VOCABULARY TASK

Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.

• cause
• clean up
• collect
• float
• recycle
• report
• solution
• throw away

1. I am aware it is a big problem, but if we all work together, I'm sure we can think of a good
_______________.
2. Josie told me to _______________ the box, but instead of doing that, I decided to recycle it.
3. My doctor said that changes in the weather can _______________ some people to get headaches.
4. Can you _______________ all of the documents and reports and put them in a pile on my desk,
please?
5. Next weekend I'm going to join an event to _______________ the beach near my home. Together
we can keep our oceans trash free.
6. The company I work for is great: We _______________ over 90% of our trash instead of
throwing it away.
7. The people at the weather center now _______________ that this will be one of the hottest
summers ever.
8. I never took any lessons, so I'm not very good at swimming, but I can _______________ on the
water.

VOCABULARY 2:
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each short conversation.

9. Man: What kind of _______________ do you work for?

Woman: I work for a charity that is trying to protect the environment. a. image
b. material
c. organization

10. Woman: When did you _______________ the books you ordered? Man: They arrived a few days ago.
a. create
b. receive

c. deal with

11. Man 1: Your apartment looks different.

Man 2: There's a new _______________ on the wall over there.

a. material
b. painting
c. organization
12. Woman 1: I took a lot of photos while I was on vacation, but they are not very good.
Woman 2: If you use special software, you can probably improve the quality of the _______________.

a. images
b. paintings
c. materials

13. Man: How are we going to _______________ the problem? Woman: To be honest, I don't have any
good ideas. How about you?

a. create
b. receive
c. deal with

14. Man: I love your boots! What _______________ are they made of? Leather? Woman: They're
actually made of recycled plastic!
Man: Wow. That's amazing!
a. image

b. material
c. organization

15. Woman 1: I'm proud of Chris. He's really an amazing cook, don't you think?
Woman 2: I agree. He can _______________ a delicious meal using just a few ingredients.

a. create
b. receive
c. deal with