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Mrs Majida Senoussi 9th formers IBN KHALDOUN PREP 2013 TASK1 :use the qustions to start a conversation with your partner How much rubbish you and your family produce a week ? Do you give your old clothes ,shoes ,school bags,books to charity instead of throwing them ? What are the drawbacks of dumping wastes at sea or burning it ? Would you like to be a dustman ? What are the good points and the bad points of the job ? Whose responsibility is to replant trees ? TASK2 :Read the text and fill in the blanks with these words :paper /wood / tree CAUSES AND ORIGINS from tree to paper ?!…………1……………was invented by the chinese in the first century AD.The art of …………… 2……….-making took 700 years to reach the Muslim world and another 700 years to get to Britain(via Spain,Southern France and Germany).Most of …………… 3……… is made from ……… 4………… When ….5…………….are cut down, they are transported by land or water to paper mills Here they are cut up and the ……6…………….is broken up into fibres ,which are mixed with water and chemicals.This ……….7……….pulp is then dried on a machine and made into ……8………… Paper –making is an important British industry ;and … 10………….from Britain is exported to South africa ;Australia and many other countries.Some of the …11………………used in the British paper- making industry comes from ….12………………………grown in Britain ,but ……13…………….is also imported from other countries such as Norway.One tree is needed for every 400 copies of a typical forty –page newspaper.If /2 of the adults in Britain each buy one daily … 14………….,this uses up over 40.000…15……………… a day 16…………………… are being cut down faster than they are being replaced,so there may be a serious paper shortage … Task3 :Match sentence parts and use the right linkers A LINKERS B Mrs Majida Senoussi 9th formers IBN KHALDOUN PREP 2013 1We should protect endangered species By A using fertilizers We must organize environmental compaigns Because B the severe punishment they risk C raise people’s awareness 3I usually eat sweets /candies generously In order to 4Farmers can produce organic food Despite poachers continue killing elephants though D they cause tooth decay E they are essential for the ecological balance Task : Match the words together to get meaningful expressions PART A PART B ANSWERS Release Spray Emit a Burn domestic Spill Contaminate Have a Cause Dump 10 Be exposed 11 Lead to 12 Eat 13 Have breathing 14 have A gas B oil C the water D aches and pains E problems like asthma F pesticides G deafness H fumes I poor health J garbage K Poisonous food L wastes M the death of the sea life N to noise 1+………… 2+………… 3+………… 4+………… 5+………… 6+………… 7+………… 8+………… 9+……… 10+……… 11+……… 12+ …………… 13+……… 14+………… TASK5 :LET’S WRITE Ahmed read youssef’s article in the school magasine He disagrees with him and thinks that he is irresponsible So he writes an article to raise his awareness and tell him about the different dangers of pollution and their impacts not only on our planet but also on our health(Use the hints in task4) Mrs Majida Senoussi 9th formers This world has been way too crazy the last few years this planet WILL last forever ! I think that it is useless to save the environment I admire my father’s car IT runs so fast Why should my father use public transport ? Why should I spend my free time collecting rubbish for recycling ? IBN KHALDOUN PREP 2013 Youssef,13 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………