UNIT 07: POLLUTION I Match each type of pollution with its definition Types of polution Definitions Air polluion A The increase of temperature caused by human activity B The contamination of any body of water such as lakes, Land pollution groundwater, oceans, etc C The contamination of air by smoke and harmful gases Light pollution D The release of unwanted radioactive material into the environment Noise pollution E The brightening of the night sky preventing us from seeing stars by improper lighting of communities Thermal pollution F The destruction of the earth’s surface caused by the misuse of resources or improper dumping of waste Visual pollution G Anything unattractive or visually damaging to the nearby Water pollution landscape H Any loud sounds that are either harmful or annoying to Radioactive pollution humans and animals II Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined A algal B aquatic C contaminate D permanent A thermal B thankful C there D through A pollution B earplug C dump D dust A untreated B measure C please D bread A physical B visual C music D because A recycle B medical C chemical D athletic A pollute A into B botanic C contaminate D economy A emission B history C tiny D disease 10 A ocean B electricity C economy D energy B factory C contaminate D occur III Find the word which has a different position of the main stress in each line A affect B pollute C effect D litter A cholera B pollutant C permanent D groundwater A radiation B political C historical D contaminant A seriously B measurement C scientific D logical A aquatic B historic C physical D botanical A medical A physical B hospital C politic D electric A scientific B horrific C beautiful D defferent A national B dramatic C athletic D domestic 10 A prehistoric B chemical C medical D informal B economic C linguistic D.optimistic IV Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others A limit B pollution C influence D dirty A exist B destroy C human D result A decrease B urgent C serious D national A weather B rapid C action D affect A rubbish B become C government D nature A national A athletic B grammatical C medical D chemical A scientifically B historic C dramatic D classic A contaminate B economic C artistic D scientific 10 A environment 11 A animal 12 A aware 13 A pollutant 14 A groundwater 15 A artificial B present C continue D poison B atmosphere C factory D temperature B pollution C energy D chemical B disposal C scientific D protect B contaminant C permanent D environment B illumination C radioactive D contamination B pesticide C herbicide D billboard V Complete the sentences Put the verbs in brackets into the first conditional sentence The bell ………………….(ring) if there ……………… (be) a fire The bike ……………… (break) if all three of you ………………(get) on it If you ………………….(not learn) how to use a computer, it …………….(be) hard to find a job We …………………(also cut) down the amount of pollution we create if we …………(cut) down the use of fussil fuels If we ………………….(reuse) things, this …………………(minimize) the dependence of making new things We …………………(reduce) noise pollution if we ………………(grow) more tress since they absorb sound If we …………….(recycle) glass, we ……………… (reduce) air pollution by 20 percent You ……………… (save) 40 watt- hours a day if you …………….(turn) off your computer before bedtime If you ……………… (hear) loud noise too often, you………………….(have) hearing lost 10 I …………………(have) no money left if I ……………… (buy) that expensive book VI Rewrite the following sentences She comes late again She loses her job If I win this competition I give the award to the unlucky people If I don’t see you tomorrow I call you up If The weather is good tomorrow We go swimming If It rains She stays at home and watches TV If Mrs Ha wants to get a lot money She must work harder If Work hard or you can’t pass the exam If Practise speaking every day or you can’t improve your English If Keep your neighborhood clean and you will have an ideal place to live If 10 Promise to try harder or I won’t help you If 11 Go out more often or you will fall ill If 12 Keep your feet dry or you will get a cold If 13 Unless he works harder, he’ll lose his job If 14 Unless he changes his way of living, he’ll meet a lot of troubles If 15 She won’t open the door if she doen’t know who it is Unless 16 If she doesn’t hurry, she will miss the last train Unless 17 If you don’t take care of those shoes, they won’t last for long (look) Unless ……………………………………, those shoes won’t last for long 18 You can improve your English by practicing speaking every day If 19 Study hard or you will fail the coming exam If …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 I’ll call the police if you don’t leave me alone Unless ……………………………………………………………………………………………… VII Complete the sentences Put the verbs in brackets into the second conditional sentence If my grandfather ………….(be) stiil alive, he ………………….(to be) a hundred today I ……………………(offer) to give you a lift if I …………… (have) my car here Where you …………….(choose) if you could live anywhere in the world? If you …………………(drive) from London to Glassgrow, which way would you go? If I …………………(live) out of town, I ………………… (take) up the garden We …………………(not have) any money if we …………………….(not work) I ………………….(not mind) living inEngland if the weather ……………….(be) better If I ……………….(be) you, I ………………… (not wait), I ……………….