I. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE WORDS IN THE BOX.

Hydrocarbons, fossil fuels, petrochemicals, emit, exhaust gases, carbon dioxide CO2,
atmosphere, environment, absorb, emissions, absorption, carbon sequestration,
completely safe, nuclear power stations.

1. We use the word environment for everything in the natural word-plants, animals, air,
etc.
2. The environment can emit some of the CO2 emissions.
3. To build more nuclear power station is a method to reduce absorption of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere.
4. Mining companies and oil gas companies take fossil fuels such as coal, oil, gas, out of
the ground.
5. Nuclear power stations don´t produce CO2, but some people think they are not
completely safe
6. Coal, oil and gas are called hydrocarbons because they are made from plants and
animals that lived millions of years ago.
7. Scientist are working on projects of carbon sequestration by pumping CO2 into the
ground.
8. Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and then release it again if they are
burned.
9. Fossil fuels are burned to produce energy for factories, cars and power stations.

II. USE: UNTIL OR WHILE OR AS SOON AS…, AFTER

1. Peter, you have to call me after you finish the prototype, so that I can try it.
2. Ahmed will begin the exposition until the data show equipment is here.
3. As soon as I finish recording the values in the gauges, I will write the report of the
experiment.
4. Please give me a call while you finish your calculations.

III. Match the meaning to the abbreviations or symbols.

X _i_ a) Alternating current
Co2 _c_ b) Kilometers per hour
Km/h _b_ c) Carbon dioxide
m/s _g_ d) Alternative
AC _a_ e) X cubed
X 3 _e_ f) Carbon oxygen
g) Meter per second
h) Meters per second squared
i) Multiplied by
 j) Minus
k) plus

IV. USE IMPERATIVE

Don’t forget – Don’t ignore – Remember to – Make sure that – Don’t – Make sure that
– remember that
1. Don’t forget you have to wear the protection equipment.
2. Don’t ignore warning signs, for your own safety.
3. Make sure that the power is switched off before you manipulate the electrical
cables.
4. You must always make sure that the loads are correctly attached to avoid accidents.

V. USE ADVERBS OR CONNECTING WORDS

1. I received neither the printed nor In -
electronic version of your papers Underneath -
about environment. into -
2. I sent both. I don’t understand because-
why haven’t you received them! Any
3. The exhaust gases are pumped Neither
into the ground, after they are - nor
compressed in the compression The best
chambers. None-
4. The infrastructure runs Too much
underneath the buildings’ floor. Both-
5. Both pylons and cables must have Any -
the correct resistance for the loads The most
that happen to affect the
structure.