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(1)Unit POLLUTION
A. PHONETICES
I)-Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. A terrific B Arabic C statistic D cosmetic A arithmetic B geographic C energetic D economic A linguistic B classical C phonetic D romantic A fantastic B historic C comic D symbolic A oceanic B specific C ceramic D aquatic II)-Complete the sentences with the words in the box
Aquatic; heroic; historica;l specific ; medical; psychological; dramatic; chemicals 1.The Nhue River’s water has turned black with the _discharged from factories The fascinating sky view offers us cultural and _values
3 People from “cancer villages” should go for _examination Serious levels of water pollution poison _life
5 Billboards should only be allowed to hang at roadside for a _ period time At the higher levels, noise pollution may lead to physical and _damage The programme had a/an _effect on the environment
8 The volunteers made a/an _fight against pollution of the beach
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR-I Match the type of pollution with their definition
nswer Types of pollution
Definitions
Air pollution A the increase of temperature caused by human activity Land pollution B the contamination of any body of water, such as lakes,
groundwater, oceans, etc
Light pollution C the contamination of air by smoke and harmful gases
Noise pollution D the release of unwanted radioactive material into the environment 5.Thermal
pollution
E the brightening of the night sky preventing us from seeing stars by improper lighting of communities
Visual pollution
F the destruction of the earth’s surface caused by the misuse of resources and improper dumping of waste
Water pollution
G anything unattractive or visually damaging to the nearby landscape _ 8.Radioactive
pollution
H any loud sounds that are either harmful or annoying to humans and animals
(2)1.The soil becomes _because of the use of so many pesticides and fertilizers (contaminate)
2. _waste spills can contaminate groundwater (industry)
3.In many developing countries, water pollution is usually a leading cause of _ (die)
4 _elements have been found in both ground and underground water sources (pollute)
5.Fish and many other animals are killed by _in their habitat.(pollute)
6.Astronomers are concerned about light pollution because they have _in viewing activities in the sky and outer space (difficult)
III)-Rewrite the sentences, using the words in brackets You can make some changes. There are asthma, allergies and other respiratory illnesses when air pollution happens (leads to)
_
2 Aquatic life suffers or dies because there is thermal pollution (because of) _
3 Water in the Cau River becomes brown and has terrible smell because the waste water is released from the paper mill in Thai Nguyen City (so)
_
4 People use too much herbicide to treat weeds, so water in rivers, canals, lakes are extremely polluted and has bad effects on people’s health
(because)
5 Many fish in the river die due to the increased temperature of water (because) _
6 Because plastic bags take so long to decompose, nearly all of them still exist in the environment today (so)
IV)-Combine each pair of sentences, using conditional sentences type 1.
1 A person looks at the sky at night He is not able to see the Milky Way by naked eye
2 Noise pollution happens regularly It causes stress or nuisance
3 Water pollution gets more serious in the future It affects the development of economy and society
4 Australia has invested in water in Viet Nam with good results Half of the population in the rural areas has access to fresh water
You use compact light bulbs You save a lot of energy
(3)6 We have more space We plant more trees
V)-Answer the questions, using conditional sentences type 2.
1 What would you if you had a garden of your own?
If you had one wish, what would it be?
What would you if you won €1 million?
4 What would you to make our school ground greener if you were the principal?
5 What would you if you were the President?
C Writing
Write a paragraph about noise pollution (definition, causes, effects, and solutions). Noise pollution/ any loud sounds/ either harmful or annoying/ humans and animals
2 Generally/ noise/ produced/ household appliances/ big trucks/ vehicles and motorbikes/ on the road/ planes and helicopters flying over cities/ load speakers, etc
3 Noise pollution/ cause/ stress/ illnesses/ hearing loss/ sleep loss/ lost productivity
4 Health effects/ noise/ include/ anxiety/ stress/ headaches / irritability/ nervousness
5 Noise-producing industries/ airports/ bus terminals/ should/ located/ far/ living places
6 The officials/ check/ misuse/ loudspeakers/ outdoor parties and discos/ as well as/ public announcement systems