(go) now If we …………… (have) more reliable cars, we ………………(drive) to Spain rather than fly 10 If Mr Morgan ………………… (be) still head teacher, he …………… (not permit) such bad behaviour VIII Put the verbs in bracket into the correct form to complete the sentences If the local people drink the contaminated water, they …………………(have) healthproblems If there were more trees in this areas, the air ………………….(be) fresher All the aquatic animals ……………… (die) if people don’t stop dumping sewage into the lake Global warming ……………… …………(not happen) if there weren’t too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere If the sun ………………(shin), we will walk to the mountain If people ………………(stop) digging the street, there wouldn’t be noise pollution in this area People use a lot of cars and motorcycles If people …………… (reduce) the use of motor vehicles, there ………………………(be) less serious air pollution If you ……………… (not read) these articles, you ………………….(not know) the facts about water pollution If I …………… (be) the president, I ……………… (remove) all the factories out of the city 10 Your brother ………………… (have) hearing problem if he …………….(listen) too loud music IX Read the passage and answer the questions Land pollution is another term for soil contamination (for example, by factory chemicals or sewage and other wastewater) It means any kind of long- term land damage, destruction, degradation or loss Air and water pollution disappear, but land pollution doesn’t It stays exactly where it is Radiation can contaminate land for thousands of years That means radioactive waste dumps remain that way indefinitely The biggest problem comes when contaminated land returned to use as buildings or agriculture land People might get their water from rivers Diseases might happen over years for this reason We should try to find a way of stopping or reducing land pollution We should recycle old things to reduce our need for new ones Also, we need to clean up many contaminated sites What’s another term for land pollution? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What causes land pollution? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Is long- term land damage a form of land pollution? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… How long can radiation contaminate land? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… When does the biggest problem happen? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What should we try to find? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Why should we recycle old things? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What we need to do? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… X Read the passage carefully, then decide whether the following statement are true or false Every day on radio, on TV, and in the newspapers, we hear, see, or read about many problems in the world, for example, pollution problems Air pollution is the first kind It mostly comes from released from motorbikes, cars, airplanes, trains, and poisonous gases emitted from factories Also, waste is dumped anywhere, even in the city where many people are living The second pollution problem is sea pollution Many people earn their living from fish in the sea, and the fish they catch feed many people But the sea has become so polluted from oil spills, and factory wastes that the fish are dying This pollution is not only killing the fish, but is also affecting those people who eat fish Seldom you find a place nowadays that is not polluted This problem is growing more difficult every day We must find a good solution that makes the world a better place to live Statements Environmental pollution is one of the world’s problems Vehicles and factories account for air pollution Waste is usually dumped in the city where many people are living The sea water is heavily contaminated by oil spills and industrial sewage A lot of fish aredying because of marine pollution Pollution has been reduced to the minumum nowadays True False II D C A A B A D C D 10 A III D B A C C D B A D 10 C C 12 C A 13 C D 14 A B 15 A B D C D 10 A IV B 11 B V will ring – is will break - get don’t learn – will be will also cut – cut reuse - willminimize will reduce – grow recycle – will reduce will save – turn hear – will have 10 have- buy VI was / were– would be would offer – had did you choose drove / were driving lived – would take wouldn’t have - didn’t work wouldn’t mind – were/ was were – wouldn’t wait – would go had- would drive 10 was/ were – wouldn’t permit will have would be will die wouldn’t happen shines stopped reduced – would be don’t read – won’t know were – would remove 10 will have - listens VII VIII Soil contamination Factory chemicals or sewage and other wastewater Yes, it is For thousands of years When contaminated land is returned to use as buildings or agriculture land A way of stopping or reducing land pollution To reduce our need for new ones We need to clean up many contaminated sites IX T T F T 5.T F ... amount of pollution we create if we …………(cut) down the use of fussil fuels If we ………………….(reuse) things, this …………………(minimize) the dependence of making new things We …………………(reduce) noise pollution. .. there wouldn’t be noise pollution in this area People use a lot of cars and motorcycles If people …………… (reduce) the use of motor vehicles, there ………………………(be) less serious air pollution If you ………………... any kind of long- term land damage, destruction, degradation or loss Air and water pollution disappear, but land pollution doesn’t It stays exactly where it is Radiation can contaminate land for