ENVIRONMENTAL

PROBLEMS

Dear students, look at the pictures below and explain.

LAND

AIR

WATER

ENVIRONMENT

ANIMALS

PLANTS

PEOPLE

Answer the questions:

How do we treat environment?

Is it ours?

Do we have the right to destroy it?

What have we been doing to it?

Have we been making it better or worse?

What are the results of it?

Read the text carefully.

Without the Earth we have nowhere to live, along with many other organisms. If we don't save the Earth now maybe our children or grandchildren might not be able to see it for long. Our atmosphere is weakening and we have to do something about it fast.

We could plant more trees to create more oxygen to keep the bad air away from the atmosphere, or we could just stop cutting down the rainforest. We are living and we need the space but we aren't the only species on this earth. Saving the rainforest is not only good for us and the atmosphere but also good for the many different species that it homes.

We could try to get as many people as possible to switch to hybrids and other energy saving things to use less fossil fuel for energy and relying more on solar and wind energy. Fossil fuels are destroying our earth and we need to limit the use of it.

Recycling is a great and easy way to help our precious planet. Everyone can help, all they have to do is follow three simple rules; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

The world is precious and we need to keep it that way.

A) The text refers to some of the problems our planet Earth is facing today. Identify the environmental problems suggested in the phrases below.

1. the bad air -------------------------------------------------

2. cutting down the rainforest -------------------------------

3. many different species ------------------------------------

4. to use less fossil fuel for energy -------------------------

Answer the questions about the text.

1. Who depends on the Earth?

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2. What can man do to create more oxygen?

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3. Who benefits from saving the rainforest?

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4. Which energy sources do we have instead of fossil fuels?

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5. How can we help save planet Earth?

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6. Why is it necessary to protect planet Earth?

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The text refers to some environmental problems and some solutions. Separate from the box below the problems and the solutions and write them under the correct heading.

endangered species – ozone layer destruction/depletion – reduce – deforestation – hurricanes – save – global warming – draughts – acid rain – climate change – reuse – oil slick/spill – pollution – recycle – protect – nuclear waste – exhaust fumes – eco-friendly products – floods – factory emissions – renew – alternative power sources – plant – rubbish dumps – wind power