Упражнения по теме "Ecology"

Упражнение 1. Подберите слово из списка к определению ниже.

creature, extinct, species, endanger, damage, wildlife, habitat, destroy, cure, development, size, weight, cardboard, include, rainforest, mammal, insect

1. A kind of animal no longer existing.

2. To cause danger to a living being.

3. A group of plants and animals of the same kind.

4. A place where an animal or a plant is found.

5. An animal or being of some kind.

6. To damage so much that it’s completely ruined.

7. To put in smth else.

8. To make a disease go away by medical treatment.

Упражнение 2. Образуйте новое слово от данного в скобках.

1. A hurricane is a ___________wind or storm. (violence)

2. It was a ____________disaster. (terror)

3. The _____________made by the fire was awful. (destroy)

4. It is _____________to be near the crater of volcano. (danger)

5. ___________disasters can damage houses and kill people. (nature)

6. Emergency ___________do their best to save people. (work)

7. Sometimes situations are very ___________ to solve.(difficulty)

8. The ocean is polluted with __________ waste. (chemistry)

9. We should solve ____________problems. (environment)

10. Air ___________is very dangerous for people. (pollute)

11. The _____________of scientists are alarming. (predict)

12. The earth has given us ____________ for thousands of years. (support)

13. The hurricane did a lot of ____________ to the house. (damage)

14. What are the most serious ___________problems now? (ecology)

Упражнение 3. Употребите правильную форму глагола в предложениях ниже.

1. Now human beings ____________ (to kill) our planet.

2. People usually______________ (not to care) about the environment.

3. The builders have ___________ (to cut down) a lot of trees in the forest.

4. As a result many animals are _____________ (to die out).

5. When did the destruction of this countryside ____________ (to start)?

6. _____he __________ (to plant) a tree at that time yesterday?

7. _____he _________ (to plant) down the tree by 6 o’clock yesterday?

8. According to the forecast a disaster _________(to happen) soon.

9. Rain forests _________________ (to disappear) nowadays.

10. They ______________ (to collect) a lot of litter at the seaside last month.

Упражнение 4. Выберите правильный вариант.

1. Smoking … your health. (dangers, endangers)

2. Greenpeace works to … awareness of the dangers that threaten our planet today.(promote, improve)

3. Apes are on the … of extinction (edge, verge)

4. Losing twenty million acres of tropical rain for­ests every year is a … (disadvantage, disaster)

5. Tigers are … and killed for their body parts which are used in medicine. (hunted, haunted)

6. Oceans are currently a big dumping ground for tons of toxic … and sewage. (waste, packing)

7. There are no more than two hundred and fifty … of sharks in the world.(species, kinds)

8. Storms and heavy rains often cause great … to property. (damage, loss)

9. Some factories and plants … poisonous substances into the atmosphere.(increase, release)

10. People are not doing their best to … an ecological ca­tastrophe. (avoid, prevent)

Упражнение 5. Вставьте предлоги with, about, by, from, of, on, at, of, from, —.

1. Ecology deals … the relationships of man and na­ture.

2. The whole world is threatened … an ecological catastrophe.

3. All countries ought to join the efforts to save the Earth … an ecological disaster.

4. Sustainable development is the one that doesn’t deprive future generations … the same type of op­portunities we have now.

5. More than two hundred million people depend … the tropical forests for shelter and food.

6. Trees are being cut down … an alarmingly high rate.

7. People are becoming more and more aware … eco­logical problems.

8. Pollution of water and air is one of the main prob­lems people are concerned … today.

9. How can we protect our soil… further waste?

10. If we don’t think hard of ecology we must be ready to face … the consequences.