Do the simple quiz below !

How much do you know about the…

What do you call the area that What do you call the Which layer protects the
is inhabited by a particular processing of used Earth from UV rays?
species? materials and their reuse?
a) Habitat. a) Recycling. a) Oxygen.
b) Environment. b) Reusing. b) Nitrogen.
c) Biosphere. c) Reprocessing. c) Ozone.

The process by which the Which of the following is What is the term for the
Earth’s temperature is biodegradable? complete disappearance of
increasing is called the … a species?
a) biothermal effect. a) Plastic. a) Termination.
b) greenhouse effect. b) Paper. b) Disappearance.
c) temperature effect. c) Glass. c) Extinction.

What do you call renewable Which of these energy What do you call the rain
safe sources of energy? sources is renewable? that contains many chemicals
and is harmful?
a) Alternative energies. a) Coal. a) Smog.
b) Bio-energies. b) Natural gas. b) Acid rain.
c) Solar energies. c) Wind. c) Monsoon.

What do you call a substance What is the most used Which of these animals is
that pollutes the air, water or renewable energy source in not in danger becoming
soil? the world? extinct?
a) Pollutant. a) Hydro energy. a) Panda bears.
b) Pesticides. b) Solar energy. b) Polar bears.
c) Acid. c) Wind energy. c) Grizzly bears.

What type of shopping bag is Global warming will cause Which gas is responsible
more eco-friendly? an increase of … for global warming?

a) Paper. a) Heat waves. a) Carbon dioxide.

b) Plastic. b) Hurricanes. b) Oxygen.
c) Neither. c) Both. c) Hydrogen.

What are some of the Which of the following is Which of these human
consequences of not a fossil fuel? activities contributes the
deforestation? most for global warming?
a) Loss of habitats. a) Coal. a) Using fossil fuels.
b) Soil erosion. b) Wood. b) Cutting down trees.
c) Both. c) Oil. c) Riding bicycles.

Which of the following can be Which is the following Rainforest land is most
recycled? animals is not yet extinct? often cleared for …

a) Milk cartons. a) Tasmanian tiger. a) factories.

b) Plastic bottles. b) Dodo. b) farmland.
c) Both. c) Javan rhinoceros. c) pasture.
 With as much attention as the environment has been getting lately, you’d think that we’d be
further along in our fight to preserve the world’s species, resources and the beautiful diversity of nature.
Unfortunately, things aren’t nearly that rosy. In fact, many of the environmental problems that have
received the most public attention are even worse than we thought. One of an example is the destruction
in the rain forest. We’ve got a lot of work to do.
1.

ARGUMENT : POINT and ELABORATION

Saving the rain forest’ has been at the forefront of the environmental movement for
decades, yet here we are facing huge losses in the Amazon all the same. You might
have thought that, with all the attention the rain forest has gotten, it wouldn’t need
so much saving anymore – but unfortunately, global warming and deforestation
mean that half of the Amazon rain forest will likely be destroyed or severely
damaged by 2030.

ARGUMENT : POINT and ELABORATION

The World Wildlife Fund concluded this summer that agriculture, drought, fire, logging and livestock
ranching will cause major damage to 55% of the Amazon rain forest in the next 22 years. Another 4% will
see damage due to reduced rainfall, courtesy of global warming. These factors will destroy up to 80% of
the rain forest’s wildlife. Losing 60% of the rain forest would accelerate global warming and affect rainfall
in places as far away as India. Massive destruction to the rain forest would have a domino effect on the
rest of the world. The WWF says that the ‘point of no return’, from which recovery will be impossible, is
only 15 to 25 years away.  

Therefore, it depens on us, we will destroy or dissappear with the universe? Think deeply, when we must
shape our actions throughout the world to maintain the attitude of loving our home, named the earth.
REITERATION

A. FIND ANOTHER EXAMPLE BY TAKING WORDS FROM THE TEXT ABOVE:

LANGUAGE FEATURES EXAMPLE WORDS IN THE TEXT

RELATIONAL PROCESS Leader, workers,
followers, partners,....
EXTERNAL CONJUNCTION the solution,....
INTERNAL CONJUNCTION Firstly, secondly,
thirdly,....
CAUSAL CONJUNCTION Because,....
CONTRASTIVE CONJUNCTION But, neverthless,....
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Is, are,....
GENERIC HUMAN AND NON HUMAN Car, pollution,.....
PARTICIPANTS
RELATIONAL PROCESS It is important,...
MODAL VERBS We must preserve,....
MODAL ADVERB Certainly we,....
PASSIVE SENTENCES Is regarded,....

B. Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE? Quote from the text to justify your choice.
1- We have found ways to reduce most of the environmental problems.
2- A rainforest is in danger.
3- The extinction of rainforest affects everything on Earth.
4- One good consequence is the disappearance of rainforest.
5- People are perfectly aware of the interconnections among forest.
C. Reread texts II and III and answer these questions.
1- What has been causing the destruction of rainforest?
2- Which are the consequences of that destruction?
3- Point out some causes and consequences of the destruction of the rain forest mentioned in the
text.

Find equivalent words /

C. What do the underlined words expressions in the text.
refer to in the text. 1-menaced
1-its 2-annihilation
2-they 3-ignored
3-which 4-weird
4-it
5-which

II – LANGUAGE FOCUS AND VOCABULARY

A- Fill in the gaps with the right verb B- Rewrite
form.
I’m your mother earth and I would like to
say a word to you, humans. First, I want to
thank you for 1… (to try) to take care of my
health. But I must say that I’m still very
angry because too many of you don’t respect
me enough and 2... (to pollute) my land, air
and seas in different ways; fumes, chemical
wastes and rubbish are everywhere. During
the previous years, they 3… (to kill) so many
animals and cut down so many trees that wild
life is now in danger. In the next years if you
don’t stop all this, life itself 4… (to be) at
stake. So please 5… (not/to forget) that I
am your only home and protect me!
the following sentences,
starting by the words given. Use an
alternative grammar structure.
1- If we don’t stop cutting down so many
trees, we will endanger our oxygen supply.
Unless …
2- “We’ll threaten our own existence if we do
not cut down on waste rapidly”, said the
scientist.
The scientist told …
3- Many factories have been dumping lots of
chemicals into rivers and oceans.
Lots of …
4- Pauline wasn’t interested in the project, so
she abandoned it.
If Pauline ...
5- People damage the environment. They need
information about the consequences of their
actions.
People ...