Practice

1. PHOTOCOPIABLE © Cambridge University Press 2015
Vocabulary practice
PV
Unit 2
Environmental problems
1 Match the words 1–8 with the definitions a–h.
1 deforestation
2 electricity
3 global warming
4 wind turbines
5 waste
6 pollution
7 solar panels
8 oil
a These are used to produce energy from the sun.
b This is a climate change caused by greenhouse gases.
c This is a natural substance found underground.
d This is the action of cutting down trees over a large area.
e This is a form of energy.
f This is another word for rubbish.
g These are used to create energy from the wind.
h This is contamination of the natural environment.
2 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
environmental problems fossil fuels gas packaging
power stations renewable energy sources of energy
1 Oil, gas and coal are all types of
that we rely on for energy at
present.
2 Oil, solar panels and dams are three
that can help power our
homes.
3 Supermarkets use so much
that it is creating a lot more waste.
4 Using from wind turbines or
solar panels is one way to reduce greenhouse gases.
5 Man’s modern inventions are creating numerous
that must be solved.
6 Burning fossil fuels releases
into the atmosphere, which may cause global warming.
7 Environmental activists want to phase out
that burn coal.
3 Choose the best answers to complete the text.
Freddy is studying a doctorate in environmental
research. He wants to 1 get around / put off problems like
global warming and pollution. His research is very time
consuming and he often 2 takes up / puts off going out
with his friends. I think it’s great that he’s enjoying his work
and he doesn’t mind that it 3 takes up / gets around so
much of his time. I also realise that he can’t just
4 bang out / eat up 100,000 words in a month. However,
I’m not sure it’s healthy to work so hard. It’s also
5 eating up / going for a large part of his allowance as
some of his experiments are quite expensive.
Word roots
4 Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.
1 Can you translate / transfer this sentence into Spanish?
2 Painting the kitchen a different colour totally transferred /
transformed the room.
3 Did they repeat / report the problem to the builder?
4 The little boy was very ill and needed a kidney transform /
transplant.
5 We could take the transatlantic / transocean flight to New
York.
6 I have to pay some bills later so I need to transfer / transform
some money to my account.
7 The country exports / reports coffee and cocoa beans.
8 The country’s transfers / imports of manufactured products
have increased.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs
from the box.
contract export increase object
present produce product
1 Due to the downturn in the economy, unemployment has
.
2 The manager him with an award for all his
hard work.
3 Some countries export a lot of food while
others export manufactured goods.
4 The of this meeting is to discuss the
company’s recycling policy.
5 The Middle East is the area that the most oil at
the moment.
6 The automotive industry makes up a large part of Spain’s
.
7 The company has just been given a large to
supply the government.
Idioms
6 Choose the correct meanings for the idioms.
1 a drop in the ocean
a a small amount b a large amount
2 the tide is turning
a things will stay the same b things will change
3 go up in smoke
a to be destroyed b to be repaired
4 go through the roof
a to decrease b to increase