Environmental Conservation and Grammar Exercises

Posted on Jan 4, 2025 in English

Environmental Awareness and English Language Practice

A) Numerical and Alphabetical Associations

1C, 2B, 3D, 4A, 5B

B) Key Environmental Topics

1. Nature
2. Phone/Call
3. Global Warming
4. Endangered Species
5. Videos

C) Environmental Facts and Observations

1. Some insects, like ants, live in colonies.
2. Plants grow better when they have fertilizer put on them.
3. Many species will become extinct in the future.
4. John’s sole interest is making money.
5. The greenhouse effect is made worse by fumes from cars.
6. Do you think the population of Earth will ever reach ten billion?
7. Many people in the developing world find it difficult to survive.
8. Take your bottles to the bottle bank to be recycled.

D) Environmental Actions and Observations

1. There’s a plant that gives off a smell like dead meat.
2. They have brought out a new crisp flavor.
3. Many trees had to be cut down because they were dangerous.
4. Can you go to the shop for me? I’ve run out of milk.
5. Save the blue whale before it dies out forever.
6. Don’t throw away any old paper you’ve got. Recycle it.
7. I think they have gone off.
8. I hope the weather clears up before tonight’s barbecue.

E) Environmental Issues and Solutions

1. Do not eat wild mushrooms because some can be poisonous.
2. The minister made an unsuccessful attempt to change the law.
3. Pollution is a global problem.
4. The river is full of harmful chemicals.
5. I’ve noticed that it’s much more industrial.
6. I’m thinking of joining an environmental group like Greenpeace.
7. The mobile phone is very popular globally.
8. Have you any idea what the solution to this puzzle is?

F) Prepositions

1. On, 2. Of, 3. To, 4. To, 5. To, 6. Of

G) Sentence Transformations

1. We were made to write two compositions in the same week!
2. We should prevent Alex from telling anyone about the party.
3. I would not mind going to the cinema this evening.
4. I heard that a theater is being opened in the center of town.
5. Jim says he would rather go to the beach this weekend.
6. Ian suggested getting a book for Nicole for her birthday.
7. The new church is still being built, isn’t it?
8. I would rather you didn’t ask me to lend you any money ever again.
9. “You had better get more exercise,” my doctor said.
10. I quite enjoy being taken fishing by my father.

R1) Amazon Rainforest Facts

1. Just another pretty plant in a whole forest, you might think. (E)
2. Thanks to the Periwinkle, the chances of survival for children with the disease have risen from 20% to 80%. (B)
3. One hundred and twenty-one medicines have been manufactured from only 90 species of plant, and many more are derived from animals and microorganisms. (A)
4. This precious flower now only exists in laboratories where it is grown for pharmaceutical production. (D)
5. For example, there are more species of fish in a single Brazilian pond than exist in all of Europe’s rivers. (I)
6. Where do you start to look? (G)
7. Of the 3000 types of fruit that exist in the rainforests, for example, Indians take advantage of 2000 of them, whereas we in the West use only 200. (H)
8. Five centuries ago there were 10 million Amazonian Indians. (C)

R2) Rainforest Insights

1. c (a flower)
2. c (a form of cancer)
3. b (a quarter)
4. c (121 medicines have been made from rainforest plants)
5. d (it has become extinct in the wild)
6. a (because of the variety of life forms there)
7. d (the number of fruits that Amazonian Indians use)
8. c (When we lose the rainforest we will lose many potential medicines)

Use of English 2

1. We are running out of time to save the rainforests.
2. The company has been accused of hiding many of its activities from…
3. The dodo became extinct because of hunting by European sailors.
4. My mum’s been taking care of two hedgehogs she found in the garden.
5. You had better provide some more bins for people to throw their…
6. The organization depends on donations from the public.
7. Ecologists have succeeded in saving the black rhino from extinction.
8. I think people should be informed about the issue.

Listening Comprehension for Forest Reserve

1. Park cars in the car park near the visitors’ center.
2. Cars parked on the pathways obstruct foresters’ vehicles.
3. Entrance is only permitted on foot.
4. Dogs are only allowed inside Zone A.
5. Dogs are not permitted near the lake.
6. Visitors must not go off the tracks.
7. Bins can be found in the picnic areas, but when possible, please take your refuse with you.
8. Plastic bags can be a danger to small animals.
9. Photography is only permitted in the caves.
10. If you don’t use a flash.
11. As this disturbs the bats.
12. Smoking is prohibited throughout the reserve.

Grammar 2: Verb Patterns