UNIT

EXPLORING
7 ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICIES

A Vocabulary Review
1 Match a part from A, B, and C to make a word from SB Unit 7. One example has
been done for you.

A B C
imp un ach
co gum ade
per inc age
ar ro ment
app cour cy
dist li ent
dis le tion
po su cil

a. implement b. counc c. persuade d. argument

e. approac f. distinctio g. discourag h. policy

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 2 Answer the questions below to show you understand the meanings of
the words. One example has been done for you.
a. What evidence is there of global warming?
There is more extreme weather than before.
b. Say the name of one person you respect and say why.
My mother because she was the one who endured my pregnancy
and birth

c. Write down one thing that is essential for your life.

Family
d. What’s your favorite subject at school and why?
because it is subject that things to learn all the time
Biology a has new

e. When was the last time you had an argument?

At the of last month
beginning
f. Is it good to get a distinction from your teacher for an essay?
Yes, It is

g. What was the last arrangement you made?

Last Sunday

h. Has your school ever implemented any policies you think are unfair?
Yes, it ha

3 Underline the most appropriate word in each pair to complete the sentences.
One example has been done for you.

a. I had a debate/an argument with my friend because he forgot to tell me about

the homework for our class.
b. I felt disagreed/discouraged when my teacher criticized me for getting an answer wrong.
c. I enjoyed the lecture/tutorial because we had a chance to sit and discuss the topic
in group and with our teacher.
d. It was essence/essential to complete the assignment before the weekend.
e. She persuaded/permitted me to lend her money by saying nice things to me.
f. He did not give me a question/response to my email, so I called him instead.
g. I was employed/implemented to help with the project.
h. The school set down/kept up its policies so that everyone could read them.

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 B Vocabulary Builder
1 Match the underlined words in the sentences about the environment with
the definitions below. One example has been done for you.
1. There are many (1) endangered species at the moment, so (2) conservation of these species
is very important.

2. (3) Exhaust fumes from traffic are one of the major causes of air pollution.

3. The oil (4) slick spread over a great distance and was responsible for killing a lot of
the (5) marine life in the area.

4. (6) Pesticides and (7) fertilizers contain chemicals that can kill wildlife and affect humans if
the substances get into drinking water.

5. (8) Drought is becoming a big problem in many parts of the world as the weather heats up.

Definition
a. a spill of dangerous liquid into a river, a lake, or the sea
b. an extreme lack of rain that affects the life and land in an area
c. animals and plants that are very low or are decreasing in number
d. chemicals that are used to help plants grow faster
e. related to the sea
f. to protect or preserve animals or plants
g. the waste smoke or gas that comes out of cars, trucks, and other form of transport
h. chemicals that are sprayed on plants to kill insects that eat the plants

(1) c (2) f

(3) ⑨ (4) &

(5) & (6) (7) (8)

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 2 Use the given word to make a correct phrasal verb in each sentence about
the environment. The words can be used in more than one sentence.
One example has been done for you.

off of out up back

a. Some species of animals have already died out because of climate change.
b. Some countries have decided to phase out production of petrol-driven cars.
c. To save water, it is good to turn of f

the tap when brushing your teeth.

d. During periods of drought, many rivers dry up
.
e. Long periods of drought or flooding can wipe u
some plants or animals.
f. The local community helped to clean UP the beaches after the oil spill.
g. We should start scaling back our use of petrol-driven cars to help reduce pollution.
h. Nuclear waste should be disposed of very carefully.

3 Use the phrasal verbs from Exercise 2 to make sentences to show you
understand the meaning. You do not have to write about the environment.

a. The
language may died out in the
very near future

b. The government has announced plans to phase out

single - use plastic bags

c. she is
turning off her alarm.

d. You have e no choice. Your unemployment will dry up soon.

e. The
rags
will wipe up the sand

f. I'm
always there to clean up the mess

g. The search for the child was scaled back sharply today, with almost a third of the volunteers

heading home

h. The company needs to disposed of all Its broken computers.

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 C Grammar Practice
1 Correct the sentences containing causative verbs below. One example
has been done for you.
a. My teacher let me +
to go home because I was feeling unwell.
My teacher let me go home because I was feeling unwell.
made
b. The bad weather-
make the roads dangerous to drive on last week.
The bad weather made the roads
dangerous to drive on last week.
to tyles
c. My dad will get me-
take the test again to see if I can do better.

