THE ENVIRONMENT: Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning: Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide cause acid rain Acid rain …………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………… …………… Cars produce almost 50% of the world’s nitrogen oxide It is cars ……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………… …………… Rainforests are valuable habitats However, big areas of rainforests are destroyed every year ……………………………………………………… ……………… despite ……………………………………………………… … Its negative effects have been proved Not much is done to reduce acid rain In spite of …………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………… …………… New policies should be implemented by the Environmental Authority The Environmental Authority ……………………… ……………………………………………………… ………… We burn lots of fossil fuels, thus, the levels of pollution increase dramatically If ……………………………………………………… ………… ……………………………………………………… …………… People are exposed to chemicals in the air It can steadily damage their health seriously ……………………………………………………… …, which ……………………………………………………… …………… You don’t recycle as much as you should I wish ……………………………………………………… … It would be a good idea to reuse shopping bags 13 “Hundreds of trees are going to be planted in this area to create forests” the P.M declared The ……………………………………………………… …… ……………………………………………………… …………… 14 The tropical rainforests are being destroyed Then lots of animals lose their habitats Because of …………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………… …………… 15 “The ice covering the poles is melting faster than we expected”, Professor Smith remarked Professor Smith …………………………………………… ……………………………………………………… …………… 16 The government wanted to launch a campaign to protect the environment However, nothing has been done so far Although ……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………… …………… 17 The government has launched a campaign The ecologists don’t agree with the campaign The ecologists ………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………… ……………… 18 New measures have to be adopted to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere The authorities ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………………… ……………… 19 We can save energy by switching the light off when leaving rooms If ……………………………………………………… …………… ……………………………………………………… ……………… 20 A technician is insulating our house next month We ……………………………………………………… ………… Acid rain is caused by sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide It is cars that produce almost 50% of the world’s nitrogen oxide Big areas of rainforests are destroyed every year despite being valuable habitats In spite of the proven negative effects of acid rain, not much has been made to reduce it 13 The P.M declared that hundreds of trees were going to be planted in that area to create forests 14 Because of destruction of the tropical rainforests, lots of animals lose their habitats 15 Professor Smith remarked that the ice covering the poles was melting faster than they had expected (they expected) The Environmental Authority should implement new policies 16 Although the government wanted to launch a campaign to protect the environment, nothing has been done so far If we didn’t burn so many fossil fuels, the levels of pollution wouldn’t increase so dramatically 17 The ecologists don’t agree with the campaign (that / which) the government has launched a campaign People are exposed to chemicals in the air, which can steadily damage their health seriously 18 The authorities have adopted new measures to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere I wish you would recycle more (as much as possible) 19 If we switched the light off when leaving rooms, we could/would save energy We’d better reuse shopping bags 10 Due to the polar ice caps melting, the temperatures are rising 11 Since the level of the sea rises, some areas of the planet will be flooded 12 It is believe that the greenhouse effect will make the climate change significantly 20 We are having/getting our house insulated next month 21 In order to protect the environment, you can use eco-friendly products 22 If chemical waste from factories wasn’t dumped into rivers and seas, they wouldn’t be so polluted 23 We save lots of trees when we recycle/ by recycling/ if we recycle paper 24 What about joining an environmental organisation?