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    Humans have inhabited Earth for 2 million years. [1] While human intelligence has created technologies that have helped fight diseases and threats, not all human impacts have been positive. [2] Discoveries like vaccines and antibiotics have saved lives, while the printing press and transportation have benefited society, technology used for war is extremely dangerous and can lead to human extinction. [3] However, industrial activities like large-scale fishing, monoculture farming, and fossil fuel use are destroying the planet through pollution, global warming and species extinction.

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    Humans have inhabited Earth for 2 million years. [1] While human intelligence has created technologies that have helped fight diseases and threats, not all human impacts have been positive. [2] Discoveries like vaccines and antibiotics have saved lives, while the printing press and transportation have benefited society, technology used for war is extremely dangerous and can lead to human extinction. [3] However, industrial activities like large-scale fishing, monoculture farming, and fossil fuel use are destroying the planet through pollution, global warming and species extinction.

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    READING EXERCISE-Both Side of Human Intervention

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    Humans have inhabited Earth for 2 million years. [1] While human intelligence has created technologies that have helped fight diseases and threats, not all human impacts have been positive. [2] Discoveries like vaccines and antibiotics have saved lives, while the printing press and transportation have benefited society, technology used for war is extremely dangerous and can lead to human extinction. [3] However, industrial activities like large-scale fishing, monoculture farming, and fossil fuel use are destroying the planet through pollution, global warming and species extinction.

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    READING EXERCISE

    Both Sides of Human Intervention


    Name…………………………………… Course….… Date………………………

    Exercise 1. Listen and complete the missing words to complete the text. Then
    read the following passage and consider our positive and negative effect on our
    planet.

    Humans have inhabited the ……………… for about 2 million years,


    and during this time many events have occurred. ………………
    intelligence has created several things; many of them have helped
    humanity ……………… diseases and threats.

    Discoveries and inventions such as vaccines and ………………


    have saved thousands of lives. The printing press has allowed us to
    share more knowledge and ……………… has helped us move
    around the world and trade with other ……………… Technology
    has shortened distance in communication and informs us in
    seconds of events all around the world. However, not all ……………… are positive. Other discoveries,
    like ……………… used for war and mass destruction, as well as nuclear, chemical, or biological
    bombs are extremely ……………… and might lead humans to ……………….

    Industry causes high levels of pollution and Both Sides of Human Intervention releases carbon
    dioxide into the atmosphere, and lots of toxic chemicals are dumped into rivers and seas.
    ……………… warming is a reality. ……………… activities such as producing our food, commuting,
    using plastic, large-scale fishing, monoculture plantations, among others; are destroying our planet
    little by little. We hear about hundreds of ……………… and animal species that are endangered or
    even extinct. We need to take responsibility for our actions that affect our planet.

    Exercise 2. Make a list of all positive and negative effects of humans found in the
    text. Complete the chart below.

    a. Large-scale fishing and monoculture 4


    plantations are destroying our planet

    b. Technology used for war and are


    extremely dangerous 5
    c. Transportation has helped us move around
    the world

    d. The printing press has allowed us to share 6


    more knowledge

    e. Discoveries and inventions such as


    f. Industry causes high levels of
    vaccines and antibiotics
    pollution into the atmosphere

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