Worksheet1- Unit1

Protecting The Earth's Resources

Many of the world's most serious environmental problems such as pollution and wasting the earth's natural resources are not new; they have existed for many years. Today, ecologists are very concerned about two major environmental issues: sustaining a clean water supply, and preserving the rain forests. Water is a necessary resource that supports all life forms. Neither plants nor animals can survive for very long without it. It is the most widely used resource in industry, and plays a major role in energy production. Quality of life, as well as life itself, depends on a continual supply of clean, fresh water. Clean water supplies are now dwindling in China, India, and the United States, countries which together produce half the world's food. The main causes of this are overpopulation, water pollution, and deforestation. In India, it is estimated that future water shortages could reduce grain harvests by twenty-five percent. In a country where the population exceeds 1,000,000,000 and is increasing by approximately 18,000,000 every year, this is a serious concern. Possible solutions to this problem include introducing better ways of recycling water, and limiting or reducing population growth. The rainforests are another of the world's most valuable and endangered resources. The Amazon rain forests of Brazil have often been called the 'Lungs of the Planet,' because they naturally and continuously recycle carbon dioxide into oxygen, which helps keep our atmosphere clean. The Amazon rainforests are home to more than half the world's estimated ten million species of plants, animals, and insects. They also produce raw materials for cancer-fighting drugs and other pharmaceuticals. Rainforests once covered fourteen percent of the earth's land surface. Now they only cover six percent, and experts believe that we may destroy these rainforests completely in less than forty years. How can we stop the deforestation? One clear solution is recycling; also promoting the use of 'clean' energies such as solar power can benefit. Creating new sources of income for the Amazonian people such as harvesting the medicinal plants, fruits, nuts, and oils that grow there would also help. Ecologists say that environmental organizations must work together with different communities, and countries, to find solutions to these serious environmental problems. As citizens of the Earth, we all have a responsibility to preserve and sustain the environment we havefor ourselves, and the future generations of our children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren.

TASK 1: MARK THE STATEMENTS AS TRUE, FALSE, OR DS (DOESNT SAY).

1. ____________Pollution is a new problem for the world. 2. ____________Clean water is a very important resource for all life forms. 3. ____________The United States produces half of the worlds food. 4. ____________Indias population is over one billion. 5. ____________A lot of people have left the Amazon rainforests because of water shortage.

TASK 2: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS SHORTLY.

1. What are the two serious environmental problems which ecologists are worried about? 2. Why is water very important? (Write three reasons.) 3. In three big countries water is getting less. What are the reasons? 4. Why are the Amazon rainforests so important? (Write two reasons.) 5. What might happen to the rainforests 40 years later? 6. What is an example of clean energy? 7. What is our responsibility to the future generations?

TASK 3: READ THE TEXT AGAIN. FIND THE WORDS TO THE DEFINITIONS BELOW. Paragraph 1: _____________ to be. Paragraph 2: ______________more important, bigger or more serious than others of the same type. Paragraph 3: ______________to become smaller in size or amount. Paragraph 3: ______________the cutting down of trees in a large area. Paragraph 4: _______________to guess the cost, size, value, etc. of something. Paragraph 5: ______________to damage something so badly that it does not exist. Paragraph 6:______________answers to a problem.

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1. Water is made up of two __________________: hydrogen and oxygen. 2. The program is designed to look at ________________ and mental health. 3. Honesty is a good _________________ in people. 4. He had a ___________________ relationship with his colleague. 5. The government met in an emergency ___________________ to discuss the economic crisis. 6. My brother and sister look very________________, but I look completely different.