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The Water We Drink
The Water We Drink
Choose the correct words of phrases
Choose the correct words of phrases
Election campaign
Election campaign
✅ Discuss a campaign announcement
✅ See the passive with prepositions in context
Roberta Chang wants to be elected to the city council. In her campaign announcement, she describes problems in her city.
In the city of Cradville, what is or who is . . .
Polluted?
not repaired?
damaged?
lost?
displaced?
depleted?
VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY
displaced: forced out
depleted: reduced in amount
conserve: use something so that it's not wasted
Problem ⬅ Cause
Problem ⬅ Cause
Roberta Chang also talked about the CAUSE of each problem.
Words used to describe the cause: by, due to, as a result of, through, because of
Can you identify the cause of each problem she described?
Vale do Rio Doce ArcelorMittal Vitoria ES | Image: Rui Souza
Warm up and vocab: Pictures and sentences association with Grammar point: Passive with prepositions
Match the photos of environmental problems with the sentences
Pair workMatch the photos of environmental problems with the sentences
1. Air pollution is threatening the health of people in urban areas (by)
2. Livestock farms have contaminated soil and underground water (because)
3. Acid rain has eroded statues and buildings. (as a result of)
4. Oil spills are harming birds, fish, and other marine life. (through)
5. The growth of suburbs has eaten up huge amounts of farmland. (due to)
6. The destructions of rain forests is accelerating the extinction of plants and wildlife. (by)
Rewrite the sentences above using the passive and the prepositions given.
Then compare with a partner.Rewrite the sentences above using the passive and the prepositions given.
Reduction of auxiliary verbs
Reduction of auxiliary verbs
Notice how the auxiliary verb forms is, are, has, and have are reduced in conversation.
Practice the sentences you wrote in previous exercises. Pay attention to the reduction of is, are, has, and have.
Take turns describing the environmental problems in the pictures in your own words.
Pair Work Take turns describing the environmental problems in the pictures in your own words.
image: motoring research
Problem Neighborhoods ▶
Problem Neighborhoods ▶
How safe are your plastic cards?
How safe are your plastic cards?
Scan the first paragraph of this article about plastic cards. Why are more and more people using these cards? Can you think of any other reasons?
Scan the first paragraph of this article about plastic cards. Why are more and more people using these cards? Can you think of any other reasons?
Read the article. Check✅ the true statements. For statements that are false, write the true information.
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