Vocabulary: Ecology p. 107

Complete the text with the collocations you hear.

Hi there! Today we want to talk about a very serious issue, ________, and the huge impact it has on our lives: on the water we drink, the food we eat, and the air we breathe. When I think of environmental issues like the ________, pollution, deforestation, ________ or ________, I feel overwhelmed. There is a sense of fear that something awful is happening and not enough is being done about it. I feel as if our future is not guaranteed. ________ is a fact and the world is getting dramatically warmer. Going out on a summer's day used to be a pleasure, but now it's not because the heat of the sun is often just too much. It's hot, yes, but painfully hot.

The words in STEP 1 collocate with others to form different expressions. Select the term which does NOT collocate with the word in each series.

1 greenhouse ________
2 climate ________
3 endangered ________
4 ________ waste
5 global ________

Match the verbs to their meanings.
1 maintain something in its original state         ________
2 throw away something carelessly         ________
3 change is some way; do something similar to differ         ________
4 shield something from danger         ________
5 make something impure by adding a harmful substance         ________

Complete the sentences with the verbs from STEP 3 in the correct form.
1 It's illegal ________ trash in the forest.
2 Since the factory opened, chemical waste ________ the nearby river.
3 Due to climate change, the weather can ________ wildly, with more frequent extreme events.
4 We always wear sunscreen ________ our skin from the sun's rays.
5 ________ natural habitats is crucial to maintain biodiversity.