt
    believe that the new law will help to (5) the environment. He believes that most householders already
    (6) their supermarket plastic bags by reusing them for waste disposal. He also suggests the use of special
    plastic bags that will (7) over time.

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    Grammar
    1

    Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Simple, be going to or the Present
    Continuous. There may be more than one possible answer.
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.
    7.

    My mother (visit) some friends next week.


    Dont worry. I (help) you.
    Its almost 8.00. We (be) late for the film.
    Robert (not play) football on Saturday. He broke his leg.
    I think I (buy) it. I really like it.
    No, you cant borrow my shirt. I (wear) it.
    They (not eat) at home tonight. They are going to go to a restaurant.

    Read the situation and write a logical sentence. Use the Future Simple, be going to or the Present
    Continuous.
    1. The dog needs to go out soon.
    Mary ..............................................................................................................
    2. Tim borrowed his brothers favourite jacket.
    He said, Dont worry. ....................................................................................
    3. We have been waiting for them for an hour.
    Im sure .........................................................................................................
    4. The sky is dark and filled with clouds.
    It ....................................................................................................................
    5. I am hungry. Would you like to join me for lunch?
    I cant. I ..........................................................................................................

    Choose the correct answer.


    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    By next year, we will be living / will have lived in France.


    The new store will be opening / will have opened next Tuesday.
    By the end of the day, they will be finishing / will have finished three research papers.
    By this time tomorrow, our friends will be arriving / will have arrived.
    My dad wont be working / wont have worked at the same job in ten years time.

    Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use the Future Continuous or Future Perfect Simple.
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    At this time tomorrow, I (celebrate) my birthday.


    During the next two months, they (travel) around Australia.
    On 18th January, he (live) in London for two years.
    By 2040, someone (discover) a new energy source.
    The birds (reach) Africa by the time winter starts.

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    Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Simple, be going to, the Future Perfect
    Simple, the Future Continuous or the Present Continuous. There may be more than one correct answer.
    The problem of global warming (1) (not disappear) completely, but hopefully the process
    (2) (slow) down if people take more responsibility. John Gardner from Greenpeace talks to groups of
    people. He hopes he (3) (convince) them to care more about their environment. This evening, he
    (4) (give) a talk to a group of zoology students. He (5) (focus) on the effect of
    global warming on wildlife and he (6) (talk) about polar bears, an endangered species. Polar bears
    live on ice, and global warming is causing more and more of the ice to melt and disappear. Its difficult to assess how
    many polar bears (7) (exist) in the world 50 years from now. Some experts say that by 2050, two
    thirds of the worlds polar bears (8) (disappear). Others claim the number (9)
    (drop) by 30%. All agree that as the world gets warmer, it (10) (become) harder and harder for the
    polar bears to survive.

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