My dad will get me to take the test again to see if I can do better
to get
d. My friend like get me to go with her when she goes shopping.
s

My friend likes to
get me to go with her when she
goes shopping
e. The teacher made us %
to talk about the topic in a debate.
The teacher made us talk about the topic in a debate.
ned
f. He have
- us to think about the problem until we found a solution.

He had us to think aboutt the problem until we found a solution

g. She helped us to understanding the subject more deeply.

-

She understand the subject

helped us to more
deeply
h. My mom let us &
to play late because it was the holidays.

My mom let us
play late because it was the
holidays

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 2 Write your own sentences using the given causative verbs. You can use
some of the verbs more than once.
let make help get have

a. Let me help you with tha

b. She makes her own clothes

c. I was onlyy trying to help!

d. Thi s room gets very little e sunshine

e. I don't have that much money on me

f. I will report back when I get a chance

g. Please letus know

your decision as soon as possible
h. My lawyer has been urging me to make a wil

3 Look at the reading text on SBp87. Write the sentences from the text
under the sentences with the same meaning below. One example
has been done for you.

a. The world around us is currently a political hot topic.

The environment is an important issue in politics these days.

b. On the other hand, there are those who claim that plans for clean power are not necessarily
positive.
Clean power may not always be the solution to every problem

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c. Some people say that minor concerns about the world around us are exaggerated.
The little worries that surround us are often exaggerated by some of us

d. These people say that concentrating on what normal people can do is not useful.
Some People say that
giving attention to normal people is
meaning less.

e. A sizable quantity of the population is asking what they can really do to solve the problem.
be done to solve th
There are
many people who want to show what can

problem

f. There is a need for us to cooperate and consider again what we are doing to manage
the problems in the world around us.
To deal with problems in our world I need to cooperate and see wha

be done to fix the

can
problem

g. Multiple ways exist of forming new approaches of doing things.

There are many ways to do things in creating a new way

h. It’s necessary to ask what people think as the ways of doing things in the world around us
have an impact on everyone’s lives.
The
way people do
things around us is expected to have an impact on

the lives of all of us on Earth

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 D Grammar Challenge
1 Phrasal verbs can often be separated, but sometimes they cannot.
Read the sentences and then write a tick () if they are possible
or a cross () if they are not. One example has been done for you.

a.  I will come back later. b. / They made up a story.

 I will come later back. % They made a story up.

c. % She got on the bus. d. / I turned on the Wi-Fi.

/ She got the bus on. % I turned the Wi-Fi on.

e. / We grew up in Scotland. f. % Hand in your homework on time.

% We grew in Scotland up. / Hand your homework in on time.

g. / Thieves broke into our house.

% Thieves broke our house into.

2 Unscramble the words to make expressions for giving your opinion.

One example has been done for you.

a. believe / I / that / strongly / …

I strongly believe that…
b. absolutely / you / with / agree / I
I
agree
with absolutely
you
c. you / disagree / with / I / because / Actually / …
ActuallyI disagree with you because

d. but / up / a / agree / to / point / I / …

I
agree a to
point up but

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 e. of / my / view / point / From / …
From my point of vie
f. that / thought / before / never / I’ve / about / .
I've never
thought about that before

g. thought / I’ve / that / always / …

I love
always thought that

3 Use the expressions from Exercise 2 to give your opinions about

the following topics. Use each expression once. One example has been
done for you.
a. I think cell phones should be allowed in class.
Actually, I disagree with you because students might not pay attention to lessons.

b. Smoking cigarettes should be made illegal everywhere.

I don'
t agree tha t some places are
legal

c. Students should not have to wear school uniforms.

I thinkthe lack of uniforms is convenient

d. I think men should do as much housework as women.

I
Actually agree because at present the
rights and freedoms of

value
woman and men are of
equal

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 e. Schoolchildren should each be given a free computer tablet.
Actually, these
things will help develop children is
learning skill.

f. Studying in class is better than studying online.

This is incorrect because a child's potential depends on th

individua

g. School shops should only sell healthy food.

This is t necessary
not because not everyone in the school has the
same
eating style.

h. Alcohol should be made illegal for everybody.

It should not be allowed to drink at any age because it has negative
effects on the body.

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