Lingua inglese - Scuola secondaria di secondo grado Performer B2 (Seconda edizione)Performer B2 (Seconda edizione)Unit 6 - Save the earth

Save the earth

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Vocabulary about climate change

Effects of climate change
Worldwide we are facing the effects of ________ warming. This is largely manmade due to our dependence on fossil ________ and is causing great damage to the ________ layer. In addition, it is creating a ________ environment on Earth for both us humans and wildlife. We are already seeing the long-term ________ on our rivers, which are drying up and no longer providing essential irrigation and transport. And if we go to the mountains, we can see the threat of ________ glaciers. Not only that, but there are often more ________ in forests, and this adds to the damage already done.

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Negative prefixes

1 It's going to be ________possible to finish the project by tomorrow.
2 The company wanted me to work ________regular hours.
3 Some people are attracted to the ________hero in films.
4 We feel that the politicians ________represented the terms of the agreement.
5 The demonstrators tried to break through the barriers and there was a lot of ________order.
6 Local authorities have been ________managing rivers and many of them are now polluted.

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Modals of obligation, necessity and advice

1 The children ________ stay out in the sun too long or they'll get burnt.
2 It's getting late and I ________ catch the last bus home.
3 We ________ have worried about the test as it was so easy.
4 You ________ try the paella next time you go to Valencia.
5 ________ you be at school by now? It's late.
6 There are many tables available so we ________ book the restaurant.

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Comparatives and superlatives

1 We all have to find new ways to make ________ (sustainable) choices in our lives.
2 Committing to clean energy would certainly be ________ (good) way to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
3 The climate in the valley ________ (harsh) the climate high up in the mountains.
4 We are using up the world's natural resources. Temperatures are rising ________ than in the past.
5 The ________ (recent) climate protest was much bigger than the previous one.
6 ________ (long) we wait before making tough decisions, ________ (hard) it will be to enforce them.

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Reading: Sustainable foods

The food we eat
One way to cut down your personal carbon footprint is to stop eating meat and, if possible, dairy products, or at least reduce them. Cattle farming uses up to 100 times more land than growing protein-giving crops and we now know that legumes like beans and lentils can provide the necessary protein. You also need a good variety of vegetables and to add nuts, seeds to recipes. If you can't eliminate meat entirely, go for the environmentally friendly kind like organic meat. New ways of producing cell-cultured meat, fish and cheese alternatives are currently being developed. Pesticides and herbicides interfere with natural ecosystems and tend to reduce biodiversity. Organic foods are much better, but often cost more. It also seems that fish is less beneficial for the heart than we previously thought and much of it comes from non-sustainable sources. Finally, many people are already switching to plant-based milk, and we know that dairy farming is a huge cause of global heating. However, some non-dairy alternatives may need a lot of water to make and others such as soy and oat milks can be highly processed.

A: Some types of animal raising

B: It's better to eat meat

C: There are now new ways to create

D: Some substitute products

E: The author suggests

F: Environmentally friendly food

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Use of English

Why plant trees?
Trees are vital to our ecosystem and are often referred to as 'the lungs of the Earth'. They absorb harmful gases like carbon dioxide and release oxygen, resulting in an increase in oxygen supply. One tree can emit ________ than 100 kilos of oxygen annually. Trees provide many benefits to us in our everyday lives as, in addition ________ filtering clean air, they help mitigate climate change, and create homes for thousands of species of ________ and animals. For these reasons, trees are helping to cut ________ on biodiversity loss. Planting helps combat many environmental issues like deforestation, soil erosion and desertification in semi-arid areas, while ________ improving the beauty and balance of the environment. There are many projects worldwide which aim to protect, preserve and plant trees, with ________ governments and volunteers getting involved. In some areas of India, for example, local authorities have realised they ________ act and are allowing groups to plant trees on vacant areas of land next to main roads and on the sides of hills. Volunteers can be trained to plant young trees, saplings, which are then looked after in the early stages of growth.

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Use of English

1 The climate protestors interrupted the main speaker at the symposium. CUT
The climate protestors ________ the symposium.

2 It's vital that we reduce our use of fossil fuels. STOP
We ________ fossil fuels.

3 The winters are not nearly as cold as they were in the past. FAR
The winters are ________ they were in the past.

4 We didn't do as much as we could to protect the species. OUGHT
We ________ to protect the species.

5 Yesterday's presentation was much better than the one we had last week. AS
Last week's talk wasn't ________ yesterday's.

6 The speaker said that it wasn't necessary for him to use a microphone. NEED
The speaker said that ________ to use a microphone.

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Listening: Water pollution

Dr Sherri Mason, a professor of chemistry and leading ________ in freshwater plastic pollution, who also supervised the recent analyses, believes they have enough data from looking at the impacts of microplastic contamination on wildlife to be highly concerned for the future. The ________ of global microplastic contamination is only starting to become clear, with studies in Germany finding fibres and fragments in all of the 24 beer brands they tested, as well as in ________ and sugar. In Paris, researchers discovered microplastics falling from the air, which deposits 3 to 10 tonnes of fibres on the city each year, and they found that it was also present in the ________ in people's homes.
Scientists agree that these tap water analyses have raised a ________ in warning, but that far more work is needed to replicate the results, find the sources of contamination and evaluate the possible health impacts of microplastics present in the ________. Although plastics are useful and hard to replace in the production of certain items, the management of plastic waste must be drastically improved. As it is, we're causing great damage to the oceans and the ________ by discarding them in very careless ways.

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Modals of obligation, necessity and advice, prefixes, climate change

The community group will soon be launching a ________ about food waste. The aim is to ________ awareness of just how much food we throw away and ways in which we can dispose of it in an environmentally ________ way. For a start, you ________ plan your meals on a weekly basis so that when you go shopping, you buy less food than you usually would. Then, you ________ to study the sell-by and use-by dates. Don't buy items you will be ________ to use. On the other hand, be creative with leftovers as you can often make another meal like a soups or omelette. Lastly, if you really can't use it, you ________ put it in the wrong bin.

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Modals of obligation, necessity and advice, phrasal verbs, comparatives, climate change

1 Our family has decided to cut ________ meat which comes from animals which are intensively farmed.
2 We visited an animal ________ where they breed donkeys and also look after old ones.
3 I noticed that there was ________ detail in the report than usual. Try to add more examples next time.
4 Our class is on a ________ to reduce unnecessary waste in the school grounds.
5 Many animals like the black rhino are at severe risk of ________.
6 The ethos of our school is to create a ________ and nurturing environment where we help everyone.
7 We really ________ have to stop fighting for what we believe in.

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