Unit 07. Pollution. Lesson 2. A Closer Look 1

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8A
English 8
Unit 7: POLLUTION
A CLOSER LOOK 1
Vocabulary
1 Complete the table with appropriate verbs, nouns, and adjectives.
poison
contaminate
pollutant
polluted
death
damaged
2. Complete the sentences with the words from the table in 1. You do not need to use all the words. The first letter of each word has been provided.


oisonous
ollutants
ead
ontaminated
amage
ollute
3a Decide which sentence in each pair of sentences is a cause and which is an effect. Write C (for cause) or E (for effect) next to each sentence. Note that the words in brackets relate to Activity 3b.
C
E
C
E
C
E
E
E
C
C
b Combine the sentences in each pair into a new sentence that shows a cause/ effect relationship. Use the cause or effect signal word or phrase given in brackets. You will have to add, delete, or change words in most sentences.
1. Because people throw litter on the ground, many animals eat it and become sick
2. Oil spills from ships in oceans and rivers lead to the death of many aquatic animals and plants.
3. Households dump waste into the river so it is polluted.
4. Since the parents were exposed to radiation, their children have birth defects.
5. We can’t see the stars at night due to the light pollution.
4 Work in groups. Look at the pairs of pictures. Give as many sentences as possible to show cause/ effect relationships.
1. People cough because they breathe in the fumes from cars.
2. The soil is polluted, so plants can’t grow.
3. We won’t have fresh water to drink because of water pollution.
4. We plant trees, so we can have fresh air.



5 Listen and mark the stress in each word, then repeat it.


6 Underline the words ending in -ic and circle the words ending in -al in the following sentences. Mark the stress in each word. Listen and check your answer, then repeat the sentences.