ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION – Vocabulary test.
1. Look at the picture and put the correct types of pollution under it.
light pollution soil pollution water pollution
radioactive pollution air pollution plastic pollution
noise pollution visual pollution thermal pollution
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2. Match the word/ phrase with the correct definition.
No. Term Opt. Definition
1. acid rain A the increase in temperature of the earth’s atmosphere, that is
caused by the increase of particular gases, especially carbon
dioxide
2. stream B a substance that causes death or harm if it is swallowed or
absorbed into the body
3. light pollution C rain that contains harmful chemicals from factory gases and that
damages trees, crops and buildings
4. contamination D things that you throw away because you no longer want or need
them
5. global warming E the process or fact of making a substance or place dirty or no
longer pure by adding a substance that is dangerous or carries
disease
6. noise pollution F the mass of salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface
7. ocean G the existence of too much artificial light in the environment, for
example from street lights, which makes it difficult to see the stars
8. poison H harmful or annoying levels of noise, as from airplanes, industry,
etc.
9. reduction I a small narrow river
10. rubbish J an act of making something less or smaller the state of being
made less or smaller
11 ecosystem K The process of making water, air, soil, etc. dirty by adding harmful
substances.
12 pollution L the practice of protecting the natural environment
13 habitat M the way living and non-living things in a particular area are related
to each other.
14 environmental N
animals facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
protection
15 endangered O
the place where a type of plant or animal lives.
species
Your answer:
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Read and complete the text.
Solution to air pollution
emissions measures companies responsible climate
Most people agree that to curb global warming, a variety of (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . need to be taken.
On a personal level, driving and flying less, recycling, and conservation reduces a person’s “carbon
footprint” - the amount of carbon dioxide a person is (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for putting into the
atmosphere.
On a larger scale, governments are taking measures to limit (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of carbon dioxide
and other greenhouse gases. The Paris Agreement, a voluntary agreement among 118 nations ratified
on November 4, 2016, is one effort being enacted on a global scale to combat (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
change. As a part of the agreement, each country agreed to take measures to combat climate change,
with the ultimate goal of keeping the post- industrial global temperature rise below two degrees Celsius.
Another method is to put taxes on carbon emissions or higher taxes on gasoline, so that individuals and
(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . will have greater incentives to conserve energy and pollute less.
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PHONICS: Trọng âm của từ có đuôi –ic và đuôi –al)
–ic –al
Trọng âm luôn rơi vào âm tiết ngay trước nó Trọng âm không thay đổi so với từ gốc
artistic /ɑːˈtɪstɪk/ music /'mjuːzɪk/ musical /'mjuːzɪkəl/
elastic /ɪˈlæstɪk/ logic /ˈlɒdʒɪk/ logical /ˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
electronic /ɪˌlekˈtrɒnɪk/ nation /ˈneɪʃən/ national /ˈneɪʃənəl/
specific /spəˈsɪfɪk/ chemistry /'kemɪstri/ chemical /'kemɪkəl/
scientific /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/ practice /'præktɪs/ practical /'præktɪkəl/
