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The document discusses environmental problems and provides vocabulary and grammar exercises related to the environment. It begins with definitions of key vocabulary words like "globalization," "environmental problems," and "alternative energy sources." It then provides a true/false environmental quiz. Following this are suggestions for solutions to environmental problems like reducing carbon dioxide emissions and using alternative energy. The document also defines alternative lifestyles such as ecovillages, vegetarianism, and veganism. It concludes with grammar exercises focusing on past tenses and connectors.
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- 1. AGRUPAMENTO DE ESCOLAS DE CARVALHOS Language Portfolio My Dossier (year 11) Vocabulary / Grammar - 1 The Environment Our Home Vocabulary A variety of environmental problems now affect our entire world. As globalization continues and the earth's natural processes transform local problems into international issues, few societies are being left untouched by major environmental problems. However every environmental problem has causes, numerous effects, and most importantly, a solution. http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Environmental_Problems/environmental_problems.html Do the following activities. A. Complete the following environmental quiz. Identify the correct answer. 1. This is the principal gas which causes the 6. Flora and fauna which ace extinction. greenhouse effect. a. carbon dioxide a. boring plants b. dust b. endangered species c. oxygen c. stupid animals 2. Old bottles, paper and plastic are collected so 7. Precipitation of wet and dry deposits of they can be used again. airborne acidic pollutants, which have destructive results. a. cycling a. acid rains b. recycling b. landfill c. refuse collection c. waste 3. These are what we need to discover and 8. The rise in the average temperature of the develop in order to stop using fossil fuels. Earths atmosphere and oceans. a. alternative energy sources a. droughts b. bicycles b. exhaust fuels c. coal and gas c. global warming 4. The idea that industrial societies can enjoy a 9. When people illegally hunt wild animals, they good economy without destroying the are charged with ... environment a. deforestation and poaching for a. poaching exportation b. eating less hamburgers b. baiting c. sustainable growths c. smuggling 5. Energy which comes from natural resources 10. A huge mass of ice slowly flowing over a land such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and mass, formed from compact snow in an area geothermal heat is called ... where snow accumulation exceeds melting is ... a. renewable energy a. solar energy b. non-renewable energy b. glacier c. fossil fuels c. a myth. Language Portfolio (year 11) Vocabulary / Grammar
- 2. B. Some people have been busy looking for some solutions to the environmental problems we have been creating. What solutions can you think of? The 3 Rs : __Reuse_____ ___Reduce________ _____Recycle_______ Reduce the emission of _Carbon Dioxide________________________________________________________ Use ____Solar panels, alternative energy sources,___________________________________________ ___ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ C. Alternative Lifestyles describe / explain the following. Cloning: Is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals Alternative Medicine: Is any practice that is put forward as having the healing effects of medicine, but is not based on evidence gathered with the scientific method. New Age Travellers: Are groups of people who often espouse New Age (or so-called "hippie", "gypsy") beliefs, and travel between music festivals and fairs in order to live in a community with others who hold similar beliefs. Ecovillage: Are intentional communities with the goal of becoming more socially, economically and ecologically sustainable. Vegetarianism: Is the practice of abstaining from consumption of meat red meat, poultry and seafood. It may also include abstention from by-products of animal slaughter, such as animal-derived rennet and gelatin. Veganism: is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, as well as an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of sentient animals. D. Take note and define or translate words / expressions related to the themes discussed in class. Language Portfolio (year 11) Vocabulary / Grammar
- 3. AGRUPAMENTO DE ESCOLAS DE CARVALHOS Language Portfolio My Dossier (year 11) Vocabulary / Grammar - 2 Our Environment because of the Past and Present Grammar We live on a Wonderful Planet. However, sometimes we take actions that may put the natural survival of the world at risk. Although Earth is such a beautiful place, we put its health in jeopardy with our acts. You have already done some grammar activities both in class and at home. Nonetheless you should probably do more tasks. So, I suggest you go to the school library and look for more exercises in the grammar books. You can also look for activities on the Internet. Do the extra grammar activities on the page. You must look for exercises on: - A. Past Tenses - B. Connectors / Linking Words A. Here is a suggestion to start you off. Complete the table below. Verb Tense Use Examples I play regular activities routine Amy and Sue play tennis every present simple Present tenses universal truths / facts Saturday. I am playing temporary situation present action happening now At the moment we are playing an continuous planned future events environmental game in class. I have played an action that happened at an I have played that game more Present perfect unspecified time than twenty times. simple before now I have been Something started in playing present perfect the past and has We've been playing tennis for two continuous continued up until hours. now Past tenses I Played finished past action I didn't play that game yet. Past Simple definite time in the past I was Playing an action that continues At 6pm yesterday Tom was playing an Past continuous in the past until on-line game. another action interrupted it. I had Played Actions in the past past perfect that happen before I had played on-line games before another action. I watched a film Language Portfolio (year 11) Vocabulary / Grammar