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UNIT 14
EARTH IS DEARER THAN GOLD
1. Complete this text by writing one word in each gap:
in, with, not, the, during (in), what.
Here’s 1) … I do about recycling. I put all my newspapers, magazines, old envelopes –
2) … fact, all my paper – to one side, and recycle it, along 3) … all the bottles that become
empty 4) … the week. I take my printer cartridges to a shop round 5) … corner, where they
collect them. It’s 6) … much, I know, but I think every little thing counts.

2. Rewrite these sentences in the passive.
1. We should increase the amount of recycling.
The amount of ______________________ .
2. They should pass new laws.
New laws __________________________ .
3. We are destroying valuable forests.
Valuable ___________________________ .
4. We will damage air quality forever.
__________________________________ .
5. We can make real improvements.
__________________________________ .
3. Put the underlined words into the correct order to make sentences about the
environment.
1. believe One thing important I is that there should be new government legislation.
2. words other In, we need new and tougher laws to stop pollution.
3. the time At same, green practices should be rewarded.
4. are There to two argument sides any, and both should be considered carefully.
5. don’t If a today we solution find, the problem will only be worse tomorrow.
6. simple One cannot avoided be fact: we are causing great damage to our world.
4. Rewrite each of these closed questions as an open question.
1.Are there any environmental problems where you live?
What _____________________________________?
2.Do you recycle useful materials?
What _____________________________________?
3.Do you think we can reduce pollution?
How _____________________________________ ?
4.Do your friends feel the same way as you about environmental issues?
How ___________________________________________________?
5.Will the future be worse that the present?
How ___________________________?
5. Each of these sentences contains an error. Can you find it and correct it?
1 .I feel hoping about the future. 2. We have to be realism – some pollution is inevitable.
3. If we live here on this earth, we are responsible to its condition. 4. How really matters is
education – telling people how to reduce pollution.5. In my opinion, the real issue are
economics.
6. Read the text about climate change, then choose the correct form of the verbs in
brackets to fill the gaps.
Global warming may be 1) … (BLAME) for recent heatwaves and deadly storms. But
at least our plants have been 2) … (ENJOY) the weather. According to a study 3) …

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