UNIT 7: ENVIRONMENTAL
LESSON 1: Getting Started & Pronunciation
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PART1. VOCABULARY
Exercise 1: Choose the word/ phrase/ sentence (A, B, C, or D) that best
fits the space in each sentences or best answers the question.
1. We should ______ our carbon footprint to protect the environment.
A. pollute B. protect C. reduce D. endanger
2. You should turn off devices that you are not using to ______ electricity.
A. save B. reuse C. release D. turn
3. "Carbon footprint" is the amount of carbon dioxide that we ______ into the
environment.
A. stop B. plant C. recycle D.
release
4. People shouldn't throw away single-use products but ______ them.
A. endanger B. recycle C. protect D.
pollute
5. They can ______ campfires on the beach near the hotel.
A. volunteer B. cut C. build D. litter
6. The people in my village often ______ down trees to build houses.
A. cut B. pollute C. avoid D.
release
7. You shouldn't dump the rubbish into the river to reduce ________ pollution
A. air B. water C. carbon D. campfire
8. Forests help release oxygen and absorb __________________
A. carbon dioxide B. global warming
C. environmental protection D. water pollution
9. We can take part in activities like picking ______ and planting trees to protect
nature and the environment.
A. up B. about C. down D. to
10.A number of cleaning products contain ______ chemicals
A. safeful B. helpful C. harmful D. hopeful
11.The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased ______ pollution in
most cities.
A. land B. sand C. water D. air
12.The death rate would ______ if hygienic conditions were improved.
A. decrease B. increase C. be D. up
13.When radiation goes into the land, air or water, it is called radioactive ______.
A. pollution B. polluted C. pollutants D. polluting
14.We should be mindful of our carbon ______ and seek ways to reduce it.
A. handprint B. printer C. fingerprint D. footprint
15.The loss of habitat and climate change contribute to the ______ of species.
A. extinct B. exit C. extinction D. extincted
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
footprint habitats substances effect endangered
wildlife dioxide marine reduce diverse
1. The ecosystem in Con Dao National Park is very _____________with thousands
of species.
2. Do trees help absorb carbon ________________?
3. Walking and cycling are effective ways to reduce our carbon _____________.
4. Some toxic _____________from factories are usually released into rivers.
5. We should _____________the consumption of single-use products such as plastic
bottles and bags.
6. The dugong is a(n) ________________animal.
7. The ________________animals are dying because of trash dumped into the
ocean.
8. Air pollution has a harmful ____________on our life.
9. A national park is a special area for the protection of the environment and
__________.
10. ________________of animals are damaged by human activities.
PART II. PRONUNCIATION
Exercise 1: Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. reduce B. release C. forest D. process
2. A. cutting B. rubbish C. harmful D. substance
3. A. risk B. wild C. habitat D. pick
4. A. lock B. stop C. novel D. come
5. A. save B. preparation C. became D. signature
Exercise 2. Put the words in the correct column depending on the
pronunciation.
Exercise 3: Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose main stress is
different from the others in the group.
1. A. pollution B. protection C. interest D. announcement
2. A. destroy B. contain C. detail D. reduce
3. A. effective B. habitat C. animal D. national
4. A. wildlife B. before C. habit D. notice
5. A. diverse B. unsafe C. marine D. harmful
