acid rain
air pollution
animal experiments/testing
become extint
climate change
crisis
damage
dust
endanger
endangered
extintion
global warming
greenhouse effect
melt
harmful
industry
overpopulation
plastic bag
poison
pollute
pollution
protect
protection
recycle
recycling
rubbish / garbage / trash
save
smog
smoke
waste
water pollution
alternative energy sources
biodegradable
cage
carbon dioxide
car exhaust fumes
cut down forests
deforestation
desertification
disposable
environmentally friendly
fertilizer
human cruelty
land fill
litter
logging
natural habitat
nuclear waste
oil spill
overfishing
overhunting
ozone friendly
ozone layer
pesticide
poisonous gases
polar ice cap
sort rubbish
unleaded petrol
1) Name what you can see in the pictures.
1. _______________ 2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
5. _______________ 6. _______________ 7. _______________
8. _______________
2) Match the words from the 1st coloumn to the words in the second.
acid
air
animal
climate
global
greenhouse
harm
over
plastic
effect
bag
experiment
rain
pollution
change
ful
population
warming
3) Unjumble the following letters to have meaningful words.
a
m
e
d
c
a
d
i
l
u
l
e
p
o
t
t
i
n
e
a
g
i
r
a
p
o
t
c
e
t
r
s
d
r
u
n
y
r
g
n
a
d
e
n
4) Match the words with the definitions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
acid rain
crisis
damage
dust
endanger
greenhouse effect
melt
harmful
overpopulation
pollute
protect
waste
to cause physical harm to something which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable
having too many people living in a city, country or in the world
to use too much of something or use something badly when there is a limited amount of it
something that causes damage or injury to somebody/something, especially to a person's
health or to the environment
5. a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of sand, earth, etc.
6. to put somebody/something in a situation in which they could be harmed or damaged
7. to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage or loss
8. rain which contains large amounts of harmful chemicals as a result of burning substances
such as coal and oil
9. a time of great danger, difficulty or confusion when problems must be solved or important
decisions must be made
10. to turn from something solid into something soft or liquid, or to cause something to do this
11. an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere which is
believed to be the cause of a gradual warming of the surface of the Earth
12. to add dirty or harmful substances to land, air, water, etc. so that it is no longer pleasant or
safe to use
5) Complete the sentences with the words listed and translate the sentences into your
language.
acid rain
crisis
damage
dust
endanger
greenhouse effect
melts
harmful
overpopulation
pollutes
protect
waste
1. Public pressure to _______________ the environment is strong and growing.
2. You _______________ a lot of water by having a bath instead of a shower.
3. Strong winds had caused serious _______________ to the roof.
4. The destruction of forests is contributing to the _______________.
5. The workers wear masks to avoid inhaling the _______________.
6. We won't invest in any company that _______________ the environment.
7. Sulphur, falling as _______________, is killing fish in the Great Lakes.
8. The snow usually _______________ by mid March.
9. In times of _______________ I know which friends I can turn to.
10. This group of chemicals is known to be _______________ to people with asthma.
11. We must be careful not to do anything that might _______________ the economic recovery.
12. _______________ is one of the country's most pressing social problems.
6) Define the following words.
1. air pollution: _______________________________________________________________
2. animal experiments: _________________________________________________________
3. climate change: _____________________________________________________________
4. global warming: ____________________________________________________________
5. poison:
_______________________________________________________________
6. rubbish:
_______________________________________________________________
7. water pollution: ____________________________________________________________
7) Translate the following sentences from Hungarian into English.
1. A gyár környékén savas eső esett, ami kipusztította a növényeket.
2. Az üvegházhatást és a globális felmelegedést a légszennyezés okozza.
3. A laboratórium előtt állatvédők tiltakoztak az állatkísérletek ellen.
4. Mostanában egyre melegebbek a nyarak Magyarországon, a klímaváltozás miatt.
5. A vízszennyezés miatt egyre több vízi élőlény hal ki.
6. A vihar nem okozott nagy pusztítást.
7. A levegőben porfelhő emelkedett, ahogy a teherautó elment mellettünk.
8. Egyetlen anya sem veszélyeztetné a gyermekei életét azzal, hogy mérget adna a kezükbe.
9. A sarkok jégmezői lassan olvadnak, ami az ott élő állatok kihalásával fenyeget.
10. Az ipar fejlesztésének ártalmas következményei is vannak.
11. A Föld túlnépesedése komoly élelmiszerválsághoz vezethet.
12. Ha meg akarjuk védeni a természetet, nem szabad szennyeznünk a környezetünket azzal,
hogy eldobjuk a műanyag szatyrokat, hanem újra kell hasznosítanunk.
13. Ha meg akarjuk menteni az erdőket, nem szabad olyan sok fát kivágnunk.
14. Utálok ilyen nagyvárosban lakni, mert folyton szmog van, és az emberek pazarolják a vizet.
8) Match the pictures with the expressions. Then try to define what the expression means.
air pollution
overpopulation
desertification
drugs
1.
endangered species
land fills
logging
nuclear waste
2.
oil spills
overfishing
recycling
sea pollution
3.
global warming
water pollution
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
KEY TO THE EXERCISES
1
) 1. rubbish/garbage/trash
2. melt
3. global warming
4. water pollution
5. recycle /-ing
6. smoke / air pollution
7. plastic bag
8. poison
2
) acid rain
air pollution
animal experiment
climate change
global warming
greenhouse effect
harmful
overpopulation
plastic bag
5
1. protect
) 2. waste
7. acid rain
8. melts
3. damage
9. crisis
4. greenhouse effect 10. harmful
5. dust
11. endanger
6. pollutes
12. overpopulation
6
) 1. pollution of the atmosphere
2. the use of non-human animals in
research and development projects
3. a long-term shift in weather patterns in a
specific region or globally
4. the increase in temperature of the earth's
atmosphere, that is caused by the increase
of particular gases, especially carbon
dioxide
5. a substance that causes death or harm if
it is swallowed or absorbed into the body
6. waste material or things that are no
longer wanted or needed
7. addition of harmful chemicals to natural
water
7
3
) damage
acid rain
pollute
protect
industry
endanger
4
1. damage
7. protect
) 2. overpopulation 8. acid rain
3. waste
4. harmful
5. dust
6. endanger
9. crisis
10. melt
11. greenhouse effect
12. pollute
1. There was acid rain around the factory which killed the plants.
2. The greenhouse effect and global warming are caused by air pollution.
3. In front of the laboratory, animal protectors were protesting against
animal experiments.
4. Summers are hotter and hotter in Hungary nowadays because of the
climate change.
5. More and more water animals become extinct because of the water
pollution.
6. The storm haven’t done much damage.
7. A cloud of dust arose as the lorry passed us.
8. No mother would endanger the lives of her children by giving poison in
their hands.
9. The ice fields of the poles are slowly melting which threatens with the
extinction of the animals that live there.
10. The improvement of the industry has some harmful effects as well.
11. The overpopulation of the Earth can cause serious food crisis.
12. If we want to protect the nature, we mustn’t pollute our environment
by throwing out plastic bags but we must recycle them.
13. If we want to save forests we mustn’t cut down so many trees.
14. I hate living in such a big city because there is always smog and
people waste water.
8
1. nuclear waste
2. overpopulation
3. logging
4. water pollution
5. desertification
6. oil spills
7. endangered species
8. drugs
9. global warming
10. air pollution
11. landfills
12. sea pollution
13. recycling
14. overfishing