Unit 09. Preserving the Environment. Lesson 3. Reading

Unit 9: SKILLS

Reading
1. What do you think the environmental impact in each photo is? Read the text quickly and check your answers.
a. noise pollution
b. water pollution
c. air pollution
d. soil pollution
2. Quickly read the text and select the best title.
-damage (n ,v)
-ecosystem (n)
-disease (n)= illness
-aircraft (n) = airplane = plane
-rocket (n)
-series (n) a series, two series
-dump (v)
-inorganic (a) ≠ organic
-overuse (n)
-fertilizer (n)
-fertility (n)
-pollutant (n)
-detergent (n)
-pesticide (n)
-for the sake of
C
3. Match each highlighted word in the text with the correct definition below.
1. ecosystem
2. pesticides
3. inorganic
4. vegetation
5. fertilizer
6. pollutants
4. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.
T
F
F
T
T
T
5.Work in groups. Discuss the types of pollution in your neighborhood and their consequences.