Resource Activities

Vocabulary
5 Grammar
1 Match the words in the columns 3 Fill in the will or going to form of the
to make phrases and then use verbs in brackets.
these phrases to complete the
1 Now that I’ve got the money, I ...............
sentences below.
..................................... (buy) a new car.
2 It’s too cold. I ..........................................
1 global a transport
............................... (close) the window.
2 endangered b habitat
3 I ..............................................................
3 natural c pollution
............... (give) it back later. I promise!
4 public d warming
4 Be careful with that knife! You ...............
5 water e species
........................................ (cut) yourself.
1 The Amazon rainforest is the
5 He thinks that life ..................................
............................... of many rare plant
............................. (be) better next year.
and animal species.
2 .......................................... is heating up
4 Put the verbs in brackets into the
our planet.
correct tense to form conditionals.
3 .................................. is threatening the
lives of many animals that live in the sea. 1 If iron ..................................... (get) wet,
4 Using ..................................... instead of it .................................. (become) rusty.
travelling by car helps reduce air pollution. (Type 0)
5 ........................................... like the giant 2 If I ........................................ (be) you, I
panda are becoming extinct. ......................... (not/sit) there. (Type 2)
3 What ..................................... (you/do) if
2 Fill in with the words below: you ...................................... (find) $100
• fumes • facing • poisons • howling on the road. (Type 2)
• pouring 4 If you ............................... (take) regular
exercise, you ................................ (feel)
1 We can’t go out now; it’s ......... with rain. healthy. (Type 1)
2 The snow leopard is another wild animal 5 If I ............................... (know) you were
that is .................................... extinction. coming, I .......................... (cook) pasta.
3 Smoke from factories ............................ (Type 3)
the air we breathe. 6 How ........................ (you/get) to school
4 How could you sleep with the wind ....... if you ............................ (miss) the bus?
like that all night? (Type 1)
5 Exhaust .......................... pollute the air 7 If I ..................................... (have) time, I
in big cities. .................................. (stop) for a break.
(Type 3)

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Reading
5
5 Read the text and answer the questions.

The loggerhead, also known as the caretta tourists damage the

caretta, is a type of sea turtle that can be seen soft sandy beaches
around the world. It is most famously found on the where it lays its eggs.
Greek island of Zakynthos. Beach umbrellas placed
The loggerhead has got a large head. It is in the sand can destroy eggs,
around one metre long and weighs about 350 kg. and litter and sandcastles
Its shell is reddish brown and its skin is yellow. left by tourists can stop baby turtles reaching the sea.
The female loggerhead lays its eggs every two Also, because the baby turtles use the light of the
years on the beach where it was born. It lays moon to find their way to the sea, light and noise from
around 100 eggs which it covers with warm sand. cars and houses can lead them in the wrong directions.
After about two months, the baby turtles break out To help save the loggerhead some beaches are now
of their eggs and race to the sea. closed to tourists. The next time you’re at the beach,
The loggerhead is an endangered species. The make sure to kick down your sandcastle and pick up your
main reason its numbers are dropping is that rubbish before you leave. It could save a turtle’s life.

1 Another name for the loggerhead is the 4 Beach umbrellas that are put in the sand
A Greek turtle. A can break turtle eggs.
B Zakynthos turtle. Writing
B don’t allow the turtles to get enough light.
C caretta caretta. 6 Read
C can getinformation
the in the way of turtles
aboutracing to
turtles.
2 The loggerhead gives birth the sea.
• What is the problem and what are its effects?
A at the same place every two years. 5 Litter and sandcastles can cause
• What are some solutions you can think of?
B at different places every two years. problems to turtles
• What is your conclusion?
C on the same beach every two months. A breaking out of their eggs.
3 The loggerhead’s eggs are covered in the Write an essay
B making about
their way the
to the problem.
water.
sand for around Use the text
C laying theirin Ex. 5 for extra
eggs.
A 100 days. B 60 days. C 2 days. 6 information.
Baby turtles find the direction to the water by
A listening to the sea.
B using light from cars and houses.
C following the moonlight.

Problem: fishing, tourism and pollution are

causing turtles to become endangered
Effects: the turtles might become extinct, we lose
a wonderful animal that people in the future will
not be able to see
Solution: safer fishing equipment, eco-friendly
tourism and cleaner seas and beaches can help
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