Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the words in th box.
stations endangered carbon extinction environment
combine ecosystem fisherman absorb participate
1. Pandas are on the margin of: trên bờ vực của ___extinction: sự tuyệt chủng _____.
2. The _fisherman: ngư dân____found a rare: hiếm dugong: bò biển in the water.
3. I hope everyone will ___participate ____in: tham gia vào this discussion.
4. We should protect: bảo vệ the ___environment ____.
5. Coal power __station: nhà ga điện than_release: giải phóng sulfur dioxide into the
surrounding: air.
6. Hydrogen and oxygen ___combine: kết hợp __to form: hình thành water.
7. Trees __absorb: hấp thụ _carbon dioxide and produce: sản sinh, sản xuất oxygen.
8. We need to reduce our __carbon___footprint.: dấu chân carbon
9. This bay: vịnh has a very complex: phức tạp ___ecosystem: hệ sinh thái ___.
10. Mountain gorillas are an ___endangered______species.
Exercise 4. Put each type of pollution with its description.
noise pollution thermal pollution
radioactive pollution light pollution
water pollution soil pollution
visual pollution air pollution
Description Type of pollution
1. Too much use of electric lights: light pollution
2. Caused by the smoke and harmful gases from vehicles and
factories.
3. The noise which is harmful : có hại to humans and animals. This Air pollution
includes the sound of vehicles, loud speakers...:
4. Telephone towers, power lines, advertising billboards obstructvi visual pollution
people from enjoying a view
5. The deposition of radiation in land, air, water
6. Lakes, rivers, oceans, groundwater are contaminated by substances,
making the water unusable for drinking, cooking,...
7. The water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes, or oceans change.
8. Earth’s surface is destroyed by pesticides
Exercise 7. Complete the sentence with the words in the box.
contaminated untreated dead pollutant radioactive
effects dumped aquatic sewage poison
1. ____sewage: chất thải___ or wastewater: nước cống should be treated before it is discharged:
phóng ra, xả ra into the river or ocean.
2. More and more waste and _poison: chất độc _ are poured into the water, the soil and the air.
3. The ___radioactive: phóng xạ____ material is stored in a special radiation-proof container.
4. Oil spills: tràn dầu can cause the death of ___aquatic: dưới nước____ animals such as fish.
5. ___untreated: chưa được xử lí sewage: nước thải can spread: lây lan disease: bệnh tật and
contaminate: ô nhiễm drinking water sources.
6. Cholera: bệnh tả is transmitted through _contaminated__ water.
7. The health __effect: ảnh hưởng__ of air pollution include heart disease: bệnh tim, lung
cancer: ung thư phổi, and asthma: hen suyễn .
8. Carbon dioxide is a dangerous air pollutant.
9. Over 150,000 tonnes of waste are ____dumped : thải ra_____ annually: hầng năm along the
coastline.
10. Up to 100.000 fish were found __dead___ along the river last week.
B. VOCABULARY – GRAMMAR
Exercise 1: Choose the correct meaning of the following words and phrases.
1. habitat
A. the place where people live
B. the place where a tribe lives
C. the place where a type of plant or animal lives
2. ecosystem: hệ sinh thái
A. the way that someone behaves
B. the way in which a person or a group of people lives and works
C. the way living and non-living things in a particular area are related to each other
3. pollution
A. the process of making water, air, soil, etc. dirty
B. the process of making water, air, soil, etc. clean
C. the act of protecting someone or something
4. global warming
A. the increase in temperature of the earth's atmosphere
B. the decrease in temperature of the earth's atmosphere
C. the process of picking up and recycling rubbish
5. endangered species
A. animals living in a natural environment
B. animals facing a high risk of extinction in the wild
C. creatures and plants living in the sea
6. environmental protection
A. the way to build a campfire
B. the act of cutting down trees
C. the practice of protecting the natural environment
Exercise 2: Choose the word/ phrase/ sentence (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the space in each sentences
or best answers the question.
1. We should ______ our carbon footprint to protect the environment.
A. pollute: làm ô nhiễm B. protect C. reduce: giảm bớt D. endanger:
tuyệt chủng
2. You should turn off: tắt devices that you are not using to ______ electricity.
A. save B. reuse: tái sử dụng C. release: phóng ra D. turn
3. "Carbon footprint" is the amount of carbon dioxide that we ______ into the environment.
A. stop B. plant C. recycle D. release
4. People shouldn't throw away: ném, vứt single-use products: sản phẩm dùng 1 lần but ______ them.
A. endanger: nguy hiểm B. recycle C. protect D. pollute
5. They can ______ campfires on the beach near the hotel.
A. volunteer B. cut C. build D. litter
6. The people in my village often ______ down trees to build houses.
A. cut B. pollute C. avoid D. release
cut down tree: chặt cây
avoid + Ving: tránh làm gì
release: thả ra
7. You shouldn't dump the rubbish into the river to reduce ________ pollution
A. air B. water C. carbon D. campfire
8. Forests help release oxygen and absorb: hấp thụ ______
A. carbon dioxide B. global warming
C. environmental protection D. water pollution
9. We can take part in activities like picking ______ and planting trees to protect nature and the
environment.
A. up B. about C. down D. to
pick up: nhặt/đưa đón/học lỏm
10.A number of cleaning products contain ______ chemicals
A. safeful B. helpful C. harmful D. hopeful