Unit 9 | PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT

A PRONUNCIATION
2 Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the other three by circling A, B,C, or D.
1. A. newsletter B. editor C. practical D. pollution
2. A. topic B. engine C. preserve D. impact (n)
3. A. solution B. suitable C. negative D. interest
4. A. increase (v) B. fossil C. occur D. renew
5. A. surface B. damage C. correct D. urban
6. A. depletion B. atmosphere C. underground D. energy
7. A. injury B. effective C. article D. influence
8. A. focus B. level C. polar D. confuse
9. A. chemical B. scientist C. protection D. natural
10. A. advice B. result C. select D. global
B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
3 Complete the sentences by choosing the best option (A, B, C or D).
1. "Will Tom help me?" she said.
She asked ______.
A. will Tom help her B. if Tom would help her
C. whether he will help her D. whether would he help her
2. Peter said, "Alice, are you busy now?"
Peter asked Alice ______.
A. if she was busy then B. she was busy
C. if she is busy D. if she wasn't busy then
3. My sister said: "I hope we shall go on an excursion to the lake".
My sister said that ______ on an excursion to the lake".
A. she hopes we will go B. she hoped we can go
C. she hoped they would go D. she hoped we were going
4. Jim and Julia have been in the restaurant for an hour and they have not been served yet. Julia is angry:
"You said _____ a good place"
A. it is B. it has been C. it will be D. it was
5. "Did you work at a factory 3 years ago?" she asked her friend.
She asked her friend if she______.
A. worked at a factory 3 years ago B. had worked at a factory 3 years before
C. worked at a factory for 3 years D. work at a factory
6. She said she ______ her friend for ages.
A. didn't B. hadn't seen C. hasn't seen D. doesn't see
7. He asked her "Did anybody call this morning?"
He asked her ______.
A. if anybody called this morning B. if somebody had called that morning
C. if somebody called that morning D. who called that morning
8. Teacher: "Tom, read the story, please".
The teacher asked Tom______.
A. to read the story B. read the story
C. that he reads it D. whether he reads the story
9. He said "I met him in 1950".
 He said______.
A. I met him in 1950 C. he used to meet him in 1950
B. he had been met by him in 1950 D. he had met him in 1950
10. Jane asked Bob: "What did you buy yesterday?"
Jane asked Bob what ______.
A. he would buy the next day B. he bought yesterday
C. he had bought the day before D. he has Just bought
4 Read the text. Fill each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.
Japanese (1) _______ went back to their centuries-old tradition of hunting (WHALE)
whales on Thursday.
Workers in a (2) _______ town can be seen carving up one of the animals as a (COAST)
crowd of students stood around, with free samples of its (3) _______ meat (FRY)
handed out later.
Children from two elementary schools on a field trip watched as workers from
a whaling company (4) _______the whale. (BUTCHER)
The annual event took place in the town of Wada, south of Tokyo, a week into
Japan's first whaling season since a (5) _______ court halted the country's better- (GLOBE)
known Antarctic whaling in March.
Though (6) _______ condemn whaling, Japan maintains it is an important part (ENVIRONMENT)
of its food heritage.
The 30-foot-long whale was the worker's (7) _______catch this season and (SIX)
they plan to catch 24 more before whaling season (8) _______ in late August. (END)
C READING
Read the following text about an app that shows countries' pollution levels. Then, answer the
questions.
China is routinely in the headlines for suffering from some of the worst air pollution in the world. But
a new app is attempting to change all of that by naming and shaming the culprits.
The Blue Map app compiles emissions data which is supplied by the factories themselves to local
governments and allows users to see which companies are exceeding the official standards. The app
allows them to share the figures on social media and even report the firms to the local environmental
protection bureau.
Ma Jun, founder of the Institute for Public and Environmental Affairs, is excited about this
introduction but admits that the government's willingness to supply the data took him by surprise.
"I think previously there's never been this extent of interaction between the citizen and the
government. I think this is a very good experiment. I hope this experiment can lead to a more effective
solution to the pollution issue. This way, there will be more faith and more openness and there will be
more encouragement for the public participation."
With no less than 16 of the world's 20 cities with the worst air pollution, the app can't come a moment
too soon.
(Text and image retrieved from: https://goo.gl/2XtLEB)
1. Find words from the text that match the definitions below:
i. ___________________ office
ii. ___________________ try
iii. ___________________things in the air or water that are harmful
iv. ___________________to do something too much
 v. ___________________ amount
vi. ___________________problem
vii. __________________ gas
viii. __________________someone who did something wrong
2. What do we learn about China in the first paragraph?
A. It is popular in the newspapers. B. It is a main culprit for the world's pollution.
C. It has created a new pollution app.
3. What is true about the Blue Map app?
A. It measures emission data from factories.
B. It shows which companies are polluting the environment.
C. It reports figures to the government.
4 What do we learn about Ma Jun in paragraph three?
A. He is unsupportive of the app. B. He is surprised that the app works.
C. He didn't expect the government to participate.
5. What can we infer from paragraph four?
A. The government and the people did not have much communication.
B. This app can solve the pollution issue.
C. The people will have complete trust in the government.
6. What does the phrase "With no less than 16 of the world's 20 cities with the worst air pollution" in the
last sentence mean?
A. 16 most polluted cities are in China.
B. More than 20 cities with worst air pollution are in China.
C. China has the greatest cities in the world.
D WRITING
1 Rewrite these sentences and put them in reported speech.
1. The environmentalists warned us: "Nuclear energy may be very dangerous."
The environmentalists warned us that ____________________________________.
2. They reminded us: "The horrible flood killed many people."
They reminded us ____________________________________________________.
3. They added: "The radiation contaminated air, water, soil and all living beings."
They added _________________________________________________________.
4. They stated: "Many people have developed diseases."
They stated _________________________________________________________.
5. Scientists said: "We are running out of natural resources."
Scientists said _______________________________________________________.
6. They promised: "We will find alternative energy sources."
They promised ______________________________________________________.
7. The reporter asked the scientist: "How can we save the whales from extinction?"
The reporter asked the scientist_________________________________________.
8. He also asked him: "What should we do to clean up the oceans?"
He also asked him ___________________________________________________.
9. He asked: "Can we still save our planet?"
He asked __________________________________________________________.
10. She said: "We can do simple things to save the planet, like saving energy and reducing waste."
She said ___________________________________________________________.