Vocabulary: Pollution

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Vocabulary

1 Fill in: unemployment, global warming, deforestation, homelessness, endangered animals,


pollution, racism.

1 People say that the extreme weather of recent years is due to ....................................... .
2 ....................................... is a huge social problem with whole families living on the streets.
3 ....................................... is rising with one in four people out of work in some countries.
4 We need to plant more trees around the world to combat the effects
of ....................................... .
5 ....................................... will not go away until we treat each other as equals.
6 Unfortunately, tigers, elephants and rhinos are on the list of ....................................... .
7 People are responsible for the ....................................... on the planet.

2 Underline the correct word.


1 Hurricanes can completely destroy/ 4 Many people suffered terrible injuries/
damage a town. damages in the disaster.
2 Disasters cause/affect a lot of people. 5 Rescue workers use special dogs to
3 After the earthquake people came from smell survivors in the buildings/rubble.
all over the world to help with the rescue/ 6 They managed to find a number of
volunteer effort. people still dead/alive.

3 Fill in the gaps with the following words: real, best-selling, organise, raised, win,
thrilling, have, proof.

1 They decided to ……………….……… a 5 He wrote a ……………….……… book


campaign to help build a school. about his experiences.
2 His success is ……………….….…… of 6 The book was a ……………….………
what someone can do if they try hard. read.
3 He wanted to make a ……………….…… 7 They ……………….……… enough money
difference to people’s lives. to help the villagers.
4 They helped the people to ……………….… a 8 His work has helped him to ……………….…
better life. many peace awards.

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4 Fill in the verbs: achieve, end up, stumble, set out, record, monitor, track, patrol,
motivate, quit, cover, make up, lay, lead in the correct form.

1 The volunteers ………………… the beach 8 The ocean ……...……………..… 97% of


during nesting season to protect the turtles. the Earth’s water supply.
2 He didn’t know when he ……...…………… 9 Jake ……...……………..… and hit his
that his journey would take five months. head.
3 The survey team ……...…………… births 10 The researchers ……...……… the dolphin
and tag the mothers. babies to make sure they were healthy.
4 In his life, Sam has ……...……………..… a 11 Water ……...……………..… 70% of the
great many things. Earth’s surface.
5 Even when things were difficult, he never 12 Take your rubbish home when you are at
……...……………..… . the beach so it doesn’t ……...…………….. in
6 A turtle can ……...……………..… up to 70 the sea.
eggs in a nest. 13 His book ……...……………..… others to
7 People like Dave, who has raised over donate to charity, too.
£50,000 for charity, ……...……………..… the 14 He went on an expedition and ……...………
way for others to follow. gorillas through the rainforest.

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GRAMMAR

1 Underline the correct word.

1 I haven’t packed my suitcase just/yet. 5 Have you never/ever joined a volunteer


2 She has since/already left for Mexico. team?
3 I haven’t spoken to Michael since/for last 6 I’ve just /yet finished reading an article
week. on child labour.
4 They’ve known each other for/since 6 years.

2 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple, present perfect or the present
perfect continuous.

1 A: 4 A: Janet looks tired.


………………………………… B: Yes, she
(you ever/go) to Qatar? (work) at the homeless shelter all week.
B: Yes, I 5 A:
………………………………… (go) (Peter/send) his volunteer application
there last year. form yet?
2 A: How long B: Yes, he
(you work) as a volunteer? (post) it yesterday.
B: For 5 years. 6 A: Are Steven and David still in
3 A: How much money their rooms?
(they/collect) for B: Yes, they
the charity so far? (study) for their exams all morning.
B: Around £10,000.

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Reading
Read the text and complete the gaps (1-10) with the correct word, A, B, C or D.

The Young, the Old and the Internet

At least 60% of people in the UK aged over 65 have 1) ……… used the Internet. Lilla Harris, 2) ……… has
had experience of working with the elderly, has been working to change all that. She had worked as a
care home nurse and manager before setting up Adopt a Care Home in 2011. Under this scheme, the
elderly in care homes 3) ……… lessons in IT. Young student volunteers spend one or two hours a week
4) ……… their computer knowledge with the old people. Since 2011, around 50 schools and colleges have
been involved in the scheme.

In one home, two16-year-olds showed an old lady how to scan her old family photographs. Together
they uploaded them to a simple and secure network and 5) ……… them off to her relatives. Lilla was very
pleased because she had seen so many of the residents’ photos becoming worn and faded over the
years. If the lady hadn’t 6) ……… how to scan and send her photos, her grandchildren would never have
had the 7) ……… to know their family history.

Care home residents under the scheme have been learning all sorts of IT skills, for example, how to
send an email or create their 8) ……… profile. One 87-year-old, who had not seen her daughter for two
years, learnt to use Skype. They now see and talk to each other on a big seen once a week.

Lilla Harris and her young volunteers have given the elderly a wonderful opportunity to
9) ……… their loved ones online. That’s why Adopt a Care Home won the Internet Service Providers
Association 10) ........ in 2011.

1 A never Β ever C just D yet


2 A whose Β that C which D who
3 A see Β take C watch D do
4 A giving Β cutting C sharing D dividing
5 A transported Β posted C sent D travelled
6 A explained Β learnt C studied D shown
7 A surprise Β time C risk D chance
8 A personal Β own C private D very
9 A see Β contact C touch D keep
10 A gift Β reward C present D award

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