Pollution levels in Singapore caused by forest fires in Indonesia are continuing to reach new record (1) ____.

The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) hit 401 on Friday, the highest ever recorded in Singapore. The (2) ____ high was in 1997 when the PSI reached 226. A PSI of 150 is (3) ____ to be "unhealthy", while anything above 300 is defined (4) ____ "hazardous". Singapore's government said a reading above 400 sustained for 24 hours "may be life-(5) ____ to ill and elderly persons". It has advised all of its citizens to stay indoors and to wear face masks if they have to go outside. Authorities will distribute one million masks free to the poorest 200,000 (6) ____ starting from Sunday. The haze has (7) ____ relations between Singapore and Indonesia over who is responsible for the choking smog. Singapore has accused Indonesia of recklessness and irresponsibility in (8) ____ fires get so out of control. Indonesia responded by calling Singapore hypocritical, as many of its companies own plantations where fires are being (9) ____ to clear forests for (10) ____. Indonesia's Foreign Ministry would not apologise for the haze crisis, but insisted that everything was being done to tackle the problem. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said "all the country's resources" would be mobilised to (11) ____ the fires. Singapore's Prime Minister warned that the haze could (12) ____ until the end of the dry season in October. Put the correct words from the table below in the above article. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) highs history doomed being threats homeowner stained lets wet distribution distinguish fast (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) height earliest domed for threatens households strained letting let aggravation anguish past (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) heightens (d) previous (d) deemed (d) by (d) threatening (d) homemakers(d) stoned (d) let (d) set (d) motivation (d) languish (d) mast (d) high precedent damned as threat houses streamed lettings net cultivation extinguish last

1. TRUE / FALSE:Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F). a. Fires in Singapore have resulted in record levels of pollution. b. Pollution levels are over twice those considered to be unhealthy. c. Singapore's government has told people to wear face masks indoors. d. Singapore's government will soon hand out 200,000 face masks. e. Singapore has shared blame for the fires with Indonesia. f. Indonesia said Singapore was being hypocritical. g. Indonesia said it would not say sorry to Singapore for the fires. h. The pollution could be a problem until October. T/F T/F T/F T/F T/F T/F T/F T/F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article. 1. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. previous deemed sustained citizens distribute strained recklessness hypocritical tackle extinguish a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. put out carelessness hand out prior considered insincere continued nationals awkward deal with

3. Writing: You are the Sectary of the Environment Club in your school. You have been asked to write an article on the effects of air pollution and suggest ways of solving the problems for your school magazine. Your article must not less than 120 words.

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streams that the rainwater flows into, harming fish and other aquatic life. 2. Solutions

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Enforcement or stricter rules and regulations against open burning Public awareness and campaigns to combat the problems Recycle, reuse, no open burning

c.

Car pooling and use of unleaded petrol- hybrid car Encourage your family to use the bus, train or bike when commuting. If we all do this, there will be less cars on road and less fumes.

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Writing Points 1. Effects: a. Haze problem: deteriorating the air quality (what is haze) atmospheric phenomenon where dust, smoke and other dry particles obscure the clarity of the skyb. Health hazards lung diseases, respiratory complications breathing problems, asthma skin irritations c. Acid rain affects agriculture and wildlife Sometimes, when an air pollutant, such as sulfuric acid combines with the water droplets that make up clouds, the water droplets become acidic, forming acid rain. When acid rain falls over an area, it can kill trees and harm animals, fish, and other wildlife. When acid rain infiltrates into soils, it changes the chemistry of the soil making it unfit for many living things that rely on soil as a habitat or for nutrition. Acid rain also changes the chemistry of the lakes and

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