VOCABULARY
Reduce
your carbon footprint. Exercises
1. Check the words
you do not know. (Use the dictionary or computer if you need).
3. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best completes each collocation or fixed phrase.
Whenever we read about the natural
world nowadays, it is generally to be given
direct predictions about its (1) ..C.....
destruction. Some scientists go so (2)………..
as to assert that from now on, the
world can no longer be called 'natural',
insofar as future processes of
weather, climate and all the interactions of plant
and animal life will no longer carry
on in their time-honoured way, unaffected
by humans. There will never be such
a thing as 'natural weather' again, say such
writers, only weather affected by
global warming. It is hard to know whether to
believe such (3………..) of doom,
possibly because what they are saying seems
too terrible to be true. There are
other equally influential scientists who argue
that climate, for example, has
changed many times over the (4)……… , and
that what we are experiencing now
may simply be part of an endless (5)………..
of change, rather than a disaster on
a global (6)…………….
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1) A. coming
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B. close
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C. imminent
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D. nigh
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2) A. much
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B. deep
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C. long
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D. far
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3) A. prophets
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B. champions
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C. warriors
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D. giants
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4) A. generations
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B. millennia
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C. centuries
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D. eras
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5) A. revolution
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B. circle
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C. round
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D. cycle
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6) A. measure
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B. scale
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C. proportion
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D. extent
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4. Both
options make sense. Underline the one which forms a common collocation.
a) Could you close the window? There's a bit of
a current/draught.
b) I'm soaked, I got caught in a downpour/torrent.
c) Through my binoculars I watched a tiger
stalking its food/prey.
d) Many species of wildlife could become extinct/defunct
if left unprotected.
e) I feel hungry. Could you peel/skin an
apple for me?
f) Don't be afraid of the monkey, it's quite tame/trained.
g) Our country has many natural resources/sources.
h) Marcia is very much into environmental facts/issues
at the moment.
i) Local people are concerned about pollution
from sea-located/off-shore oil wells.
j) That's an unusual dog. What breed/race is
it?
5. Complete each sentence with a word formed with
the word in capitals.
a) Kapo the gorilla was born and bred in ..captivity.
CAPTIVE
b) In the wild Kapo's chances of ………….would be
slim. SURVIVE
c) The river cleaning project is run by
conservation…….. VOLUNTARY
d) The white rhino is now an …………………….species. DANGER
e) ……………claim that the virus among seals was
caused by pollution. ENVIRONMENT
f) She may look fierce but the lioness has
………………..instincts like
any other female animal. MOTHER
g) The fish in the river provide an
…………..supply of fish for the young bears. ABOUND
h) The whale shark reaches……………… at the age of
30. MATURE
i) Nowadays only a of wild ………………….. crocodiles
remain there. HAND
j) Nowhere epitomises the wonderful …………..of
nature better than the jungle. DIVERSE
PREFIXES
TIPs:
before "r" one has to use "ir" like irreparable;
before "l",use "il" like illegal; before "t", use "dis" like distrust; before "c, b or s" use "un or in" like uncomfortable and incomplete/incredible/insanity; before "p", use "im" like impossible; before "h or f", use "un" like unhappy/unfettered; before a noun, use "non" like non-smoker, etc. |
6. Use the word in
capitals adding the correct prefix to fill each blank space.
a) The result was very strange! In fact it was
………….…….. BELIEVABLE
b) He has an unfortunate ………………. to understand
other people´s feelings. ABILITY
c) After losing her job she was ……………………..for a
month. EMPLOYED
d) His arguments are so …………………... that it is
almost impossible to have a sensible discussion with him. LOGICAL
e) It was a terrible game. Our team played
very……………… IMAGINATIVELY
f) After I had got to know him better, I
………………………….. LIKED
g) The young girl´s fine performance was
completely…………………….. EXPECTED
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