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<b>Unit 7 POLLUTION</b>

<b>A.</b> <b>PHONETICES</b>

<b>I)-Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.</b>
1. A. terrific B. Arabic C. statistic D. cosmetic
2. A. arithmetic B. geographic C. energetic D. economic
3. A. linguistic B. classical C. phonetic D. romantic
4. A. fantastic B. historic C. comic D. symbolic
5. A. oceanic B. specific C. ceramic D. aquatic
II)-Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

<i>Aquatic; heroic; historica;l specific ; medical; psychological;</i> <i>dramatic;</i> <i>chemicals</i>
1.The Nhue River’s water has turned black with the _________discharged from factories.
2. The fascinating sky view offers us cultural and _________values.

3. People from “cancer villages” should go for _________examination.
4. Serious levels of water pollution poison _________life.

5. Billboards should only be allowed to hang at roadside for a _________ period time.
6. At the higher levels, noise pollution may lead to physical and_________damage.
7. The programme had a/an_________effect on the environment.

8. The volunteers made a/an _________fight against pollution of the beach.

<b>B.</b> <b>VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR-I . Match the type of pollution with their </b>
<b>definition</b>

<b>nswer</b> <b>Types of </b>
<b>pollution</b>

<b>Definitions</b>

<b> </b> 1. Air pollution A. the increase of temperature caused by human activity
<b> </b> 2. Land pollution B. the contamination of any body of water, such as lakes,

groundwater, oceans, etc.

<b> </b> 3. Light pollution C. the contamination of air by smoke and harmful gases

<b> </b> 4. Noise pollution D. the release of unwanted radioactive material into the environment
<b> </b> 5.Thermal

pollution

E. the brightening of the night sky preventing us from seeing stars by
improper lighting of communities.

<b> </b> 6. Visual
pollution

F. the destruction of the earth’s surface caused by the misuse of
resources and improper dumping of waste

<b> </b> 7. Water
pollution

G. anything unattractive or visually damaging to the nearby landscape
<b> _____</b> 8.Radioactive

pollution

H. any loud sounds that are either harmful or annoying to humans
and animals

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1.The soil becomes _________because of the use of so many pesticides and fertilizers.
(contaminate)

2._________waste spills can contaminate groundwater. (industry)

3.In many developing countries, water pollution is usually a leading cause of_________.
(die)

4. _________elements have been found in both ground and underground water sources.
(pollute)

5.Fish and many other animals are killed by _________in their habitat.(pollute)

6.Astronomers are concerned about light pollution because they have ___________in
viewing activities in the sky and outer space. (difficult)

<b>III)-Rewrite the sentences, using the words in brackets. You can make some changes.</b>
1. There are asthma, allergies and other respiratory illnesses when air pollution happens.
(leads to)

_____________________________________________________

2. Aquatic life suffers or dies because there is thermal pollution. (because of)
_____________________________________________________

3. Water in the Cau River becomes brown and has terrible smell because the waste water

is released from the paper mill in Thai Nguyen City. (so)

_____________________________________________________

4. People use too much herbicide to treat weeds, so water in rivers, canals, lakes are
extremely polluted and has bad effects on people’s health.

(because)________________________________________________

5. Many fish in the river die due to the increased temperature of water. (because)
_____________________________________________________

6. Because plastic bags take so long to decompose, nearly all of them still exist in the
environment today. (so)

__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
<b>IV)-Combine each pair of sentences, using conditional sentences type 1.</b>

1. A person looks at the sky at night. He is not able to see the Milky Way by naked eye.
__________________________________________________________

2. Noise pollution happens regularly. It causes stress or nuisance.
__________________________________________________________

3. Water pollution gets more serious in the future. It affects the development of economy
and society.

__________________________________________________________

4. Australia has invested in water in Viet Nam with good results. Half of the population
in the rural areas has access to fresh water.

__________________________________________________________
5. You use compact light bulbs. You save a lot of energy.

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6. We have more space. We plant more trees.

__________________________________________________________
<b>V)-Answer the questions, using conditional sentences type 2.</b>

1. What would you do if you had a garden of your own?

__________________________________________________________
2. If you had one wish, what would it be?

__________________________________________________________
3. What would you do if you won €1 million?

__________________________________________________________

4. What would you do to make our school ground greener if you were the principal?
__________________________________________________________

5. What would you do if you were the President?

__________________________________________________________
<b>C. Writing</b>

<b>Write a paragraph about noise pollution (definition, causes, effects, and solutions).</b>

1. Noise pollution/ any loud sounds/ either harmful or annoying/ humans and animals.
____________________________________________________________

2. Generally/ noise/ produced/ household appliances/ big trucks/ vehicles and
motorbikes/ on the road/ planes and helicopters flying over cities/ load speakers, etc.
____________________________________________________________

3. Noise pollution/ cause/ stress/ illnesses/ hearing loss/ sleep loss/ lost productivity.
____________________________________________________________

4. Health effects/ noise/ include/ anxiety/ stress/ headaches / irritability/ nervousness.
____________________________________________________________

5. Noise-producing industries/ airports/ bus terminals/ should/ located/ far/ living places.
____________________________________________________________

6. The officials/ check/ misuse/ loudspeakers/ outdoor parties and discos/ as well as/
public announcement systems.

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