Text – Our Environment: An Amazing Patchwork

Read the text.

1) Write T for True and F for False.

a) (     ) Everybody needs a healthier planet.

b) (     ) Ecology studies do not include people.

c) (     ) People, animals and plants are affected by pollution.

d) (     ) Life on the planet depends only on the govermment.

e) (     ) Every body is responsible for life on the planet.

2)  Fill in the blanks with words from the text which are related to these.

ecology	develop	pollute	industry	forest	depend

3) Complete with information from the text.

Problem

a) industrial waste pollutes rivers and oceans

b) automobiles and factories pollute the air

c) people cut down or burn forests

Consequence

a) animals die; people get ________________

b)

gases and chemicals stay in the air around the Earth so the planet’s climate ________________

some gases and chemicals ________________ and acid rain kills trees and animals

human diseases: allergies an _____________ problems

c) destruction of whole systems of _______________ with serious environment degration

Como as pessoas podem no seu dia a dia contribuirem para melhorar a qualidade da água e do ar?

 

Answers

1)

a) T

b) F

c) T

d) F

e) T

2)

ecology – ecological , ecosystem

develop – development

pollute – pollution

industry – industrial

forest – deforestation, rainforests

depend – dependent

3)

a) contaminated

b) gets hotter / mix with water in the air / respiratory

c) plants and animals